THURSDAY 5-8-08

HEY KIDS!

Tomorrow is Speed Racer day!. The new live action movie about this young hero opens tomorrow. Did you know that the Japanese name for this show was Mach GoGoGo and that Speed's name was Go Mifune? To find out why the show had this name and more facts about Speed click here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_Racer

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?
PERIODS

1 & 4: 8TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: RLA. 3.6: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LAB: STUDY ISLAND
*PRE-READ IT: LB. 53-54 / BB. R8
*READ IT: NOTHING GOLD…:LB. 61-63
*ANALYZE IT: BB. R8
*HOMEWORK: NONE

3 & 4: 7TH GRADE ENGLISH/LITERARY SUCCESS [LANGUAGE!]
STANDARDS: R1.3: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*LAB: STUDY ISLAND
*DISCOVER IT: NB
*WORD FLUENCY 2: BB. R18
*FOCUS ON VOCABULARY: BB. C17-23
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. C17-23
*HOMEWORK: NONE

WELCOME TO FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

Hickory dickory dock,
Two mice ran up the clock,
The clock struck one,
But the other one got away.

BRAIN STRAIN

Answer to yesterday's Strain: What letter is next in this sequence? M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O,__? Answer is N for November.
Today's Strain: How could all of your cousins have an aunt who is not your aunt?