End of the Year Updates

TEXTBOOKS:

Bring them in ASAP--missing books = no yearbook + no grades

TKAM books are due back on 5/29.  Yes, that's a few days before the Lit Journal is due--be sure to plan ahead if you need material from the book to complete your journal items.

Remember--there are several missing copies of Glencoe out there. If each remains "lost" by the end of the year, all students will be charged for a replacement per library guidelines.

GREAT AMERICA:

Wear comfy shoes, bring sunscreen and water, and remember that dress code still applies.
In order to by your tickets, you must have your permission slip and payment in hand.  If you want to ride on the same bus as your friends, you must sign up at the same time.

TKAM:

The Final Project is due Friday, 5/29.  Remember that we have Art Docents that day, so we won't be sharing projects until 6/1--bring food projects in ahead of time!

Also, our Southern Picnic is coming up on 6/8 and 6/9. Please be sure to sign up to bring a beverage (lemonade and Coca-Cola!), food (fried chicken and Lane cake!), snack (see the TKAM Foods List), or utensils/plates/napkins in order to fully enjoy the Mockingbird Experience.

Update on Sunday, May 31, 2009 by Ms. Aviña

*Great America ticket sales are NOW OVER.  If you have any questions regarding the trip, see Mrs. Brandt in the main office.

**TKAM books must be returned no later than Wed., 6/3!

TKAM Resources

Full-text of each chapter available here.

Student Survival Guide available here.

• Lice video
• Gum video
• "Does Your Chewing Gum" video

22.4-5 Study Guide item :)

Here you go...

12. Even though Lincoln made the EP, why did this not ‘free the slaves’?
Um, because the CSA ignored him, and....

Abraham Lincoln did not free the slaves. In fact, *no one person did* free anyone. It was the 13th Amendment to the Constitution that 'freed the slaves'. According to the 13th Amendment "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States." It was fully ratified in December, 1865. Lincoln died in April of 1865, several months before the required number of states ratified it for it to become an amendment.

The Emancipation Proclamation, written and delivered as a speech by Abraham Lincoln in 1863. He *declared* that all slaves should be permanently freed, but that doesn't make it an actual law because the president can't pass laws all by himself. He can only approve laws that are passed by Congress first--you know, the whole checks-and-balances thing.

History Day 2009

Thanks to everyone who was able to come see students' hard work at the Display Day today. Take a look at some of the photos below to sample the displays. Click here to view a larger photo gallery.

Redwood and the Inauguration

• Read Superintendent Lane Weiss's band blog
• Mercury News article "Redwood Middle School band thrilled to be marching in inaugural parade"
• Mercury News article "DC-bound! South Bay groups head east for Obama's inauguration"
• Contra Costa Times article
• ABC Channel 7 report "Bay Area middle school band going to D.C."
• Mercury News article "Silicon Valley movers and shakers preparing for inauguration trips"
• The White House's official celebration kit
• Live streaming video from the inaugural ceremonies
• Share your photos celebrating the inauguration
• Live streaming video of the U.S. Capitol Building
• "Barack Obama's inauguration speech as a tag cloud" article from the British newspaper Telegraph
• Obama's inaugural address
• Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
• March 19, 2008 LA Times article about Obama's connections to Lincoln
• CNN article "Obama declares he's running for president"
• Chicago Sun Times article "Lincoln map a winner for Obama?"
• Newsweek article "Obama’s Lincoln"
• ABC article "Malia Obama Calls Dibs on Lincoln's Desk"
• U.S. News & World Report article "Barack Obama's Inauguration Is One for the History Books"
• Associated Content article "Lincoln and Obama: The 'Team of Rivals' and the Gettysburg Address"

History Day Weekend Work Dates

For groups that need a place to get together and work on their projects during the weekends leading up to History Day, Mrs. Nesper and I will have our rooms open on the following dates:

1/10 Aviña (11:00am-3pm)

1/11 Aviña (8am-11am)

1/11 Nesper (11am-2:30pm)

1/17 Aviña (8am-3pm)

1/19 Nesper (10am-3pm)

1/24 Aviña/Nesper (8am-3pm)

Inauguration Info

Our next president will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2009.  In the mean time, the president-elect will be working with the current president and other government representatives to ensure an efficient and effective transfer of power.

Check out the links below for more information about the transition period and Inauguration Day.

• Change.gov is the site of the President-Elect
• Photographs from the Boston Globe showing preparation for the inauguration
• The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies site
• "Presidential Inaugural Committee unveils unprecedented limits on fundraising; Broadens public access" article
• Overview of the Inauguration at change.gov
• Presidential Inaugural Committee site
• Armed Forces Inaugural Committee site
• United States Secret Service Inaugural site
• Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Inauguration page
• The District of Columbia's Inauguration site
• Official Inaugural Schedule
• 39 words that make a President - brief video showing footage of the Oath of Office from FDR's 1933 Inauguration to George W. Bush's 2005 Inauguration.

Also, just because it's cool:

Sleepy Hollow Plot Diagrams

Core 1 Events:

1. Ichabod Crane is hired to teach in Sleepy Hollow
2. IC moves from house to house
3. IC begins to "love" Katrina Van Tassel
4. Ichabod invited to the VT party
5. Ichabod borrows Gunpowder
6. Party at the Van Tassels'
7. IC dances with KVT
8. Brom becomes jealous at the party
9. Partygoers tell ghost stories
10. IC rejected by KVT
11. IC leaves the party
12. IC sees Major Andre's tree
13. IC chased by the Headless Horseman
14. IC disappears

Core 2 Events:

1. IC moves to Sleepy Hollow
2. IC's name & desription
3. IC tells scary stories
4. IC scared of shrubbery
5. IC sees KVT's trees & wheat
6. IC "loves" KVT
7. IC prepares for the Van Tassel party
8. IC borrows Gunpowder
9. IC goes to the party
10. Brom gets jealous of IC
11. IC goes to Major Andre's tree
12. HH throws head at IC
13. IC falls off Gunpowder
14. HVR finds IC's clothes/belongings and burns his papers

Core 3 Events:

1. HH loses his head
2. IC moves from house to house
3. IC is good with kids
4. IC has a juicy brain
5. IC scared of shrubbery
6. IC's singing class with KVT
7. IC invited to Van Tassel party
8. IC rides Gunpowder to the party
9. IC imagines KVT's food
10. IC dances with KVT
11. Brom jealous of IC (dancing with KVT)
12. IC rejected by KVT
13. IC passes Major Andre's tree
14. IC chased by HH
15. HH throws pumpkinhead at IC
16. IC still alive...becomes a lawyer/judge
17. IC's ghost haunts the school

Constitution Unit

Don't forget to explore the Constitution unit files and info areas of this website.  Scroll down and look for the links in the sidebar.

If you're looking for the legislative branch simulation Bill Ideas we came up with in class, click here to find it.

Library Cards

If you do not currently have a library card that allows you access to the Santa Clara County Library and the San Jose Public Library system, please obtain one by the end of October.

More information about what you need to apply for each card can be found at the sites below:

San Jose Public Libraries - Borrowing Services

• The closest SJPL branch to Redwood is the West Valley Branch located at 1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd (about 10 minutes or 3.5 miles from school)
  

Santa Clara County Library - Library Card and PIN services

• The closest SCCL location to Redwood is the Saratoga Branch located at 13650 Saratoga Ave (about 1/2 mile from school)