We're baaack!!

Welcome back everyone to what is sure to be a whirlwind of a conclusion to 2nd semester!!

Hands on Hanford was introduced to Mark Twain's "A Dog's Tale" today and need to answer the following questions: 1. Describe the traditional role of dogs according to Mark Twain.
2. What could a reader infer to Twain’s perspective of human’s relationship to dogs?
3. List the personification examples of the dog.
4. Write your own short story from an inanimate/animals’ point of view.

We also talked about Ronald Reagan and the fascinating 80's! Each student was given a year and the major events that occurred. They need to break up the activities in "cultural" and "political" categories as well as to select which one they think is the most important. Students should have a minimum of a paragraph to support their reasoning.

Middle School Language Arts
Vocabulary for the week:bicycle,address,disappear,exclaim,precaution,aisle,amateur, ambition,analyze,ancient
They also selected topics for January's paper: Snow, President-Elect Obama, Review of "Benjamin Button" and "Marley and Me", Classical music reviews, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, New Electives and the review of "Guitar Hero World Tour" (my personal favorite!!)

Their homework also consists of a WASL Reading practice so they should be VERY busy!!

Middle School History:
We went over their Classroom Based Assessment projects and had a great discussion. Not a bunch of homework as their LA assignments will take up a great deal of time if done right!

Today was walking in the snow to go bowling day!!

Also the Middle School will be in the kitchen making "Doggie Treats" as well as Olivia and Lauren will be performing their Macoroni and Cheese throwdown!!

What a week and It has just began!!