WEDNESDAY 5-7-08

HEY KIDS

Dis you know that the first stamp collection was started on this day in 1840. To learn more about the history of stamps and stamp collecting, click here: http://www.essortment.com/all/stampcollecting_rtgu.htm

WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY?

PERIODS

1 & 2
STANDARDS: W. O. E.L.A.C: 1.4: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade8.asp
*LAB: http://www.studyisland.com/
*AGENDA / NO WARM UP
*LISTENING: BB.58
*WORD FLUENCY 2: BB. 33
*SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT: NB
*FIND IT: OWN PAPER
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

3 & 4
STANDARDS: W. O. E.L.A.C: 1.4: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/enggrade7.asp
*LAB: http://www.studyisland.com/
*AGENDA / WARM UP
*IDENTIFY IT: BB. 64
*PUNCTUATE IT: BB. 65
*PUNCTUATE IT: BB. 66
*ANSWER IT: BB. 66
*HOMEWORK: READING LOG

WELCOME TO THE FUN ZONE

JOKE DU JOUR

Whay cheers you up when you get sick? A Get Welephant card.

BRAIN STRAIN

Aswer to yesterday's Strain: What is light as a feather, but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than a few minutes? His breath.
TODAY'S STRAIN: What letter is next in this sequence? M, A, M, J, J, A, S, O,__ Answer tomorrow.

VIDEO VIEW

One of the most famous legends of Asia is the story of the Monkey King. Here is a cartoon made in the thirties in China that tells the story of the Monkey King's origins. Warning this is a YouTube video and you can't watch it at school. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSV7041mZCw