Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

Be sure to make your way all the way to the end of this blog post. It's huge and full of important information.

Here is the homework for the 1st assignment of our Framework of Values project.

Assignment One (Due Thursday, August 25^th)

Read The Paideia School’s Framework of Values.

Click on the link below to find our:  Framework of Values 

Make a list of questions based on the document. For example: Are there words you don’t understand? Are their ideas in the document that confuse you? Are there concepts that you can’t wrap your head around?

BE SPECIFIC with your questions. Please shoot for 10 questions. TYPE up your questions and bring to school on Thursday.

ALL SPECIALISTS CLASSES BEGIN TOMORROW EVERYONE GOES TO MUSIC FIRST PERIOD -- INCLUDING BOYS CHORUS

7th Graders: FirstClass Homework: Download FirstClass client and install it on your home computer.  Then send an email to yourself.

Here are the instructions for using FirstClass at home and at school:

Using FirstClass (please click) 

8th graders: The 1st drafts of your speeches are due Monday, August 29th. You should be working on them this week. Don't procrastinate.


8th graders: Write two quiz questions for the 7th grade Court quiz based on your section of the Court presentation.


7th graders: You will be having a Court quiz on Friday. Review the 8th grade presentation that has been sent to you via email.

If you made it all the way down to the bottom of this post, congratulations! If you come up to me tomorrow and say the word EARTHQUAKE, you will receive a prize. Don't tell anyone. Let them find this message themselves.