Author Archives: chris618

View a Comet!

Posted on November 24, 2007 by chris618

A new comet with the catchy name of 17P/Holmes is now visible in the night sky! It’s far away and does not yet show a tail. It just looks like a fuzzy blob in the sky. However, in the months … Continue reading →

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Homework for Thanksgiving Break

Posted on November 20, 2007 by chris618

You have 2 assignments for the Thanksgiving break: Read a minimum of a half hour per day and record it in your reading log. Do the Character Spotlight assignment. It is 6 paragraphs: 1-introduction, 4-examples, 1-conclusion. The whole assignment is … Continue reading →

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Homework for November 13

Posted on November 12, 2007 by chris618

Homework & Classwork This week in English we will be working on the stories Old Ben and Feathered Friend from our literature books. We will continue learning verb forms, including the present perfect form. There are no TIG groups this … Continue reading →

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Newsletter for November 13, 2007

Posted on November 12, 2007 by chris618

Notices Due to conferences, every day is early release at 1:30. Conferences begin this afternoon, and I’m looking forward to meeting all of you. If you don’t yet have a time scheduled, have your child see the schedule to find … Continue reading →

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The Earthquake

Posted on November 3, 2007 by chris618

Here is a map provided by the USGS (United States Geological Survey) of where earthquakes happen in our region. The big square near San Jose is the 5.2 earthquake from last week. You can always look at the map of … Continue reading →

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TIG on Friday

Posted on October 24, 2007 by chris618

Thursday’s test on The Westing Game will, among other things, test you on the climax, conclusion, and denouement. Know who Sam Westing was, and who won the game!

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Homework for October 22-25

Posted on October 21, 2007 by chris618

Homework for October 22-25 Memorize new list of spelling words and their definitions. There is a test on Thursday for this list and last weeks words. Here’s the list: heir, haven, honed, indisposed, inexorably, committee, all right, piece, peace, whole, … Continue reading →

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Newsletter for October 22

Posted on October 21, 2007 by chris618

Notices Friday is a school holiday, so there will be no school for students. The teachers will be working and in meetings all day long. Next week is the Autumn intercession, and no school. School resumes November 5. I will … Continue reading →

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Homework Oct. 15-19

Posted on October 14, 2007 by chris618

Homework for the week of October 15-19 Memorize the new list of spelling words and their definitions. There is a test on Friday. Here they are: bound, conclusion, rapidly, exuded, trace, plausible, expel, shown, denouement, aggravated, crestfallen, crude, cunning, absurd, … Continue reading →

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Newsletter for October 15

Posted on October 14, 2007 by chris618

Notices We had a fun concert last week with Charlotte Diamond. Our 6th graders got to go up in front and helped lead a song or two!  Some students are not doing their homework or assignments. This week, I will … Continue reading →

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