Thursday, January 31, 2008

Periods 3 and 5 - Your exercises are in the older packets. Please help Mr. C so that all the computers can get to PB wikis. If you have a WIKI assignment and it just won't work, post on moodle -- Mr. C will be adding some and so will I when I am able.

Periods 4 - 6 Sorry about PB wikis. Will add some draft places on the moodle site.

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

KEEP UP ON YOUR WORK!

Sorry no WAVE words just encouragement to keep up on your posts on all of the boards. They will count towards report cards. Miss you all and will see you in March.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

JUST AN UPDATE - Surgery went well on Jan. 16th -- was up in my hospital room by 5:00 pm. The hospital staff were terrific and I was released home to continue my recovery on Jan. 19th after my last lunch in the hospital.

First day home went well and rested. Second day went well - rested a lot. Yesterday I pushed it a little too much (who knew that stairs could be so tiring???) and paid with a bit more pain and immobility.

Doing well - just hard to take it easy. Miss my students and look forward to seeing you all when I am cleared to return. Be good and keep up with all those posts --- I am able to check my email and Mr. C has the power to look at them and grade them as well. :)

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Week #15

VOCAB: Word Understanding Record

DEFERENCE (a show of respect): When a scholar dies deference is shown by flying a flag at half mast.

LOQUACIOUS (talkative): The loquacious group of students sitting in the back of the room were chatting about the dance after school.

WEDNESDAY WRITING:
Today is National Be Kind to Your Teacher Day. If you could invent your own day, what would it be called? What would you want people to do on your special day?

Tuesday, January 08, 2008

Week #14

TUESDAY VOCAB: Making Connections

PROTRACTED (drawn out; lengthy). The school year seemed long and protracted because of the extended day.

ADVERSITY (hardship). Some people take adversity in their lives and turn it into something positive.

WEDNESDAY WRITING:
Elvis Presley was born on this day in 1935. Presely is well known as "The King of Rock and Roll."

Do you have a certain song or type of music that you listen to depending on your feelings? Explain why you listen to this song or type of music.