a new week

Howdy all. I will attempt to keep these postings shorter than the weekly letters so that you don't have to scroll all over the place.
We are looking at a few very exciting things this week. On Tuesday I will begin a five-week study on the elements of art. We will begin with lines and move forward from there. I put together a pretty groovy Power Point presentation that I hope will pique interest levels, etc.
Today begins our compare and contrast writings. These are very focused and will be completed by Friday. Students began work in class today and will have limited amounts of time during the week to write. Outlines are in the Red Folders.
Book orders are also in today's Red Folders. Students interested in ordering will need their forms and $ in class no later than Friday, Dec. 1.
Our work with Accelerated Reader was not the most fruitful this past Tuesday. We lost our internet connection about 1/2 of the way through the activity, so we will continue to move ahead with them as time permits. I am still working out a suggested minimum of reading points that each student will need to accumulate by the end of the second grading period.
Regards, Mr. B