Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Start Spreading the News

Our California Dance Institute class was really fun today. In addition to our usual teachers, we had a couple guest teachers. One of them was Arthur who works with the National Dance Institute in New York. He brought a fun "Noo Yawk" flavor to activities today. He was really impressed by the concentration and skill that he saw in our room 19 students. Their teacher was bursting with pride. Start spreading the news....

In the Tech Center, we were the first class to work on the new Mavis Beacon Typing Program. This is way slicker than it used to be, and the students had a lot of fun working on it. Students resist the idea of the home keys and touch typing, but once they actually figure out how much faster it helps them write they get really excited.

We did all the usual stuff, of course. We corrected homework. We practiced Gold Dust or Bust. We went out to PE. We did a math activity and talked about subtracting fractions.

On a sadder note, we bid farewell today to Big Silver Fish. He had been a fixture in room 19 for almost three years now, and that is a nice long life for a fish. He had a quiet, private burial in the flower garden. Reqiescat in Pace.

Homework: (1) Do the spelling wordsearch. (2) Do the study guide and the story map for "Shadow of a Bull." (3) Do "Subtract Fractions," Math, page 343. (4) Do the fraction worksheet.

2 comments:

Paul Smith said...

So, big silver fish didn't take the roller coaster ride back to the ocean!

Pass the chips & vinegar, please! Sorry, only joking, like my dutiful son, I prefer ketchup. ;-)

John D Bassett said...

Big Silver Fish was probably better suited to kippers than fish and chips.

I love malt vinegar. With lots of salt. And something the same color to drink. But this is a school blog so I will not be too specific there.