I hope I see you in January!

 What are you doing during the break?

Tomorrow is our last day

We can bring food and have a party!!  If you can't bring food, please come and enjoy the food that's here.

Write about a great party in the past.  

What should we do at this party?

Romantic song

 

What songs do you recommend for learning English?

Complaining about household problems

Vocabulary: The Utility Room

Practice Using Maintenance Vocabulary with Learning Chocolate

Tell me about fixing something in your home or getting someone to fix something in your home!

Veteran's Day

Today is a day to recognize everyone who joins the military and serves.

Who are veterans?  Veterans are people who serve in the military and survive that service.  Veterans Day used to be Armistice Day,  People remembered World War I at 11:00 on 11/11.  Now, we honor all the soldiers that serve in the Armed Forces on Veteran's Day.

WE HAVE SCHOOL today!  It's a holiday for federal government employees, but not a day off for us!  

What makes you proud?  Do you know anyone that serves in the military?  Can you describe that person and what he or she does?

For Tuesday, November 7 - NO SCHOOL

I am researching the candidates before I go to vote.

In the past, I've recommended Vote 411 and League of Women's Voters -- I still respect the way they show voter information, but I think they are difficult for my students to navigate and read this year.

Ballotpedia may be easier to use than the Sample Ballot on the Fairfax County website that I showed you because it has links to candidate's websites. Ballotpedia probably collects your information.  If the idea of sharing your address bothers you, put in the address of the closest elementary school.

I just saw this Washington Post article about the candidates for school board  So far, it's the easiest to read information I have found. One detail that I find interesting is that two candidates that the Post says are "Republican endorsed" say that they are Independent on their own webpages.

For Monday, November 6: We have school. Many children don't.