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Rachel Boyden                                                                                                  Tim Hayes
254-3872                                                              254-8448
rboyden@sover.net                                                                                          tjhayes@sover.net

Homework for Week of June 2nd, 2008

Due for Mon. June 2nd:  Writing: (eighth graders) pick a piece that you would like to rewrite for consortium.

Due for Wed. June 4th:    Writing (seventh graders) first draft of persuasive essay.

Due for Thur. June 5th:  Portfolio Presentations:   Starcie & Maddie, are you ready?

Due for Fri. June 6th: Writing: (seventh graders) second draft of persuasive essay
(Eighth graders) second draft of consortium piece
Portfolio Presentations:   Skylar & Charlotte, are you ready?

Rachel Boyden                                                                                                  Tim Hayes
254-3872                                                              254-8448
rboyden@sover.net                                                                                          tjhayes@sover.net

Homework for Week of May 19th, 2008

Due for Mon. May 19:  Writing, Costa Rica Article: final!? Draft if you haven’t already handed it in.  There are still a few to go……
Literature:  Read 12th  assignment in Lit. books,  Miracles  to break on page 240, The Crossing  through chapter 10, The Bean Trees  through chapters 13.  Liz, Tim  and Nicolai please be prepared to give a brief plot summary.  You should have note cards or a flow map to aid in being succinct and to the point.
Drama:   Lines & Blocking & Props & Costumes!  We need to know them all.  If you don’t have the costume  or prop you need now is the time to see who might have it!

Due for Wed. May 21:    Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math?
Drama: Now you should have costumes & props as well as know your lines & blocking.

Due for Thur. May 22: Drama .   Performance tonight!   Are you ready?

Due for Fri. May 23: Literature:  Finish your books!  No paper this week!

Rachel Boyden                                                                                                  Tim Hayes
254-3872                                                                                                         254-8448
rboyden@sover.net                                                                                          tjhayes@sover.net

Homework for Week of May 12, 2008

Due for Mon. May 12:  Writing, Costa Rica Article: final!? Draft if you haven’t already handed it in.
Literature:  Read 10th  assignment in Lit. books,  Miracles through chap. 8, The Crossing half of chapter 9, The Bean Trees  chapters 10 & 11.   Maddie, Alex and Audrey please be prepared to give a brief plot summary.  You should have note cards or a flow map to aid in being succinct and to the point.

Due forTue. May 13: Costa Rica Night for parents & others tonight. We will be doing a number of things to get ready.  We are hoping to have the finished articles in the google drop box so we can make a paper copy and Pam can post an electronic one.   Mandy, we need to have something to show them from the film!

Due for Wed. May 14:    Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math?
Drama:  Off Book

Due for Thur. May 15: Drama .  Blocking

Due for Fri. May 16: (Formal Day) Literature: 11th assignment in Lit. books, Miracles through chap. 9, The Crossing through chapter 9, The Bean Trees through chapter 12.   Write or draw a response of your choice.   Don’t forget your interpretive question.
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Rachel Boyden                                                                                                  Tim Hayes
254-3872                                                              254-8448
rboyden@sover.net                                                                                          tjhayes@sover.net

Homework for Week of May 5, 2008

Due for Mon. May 5: (Fictional Character Day)) Writing, Costa Rica Article: second draft.
Literature:  Read 8th  assignment in Lit. books,  Miracles through chap. 6, The Crossing through chapter 7, The Bean Trees through chapter 8.   Colby, Mandy & Zoe, please be prepared to give a brief plot summary.  You should have note cards or a flow map to aid in being succinct and to the point.
Poetry: Final draft if you didn’t give it to Rachel on Friday.

Due forTue. May 6: (Career Day) Spanish: Final draft of thank-you letter if you didn’t finish it in class on Thursday.

Due for Wed. May 7:  (Pajama Day) Debates: Emma, Tim, & Skylar; Colby, Ashleigh & Mandy be ready to go.
Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Due for Thur. May 8: (Bad Hair Day) Writing, Costa Rica Article: Third draft (if you need one)
Debates:  Rest of the class, be ready to go.

