Monday, December 10, 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
• Tue., Dec. 11: Trip to Islamic Society in West Springfield. Wear clean, long-sleeved shirts, long pants and clean socks. Boys should wear or bring a tie. Girls should bring a scarf or large piece of fabric to cover their head. Everyone needs to bring a lunch.
• Fri., Dec. 14: 6-7-8 Dance
• PE on Friday - Bring sneakers/shoes you can run in (no flip flops or sandals for PE), and warm clothes that you can still move in - we are still going up to the field until further notice.

Humanities:

• Due Wed., 12/12: Read "Jerusalem," "Jericho" and "Accident" chapters of Tasting the Sky. Summarize each chapter in 3-4 sentences and answer the questions about the section.
• Study for Geography Test on Southwest Asia (on Friday, 12/7). Revise cookbook story. Final draft due!
• Work on writing story for cookbook spread (300-400 words), and making sure you have all ingredients and instructions for the recipe you collected from your interview subject.

Math:

• NEWS FOR YOU!  You now have a link to your textbook!  This  link will bring you to the Big Ideas Math Website, where you will choose your color/name of book.  Then you can search the entire textbook - like today's sample problems done together in class.  Check it out - you can search without a username and password in the "Home Edition".
• Graph paper link on the sidebar →
Grade 7
• Due Tues., 12/11: Complete construction worksheet handed out today examinging 6-divisions and 12-divisions.
  
Grade 8
• Due Tues., 12/11: R & P, p. 39; textbook, p. 72, #3 and 4, p. 69 #25

Science:

• Nada

Spanish

Grade 7
• Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz 12/4 (Tues.) Pobre Ana
• Due Thurs., 12/6 Ch. 2 Grammar ser & estar
Grade 8
• Due Thurs., 12/6: Read Chap. 4 Piratas

Music:

• Practice at least one song using B, A, G, E, D . If you've mastered one, pick another to work on or write your own!

Atelier

Due Wed., 12/12: Second draft of cookbook border due.

Tech

Have flash drive at the ready

Moment of Zen

Christmas, Japanese Style

Although the majority of Japanese people aren't Christian, Christmas has become an important holiday to many people in Japan. They have their own unique ways of decorating which have aspects of the familiar but with a uniquely Japanese twist. The image above, an installation in a Tokyo mall, seems to sum this up particularly well.