November 30, 2011

Congratulations FOXES!! Great job! You make us proud!
Good luck wrestling team!! Go Foxes!!
9-12 English: Odyssey essay due at end of class on Friday
DOL quiz tomorrow
Spelling test Friday
World History: Greek project due at end of class on Friday

6-8 English: Word Wisdom should be complete; study spelling words
DOL quiz tomorrow

Alaska History - be working on your poster & PowerPoint

November 23, 2011

Happy Thanksgiving!! Be thankful for all things big and small!
9-12 English: Work on Odyssey essay for Wednesday
World History: Work on Greek project - due December 2

6-8 English: Complete reading of Stargirl
6-8 History - No homework except enjoy the snow

November 22, 2011

Don't forget Community Thanksgiving Breakfast tomorrow morning
Pie, Pie, Pie and hot chocolate

9-12 English: For tomorrow:

Illustrate and describe these classical clichés from Homer and the Trojan War

Trojan horse Nicole

Achilles' heel Kenny

Between Scylla and Charybdis - Geordy

Siren voices- Cassy

An odyssey - Marcuss

epic proportions Rowan

Greeks bearing gifts

a faithful Penelope Sophie

For Tuesday, November 29: Odyssey essay in final form

World History: Democracy essay due at the end of class tomorrow

6-8 English: Read Stargirl to page 157; quiz on reading

Alaska History: Read Jr. Scholastic article on Russia (pages 10-14) Complete question on page 14

November 21, 2011

9-12 English: Did I really forget to hand out the essay questions!!??
Tomorrow in class: complete Odyssey test
World history: Work on completing a draft of your Greek democracy paper.


6-8 English: Read Stargirl pages 139-157 for Wednesday
Alaska History: Complete questions in Junior Scholastic on page 23

November 18, 2011

Go Foxes!!
9-12 English: Create an illustrated tabloid headline for the Odyssey
Odyssey quiz
World History: Democracy paper due Wednesday

6-8 English: Read Stargirl pages 129-138 Complete card to give to person of your choice
Alaska history - no homework

Enjoy sledding this weekend!

November 17, 2011

Good luck wrestlers!! Go Foxes!!

9-12 English: Spelling test; Quiz on Odyssey, 2 original epithets illustrated

World History: This Day/CE
Begin work on Greek museum project - due December 2 and essay due next Wednesday

6-8 English: Spelling test (all 30 words), DOL quiz
Alaska History: This Day/CE test including questions on land purchased through Nature Conservancy

November 16, 2011

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Wayne Gretzky

9-12 English: No homework
World History: Write a response (minimum 1/2 page) : How can political power and economic prosperity sometimes lead to a nation's downfall?

6-8 English: Complete Word Wisdom
Alaska History: no homework

November 15, 2011

9-12 English - Complete vocab
World History: Read Chapter5, Section 3 Create a comic strip for either the Persian Wars or the Peloponnesian War

6-8 English Read Stargirl p. 119-128
Alaska History: See if you can find the answers:
How long is the Gustavus beach - from Pt. Gustavus to Falls Creek - in miles?
How many miles of Gustavus beach land has the Nature Conservancy purchased?

November 14, 2011

9-12 English: 2 pages vocab//
World History: Complete reading of 5.2 Create a Venn diagram comparing Athens & Sparta.
Remember the diagram where it overlaps tells what the two city states have in common

6-8 English: 2 pages of Word Wisdom - Unit 2, Part 4//Stargirl reading complete to page 118.

Alaska History: Find out what the difference between our high and low tides is

November 10, 2011

It is only with one's heart that one can see clearly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

9-12 English : Veteran's Response - 1 page (handwritten) response to the talks by the five veterans - see assignment sheet

World History: Read Chapter 5, Section 2 p. 107-110 (up to Athens) Answer questions 2-3 on page 112

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6-8 English : Read Stargirl to page 118

Write your Veteran's Response 1/2 page 6th grade/ 1 page 7th-8th - see assignment sheet

November 9, 2011

Friday is 11-11-11 Veterans Day The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month

9-12 English:
Veterans Sharing about their military experience: Jim Martell, Tom Berner, John Spute, T.J. Farrell, Archie Kendle

Spelling test/DOL Quiz
World History: This Day in History Quiz

6-8 English: Spelling test/DOL quiz Turn in Word Wisdom & Journals
Alaska History - This Day/CE Quiz

November 9, 2011

9-12 English: Complete vocab/study spelling
World History: Label map of Greece

6-8 English: Complete Word Wisdom, Unit 2, Part 3/ Study Spelling words
Alaska History - No Homework

November 7, 2011

Goals are the fuel in the furnace of achievement.
Brian Tracy, Eat that Frog

9-12 English: 2 pages vocab

World History: Read Chapter 5, Section 1 Answer questions 1-5, p. 107

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Middle School - remember to make your call for a Thanksgiving pie

6-8 English: 2 pages Word Wisdom Unit 2, Part 3 page 40+

Alaska History: Complete World Atlas skills packet

November 4, 2011

The Foxes were undefeated Thursday! Way to go FOXES!!!!

9-12 English: Complete vocab, Spelling test

World History: 1/2 page response to Up Front debate, p. 22
Which side do you support and why?

6-8 English: Read to page 100 in Stargirl. Make sure you have your quote from the book plus pictures representing the book if you did not have them ready on Friday

Alaska History: Complete sections on Europe, Asia, and Africa in your World Atlas skills packet

November 3, 2011

Go Foxes!!! Go Foxes!!

9-12 English For Monday: complete vocab/spelling test
Request letters for trip donations

World History : Complete cartoon response: What is the issue? What is the cartoonist's position
What is your opinion?

6-8 English: Bring pictures that show something about the book Stargirl
For Monday: Read to page 100

6-8 History: Complete 2 pages in World Atlas skills packet

November 2, 2011

9-12 English Complete two pages of vocab

World History write 1/2 page summary and personal thoughts on one article in Up Front

6-8 English : Read to page 84 in Stargirl, bring in a book quote for our group poster

Alaska History: Do one cartoon response (answering the three questions) and complete the questions on inside of last page in Jr. Scholastic

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