facies carta

I decided to make the facies carta page available to those of you who would like to complete it on the computer and print it out. To find it:
1) Click here: Link to Mrs. White's filing cabinet
2) The assignment is the 3rd one down... facies carta page
3) To use it, you will have to download or "save as" onto your computer or flash/thumb drive.
4) The instructions for the assignment are also there (4th assignment down).

Remember! This is not a point and click, copy and paste assignment. Learn about that person and complete the profile based on their life....

Mrs. W

Student District Survey

Please click on the link below and then answer the questions as best you can. There are 27 questions, and should only take about 10 minutes to complete. You will not be asked to give your name. Please read the instructions at the top and then begin if you have no questions.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/HBXLSH9

When you are finished, click on the "Done" button at the bottom. If the screen does not change, go back up to the top and click "Exit this survey" in the top right corner.

Welcome 2011

I hope you all had a nice wintery vacation! The snow over the past day is very beautiful, but please be sure to dress accordingly and be careful traveling to and from school.

This week being a short week, there will be no Thunderbolt time. Next week, a new TBT session starts. Please check your schedule to be sure you have a 5th session TBT class. Check with the office if there is a problem.

We will be starting our unit on Rome soon. If you wish to work on a Roman Independent study project, you need to study up for the pre-test. We will take the pre-test sometime next week.

Merry Christmas!

Mid-term reports will be coming home with students tomorrow. I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...hopefully you will spend the next two weeks with family and friends making wonderful new memories! Here are a couple of websites (in the spirit of modern Christmas time) that are fun for kids... North Pole and the Santa Tracker.

Students will return to school on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011.

Greece...It's that time of year!

Dear Parents,
Probably the most popular unit of the year - Ancient Greece - is upon us. We will be doing a variety of activities: students presenting mini-lessons, creating pictures of Greek vases, and comparing some mythology. If your student has read Percy Jackson and the Olympians, then this will be their favorite time of year! We will be viewing Disney's Hercules in class, the last two days before Christmas break. Before we watch the movie, we will talk about the classical Greek heroes, Hercules' story specifically, and then we will create a book that will compare the story to the movie. You may be begged to watch Percy Jackson, or Clash of the Titans. Greek-themed movies have been very popular over time, but I am not asking students to watch movies their parents would find offensive. If you have any questions about our unit, please feel free to contact me... And enjoy your child's journey to Ancient Greece!