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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. 

~Chinese proverb

 

Did you know I'm a MEAN* Teacher?

A MEAN teacher insists that each student do the best she/he is capable of doing.

A MEAN teacher insists that students hand in their assignments on time and takes off points for late assignments.

A MEAN teacher does not accept incomplete assignments.

A MEAN teacher requires each student to think carefully and to make her/his own decisions.

A MEAN teacher holds each student responsible for her/his own behavior.

A MEAN teacher makes students keep the classroom, themselves, and their belongings neat and clean.

A MEAN teacher gives homework regularly, sometimes even on weekends.

A MEAN teacher calls on students who don't raise their hands to answer questions.

A MEAN teacher requires all students to treat each other with respect.

A MEAN teacher makes life miserable for students by insisting they always tell the truth.

A MEAN teacher produces students who are respectful, responsible, and successful.

*MEAN=Making Excellence A Necessity

 

Borrowed from Laura M Staunton and Barb Eric

 

1.  Who is Miss Long's favorite actor?

2.  What is Miss Long's favorite thing to eat?

3.  What is the first novel we will read in class?

4.  What is Miss Long's favorite color?

5.  What is Miss Long's favorite thing to teach?

 

 

 

 

The Hunger Games

Movie Release Date: March 23, 2012
 

Hunger Games Film

READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE . . . CHECK IT OUT FROM MY LIBRARY  . . . READ THE HUNGER GAMES, THEN READ THE SEQUELS. ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

Book Level:  5.3      Points: 15
 

  Important Dates
 8/22 First Day of School
 8/23- 9/2 Early Dismissal @ 1:45
 9/5 No School-Labor Day
 9/6 Open House
 9/14 Early Dismissal @ 11:00
10/10 No School-Columbus Day
10/28 1st Nine Weeks Ends
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Project Due Date Calendar
Scholastic On-line Ordering
Class Activation Code:  GML9M
WHAT I'M READING . . .
 

2011 Newbery Medal Winner

Cover Image

 

Synopsis

Like the rocking of the train twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker rides into town, the motion of this story never stops. Uncoupling her from his vagabond life on the road, Abilene's father has sent her to spend the summer of 1936 in Manifest, Kansas, a place she knows only from his descriptions, with a shady character from his past. Through the hot, dry days, Abilene searches for traces of her father in the town's history, some old letters, and a stack of newspapers from 1917. At the same time, she and her two new friends, Lettie and Ruthanne, search for clues to the identity of a spy from World War I days—whenever Abilene is not working off a debt to the mysterious and reclusive town diviner, Miss Sadie. As the days spin out, so do Miss Sadie's stories of the past, bringing Abilene closer to knowing her father, even as her suspicions grow that he does not plan to come fetch her at the end of the summer. Abilene works some magic on the townspeople, bringing them together as they try to embrace her and convince her to stay on. But Abilene desperately wants to be with her father. Can she work a little magic—or pull off enough of a con—to convince him to come to Manifest?

 

Book Level:  5.3      Points: 12

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

          
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