Week of May 3-7

Students continue to read their novel A Wrinkle in Time. Part of their assignment is to respond to the literature using Post-It notes and their bookmark with ideas and prompts. The test will be on Wednesday, May 18, 2010. A calendar of assignments and special dates is going home on Tuesday, May 4. Please refer to it frequently.

Study Island assignments are all due on Friday, May 21. Students can log on at home and complete any they have not yet done. They are to do 10 questions per topic. A review of what your student has completed will be sent home on Friday, May 14. Students may also participate in *Learning Lab on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school to work on their Study Island assignments. Students are receiving points fourth quarter for completion / participation in the program this year as part of the Mustangs Communication Arts curriculum.

Library books are due! Fines for damages or payment for lost books is required before participation in our end of the year celebrations (Greek Olympics, special days, etc.)

Lastly, Mustang students are compiling a book of their best writing throughout the year to be donated to the library. They need their journals to receive credit for this special project.

We are finishing the year with propaganda and the science fiction film The Day the Earth Stood Still based on H.G. Wells' class novel. We will be viewing the original version.