line art

I wanted to take a moment to feature a student's work from this past Tuesday's art lesson. We'll be experimenting with the elements of art over a period of five weeks. Our first lesson was on line, and next Tuesday's lesson will involve shape. I'll continue to post student samples. This week's masterpiece comes to you courtesy of Brad.
Enjoy, Mr. B

Thursday's homework

Keepin' it simple tonight! Students need to turn in the following on Friday:
- Math 10A
- Compare and Contrast essays
- James and the Giant Peach study packets (if not yet turned in).
Thanks, Mr. B

Wednesday's homework

Today's homework is as follows:
- read for a minimum of 20 minutes
- adjectives worksheet
- math lesson 54 (1 - 15)
- science packet page WB 23
- continue with compare and contrast essay (we covered the conclusion portion of this paper in class today)
Respectfully, Mr. B

classroom needs

With this particularly nasty cold and flu season in full swing we are going through boxes of tissue rather quickly. If you are out and about this week and feeling generous, please pick up a box or two for the classroom. The runny noses will appreciate it.
Much thanks, Mr. B

James and the Giant Peach study packets

I failed to mention in yesterday's post that completed student James and the Giant Peach study packets are due in class this Friday, December 1. We completed them in class last week, and a good majority of the students have turned them in, but there are a few straglers that are needing to tie up a few loose ends.
Respectfully, Mr. B

Classroom supplies

Please ensure that your children are coming to school with the appropriate classroom supplies. Pencils, pens, sharpeners are all the student's responsibility to have in their possession and at school on a daily basis.

Tuesday's homework

Students are responsible for the following:
-read for a minimum of 20 minutes
-Math lesson 53, problems 1-10 & 20 -28
-continue with Compare & Contrast essays (due Friday)
-students may need to complete our line study for art or their leaf study for science, both of which were started in class today.
Respectfully, Mr. B

Monday's Homework 11/27/06

Students have the following homework tonight:

-Read for a minimum of 20 minutes
-Reading practice book pages 121 & 122
-Continue with Compare & Contrast essay
-Math lesson 52 (1-20), pages 242 & 243

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