Thursday, October 9, 2008

Borough High School Fairs

Borough high school fairs will be held Saturday, October 18 and Sunday, October 19. The fairs will be open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on both days. All high schools should have a representative at their borough’s fair on both days. The locations of the fairs are as follows:

Brooklyn: Edward R. Murrow High School (1600 Avenue L)
Bronx: Theodore Roosevelt Educational Campus (500 East Fordham Road)
Manhattan: Louis D. Brandeis High School (145 W. 84th Street)
Queens: Francis Lewis High School (58-20 Utopia Parkway)
Staten Island: New Dorp High School (465 New Dorp Lane)

Translated materials and interpretation services will be available at all the fairs.

For more information, please e-mail HS_Enrollment@schools.nyc.gov or call the Office of Student Enrollment at (212) 374-2363.

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Message to 823

My darling students:

You all were as amazing as I imagined you would be today during our conversation with Deputy Mayor Walcott. You asked such insightful questions, and I was so proud watching you all do your thing!

I want to give a shout-out to Stella and Shuba for taking risks in their questions, asking about the war, the environment, politics, and so on. Julian also asked great questions about the Deputy Mayor's familial life, which is also important. Jenniffer's questions were also insightful, and I am constantly amazed by how brave and outgoing she is.

Tomorrow, we will begin working with our artist-in-residence, Mr. Crum. I also expect for you to be as dynamic as you always are.

Love,
Ms. Simmons

Math: Review

Based on today's quizzes, it looks like we have to review again. Tomorrow, instead of teaching a new lesson, we'll be going over our assessment from today.

I was going to put the lesson online, but before we move on, we have to master the objectives we have not mastered yet.

Monday, October 6, 2008

Announcement

Reminder:

Deputy Mayor Walcott will be visiting our class during 2nd period. I expect you to show him how amazing you are.

Love,
Ms. Simmons

Homework due Tuesday

ELA:

Read for 2 steps
Write a 1-page response to the questions on your work sheet from class.
Find the definitions for WWW #3 and write the words 10X. (I am collecting and grading your packets on Friday)

Math:

Re-take your unit 1 exam at home.
Study objectives: 7.a. 4, 7. a. 3, 8. a. 1, and 8.a. 2.