Due for Fri. May 9: (Formal Day) Literature:  Read 9th assignment in Lit. books, Miracles through chap. 7, The Crossing through chapter 8, The Bean Trees through chapter 9.   Write or draw a response of your choice.   Don’t forget your interpretive question.
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Home Work for Week of March 24, 2008

Due for Tue. Mar 25^th: Literature: Read first assignment in your new Lit. books.  Chapter one for everybody.  Jackson, Ashleigh, & Lloyd, please be ready to describe the setting of your novel to the rest of the class.

          Spanish: Chap 4

Due for Wed. Mar 26^th:  Math: Tuesday night math

Vocabulary:  definitions and example sentences about Costa Rica for the words on the back of this sheet.

 Spanish: Chap 9

Due for Thur. Mar. 27^th: Costa Rica Projects:    Please bring in three things you think you know about your topic & three things you want to learn more about. (These latter three may turn into interview questions).

 Spanish: Chap. 10

Due for Fri. Mar. 28^th: Science:  Cloud Forest diagrams

Literature: Read the 2nd assignment, chapter two for everyone in Finding Miracles, The Crossing, or The Bean Trees.    Write or draw a response of your choice.  Don’t forget your interpretive question.

Spanish: Chap 11

Due for Mon. Mar. 31^st: Costa Rica Play:  Off Book; you need to know your lines!

Home Work for Week of March 17^th 2008

Due for Mon. Mar 17th: Costa Rica Writing:  Scene Five….

          Literature: Response to  A Cafecito Story if you didn’t hand it in on Friday.

Due for Wed. Mar 19^th:  Math: Take home quiz

Vocabulary:  no vocabulary this week.

Due for Thur. Mar. 20^th: Portfolio:    White reflection sheets for each realm  & self evaluations for each class if you didn’t finish them in school.

Due for Fri. Mar. 21^st: Portfolio:  No School today except your conference.  Are you ready? 

Home Work for Week of March 10^th 2008

Due for Mon. Mar 10^h: Writing:  Final draft of personal essay for those of you who didn’t get it in on Friday.

Due for Tue. Mar. 11^th: Costa Rica writing: scenes….

          Literature:  Read to page 35   in A Cafecito Story.

Due for Wed. Mar 12^th:  Math: Tuesday night math

Vocabulary:  definitions for the words on the back of this sheet.

Due for Thur. Mar. 13^th: Costa Rica writing: Final scenes…

          Poetry: Two poems, final draft

Due for Fri. Mar. 14^TH: Literature: Finish  A Cafecito Story. Write a final response.  You can either write a one page response and illustrate it or write a two page response.  Spanish phrases or interjections are encouraged but not required.

         Vocabulary:  study for quiz today

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Home Work for Week of Feb. 4^th 2008

ALL WEEK:  WORK ON YOUR INDEPENDENT PROJECTS!

Due for Mon. Feb 4^th: Science:  Vocabulary for Tim, make up open book quiz.

Due for Wed. Feb 6^TH writing: Topic for personal essay

Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Due for Fri. Feb. 7^TH:

I. Project:  First draft of the main document.  This may be a paper but it could be a movie or a set of pictures…..

Home Work for Week of January 28th 2008

Due for Mon. Jan 28th: Costa Rica: Finished post cards, ready to be mailed.

          No Vocabulary this week

 Due for Tue. Jan 29^th:           Spanish: Lesson six in your work book and study for quiz on hay & habia.

Due for Wed. Jan. 30th^th: Costa Rica Studies: study for “Going to Costa Rica” quiz. You will know what states and countries you traveled through or over, the capital cities of those states and countries,  and the major bodies of water you have traveled  over.

Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

I. Project: 8^th graders complete interview.

Due for Fri. Feb. 1^st :

I. Project: Outlines!

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Home Work for Week of January 14th 2008

Due for Mon. Jan 14^th:

           Vocabulary:  If you look up the definitions over the weekend you will have study hall time on Monday.

          Costa Rica: Bring in your appeals letter and your list of addresses.  We will have a addressing, stuffing, and mailing party.  

