Announcements and Assignments for November 30

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone is well.

Progress Reports will come out tomorrow.

We are starting our Stuffed Animal/Holiday Gift and Clothes Drive. More information will follow. Any help we could give unfortunate children would be appreciated.

Mrs. Houstons Algebra 1: Problem set 36
Mrs. Houstons Algebra 2: Problem set 59

Pre Algebra: 13-28 Handout

World History II: Research Constitution on the qualifications and powers of the judiciary Branch.

Life Science: Quiz

World Lit III: Write introduction and body
World Lit IV: Research paper
World Literature V: Read up to page 100 of Fahrenheit 451

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for November 28, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well. We hope you had an excellent Thanksgiving

Makeup work due for Mr. Harmon and Mrs. Houston

Current Events due in all World History classes
World History IV: Balkan War Map paragraph
World History III: Research constitution on qualifications and powers of both the President and Congress.
World History V: Find out and List all the current members of N.A.T.O.

World Literature III: Choose Title and thesis statement
World Literature IV: Read chapter one of Oliver Twist
U.S. Literature: Powerpoint Research
World Literature V: Research questions and read up to page 90 F.451

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcements for November 23, 2005

Dear Grand Canyon Community,

We want to thank everyone for making our holiday food drive as successful as it was this year. We plan on building on its success for the holiday gift drive that will start when we get back on Monday. We wish every one a great Thanksgiving holiday and take care.

Announcements and Assignments for November 21

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone has a great week and great Thanksgiving.

Please remember that we still have the holiday food drive. PLEASE HELP US HELP THOSE IN NEED . If you can afford a Turkey, that would be great.

Current Events in World History for Wednesday.

Genetics Assignment due in Biology

World Lit III: Vocab and read first 10 pages of Gulivers Travels.

World Lit IV: Vocab Unit Three and study for test

U.S. Lit: Research intro and outline

World Lit V: Read pages 1-80 and research outline.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcements and Assignments for November 16

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is well.

The honor roll students and a few other students will be going to see Harry Potter on Friday at the 11:30 showing at Arizona Mills. We will leave the school at 10:00 am. Those students that remain will be have alternative assignments in their classes.

Congrads to Howard Lanus for winning a $50 prize for perfect attendance for the period from October 16 to November 15.

Assignments for Friday:
All the History and English classes have homework
World History IV: Read handout and answer how Second Moroccan Crisis, the Bosnian Crisis, and Balkan Wars led to World War One

World History III: Read document pertaining to Constitutional Convention

World History V: Identify the countries the leaders led

U. S. History: Has racism declined in America. Ask older family member for insights.

World Literature III: Introduction and outline
U.S. Lit: work cited and introduction
World Lit V: research for and against paper

Mr. Bs period three:1-24 handout
Mr.Bs period one: handout
Mr. B's period four: handout with word problems

Please advise if there are any questions.Take care.

Assignments for 11/15

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone is well.

Public Policy: Start on Research paper for combating poverty in Tempe.

Sci Fi Lit: work on stories

Reading/Writers Workshop: Test

Complete Spanish and Japanese homework.

Please advise if there are any questions.

Announcements and Assignments for November 14, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone had a great weekend. Amber, Angela, Rebecca, Kiya, Amanda, Gaby, Lizzy, Brent, Jared, Howard, Joseph,and Taylor had a great and informative time at the Prescott Leadership Camp. We will let the students in on more details tomorrow morning.

Mrs. Gordon will be calling families this Friday if there child is below a C in any one class.

Progress Reports for the second quarter will be released after Thanksgiving.

We will be taking the honor roll kids and those who wish to pay to see Harry Potter on Friday. The time will be announced tomorrow.

Mrs. Houstons Math class: Has to study for Math tests on Wednesday.
Mr. Bs' period one worksheet 7.2 1-18
Mr. B's period three: do problems 15-30
Mr. B's period four : do handout

Biology: Genetics project due Monday.

All the World History classes have writing assignments and current events due on Wednesday.

United States History: Cause and Effect Writing Assignment due on Wednesday.

World Lit III: Work cited, questions, and introduction.
World Lit IV: Research
World Lit V: Read page 60 and research.

Please advise if there are questions.

Announcements and Assignments for November 7, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone had a great weekend. Please remember that tomorrow is a field trip to the Heard Museum. We will have first hour,an abbreviated third hour and fourth period. Thursday and Friday are half days. Please remember that 12 of the students will be going to a Leadership Camp in Prescott on Wednesday morning and return on Friday afternoon.

Hiking Club will be meeting for a five mile hike on Thursday afternoon. Bring water,snacks, sun block, and hiking shoes.

Mrs. Houstons Algebra One: Problem set 32
Mrs. Houstons Algebra Two: Problem set 56 odds
Test on Wednesday November 16. Practice test on November 14.

Pre Algebra: complete handout

World History III: Complete three paragraph on end of Revolutionary War from 1781 to 1783.
World History V: Complete three paragraph essay on political freedoms and the difference between democracies and communism.

World Literature III Work cited page page 620 questions 1-6 and 7 or 8
World Literature IV Read book nine and vocabulary
World Literature V Research and read to page 50.
United States Literature: Resources and university applications.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for November 4, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope everyone is well.

Mrs. Houstons' Algebra 1: Problem set 31
Mrs. Houstons Algebra II: Problem set 56 odds and old homework.

Mr. B's first hour Math: Problem set one

Earth Science: essay plus quiz

World History II: Revolutionary War Battle Timeline
World History I: Finish three paragraph essay on Genetic Engineering: Should parents have the right to determine the genetic make up of their children.

United States Literature I : Research
World Literature III: work cited page and book source
World Literature IV: Read book and research.
World Literature V: Research and read part seven.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Assignments for November 3

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope you are all well.

Spanish One, Japanese One and Two, Readers/Writers Workshop (rough draft), Sci Fi Lit (work on stories) and Drama (monologue) are the assignments for Tuesday.

Assignments for November 2, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Hope every one is well.

We will be taking the honor roll students to see Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on Friday, November 18. Hours of the show will follow later.

World Literature IV: Read book eight. Unit Three of Vocab

U.S. Literature: Read Catcher in the Rye.

World Literature V Read to page 15.

Mr. B's First hour Math: complete handout
Mr. B's third hour Math: complete problem set 26 7 to 30

Mrs. Houstons Algebra 1 Problem set 30
Mrs. Hostons Algebra II Problem set 55 odds

World History V: Complete three paragraph essay on Vietnamese Declaration of Independence and current events.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.

Announcements and Assignments for Tuesday, November 1, 2005

Dear Parents and Guardians,

We hope you are all well.

Please remember that we are going to the Heard Museum on Tuesday November 8,2005. We will leave on 9:30 a.m..

Please remember that we have half days on November 9 and 10. We are also closed on November 11 for Veterans Day.

We are also taking 13 students to Prescott on a Leadership Training Seminar from November 9 to November 11.They are Patrice Rancifer, Taylor Davies, Brent Davila, Amanda Alcala, Rebecca Kielsky, Howard Lanus, Angela Spadafino, Joseph Spadafino, Gabrielle Ritter, Kiya Kennedy, Elizabeth Barnes, and Jared Haden.

Public Policy students should be working on projects.

Sci Fi Lit students are working on stories.

Spanish Two has an exam on Thursday
Spanish One has oral test on Thursday and has to complete a take home test by then.

Japanese One students have to complete a packet.
Japanese Two students are working on essays.

Please advise if there are any questions. Take care.