Week of Jan. 3 -7

Welcome back, everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break.  I can't believe the school year is half over already. Now that a new quarter has begun, everyone gets a fresh start, much like reconciliation.  I hope you will all make the best of this opportunity to get your work done and turned in ON TIME. Isn't it nice to start FRESH?

HOMEWORK (grades 5-8):
Before the break, many of you contributed to our Advent Slideshow project by sending me pictures of your advent wreaths and nativity scenes. OLM School contributed TWO slideshows to the project.  This week's homework will be to view the slideshows posted by OLM and other schools and reflect on them. Here's what to do...

1. First, go to Mrs. Poole's blog and read the interesting post she made about the origins of the nativity scene.  Her blog post is here.  (Please note that her contest is over.) She has some very interesting information there.
2. Then go to http://advent-2010.wikispaces.com/ and check out our slideshows and those posted by other schools.  You don't have to view them all but take a look at ours and at least two others.
3. Answer the writing propt below.

Writing Prompt:
After viewing our OLM slideshows and those of at least two other schools, describe some of your favorite pictures of nativities and/or advent wreaths.  Which schools' slideshows did you watch?  You do not need to identify your favorites specifically by picture number and school. Simply describe one or two that you saw and liked.  Why did you like them?  Explain.

As always, here are the requirements.

• 50-100 words, no spelling or grammar errors
• Title: "Nativity Project Reflection"
• Due: Wed., January 12, 2011
• SLE: "Effective Communicators"
• Include a COMPLETE header, including your Computer Class code