Before school today, Project X-Mas kids will be gathering to collect the coin jars/bags from all of the participating classrooms. I will send one more e-mail encouraging club/team involvement. As of right now, each custodian gets a check for just over 100 for Christmas--a notable feat by any measure, but not quite our goal. The economy has affected everyone and we are grateful to all who participated, from students to parents to clubs. Some clubs went way above and beyond--FCA, Spanish Club, Math Club, Bravettes, and the Cheerleaders. Awesome. I'll post a full update once we are finished and see what admin can do to assist.
Further note to Project X-Mas students: I will be giving out service letters on Friday to each of you, and would request your attendance at the faculty pre-holiday meeting on Wednesday, December 17 after school in the Jr/Sr Cafeteria to present the checks and appreciation program to the custodians.
On to curricular matters!!!
Sophys: Today is Edusoft Benchmark Testing. As I told you in class yesterday, PLEASE take this endeavor seriously. FCAT is just around the corner.
APees: R and G Are Dead, Act II. Students going on the very cool trip to New York with the Academy of Finance--see me before you depart. I need to check a play out to you for reading on the plane.
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Monday, December 08, 2008
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Monday, December 8, 2008
Two weeks left until Winter Break! Can you believe it???
NOTE: Sophys will have Edusoft Benchmark Testing tomorrow (Tuesday) in class. Please bring a pencil; I will have some on hand, but I know how important it can be to use a pencil to which you are emotionally attached. Mechanical is fine. Please take this benchmark testing seriously; kids who have been smart alecks in the past have found themselves unceremoniously dumped into Intensive Reading courses. You DO NOT WANT THIS. Take it, take it seriously, earn ten points. Life is good.
NOTE NOTE: Project X-Mas kids will meet before school tomorrow morning (Tuesday) to gather coin jars for our final count. Whatever we collect (we have over a thousand dollars so far, not counting pledges from clubs and teams) we divide among the custodial staff for Christmas presents. Thanks to all for their contributions! Service letters will be distributed to all of you by Friday.
SOPHYS: After reviewing the definitions of the Candide content vocabulary from last week, we're going to segue from the Elizabethan time period to the Ancient Roman in preparation for our study of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's history play. The play is deceptively straightforward but evokes issues such as the power of rhetoric and oratory, and the significance of shifting loyalties and the capriciousness of mob rule.
APees: Continued hilarity with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Act I. Tom Stoppard is such a hoot.
Random Quote of the Day: "I have many leather-bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." --Ron Burgundy.
NOTE: Sophys will have Edusoft Benchmark Testing tomorrow (Tuesday) in class. Please bring a pencil; I will have some on hand, but I know how important it can be to use a pencil to which you are emotionally attached. Mechanical is fine. Please take this benchmark testing seriously; kids who have been smart alecks in the past have found themselves unceremoniously dumped into Intensive Reading courses. You DO NOT WANT THIS. Take it, take it seriously, earn ten points. Life is good.
NOTE NOTE: Project X-Mas kids will meet before school tomorrow morning (Tuesday) to gather coin jars for our final count. Whatever we collect (we have over a thousand dollars so far, not counting pledges from clubs and teams) we divide among the custodial staff for Christmas presents. Thanks to all for their contributions! Service letters will be distributed to all of you by Friday.
SOPHYS: After reviewing the definitions of the Candide content vocabulary from last week, we're going to segue from the Elizabethan time period to the Ancient Roman in preparation for our study of Julius Caesar, Shakespeare's history play. The play is deceptively straightforward but evokes issues such as the power of rhetoric and oratory, and the significance of shifting loyalties and the capriciousness of mob rule.
APees: Continued hilarity with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Act I. Tom Stoppard is such a hoot.
Random Quote of the Day: "I have many leather-bound books, and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." --Ron Burgundy.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Monday, September 8, 2008
ALL SENIORS: Meet in Guidance; this is your one-on-one opportunity with your counselor to go over your SAIR (student academic involvement report) and plan for college. I'll have a sign on the door in case you forget. If we finish early, back to 313 for more revelry and goodness.
Sophys: Tomorrow is Edusoft Benchmark Testing. Please bring a pencil OR a black-ink pen. It's a reading diagnostic, and I'll give you points for taking it. It will probably take all period and prevent us from Author of the Day. My apologies.
Today, though, is Monday!!! Our Author of the Day is Vladimir Nabakov, who I intended to share with you earlier but then Fay got in the way. He is awesome and he was an amateur lepidopterist. Do you know what that means? It's a person who collects butterflies! Afterwards, finish up Tim O'Brien and prepare for our next Unit: Genre Study. Wheeeeee.
Sophys: Tomorrow is Edusoft Benchmark Testing. Please bring a pencil OR a black-ink pen. It's a reading diagnostic, and I'll give you points for taking it. It will probably take all period and prevent us from Author of the Day. My apologies.
Today, though, is Monday!!! Our Author of the Day is Vladimir Nabakov, who I intended to share with you earlier but then Fay got in the way. He is awesome and he was an amateur lepidopterist. Do you know what that means? It's a person who collects butterflies! Afterwards, finish up Tim O'Brien and prepare for our next Unit: Genre Study. Wheeeeee.
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