8ELA-We corrected spelling and had our silent reading period.  We spent some time working on the poems we read this week.  HOMEWORK:  NO JOURNALS BUT BOOKTALKS INSTEAD, PLUS SPELLING TEST, PLUS "ORANGES' AND "HAIRCUT" DUE FRIDAY.

8SS-We started a mini-unit on Antiquity today.  We'll learn where the earliest civilizations were located and why they grew there and we'll learn A LITTLE about the world's oldest religions.  NO HOMEWORK.

7SS-We corrected the Land Cover Worksheet.  We briefly discussed our Cheerboard hamper packing and I reviewed the Reflection.  HOMEWORK:  CHEERBOARD REFLECTION DUE TOMORROW.  PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY (CLIMATE/WEATHER/LAND) TEST ON MONDAY.

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To get us all in the mood for Christmas, Student Council is sponsoring an "Ugly Christmas Sweater" day tomorrow.  Students can bring $1 to be out of uniform and in something Christmas-sy and ugly.  All money raised will be donated to Siloam Mission.