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Class News

 

  • 7th Grade Science — Life Science is another word for Biology, the study of life.  We will learn about Diversity of Life (Cells) and the Human Body.
  • 8th Grade Science — Earth Science is the study of processes that shape the earth, universe, and ecology.
  • Reading/Unified Arts — The Arts are creative expressions using sound, images, actions and movement.
  • "Are We Now Living in the Anthropocene?" GSA Today February 2008, Zalasiewicz et al., p. 4–8., Vol. 18, No. 2.:
    Is there enough evidence to suggest that we have entered a new geologic age? Are humans the reason for theses changes? Read on to see!

General Announcements

Mark your calendars!

December 22, 2007 - January 6, 2008 Winter Vacation — No School!

January 21, 2008 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day Holiday — No School!

January 23, 2008 2 Hour Late Start — Dr. King Celebration (No classes—celebration activities)

January 25, 2008 — Last Day of Semester 1

January 28, 2008 — Day between semesters — No School!

February 5, 2008 2 Hour Late Start & February 6, 2008 2 Hour Early Dismissal

February 18-22, 2008 — Mid-Winter Break — No School!

February 20, 2008 — Total Lunar Eclipse Feb. 20 @ 7:28 PM PST

March 4, 2008 2 Hour Late Start & March 5, 2008 2 Hour Early Dismissal

March 21, 2008 — Professional Development Day — No School!

March 31, 2008 - April 4, 2008 Spring Break — No School!

April 14, 2008- May 2, 2008 WASL Testing

May 20, 2008 2 Hour Late Start & May 21, 2008 2 Hour Early Dismissal

May 26, 2008 — Memorial Day Holiday — No School!

June 17, 2008 Last Student Day