Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Yearbook Signing and J-Dawgs during lunch
All 8 periods in one day


Yearbook Signing



Modified Schedule for May 30th
8:15-9:00                          A1                    (45 Minutes) Pass out Yearbooks
9:05-9:40                          A2                    (35 Minutes)
9:45-10:20                        A3                    (35 Minutes)
10:25-11:00                      A4                    (35 Minutes)
11:00-11:45                      1st lunch           (45 Minutes)
11:50-12:45                      B5                    (55 Minutes)
11:05-12:00                      B5                    (55 Minutes)
12:00-1:25                       2nd Lunch         (45 Minutes)
12:50-1:25                       B6                     (35 Minutes)
1:30-2:05                        B7                      (35 Minutes)
2:10-2:45                        B8                      (35 Minutes)
Please post this list for lunches for Yearbook day.  Lunch is based on B1 class.
Lunch Schedule
1st Lunch                                                            2nd Lunch
Adams                                                            Anstead
Aiman                                                             Bates
Barson                                                            Behm
Bryson                                                            Biddulph
Carter                                                             Cotterell
Clayton                                                            Dean
Crawford                                                         Dibb
Dallon                                                             Dorsey
Earl                                                                Earling
Grow                                                              Eddington                                   
Hadlock                                                            Fugal
Hansen                                                            C Gadd
Lemon                                                            Heng
Major                                                              Karjala
McCleskey                                                     Lyde
Newton                                                            Macfarlane
Ormond                                                            Maucotel
Paulsen                                                            McNeil
Roth                                                                 Memmott
Schow                                                            Moon
Scott                                                                Morrey
Seminary                                                        Olson
W Smith                                                          Packer
Somers                                                            D. Smith
Steed                                                              Starker
Steffes                                                            Underwood
Thornton                                                          Ward
Way                                                                  Wicks
Welch                                                               Wright
Everybody needs to be in Class.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Bring Treats if you wish.

More time in Everlost and another kind of reading. . . . .

Good books to read over the summer include
The Dark is Rising
Neverending Story
The Golden Story (The first book is fine, though some people are offended by the second, and especially the third.)

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Individual Reading and Reading Log
Partner fluency with tongue-twisters

Vocabulary Test II

More Everlost


Friday, May 18, 2012

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Individual reading and Log
Partner Fluency Practice -- How fast can you go?

New Vocabulary Word

EFFACE  
(uh FACE)  verb
to rub away
Link: ERASE
"You could EFFACE a face by ERASING it."
  • We came upon a cemetery by the sea. Many of the headstone inscriptions had been EFFACED by the ravages of time, but we could make out many that were well over two hundred years old.
  • To assure that he left no clues, the thief EFFACED his fingerprints from the stolen car.
  • It was hard to make out the old coin's date because it was EFFACED.



Words for the Test Next Time
trenchant         procrastinate         roster       impede
forbear        migratory        evade         efface




Update on Trayvon 
Everlost, page 211


Thursday, May 17, 2012

Friday, May 18, 2012

Self-Starter:  Individual Reading and Fill out Reading Log
___________________________________________
2. Vocabulary --  New Word   


EVADE     
(ee VADE) v.
to elude or avoid by cunning;
to flee from a pursuer


Link:  BLADE  


"A magician's secret for EVADING BLADES fascinates the audience."





Copy one of these sentences:
  • The escaped prisoners EVADED the authorities by breaking into a church and disguising themselves as nuns.
  • Jane always managed to EVADE helping her sister wash the dinner dishes by claiming she had home-work to do.
  • Their romance never really blossomed as their friends expected because Sarah was the pursuer, but Bill was the EVADER. 
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3. Partner Fluency Practice 
Tongue Twisters   See some at http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/en.htm


