April 20, 2011

SPRING BREAK!!! SPRING BREAK!!! SPRING BREAK!!! SPRING BREAK!!!

We hope everyone has an awesome Spring Break!!! Remember: Next week, we start our end-of-the-year testing. Be safe! We'll see you when school starts again on Tuesday, April 26th.

Note to Mrs. Packard's home room: Remember, we begin testing FIRSTon Tuesday, April 26, at 8:40 AM!!! Please, please, please don't be late or absent (if at all possible).


Homework:

RC signed and returned: 4/26
Planner signed: 4/26
Read 30 minutes every night.

***The end of the month is almost here. How are you doing on your reading minutes? If you're behind, get caught up during your vacation.

Language Arts: The "Leonardo DaVinci" Essay is due Tuesday, April 26th. Keep working on your essay until you have a "4.2" (which is a C-) or higher. Those students who don't have at least a "4.2" by the 26th, will need to spend time in the Writing Lab during lunch recesses until their essay is above a C-. Remember: no one fails this essay. We can all earn at least a "4.2".

Don't forget that this is NOT a report! It is an essay. It is a five paragraph paper where you write about DaVinci's contributions, both scientific and artistic, to world history. What do you think was important, and explain "why" in great detail. Keep your essay between 600-800 words. Each sentence in a paragraph should start with a different word. Remember to BANISH BORING SENTENCES!