Extra Credit - TONIGHT!

Good afternoon!

This evening, President Obama will be delivering a presidential address to the nation. From what I understand, the topic is to be about how the last of the combat troops have left Iraq and what that means for us as a country. You can find out more about this today here, at the White House official website.

If you would like to earn extra credit, here is what you need to do:

1. Watch the President's address
It will begin at 7pm Central Standard Time (here in Chicago).
It will be on all major news stations - ABC, NBC, etc. Channels 2, 4, 7 ...

On looseleaf paper:

2. Summarize what the president talked about in his speech. The summary should be at least 6 sentences.

3. Write down 3 observations / questions you have about the speech, the topic, or anything the president said.

... turn it in to me on Wednesday or Thursday!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to school!

I hope you all enjoyed your first day back. It was wonderful to see so many of your smiling faces this morning! I am looking forward to a really great year, and I hope you are too. Please let me know if you have any questions at any point, I'd be happy to help if possible.

Just a few reminders from today about deadlines:

Syllabus:
- Needs to be signed by you and your parent/guardian. Due WEDNESDAY.

Textbook:
- Needs to be covered, I will be checking on FRIDAY.

Summer packets:
- Returning Students: They were due today. You may turn in tomorrow by the start of class as a late assignment. If you don't turn it in tomorrow, you will be in Supper Club this Friday.
- New students: Your packet is due NEXT Thursday, August 26th. You may turn it in any time before then, but if you don't turn it in on or before the 26th, you will be in Supper Club on Friday, August 27th.

See you all tomorrow!