          I. Project: List of sources

Due for Wed. Jan. 16^th Lit: 9^th assignment in your books. (Bat 6 Chap. 12 To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 20 – 23    & Witness to page 146) 

Costa Rica: Read Packet on William Walker

Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Due for Thur Jan. 17^th:

Science:  Evolution project: Drawing and explanation

Vocabulary: Quiz today

 Due for Fri. Jan 18^th:

Lit:     Read 10th assignment, (Bat 6 chap. 13 Mockingbird chaps.  24-27, Witness finish).  Write or draw a response of your choice.   Don’t forget your interpretive question!

Home Work for Week of January 7th 2008

Due for Mon. Jan 7^th:

           Vocabulary:  If you look up the definitions over the weekend you will have study hall time on Monday.

          Science: Have your animal picked out and researched.

Due for Tue. Jan 8^th: Social Studies:   Your self portrait should be complete as well as the second draft of journal entries (including the one you did in class) first draft of fourth artifact.

Due for Wed. Jan. 9^th Lit: 7^th assignment in your books. (Bat 6 Chap. 10, To Kill a Mockingbird chapters 15, 16 &17 & Witness to page 116) 

Social Studies: Quiz today, it will be open book but you might want to reread your packet.

          Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Due for Thur Jan. 10^th:

Science: More work on your animal

Vocabulary: Quiz today

 Due for Fri. Jan 11^th:  Social Studies: Finished, complete, beautiful journals.

Lit:     Read 8th assignment, (Bat 6 chap. 11, Mockingbird chaps. 18 & 19, Witness finish Act IV).  Write or draw a response of your choice.   Don’t forget your interpretive question!

Vocabulary for January 7^th:

Manifest Destiny:

Siege:        

Citadel:

Conquest:          

Annex:                  

Unscrupulous:

Prevail:

Posterity:

Home Work for Week of December 10^th

Due for Mon. Dec. 10 ^th Social Studies: Read “Amistad Means Friendship”

Due for Tue. Dec 11^h: Lit: 3^rd assignment in your books ( chaps 6, 7, & 8 in To Kill a Mockingbird, Chap. 4 in Bat 6, Witness to page 51 )

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Home Work for Week of November 26^th 2007

Due for Mon. Nov. 26^th: Lit: Finish your books

          No Vocabulary: This week because we will be getting ready for conferences.

          Writing: Pre-writing flow map for Costa Rica Letter

Due for Tue. Nov.27^th: Spanish: Do your work book

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Due for Wed. Nov.28^th  Social Studies:  Read and answer question for parts I & II (pages    21-26) of “How Did Early Industrialization…”

          Writing: Draft 0ne of CR appeals letter

Zoe: You have a book talk today

Due for Thur Nov. 29^th:

Spanish: Do your work book

 Due for Fri. Nov. 30^th :  Social Studies: Read  “The Trail of Tears” & “Appeal of the Cherokee Nation) we will discuss the “Questions to Consider” in class. Write second journal entry or letter, sometime between 1825- 1835.   This should describe either, your decision to move, or that and the actual start of your journey to a new place. You should describe either an incident or a character from your other reading.   Perhaps you meet some one from your book or you are faced with repercussions of a slave revolt or conflicts between Cherokees and whites.  You should also discuss two of the following historical facts or incidents, Andrew Jackson as a president, the removal act of 1830,   a labor strike, a drought or other reason for crop failure.

Lit: final paper: this is a rewrite of one of your earlier papers.

will appear here soon.

Due for Mon. Oct 22^nd: Writing: Character Shot.

Due for Tue. Oct. 23^rd: Spanish: Practice your words and phrases.

Due for Wed. Oct. 24^th: Social Studies: First Draft of your Red, White, and Black report.

Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Nicolai: You have a book talk today

Due for Thur Oct 24^th: Vocabulary: study words; quiz today

Spanish: Practice your words

Due for Fri. Oct. 25^th: Social Studies: Final Draft of your Red, White & Black report,

Lit: Read the first assignment in either A Secret Life of Bees,(chap. 1) Jip,(chaps. 1 & 2) or Montana 1948.(to the break on page 38) Write or draw a response of your choice, don’t forget your interpretive question.

