Calling all Dads!

Dads!  Where has the time gone?

Friday, April 19 is Dads and Doughnuts.  We will have some delicious, homemade doughnuts from Jenison Donuts, plus Biggby Coffee.  

You're all invited!

Students voted today and we'd like to invite you to our Poetry Coffeehouse on Friday morning.  Students will be reading poetry and other writing, but you are also invited to read your own work...if you're interested!

We are looking forward to having you join us Friday!  

Poetry Project Directions

April Poetry Project

Students will keep a journal of poems.

Each week you will need to find a previously published poem and copy it into your journal.  (Either by hand or print it and paste it into your journal).  You must then write a poem of your own using the same structure and subject matter.

At the end of the month you'll need to turn in four found poems and four original poems.  The project due date is May 3.

·       Total number of poems:  4 found and 4 of your own = 8 poems

·       Each poem must be a different type.  (For example, one free verse, one haiku, one limerick, etc.)

·       Minimum number of lines per poem:  8 lines per poem (unless you find a Haiku and/or a Limerick)

Choose one of YOUR POEMS to publish in a class anthology.  This poem needs to be submitted by May 2.

20 points

Student submitted four (4) found poems
Student wrote four (4) original poems.  These poems follow the structure and theme of the found poems.
Student submitted a poem for the class poetry anthology.  This is due by May 2.
Student used effort to find interesting poems.  Poems reflect that the student was careful and considerate in his or her choice of poems.
All work is either typed, or in best penmanship.

Cate's Recipe: Glass Bread or pan i tomat

Courtesy of Cate and her family!  This recipe makes a great appetizer.

Ingredients:

good quality baguette

2 or 3 cloves garlic

2 very ripe tomatoes, quartered and seeded 

olive oil

salt 

Steps:

- cut bread into slices

- lightly toast slices on one side using a broiler

- peel garlic and cut the tip off of each clove

- rub garlic on bread to get just a little flavor onto each slice

- rub tomato on bread; the goal is to get a little of the meat of the tomato onto the bread, but it needs to be done gently so that the bread doesn't get soggy.

- lightly pour or brush a little olive oil on each slice

- lightly salt

- serve immediately while the bread still looks 'glassy' from the olive oil

Celebration of Learning Photos

If anyone has any pictures of videos they're willing to share please forward them to them (or perhaps send in a flash drive next week).  I would love to add more to the album!

March Photos--in the Classroom

Valentines Party Photos

April Literacy Project

Boys and Girls-

If you take the time to read this and comment for me, you'll be able to help me decide which project will be our April literacy homework focus.  Please read over both choices below and leave your comment as to which you'd prefer.  Make sure to sign your name so I know you contributed.  The project with the most votes will be our literacy focus.

1.  You will keep a weekly journal of poems.  Each week you will need to find a previously published poem and copy it into your journal.  (Either by hand or print it and paste it into your journal).  You must then write a poem of your own using the same structure and subject matter.  At the end of the month you'll need to turn in four found poems and four original poems.  This projects due date will be April 30.

2.  Students will research a published poet and create a poster presentation of the poet.  The poster will need to include facts about the poets life, how he or she came up with ideas, a picture of the poet as well as three poems copied onto the poster.  These will be due April 18th and presented at Dads and Doughnuts on the 19th.

**Please vote by Sunday, April 7.  Your comments will stay private (You won't be able to see your comment but I will.) until Sunday night.  Don't worry if you post a comment and it doesn't show up, that's because I'm keeping them private.  You just need to make sure that Blogger tells you the comment was submitted.

**FYI:  the project NOT voted on as a homework project MIGHT be an in class project.