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Monday, May 9, 2011

We're Back!

Weekly News and Academic Update Week of May 9th

NEWS:  We're back, and so thankful for our experience.  Stay tuned for more updates from our students about New Orleans.  Upcoming blog post:  Specific student experiences related to NOLA, videos, and pictures.  Thank you once again for all of your support!

ACADEMICS:
Math:  1) Linear Equations test Tuesday (tomorrow) 5/10.  Review today - just about everything that was reviewed in today's math class will be on the test tomorrow.  Study!  2)  Start a new math book on Wednesday.

Language Arts: 1)  We listened to a podcast related to Treme today - students wrote a reflection.  2)  Vocabulary due Fri, test Fri. (below) 3)  We will continue our study on Media Influences this week. 

Science:  1)  Students made milkweed bug habitats last Friday.  Continuing to make daily observations of the milkweed bugs into lab book.  2)  Science Fair projects

Social Studies:  1)  Current events due Wednesday  2)  Map Test Friday 5/19  Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, South Africa, Zimbabwe

Reading: 1)  Independent Genre Project (POETRY) due date has been EXTENDED to May 17th.  2)  Name poem is due TOMORROW.  I made additional copies of the project requirements for students - many said they lost theirs. 

Vocabulary: 

  1. completely
  2. believe
  3. weirdest
  4. beige
  5. through
  6. thirtieth
  7. experiment
  8. perfume
  9. doesn't
  10. decision
  11. politely
  12. fierce
  13. briefcase
  14. sleigh
  15. lieutenant
  16. maneuver
  17. recruit
  18. biscuit
  19. gauge
  20. preserve

CHALLENGE:
  1. unyielding
  2. beguiling
  3. beauteous
  4. precipitation
  5. preferably

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