FRIDAY,5-2-07

HEY KIDS

Did you know that yesterday was Hawaiian Lei day. Hers is a cool site that will tell you how to make your own Lei. familycrafts.about.com/cs/makingflowers/l/blflohlei.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

*PERIODS 1 AND 2: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH / LANGUAGE!
STANDARDS: R.*1.3 | W.O.E.L.C.* 1.6 For a detailed explanation of CDE Standards click here: www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*SPELLING PRETEST 1: BB. 48
*SYNONYMS
*LINKING VERBS: LB. 50-51
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 50
*SQ3R: NB
*SQ3R WITH TEXT: LB. 58-60 / TEMPLATE
*WRITE IT: LB. 58-60 / OWN PAPER
STUDY GUIDE: LB. OWN PAPER
HOMEWORK: NONE

*PERIODS 3 AND 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LANGUAGE
STANDARDS: R.* 1.3, 3.0 | W.O.E.L.C.* 1.3, 1.4: For a detailed explanation of CDE Standards click here:www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*FOCUS ON LEARNING: NB
*SORT IT: BB. 57
*PUNCTATE IT: BB. 58
”NASH’S BASHES…”: LB. 56-57
*PHRASE IT: BB. 59
*USE THE CLUES: BB. 60
*REWRITE IT: BB. 60
*CT: “YO-YO MA…”: LB. 71-73 [LINES 1-74]
*HOMEWORK: NONE
Key to Standards: R = Reading |W = Writing | WOELC = Written and Oral English language Conventions

FUN ZONE

*JOKE DU JOUR: Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet
Eating her curds and whey,
When along came a spider,
That sat down beside her,
And said: what's in the bowl, blondie?

*BRAIN STRAIN: Answer to yesterday's Strain = N for 9
Strain for today: What happened in 1961 and will not happen again until 6009? [Solution on Moday]

*AT THE MOVIES: On May 22, 2008: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opens. For trailers and other cool stuff click here: www.indianajones.com
And today Ironman opens. See trailer here: ironmanmovie.marvel.com/

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND KIDS!