My first thought this morning was, "Wow! We have a full week ahead of us!" --- then I remembered the students have early release on Wednesday.  None the less, we will still be very busy!

1.  In English we are reading a story called "Hamadi" about immigration and conflict resolution.
2.  In Civics we are finishing up ch. 1 and learning about immigration policy and citizenship in the U.S.
3.  We will start our first literature circle this week (reading will be done primarily in class due to the # of books we have)
4.  1st quarter choice reading should be well under way --- ask to see their dialectical journal if you would like to make note of their progress :)
5.  Finally, we will take a bit of time tomorrow to learn about 9/11 -- the history, the resulting wars and the memorial services and monuments that are currently underway. 

We are still waiting for the delivery of the Spokesman Review to start --- hopefully this week!!!