Tuesday, March 27, 2012

NIGHT OF THE NOTABLES!!! ARRIVE BETWEEN 6:10 AND 6:15 --- IN COSTUME --- PARENTS/ADULTS REPORT TO THE COMMONS - STUDENTS (NOTABLES) REPORT TO THE MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM. THERE WILL BE COOKIES AND ORANGE DRINK - EATING DINNER FIRST IS BEST! I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE! WE SHOULD BE FINISHED BY 8:00 (8:15 AT THE LATEST)

Presentations and procession practice and work on stage presence/voice are finishing up this week.

Literature Circles were completed - this week is additional study of the r-word.org campaign --- Spread the word to end the word. We are looking at the history of the Special Olypmics and the American Disabilities Act.

Monday, March 19, 2012

Whew! Finally! I've had password issues :(

1. This week in class we will be busy!

*Quiz on ch. 2 sec.1 ?1a --- definitions of govt.
*Presentations for Night of the Notables start today (all students need to have their visual aid ready - they had the option of a traditional poster, a flyer for under the doc. camera or a power point/prezi) - numbers were drawn for order of presenting.
*Reminder - Night of the Notables is March 29th - students need to arrive no later than 6:15 in their costumes (eating dinner first is preferable). We should be done by 8:00 or so :)
Finally...they are working through a literature circle book that deals with exceptional gifts/disabilities. We will be looking at the American Disability Act along with the Bill of Rights in Civics.
All is busy...All is well (for the moment)...Spring break is on the horizon!!! Email me with any questions ---- oh, and P.S. the slip sent home for N of N should be returned by Friday - along with their PHS registration forms - they will be going to PHS tomorrow and registering here during the block on Friday.