The vast majority of human beings dislike and even dread all notions with which they are not familiar. Hence it comes about that at their first appearance innovators have always been decided as fools and madmen.

Aldous Huxley

Language Arts: Today we started reading Edgar Allan Poe's Tell-Tale Heart. We discussed context clues and what they are. We will use this strategy during the time we read Tell-Tale Heart.

HW: no homework

Math 8: Today we reviewed homework from the weekend and continued working on Exploring Equalities.

HW: Finish worksheet started in class (MSA pg #5-8). Must show work on diagram, solve algebraically and check solution.

Algebra: Today we reviewed lesson 3.4 and held mini conferences to discuss retake tests from last week.

HW: Complete worksheet, "What is the Advantage of Buying a Magnetic Bulletin Board?"

Social Studies: Today we went over Friday's homework and compared the three colonial regions.

HW: review handouts for quiz tomorrow

Science: Today we found the mass and volume of our second liquids. We are to graph our data from both liquids and then answer questions.

HW: Because there is a substitute today, there will be no homework. We will discuss our findings with VBerg once she's back at school.