4. Everlost, p. 211   Should we read with so many gone?

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Orangutans and iPads



MIAMI -- The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family's teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan's elders show no interest.
The orangutans at Miami's Jungle Island apparently are just like people when it comes to technology. The park is one of several zoos experimenting with computers and apes, letting its six orangutans use an iPad to communicate and as part of a mental stimulus program. Linda Jacobs, who oversees the program, hopes the devices will eventually help bridge the gap between humans and the endangered apes.
"Our young ones pick up on it. They understand it. It's like, 'Oh I get this,' " Jacobs said. "Our two older ones, they just are not interested. I think they just figure, 'I've gotten along just fine in this world without this communication-skill here and the iPad, and I don't need a computer.' "
Jacobs said she began letting the orangutans use iPads last summer, based on the suggestion of someone who had used the devices with dolphins. The software was originally designed for humans with autism and the screen displays pictures of various objects. A trainer then names one of the objects, and the ape presses the corresponding button.
The devices have been a great addition to the enrichment programs Jungle Island already does with the orangutans, Jacobs said. Keepers have long used sign language to communicate with them. Using their hands, the orangutans can respond to simple questions, identify objects and express their wants or needs. The apes can also identify body parts, helping the trainers care for them and even give them shots.
"We're able to really monitor their health on a daily basis," Jacobs said of the need for communication with the orangutans. "We can do daily checks. If somebody's not feeling well, we know it immediately."
While Jacobs and other trainers have developed strong relationships with the orangutans, the iPad and other touchscreen computers offer an opportunity for them to communicate with people not trained in their sign language.
"It would just be such a wonderful bridge to have," Jacobs said. "So that other people could really appreciate them."
Orangutans are extremely intelligent but limited by their physical inability to talk, she said.
"They are sort of trapped in those bodies," Jacobs said. "They have the intelligence that they need to communicate, but they don't have the right equipment, because they don't have voice boxes or vocal cords. So this gives them a way to let us know what they know, what they are capable of, what they would like to have."
Other zoos and nature parks are doing similar work.
Richard Zimmerman, executive director of Orangutan Outreach, said he's building an "Apps For Apes" program with old, donated iPads at facilities throughout North America, though Jungle Island isn't part of that group. Orangutan Outreach started working with the Milwaukee County Zoo and then expanded to zoos in Atlanta, Salt Lake City, Toronto, Houston and elsewhere. They're hoping to use a video-conferencing program to reconnect orangutans with friends and family members who have been transferred to other zoos, he said.
"We're putting together what we're calling primate playdates or red ape rendezvous, which is to say connecting the orangutans in different facilities," Zimmerman said. "We're looking at a larger picture."
When it comes to orangutans, the iPad itself has limitations. First, the relatively small screen causes orangutans to hit the wrong buttons sometimes. Also, the touchscreen won't register if they try to use their fingernails.
Most importantly, the devices are just too fragile to actually hand over to the apes -- the trainers must hold them.
"If I gave them the iPad, I could just basically hand them $600 and say, 'Go have fun,"' Jacobs said. "So until we come up with a better screen or a better case, I'm going to hold onto the iPad."
If Jacobs gets her way, a more secure interface might not be far off. The long-term plan is to set up a larger, orangutan-proof screen in the holding area, along with another screen outside for guests. They would ask the orangutans questions and the apes could respond.
"It's really just a matter of getting the technology and equipment here," Jacobs said. "There's not a doubt in my mind that they could do it and would be marvelous at it, and I think the public would absolutely love it."
It's important to note that training the orangutans isn't done to entertain Jungle Island workers or guests. Because the animals are so intelligent, Jacobs said their minds must be kept active to prevent them from getting bored or depressed. The challenge is making the enrichment activities enjoyable.
"They need a lot of stimulation," Jacobs said. "Training isn't mandatory, but they love it."
Scientist and conservationist Birute Mary Galdikas, founder of Orangutan Foundation International, said orangutans are among the most intelligent animals. Orangutans in the wild, where Galdikas has studied the apes for more than four decades, routinely use tools to scratch themselves, swat insects and create simple shelters. In captivity, Galdikas said orangutans have demonstrated remarkable creative-thinking skills, specifically in their ability to escape enclosures.
"Anything that Jungle Island can do to help their orangutans while away the day is to be commended," Galdikas said. "IPads seem to work for humans. It's not surprising that orangutans, who share 97 percent of their genetic material with humans, like them, too."
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Online:
Miss Millie Foundation, http://missmillie.org
Jungle Island, http://jungleisland.com
Orangutan Outreach, http://redapes.org
Orangutan Foundation International, http://orangutan.org

Monday, May 14, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Self-Starter:  Individual Reading and Fill out Reading Log
2. Vocabulary --  New Word

MIGRATORY
(My gruh tor ee)   adjective
roving, wandering, nomadic

Link:  MY STORY 

"MY STORY is one of many MIGRATORY movements."
  • Wild geese MIGRATE to Canada in the summers and Mexico in the winters.
  • Most American Indian tribes in the Old West were MIGRATORY and followed the movements of the buffalo.
  • Fruit pickers are MIGRATORY workers who move from place to place at harvesting time.  


3. Partner Fluency Practice 
Tongue Twisters   See some at http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/en.htm


4.  Read a short story "Attachment"  by Lois Lowry, and write about it.



5. Everlost, p. top of 203

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Monday, May 14, 2012

Individual Reading Time and Log


Vocabulary Review
“The job of a highway patrolmen is to IMPEDE speeding motorists.”

ROSTER (RAW ster)  n.
a list of names, especially of personnel available for duty 

PROCRASTINATE  (pruh KRAS tuh nate) v.  to put off until a later time

Julia had a TRENCHANT tongue and was always putting her friends down behind their backs.


FORBEAR (for BEAR)  v. 

to refrain from; to abstain (to not do it); to be patient and tolerant


Partner Fluency
Time to finish writing about the Article of the Week  -- Orangutans 





Everlost, page 195

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Self-Starter:   Individual reading and Log


2.  New Vocabulary word.
FORBEAR (for BEAR)  v. 
to refrain from; to abstain (to not do it); to be patient and tolerant

Link:  Four Bears

"Please  FORBEAR feeding the FOUR BEARS."


