Monday, September 14, 2009

Correction about Alice and Wonderland Movie

In the blog about the movie, I put the wrong date for release....it is March 5, 2010! Sorry...

Parent/Teacher Conferences were TONIGHT!

Thanks to all those parents who scheduled a conference and came to school this evening! The evening started with some goodies...soups and cookies from Paragon. These were samples from the company that will be handling our fundraiser in October.

A little update about each period:

First Period: We have finished the book, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. The students are in the process of taking AR tests to get their points. Each student needs NINE AR points for the first nine weeks.

Second Period: This class has finished the book, Freak the Mighty. Most of the students have taken the test for this book. Soon we will be beginning the book, Alice and Wonderland. We are excited about the movie starring Johnny Depp on March 5, 2009.

Third Period: We have been doing plays, "The Fog" and "The Hitchhiker" and then are comparing the two plays. These students are doing a great job showing emotion and getting into their parts.

Fifth Period: We read "The Bridegroom" which is a narrative poem that tells the story of a young woman who witnesses a horrible crime and then uses her wily ways to bring justice to the man who is responsible.

Sixth Period: We read "The Bridegroom" as well and repeated the lesson.....This class is reading
Maniac Magee. We will be taking the AR test soon.

Seventh Period: Wellness-we walked, played frisbee, four-square, football and other assorted games outside in the beautiful weather!

Eighth Period: We read Voyage of the Frog. Only twenty pages to go and we will be finishing this novel. We are pumped about being so close to finishing. The AR test for this book is on the horizon.


On a personal note, Mr. Basham, Ben and I took a little sailing expedition on the Ohio River this weekend. Just like the book, Voyage of the Frog...we almost ran aground when the unusual winds of the Ohio River pushed us to the Kentucky shoreline. The keel was almost stuck in the muddy sand. Luckily, we freed the boat due to the brute strength of Mr. Basham and Ben. Ha!
Winds were unpredictable that day and at times, were terrific.....however, at other times were
nonexistent....