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Nov. 13, 2011

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New spelling words given Monday  This is week 2 of the November words.

For parents: the basic homework schedule for homeroom is as follows:

  • Monday- Spelling
  • Tuesday- Math
  • Wednesday- Writing
  • Thursday - math and spelling test study
  • Every evening should include at least a half hour of sustained reading.

 

Download blank comic pages here

 

Download other important pages here

String art links here

 

Download Hymn to Freedom Lyrics here

YouTube video of

Hymn to Freedom

Wednesday afternoon is
Tai Chi Day

<Click here to download the
Tai Chi Form page>

 

Weekend. There is no school today.

 

Parents -- Click here to book an interview time

  • Go to http://www.bitstripsforschools.com/login/
  • Under Student Login on the left, enter the following classroom code: Tech32 and click on the Go button
  • There are 3 assignments in progress. Please review your comics and submit them when finished.

Poetry Secundus is due soon. We will begin listening to poems on Monday, November 14, 2011, and end on Wednesday, November 30, 2011.

Here are some links to sites that show how to use sign language. Poetry Tertius allows students to perform a poem in sign language. Here is some information that may help.

Start by looking at this YouTube video by Stephen Torrence:

He has some excellent advice for you if you decide to create your own and cannot find it online.
He makes reference to this site for finding signs:
http://www.aslpro.com/
It has several dictionary pages --->
MAIN
CONVERSATIONAL
RELIGIOUS
FOR BABIES ASL

Sign language in video format

Sign language in print

American Sign Language Dictionary

 

Videolink: The Evolution of Beauty


Links to helpful websites
http://dictionary.reference.com/
 http://www.algebrahelp.com/lessons/
http://mathforum.org/library/topics/basic_algebra/


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