Pick one of these sentences: 
  • To FORBEAR giving your opinion on any controversial matter until you have first heard all the facts is generally the wisest course of action.
  • Jonathan said his motto was to never FORBEAR throwing a good party for another time when you can have one today.
  • Henry FORBORE his decision to close the store, deciding to wait until after the Christmas season.
 Review:
“The job of a highway patrolmen is to IMPEDE speeding motorists.”


ROSTER (RAW ster)  n.
a list of names, especially of personnel available for duty 


PROCRASTINATE  (pruh KRAS tuh nate) v.  to put off until a later time

Julia had a TRENCHANT tongue and was always putting her friends down behind their backs.

FORBEAR (for BEAR)  v. 
to refrain from; to abstain (to not do it); to be patient and tolerant
 






3.    Partner Fluency -- new passage  
Sequoya  (Sa -- coy --a)
Cherokee  (Chair - a -- Key)
Phoenix  (Fee - nix)
Sequoia National Park
Sequoya
















4.  New Article of the Week  -- Orangutans and iPads  --
 Article of the Week Orangutan.docx

http://www.heraldextra.com/news/national/orangutans-at-zoo-use-ipads-to-communicate/article_9b01cf9b-0570-5076-b6cc-d87859f640a0.html

Orangutans and iPads

 


5.  Everlost, from page 187

Monday, May 7, 2012

Tuesday, May 8, 2012

1. Individual reading time and log. 
______________________________________


2. New Vocabulary Word: 
IMPEDE
(im  PEED)  verb

to obstruct or interfere with; to delay
Link:  SPEED

“The job of a highway patrolmen is to impede speeding motorists.”


Choose one of the sentences below:
He was only my uncle, but he always told me no matter what, not to let anyone IMPEDE my ambition to go to medical school. 

(Something that IMPEDES is an IMPEDIMENT.)  As a hopeful runner on the school track team, James Carver's biggest IMPEDIMENT to his speed was his short legs. 
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Noticing Your Inner Voices  and "Back to the Future"


Everlost  page 174  to top page 187.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012

1. Individual reading time and log. 
______________________________________
2. New Vocabulary Word:

A lacrosse team roster
 ROSTER
(RAW ster)  n.
a list of names, especially of personnel available for duty 

Link:  ROOSTER

"A ROOSTER on the ROSTER."


If I had to have a rooster on the roster, I'd choose this one.




Select one of these sentences:
  • The football program has a ROSTER for both teams.
  • Tom saw his name on the duty ROSTER.
  • The military is full of all types of ROSTERS; there is a  duty ROSTER, a leave ROSTER, and even a ROSTER for standing guard. 



3.  Partner Fluency

4.  Everlost and drawing  -- to page 174




You may retake our first vocabulary test during Cave Time, if you'll study first.  

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Individual Reading and Log
New vocabulary word:
PROCRASTINATE
(pruh KRAS tuh nate) v.  to put off until a later time

Link: GRASS HATE

"Larry HATED to cut the GRASS and would  PROCRASTINATE about it for weeks."

Select one of these sentences to copy:
  1. Never do today what you can PROCRASTINATE doing until tomorrow, a famous husband once said.
  2. PROCRASTINATION  is the curse of the Latin culture; at least, deserving or not, Latins have the reputation of being PROCRASTINATORS.
  3.  Wilcox had a PROCRASTINATING personality; whatever he started, you felt he was probably not going to finish.

Partner Fluency

Another controversy and . . .
Prom Dress in Provo, Utah  
or see the article at

Provo Prom Dress Problem


Everlost pages 135 - halfway down page 151.


Student thoughts on parents being arrested for kids skipping school:
Laws are inconsistent.
What happens to the kid while their parents are in jail?
You can't just skip work when you're grown up and not get fired.
Truancy laws already work.  Kids who've gone through truancy court/school don't miss school now unless they're really sick.
It's the children who are skipping school who should experience the consequences.
The school should start to make school more fun.
The kids should just suck it up and go!
This is my education; it is my job.
Parents shouldn't have to pay for your stupid mistakes.
Some parents have to leave for work even before their kids start school.
I think [skipping school] is dumb even though I did it before in the past.  I stopped after I got caught by a cop. That was scary.



Monday, April 30, 2012

Individual Reading and Log
New vocabulary word:  trenchant
(TRIN chunt)  adj.
cutting, incisive, having a sharp point; caustic, sarcastic

Link:  TRENCH ANT

A TRENCHANT mouth is characteristic of the famous Madagascar TRENCH ANT.

Select one of these sentences to copy:
  1. Roger's angry remarks at the budget meeting were TRENCHANT, because he knew precisely where the financial problems lay.
  2.  The music teacher made numerous TRENCHANT comments about the band's performance; clearly she thought the band stunk.
  3.  Julia had a TRENCHANT tongue and was always putting her friends down behind their backs.

Partner Fluency
More information about Trayvon Martin case, and time to write
Everlost to page 135.