Celebrations in June

I would like to start by saying that this has been a fantastic year. It is a wonderful feeling to step away from the classroom on such a positive note.

I also want to update everyone on several upcoming events:

June 1

8:30-10:00 The 8th graders will be sharing pieces that they have published over the past year. We will have some light refreshments. Everyone is welcome to attend.

10:00-11:30 The 7th graders will be sharing a regional recipe as the culminating event in our immigration study. Recipes can be favorites that have been passed down through many generations or something more traditional. Please bring a label for the food and a list of all the ingredients. We have some students with food allergies and we want everyone to be as safe as possible.

Traditional Recipes can be found at the Library of Congress: click here

June 2

We will celebrate the graduating 8th grade at beginning at 10:00 on the new basketball court. Students will be honored by each class for their achievements. Family and friends are welcome to attend.

We are going Paperless

Unfortunately, FDNSC does not have anymore money to spend on paper. Because of the economic situation, the state is not giving schools any more funding for paper for the remainder of the year. The students and teachers brainstormed some solutions for to help solve this problem. The solutions are listed below:

Online-Google Docs, Email for written assignments
Donate paper to the school
Complete assignments on loose leaf paper or in notebooks
Bring in your own paper if you have to print
Use scrap paper for printing
Use online activities
Respond to blogs
Be more aware of reusing paper
Don't waste paper
Send emails to stores for donations

Social Studies Make Up Work

If you are missing assignments in Social Studies, you have an opportunity to make up those assignments.

Directions:
Read the cover stories in Current Events issues #24 or #25. Respond to the questions located at the end of the articles. Email your responses to Current Events: edce@weekly reader.com. Be sure that you cc your response to me.

Each article response is worth will be worth 15 point in Social Studies. All responses are due by May 22.

If you have any questions, please send me a comment by clicking on the link below.

7th Grade Reading Assignment

7th Grade Reading Assignments for Esperanza Rising

Directions:

1. Books will handed out on May 11.
2. The page numbers are due on day listed.
3. Students need to have assignments read before class begins.
4. All grades will be based on discussion. You will not have to put in Post-its or take notes.
5. Students will be expected to answer questions posted to my blog.

Reading Assignments
May 11
Pages 1-22
May 12
Pages 23-38
May 14
Pages 39-80
May 15
Pages 81-99
May 18
Pages 100-157
May 19
Pages 158-198
May 21
Pages 199-233
May 25
Pages 234-253

8th Grade Reading Assignment

8th Grade Reading Assignment for The Pigman by Paul Zindel

Directions:

1. Books will handed out on May 11.
2. The chapters need to be read on the day listed.
3. All grades will be based on discussion. You will not have to put in Post-its or take notes.
4. Students will be expected to answer questions posted to my blog.

Reading Assignments
May 11
Chapter 1
May 13
Chapters 2-4
May 14
Chapters 5-6
May 15
Chapters 7-8
May 18
Chapters 9-12
May 19
Chapters 13-15

FYI Dates

Days without Independent Work Time

May 11-15, May 20-21

CEOs Put on Notice

In our study of economics, we noticed a large difference between hourly workers and CEOs. The link below is an article from Fortune magazine about CEO pay.

Read the article and post a question about the article on my blog.

CEOs Put on Notice

Here are some articles to answer your questions:

Stress Tests

Comptroller

I can not find anything about Tier One Supports, if you find something, please post the article to my blog.