Vocabulary for Oct. 22^nd

salutation:

Windlass:

Stench:

Pestilential:  

Galling:

Flogging

Dejected:

Scruple:

Home Work for Week of October 15^th 2007

Due for Mon. Oct 15^th: Social Studies: Flow map or outline of project paper and half your notes.

Due for Tue. Oct. 16^th: Spanish: Practice your words and phrases.

Due for Wed. Oct. 17^th: Social Studies: Rest of your notes for your project paper
Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math
Design Tech. Bench drawing.

Have a good long week-end

Home Work for Week of October 8th^st 2007

Due for Mon. Oct 8^th: Social Studies: Finish your project proposal paragraph.

Vocabulary: Look up definitions for eight words on the back of this sheet. (Green group)

Lit. : Read 8^th assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone. This means reading chapters 25, 26. & 27 in Brat Farrar or chapters 19, 20, 21, & 22 in Silent to the Bone. Audrey & Mandy you are our plot summary people. Please bring in note cards or a thinking map to aid you in giving a succinct presentation.

Science: Take the online test.

Due for Tue. Oct. 9^th: Spanish: Practice your words and phrases having to do with time. Due for Wed. Oct. 10^th: Social Studies: List of sources for project (bibliography).

Math: Monday (Tuesday) night math

Vocabulary: study words; quiz today

Writing: Character shot and matrix

Due for Thur. Oct 11^th: Spanish: Practice your words ^{Due for Fri. Oct. 12th: Lit. Finish your books! Final paper, (re-write of a previous paper) no pictures for this one.}
Conquistador:

Divergent:

Tolerance:

Covenant:

Muslim:

Patriarchy:

Democracy:

Monarchy:

Rachel’sHome Work for Week of October 1^st 2007 

Due for Mon. Oct 1^st: Lit. : Read 6th assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone.  This means reading chapters 17, 18, 19 & 20 in Brat Farrar or chapters 11, 12, & 13 in Silent to the Bone. Starcie & Alex you are plot summary people. Please bring in note cards or a thinking map to aid you in giving a succinct presentation.          Science: Memorize Central American countries and their capitals  Due for Wed. Oct. 3^rd Social Studies: Read, answer questions, and fill out chart on
Columbus.          Vocabulary: study words; quiz today 

 Due for Fri. Oct. 5^{th t}: Social Studies:  Lit.  Read 7th assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone and write or draw a response of your choice. Remember our discussions about opening sentences!  

Notes Home 

       We had a great trip up

Mt.
Chocorua! We had spectacular weather, determined climbers, and all around cooperative spirit.   As well as climbing we looked at sculpture, learned how to trust each other, and ate some great pizza.    Here’s a special thank-you to our chaperones Jen Carr, Kate Flemming, Richard Hawes, and Philip Jonanson.   Thank-you also to all who baked goodies and to Gay Maxwell for her pesto.   Look for photos on the web page.    

Rachel Boyden                                                                                              Tim Hayes254-3872                                                                                                                                              254-8448                          rboyden@sover.net                                                                                          tjhayes@sover.net    

Rachel’sHome Work for Week of September 17th 2007 

Due for Tue. Sept.18^th: Lit. : Read 3rd assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone.  This means reading chapters 8,9, 10,& 11 in Brat Farrar or chapters 5,6, 7, &  8 in Silent to the Bone.  Emma & Maddie you are plot summary people. Please bring in note cards or a thinking map to aid you in giving a succinct presentation.  Due for Wed. Sept. 19th:  Nada…... No School today 

Due for Thur. Sept. 20th: Lit.  Read fourth  assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone and write or draw a response of your choice.  

  Due for Fri. Sept. 21^st : Social Studies Read which ever section on
Europe you have been assigned.  Draw a double bubble map to compare and contrast life and customs in Medieval Europe with either Life and customs of the Native Americans or life and customs in Medieval Africa.  

