Arete Discussion on Honor

As an advisor, I have been given the opportunity to talk about honor with all of the seventh grade students. They each chose a person that inspires them as an example of honor, and then wrote a brief paragraph about it. I am going to include as many of these on my blog as possible over the next few months. I hope that you enjoy them! (I will keep them anonymous...)

Phil Mickelson Phil Mickelson is an example of honor for dealing with his wife's sickness and his own. He does the right this. Phil can carry on throught many changes. These changes include climate, play and how others play. I will work to be like him and use his strategies in golf. I will try to be honorable like him through difficult situations like what he faced.

Oprah Winfrey Oprah is an honorable person with a place here in my heart and in many others' hearts. She gained respect because she became a role model and changed the world with her words. She donates to people so they could live a better life and gives everyone a second chance to shine. She inspires me to speak with everyone's feelings in mind. She shows that I can change the world.

New Textbooks!

The fifth and sixth graders are using a new series of textbooks called MathConnects. To use the textbooks online, use the following links:

Fifth Grade
Grade 5: http://www.glencoe.com/ose/showbook.php?access_code=FF9044CB74
Course 1: http://glencoe.com/ose/showbook.php?access_code=D0C198B90B

Sixth Grade
Course 2: http://glencoe.com/ose/showbook.php?access_code=EC0D6C52A9

Welcome Back!

Look for an updated blog and website soon!

Math Awareness Month Challenge

The champion, William Little, selected the video game pizza party as his prize. Will McCreadie selected Chipotle. Dennis Gong, Allison Rice and Claire McGonigle enjoyed brownies, belly buttons and 7 layer cookies. Congratulations to all participants!