MMMM 9 JANUARY 2017

General announcements

• Straight five-day module week
• Please don't use Facebook throughout the day... or sit on the computer looking at memes. 
• Discovery is happening in the Commons - all Old Dogs need to be in classrooms
• When you use paper towels, please ensure they go into the trash cans (not on the floor, not in the toilet)
• Stay motivated! Do fun stuff!
• NWEA is next week during the PM

Teacher info

English  

• AM: Independent Reading and Writing (webpage: Ind R&W)
  • Check in with me if you're doing it
• PM: English Skills!
• Book talk: survival books
  • My Side of the Mountain (810L, 177p)
  • Hatchet (1020L, 192p)
  • Into the Wild (1270L, 224p)
• Word of the week: draconian (rigorous; unusually severe or cruel)
  • “Hopefully with all the gelid weather in our near future, we'll at least get a snow day!”

Math  

• AM: Algebra II (no ALEKs)
• PM: ALEKs

Science  

• AM: with Juli in Disco
• PM: Forces on Cars (physical science)
  • egg car crash experiment!

Social Studies

• AM: Russia
  • history, geography
• PM: Race, Class, and Gender
  • ​based on a book by

Electives  ​

• ​Jr. Optimist on Wednesday
• NOT on Thursday
• Cory - study hall
• Christine - tech and TV
• Graff - board games
• Rachel - finish up CAD class or do art

Juli Info

• Disco is starting this week!
• If you are starting a CMC class, pleeeeease bring in paperwork
  • ​E, Ryan, Lexi, Jennifer, Patrick, Seth, Ashlin, Dillon, Jacque, John
  • Accuplacer is this Wednesday: talk to Juli

Community Service/Service Learning

• Tuesday: Mini Blessings after school
• Wednesday: Computer Recycling
• Thursday: Food Backpacks, Mini Blessings after school
• Friday: Preschool, Mini Blessings 

Credit Celebration

• saved for next week