Notes Home 

(See attached) 

Sept. 17, 2007 

   Dear Parents,Thank-you all for joining us for parent night last Wednesday; it was gratifying to have so many of you there listening so intently to all we had to say.   Our only regret  is that because we talked so long about curriculum we had little time for some other matters.  We forgot completely to tell you anything about the mountain trip!   Oops!  We will be leaving on Monday Sept. 24^th to drive to the white mountains of NH.  On the way  we will stop at the Saint Gauden’s home and historic site.   Then we will continue on our way to Tamworth, NH and

Mt.
Chorcorua.   Chorcorua is a rocky peak in the
Sandwich range.  There is a legend that goes with the name which we will learn about.  In
Tamworth we will be “camping” in the barn at The Brass Hart Inn.   They have  a web site  if you want to learn more about them.   Tue. We will climb; it looks as if we have a number of chaperones which means each student will be able to climb at his or her own pace.   Not all climbers need to go to the summit.  Some people may choose to turn around part way up.   Wed. we will return home in time to meet the busses.  We also forgot to tell you about our
Antioch intern Jessie Gagne-Hall.  She will be working with us Mon.-Thur. through December.  We are delighted to have her help and she has already showed her skills in teaching and kayaking during our activities on mystery day.       It would have been nice also to have more time to talk about the curriculum and fundraising for the spring trip to
Costa Rica.  You may have heard that the students voted in their last government meeting to donate whatever they make in design technology to the class to be raffled, sold or auctioned and the proceeds put toward class funds.   This will be a great help but we still need a lot more ideas and work on fundraising.  When we get back from
New Hampshire we will try and find another time to meet to talk more about our curriculum and fundraising goalsFinally, I am still worried about the time it takes to get a passport these days.   At this point I know of only five students who have a valid passport.   And, I have only heard back from   one other of you that he has applied.    This needs to be done RIGHT AWAY! PLEASE, PLEASE, let us know where you are in this process and if you need any help, with finances, pictures, or filing out the forms. Those of you who have already expressed a need for financial assistance please see Tim or Rachel privately and we will do what we can.  Enclosed for those of you from whom I haven’t heard, is a check list to let me know where you are in this process.  With the new requirements for passports for
Canada going into effect in January the lag time for receiving your passport after applying can be six months or more.  Two years ago we had the spiral shop take passport photos when they took school photos.  I really don’t want to wait that long this year.  I want to hear that those of you who don’t have passports for your child have submitted the application by the end of this month at the latest.     This may take some time and planning for some of you because BOTH parents  need to be present at the passport office (in the post office in
Brattleboro) when  you hand in your application.  Please take the time in the next week to find a time to do this if you haven’t already.   That’s all for now.  Thank-you for your support in all that we try and do for your children. 

Rachel Boyden, 254-3872,  rboyden@sover.net

Tim Hayes, 254-8448, tjhayes@sover.net

Rachel’s
Home Work for Week of September 10thh 2007

Due for Tue. Sept.11th: Lit. : Read first assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone.  This means reading chapters 1,2, & 3 in Brat Farrar or chapters 1 & 2 in Silent to the Bone.

Due for Wed. Sept. 12:  Social Studies: Read “Before Columbus”  Reflect on “Yes, because…” and “No, because….” Statements.

Due for Thur. Sept. 13: Lit.  Read second assignment in Brat Farrar or Silent to the Bone and write or draw a response of your choice.

Due for Fri. Sept. 14h : Read which ever section on Africa you have been assigned.  Make     notes of three key ideas you think should be shared with the rest of the class.

Notes Home

Thanks to all of you who gave us your hopes and fears for your son or daughter. We will be discussing many of these during our parent meeting this Wednesday.  (Please note we have moved the start time to 7:15 to make it a little easier for those of you who will be attending Jodi’s parent night as well.)
Thanks also to Lloyd’s and Skylar’s parents for putting in the extra time on the popcorn snacks for the fair and Andy Hauty for making caramel apples.  We made about $200.00; every little bit helps!