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"Giving Tree Project"

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Virtual Canoe Race

We got 3rd place in our Division in the Virtual Canoe Race! 🏁


Nice Job


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Homework 11/28-12/9

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Week of 11/28-12-2

Past
https://hac.doe.k12.de.us/

Future

Monday, November 28, 2016	3	Recap what is done, and what is due.	New Vocabulary Roots and Shoots- Day 1, and Day 2 or 3- Finish/Seeds of Life LINK
Tuesday, November 29, 2016	3		1 million dots
Wednesday, November 30, 2016	3		Taxonomy
Thursday, December 1, 2016	3	Safety Drill- Broken Glass	Kingdoms- Reading and discussion Questions
Friday, December 2, 2016	3		Monera Test and Vocab Competition

HOMEWORK

Prepare for the Vocabulary Competition on Friday

http://quizlet.com/1605200/dol-flash-cards/

Study for the Test on Friday.

https://quizlet.com/14451761/kingdoms-flash-cards/

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Festival of Words

The Delaware Festival of Words is a free, annual event for secondary students,

educators, and librarians designed to encourage a love of reading and writing by introducing

young adults to a diverse selection of authors and ideas. Librarians and teachers are encouraged to

bring students as a group, and to read a selection of the featured books in advance. Individual students

and public librarians are also welcome to attend. Sessions focus on interaction with authors,

discussion of suggested readings, activities to develop writing and poetry skills, and

the opportunity for students to express themselves in art and writing.

THIS YEAR’S FESTIVAL FEATURES:

THURSDAY, FEB. 16, 2017

JOHN DICKINSON HIGH SCHOOL

4-8:30 p.m.

Keynote presentations by THE PEACE POETS, a collective of artists who celebrate, examine, and advocate for life through music and poetry; and BRENDAN KIELY, New York Times bestselling co-author of All American Boys (a Coretta Scott King Honor book and winner of the Walter Dean Myers Award), and author of The Last True Love Story, and The Gospel of Winter.

ADAM SILVERA, New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not and History is All You Left Me, in conversation with MAGGIE THRASH, author of graphic memoir Honor Girl and mystery We Know it Was You.

LARA DELOZA, author of eight novels for young adults, including True Confessions of a Hollywood Starlet, The Sweet Life of Stella Madison, and Winning.

A debut authors’ panel featuring authors Isabelsabel Bandeira andeira (Bookishly Ever After), JULIE ESHBAUGH (Ivory and Bone), and Meghan Meghan Rogers (Crossing the Line).

The festival will take place after school, from 4-8:30 p.m., with free bus transportation provided from

Sussex County, and a free meal for all participants. Registration will open in January. Teachers can register in PDMS #25444. 

Contact Jen Delgado at festivalofwordsde@gmail.com with questions. For details, visit:

http://www.festivalofwordsde.com/

Sponsored by the Delaware Teacher Center, Delaware Library Association, Gale/Cengage Learning, Wilmington University, Delaware Council on School Libraries, Red Clay Consolidated School District, and private donations.

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Author Steve Sheinkin Event

DESCRIPTION

The Independence School presents
An Evening with Award-Winning Author Steve Sheinkin 

The Independence School (Pike Creek) is hosting a presentation and book signing by Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of "fast-paced, cinematic histories for young adult readers," on Tuesday, November 15, at 7:00 p.m.  This event is free and open to the public.

Steve Sheinkin's work is widely acclaimed. The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights received the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Nonfiction and was a National Book Award finalist. The Notorious Benedict Arnold won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction. His exploration of the atomic bomb, Bomb: The Race to Build-and Steal-The World's Most Dangerous Weapon was a Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Sibert Informational Book Medal, as well as the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War was a National Book Award finalist and a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award finalist. 

Steve studied communications and international relations at Syracuse University and worked as a textbook editor and writer while launching his career as a writer of books for young adults. He lives with his family in Saratoga Springs, NY.  Learn more at www.SteveSheinkin.com.

Steve Sheinkin's presentation at The Independence School is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase courtesy of The Hockessin Book Shelf.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-award-winning-author-steve-sheinkin-tickets-28429671914

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Week of 11/14

Look to the past... hac.doe.k12.de.us


A peek into the future...

Monday, November 14, 2016	2		Vocab Prep- Roots and Shoots
Tuesday, November 15, 2016	2		Roots and Shoots Day 2
Wednesday, November 16, 2016	2		Plantemon Readings
Thursday, November 17, 2016	2		Plant reproduction- Flower Di section
Friday, November 18, 2016	2	Cat's Pride	Plant Test STUDY LINK STUDY LINK

Homework

Study Daily for Friday's Test

STUDY LINK

STUDY LINK

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November 10 FOOD!

Middle School Dance

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Week of November 7

Look Back and Check HAC- https://hac.doe.k12.de.us/


Don't Forget about this Science Event this Weekend- http://seventhsci.blogspot.com/2016/10/free-family-science-event-always-great.html



Look Forward- A peek into my Planner

Monday, November 7, 2016	1	Bucks for Bobcats	Virtual Canoe Race- Last day LINK LINK
Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Wednesday, November 9, 2016	1	Spirit Day	Peer Review Cell Presentations LINK LINK
Thursday, November 10, 2016	1	Spirit Day	Test- Cell  Presentations Due LINK LINK
Friday, November 11, 2016	1

Homework:

Study For Friday's Test- https://classroom.google.com/c/MjM1MzgzODY2MVpa/a/MzA3NTI4MTYwNVpa/details

Interactive Cell Project Due on Thursday November 10th.

Picture Re-take Day

Good Afternoon,

Our school picture retake day is scheduled for Tuesday November 29th.  Please let your students know that if they need a form to come to the office and I will give them one

Wendy Collazo

The Amazing World of Gumball/Computer Science

CS Ed Week is one month away, and Google CS First is excited to announce a partnership with Cartoon Network for a new Hour of Code project called Gumball's Coding Adventure, inspired by The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Signal"! We are eager to watch students connect with online content they love and discover how to code while engaging with Gumball! 

The Amazing World of Gumball is about a young cat named Gumball Watterson. Gumball has a penchant for getting into trouble, often resulting from schemes he comes up with, but he never seems to learn his lesson. Students will be challenged to help Gumball and his friends solve their problems with code! To inspire students, Cartoon Network will air "The Signal" on November 29 so encourage your students to check it out ahead of time!

To prepare, teachers can create a club, which will allow them to schedule Hour of Code, and select either the Gumball or High Seas Adventure activity as a way to try out the club experience. This is a great opportunity for teachers interested in trying the full CS First curriculum in 2017.

So, mark your calendars for CS Ed Week Dec. 5 - 9, plan ahead, and celebrate with Google and Cartoon Network.

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Euglena Soccer

http://news.stanford.edu/2016/10/05/stanford-bioengineers-microscope-features-interactive-microbes/

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Stockings For Soldiers

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