Thursday, May 17, 2012

General Announcements:

• If you ever notice something missing or wrong on the blog, comment to let me know about it - I don't always have the whole picture. -Grace
• Thursday, May 31 - Prism Tempest performances, 1:30 PM. Come see us perform scenes from two versions of Shakespeare's classic desert-island play and read scenes reinterpreted in different historical contexts.
• Friday, June 1 - Il Teatro
• Tuesday/Wedensday, June 5 & 6: Eighth Grade Project Exhibitions
• Wednesday, June 13 - Graduation
• Friday, June 15 - Last Day of School!

Humanities:

• Due Thurs, 5/17: Prepare for poetry slam!
• Work on Memorizing your lines for your Shakespeare performance
• Wednesdays (Gr. 7) or Fridays (Gr. 8): Read your novel, bring questions to discuss.

Math:

• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
  Grade 7
• Nada
Grade 8

Algebra A
• Nichts
Algebra B
• Due Thurs., 5/17: p. 536, #45-51 odd; p. 629, #29-35 odd

Science:

• Nada

8th Grade Project:

• Friday, May 11: key facts you want the audience to learn, shared on googledocs
• Monday, May 14: description and picture of your mentor, shared on googledocs
• Tuesday, May 15: reflective paragraph of your project, shared on googledocs
• Wednesday, May 16: interactive element directions, shared on googledocs
• Thursday, May 17: all pictures printed out
• Friday, May 18: all written elements edited and printed out
• Monday, May 21: be ready for presentation to panel, rehearsed and professional
• Any day before Wednesday, May 23: bring trifold display board to 3^rd Floor.
Complete list of project due dates (as of 1/25) here.

Moment of Zen

How to Tattoo a Banana
(and other minor artistic acheivements)

Phil Hansen sees artistic opportunities everywhere, including his lunch. He has a particular penchant for recreating important works of art on bananas, one pinprick at a time. He's also coming out with a book entitled Tattoo a Banana: And Other Ways to Turn Anything and Everything Into Art. Follow the link to see more about banana tattooing.