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August 30, 2004
The Internet is Back
My apologies for not posting sooner. We have had some serious connection problems at Norwayne with the Internet and we have been ”networkless” for the last several days. Hopefully we are back up and running and I can make up for lost time.
We have been busy and have many irons in the fire. Our Autobiographical poems should be completed by the end of this week, just in time for the Meet the Teacher night (September 08) next week. We have read several short stories and have worked to see the moral of these stories as well as tie them to our own lives.
We have gotten permission to use the Vocabulary book series again this year and would like to order them as soon as possible. The series is something we have used with CB Aycock for several years, and it really helps students improve vocabulary understanding and usage for the Writing test and the SAT’s. The cost this year is $8.00 and I will be sending out a letter as soon as possible. We wish we could have made you aware with the original supply list, but unfortunately we did not get permission until very recently.
In Social Studies we are studying northern Africa with a very special emphasis on King Tut of Egypt. We have looked at hieroglyphics and will be doing some writing in these ancient Egyptian characters later this week.
Now that our Internet connection is back up and running I will work to catch up with some pictures of the goings-on of the class. I have several of the students who deserve recognition for already meeting their AR goals for this nine weeks. I will also reply to email from parents in haste so that you know I have not forgotten you. Thanks for your understanding.
Posted by hlperson at August 30, 2004 11:00 PM
Comments
I like the idea of the students using the new vocabulary book. Great way to jump start them by preparing them for the SAT. You are doing a great job with your class.
Posted by: Kim Westbrook at August 31, 2004 10:27 AM