God-Math

Today we read the story of how Jesus took the 5 loaves and 2 fish to feed a crowd of 5000. To make the point that God can "multiply", when they picked up the food scraps 12 baskets were filled. This is abundant math.... thanks be to God.

English 8 students looked at Native American Joy's Harjo's poetry. Ms. Harjo uses verse and music to address social issues and challenge readers to not "stereotype" groups of people. Students responded by referring to text and answering questions. Students also worked on spelling words. The second time we met, students were given response assignment to King Lear. The rough draft is due Friday. It has been several weeks since we finished this tragedy; this space has given students time to process this difficult family drama.

English 6/7 students listened to a Jack Pretlusky poem. Also the plan for this week was laid out. Students were given spelling words for this week....and got right to work on them. Thus, I delayed another assignment that I intended to do. Most of the students used class time to do spelling and Friday letters (not late today). Don't forget to help your student PRACTICE spelling the words. I am noticing some improvement... and would like to keep this trend going.

Bowling permission slips were given for Monk's Lanes next Tuesday, May 1. $6.00 will cover 3 games of bowling. Grades 5, 6, 7, and 8 are invited.