Friday, March 13

Happy Spring Break!

Have tons of fun in Spain or wherever you go or don’t go! Get lots of sleep! We’ll be eager to see you on March 30th! ☺

Spring Break Assignment 2009: Reading a Poetry Collection & Begin Memorizing a Poem –Over the break, read your poetry collection. This must be completed by Monday, 3/30/09  – the first day back from break.

NOTES:
*You must bring your book to school with you on 3/30/09.
*You will be asked to show that you have read the book by completing an in-class assignment on the book.
*This collection will count as one of your 25 independent reading books!

  • Work on memorizing 10-15 lines of poetry that you love. This will be performed in front of the class on Friday, 4/3/09, the first Friday after we return.  You may perform a longer one if you wish.
  • If you are behind on reading 25 books, this is a great opportunity to catch up on that as well. Enjoy your reading adventures!
  •  If you are behind on the sustainability project, consider using some of Spring Break to catch up. BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK, 3/30/09,  YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS. See below for more information and the link to our blog.
  • Consider Going to the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 Columbus Circle to see Second Lives: Remixing the Ordinary
    to see art made of recycled materials.

http://collections.madmuseum.org/code/emuseum.asp?style=single&currentrecord=4&page=search&profile=exhibitions&searchdesc=Current%20Exhibitions&searchstring=Current/,/greater%20than/,/0/,/false/,/true&action=advsearch

See Also:  http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/09/26/arts/0926-LIVE_index.html

O N G O I N G:

Sustainability Project BY THE END OF SPRING BREAK YOU MUST HAVE A MINIMUM OF 3 VISITS and 3 POSTS.

*To post on the blog, you need cut and paste this into your browser:  blog.lrei.org/greencore/wp-admin.  The password is something you can find out from your classmates–hint: it’s the reverse of the name of our blog.  NOTE: YOU MUST ALSO CLICK off the 2008-2009 box AND then click the box in front of your name right after you compose the journal entry and before you click publish. Look under Blog Post Directions on the upper right of the blog for more clarity.