I’m back in the saddle again…(that would be FIGURATIVELY, guys!)

Posted on October 17th, 2007 by koolteecha

Confidential to Holly A.: Ahem…click it.
Hello Fearless Scholars!
I am glad to be back at school after my near-death experience with wicked strep throat.  
This week is flying by!  My regular classes (thankfully) are turning their final projects in TODAY (Wednesday) – Can I get a WOOT WOOT?    Please refer to your Research Packet to get specifics on [...]

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Computer Lab Assignment – Friday, September 21, 2007

Posted on September 21st, 2007 by koolteecha

PART ONE:  “Forget Me Not” Card Activity
Do you remember the ID cards that museum patrons received in the movie “Forget-Me-Not”?  Today you have received a card of your own.  You are to complete the following three tasks using your card.  You are not to write these answers on a sheet of paper; instead, go to [...]

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The Story of Anne Frank

Posted on September 16th, 2007 by koolteecha

This week we will begin reading the play of “The Diary of Anne Frank”, but many of you have expressed interest in reading the actual book.  It wasn’t available in our school library, but you can always try the Mansfield Library or even Amazon.com.   I would also recommend Half-Price books in Arlington or Fort Worth, because [...]

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The Diary of Anne Frank

Posted on September 9th, 2007 by koolteecha

 
This week in my regular class we’ll start learning more about the Holocaust and begin reading the Broadway adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank.  You’ll find her story to be bittersweet – Anne was a spot of innocence in a world that was falling apart. 
We will, of course, continue with our fabulous vocabulary words [...]

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