October 28, 2011

Looking forward to seeing your costumes on Monday!!
And the good news is...No school on Tuesday (well, at least for you!)

High School - no homework though - Please bring in an item that China might have traded with the west for our display. Great job with the delicious food on Friday!!


Middle School: Please read to p. 61 in Stargirl
No history homework

October 27, 2011

Pumpkin carving from 12:30 - 2:00 PM!!

9-12 English Complete Vocab/Spelling test / Test on Lessons 9-10
Recitations of "The Cremation of Sam McGee"


World History: India & China Foods Day - also bring an item that ancient China might have traded with the West


6-8 English for Friday - Complete Word Wisdom Lesson 2.2//spelling test
Read to page 47 in Stargirl

Alaska History - Greg Streveler will come in for the analysis of the information you gathered in your field trip today.
No This Day/Current Event quiz tomorrow

October 26, 2011

We are out at noon on Thursday

9-12 English Complete Vocab/study spelling words

World history: Bring your food item on Friday and also an item that China might have traded


6-8 English for Friday - no class on Thursday: Complete Word Wisdom Lesson 2.2//study spelling words
Read to page 47 in Stargirl

Alaska History - Class with Greg Streveler tomorrow - wear warm clothes and boots

October 25, 2011

Go Foxes!! Here's to a Volleyball win tonight!!
We are out at noon tomorrow --

9-12 English Complete Vocab/study spelling words
World history: Timeline of Silk Road/what items were traded from China

6-8 English: Word Wisdom - 2 pages need to be complete//study spelling words
Alaska History - no class tomorrow

October 24, 2011

9-12 English - Final copy of story from a non-human perspective
Memorization of refrain from "The Cremation of Sam McGee"

The Cremation of Sam McGee

by Robert W. Service

There are strange things done in the midnight sun

By the men who moil for gold;

The Arctic trails have their secret tales

That would make your blood run cold;

The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,

But the queerest they ever did see

Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge

I cremated Sam McGee.

World History: Timeline for Silk Road and write down the items China traded with the west.

6-8 English: Read up to page 36 in Stargirl

Alaska History: Complete questions 1 & 2 on the sheet we began in class. We will do #3 during class tomorrow.

October 21, 2011

Good luck wrestlers!

9-12 English: Memorize refrain from "The Cremation of Sam McGee" for Tuesday
For Tuesday Final story from a non-human perspective

World History: Chapter 4 Test

6-8 English: Read to p. 26 in Stargirl

Alaska History: Bring Jr. Scholastic magazines to class

October 20, 2011

9-12 English Complete Vocab/Spelling Test
Draft of story from a non-human perspective

World history: Read and Outline 4.5, pages 97-99

6-8 English Complete Word Wisdom Unit 2 Part 1/ Study for spelling test

Alaska History: Junior Scholastic, Time Zone questions, p. 23

October 19, 2011

Get some sleep! Come to class rejuvenated!

9-12 English: Complete 2 pages vocab.
Due Friday: Draft of a story written from a non-human perspective (personification)
Due tomorrow: Complete 2 pages of vocabulary.

World History: Complete writing (1/2 page): Imagine that you lived in ancient China - describe which of these religions/philosophies you would be most drawn to and why: legalism, Confucianism, Daoism, or Buddhism.
Read and outline Chapter 4, Section 5: only pages 93-96.


6-8 English Complete journal entry(minimum 3 sentences) about a porcupine tie. You might include: who has one, where did it come from, how did the person get it, has getting it changed the person's personality?
Read Stargirl up to page 12.

Alaska history: Find the answers to these two questions:
1. In what year did the United States purchase Alaska from Russia?
2. Who was the first foreign explorer to sail along the outer coast of present day Glacier Bay NP&P?
Read Junior Scholastic "Arab Spring" pages 10-14.
Do map questions on page 14.

October 13, 2011

9-12 English : Complete Vocab Lesson 8
Test Lesson 7-8
Spelling Test
DOL quiz
Paper: 3/4-1 page Reader's Journal - top of page 120

World History - This Day/CE quiz, Outline Chapter 4, Section 4

6-8 English
Complete Unit 1, lesson 4 in Word Wisdom
Spelling test - Lesson 3 words

Alaska History: Write about the highlights of Wayne Howell's talk: 1/2 to 3/4 page.

October 12, 2011

9-12 English: Due Friday:
Completed vocab
Paper 3/4-1 page Reader's Journal Response- top of page 120

World history: Outline Chapter 4, Section 3 Define the two vocab words at beginning of section-
patriarchal & joint family

6-8 English Due Friday: Complete Unit 1, Part 4 / Study spelling words from Part3
Spelling test on Friday -- No class on Thursday

Alaska History - go over notes from Wayne's talk

October 11, 2011

9-12 English : Test on literary terms p. 105
1 page vocab

World History: Outline chapter 4, Section 2

6-8 English : Complete Unit 1, Part 3 Word Wisdom
Study Spelling

Alaska History: No homework - presentation by Wayne Howell

October 10, 2011

HS English: 2 pages vocab Lesson 8

World history: in class and homework

World History Read

“How Slavery Ended in America”

› “Washington’s Gridlock”

› “1991: The Fall of the Soviet Union”

› Summarize one article

› Complete the questions on your handout

› Read page 22: “Are online classes a good idea?”

› Write a persuasive piece from your point of view.

English 6-8 : 2 pages Word Wisdom (written pages)

Alaska History - Fire Prevention program tomorrow during this period.

October 6, 2011

9-12 English: Due Friday Emily Dickinson poem memorization
Paper on Emily Dickinson 3/4 page-1 page
Poem/writing concrete form of an emotion Reader's Journal prompt, p. 95

World History: This Day/CE Quiz
Chapter 3 test - review vocab, assigned questions, notes, PPT info


6-8 English : Complete Lesson 2 in Word Wisdom
Study spelling words for spelling test (lesson 1 vocab words only)

Alaska History: Complete questions from class today
Study for This Day/CE quiz plus questions from today's work and info on explorers such as Captain Cook and La Perouse.

October 5, 2011

9-12 English: Due Friday Emily Dickinson poem memorization
Paper on Emily Dickinson 3/4 page-1 page
Poem/writing concrete form of an emotion Reader's Journal prompt, p. 95

World History: Read Chapter 3, Section 3
Answer the Guide for Reading Questions and define the vocab at the beginning of the section (p. 58)


6-8 English : Complete first written page of Lesson 2 in Word Wisdom
Study spelling words for Friday (lesson 1 vocab words)
Alaska History: No homework

October 4, 2011

Encourage all those of voting age to vote at the library -two city council members, VPSO advisory vote, and two advisory school board members
9-12 English DUE FRIDAY:
3/4-1 page paper on Emily Dicckinson
poem or writing on Reader's Journal above poem "Oranges" p. 95
Memorize 4-6 lines minimum of an Emily Dickinson poem

World History: Complete map of India

6-8 English: Complete Lesson 1 in Word Wisdom

Alaska History: Tell the story of Le Perouse (minimum 1/2 page)

October 3, 2011

9-12 English: Complete Vocab Lesson 7
World History: Read Chapter 3, Section 2
On the top of page 53 define the vocab and answer the three 'Guide for Reading' questions


6-8 English: Word Wisdom
6th grade: p. 9
7th grade: p. 9-10
8th grade: p. 9-10

Alaska History - no homework