Hi and welcome back!! I am very excited to be teaching this class of wonderful teenagers and I am looking forward to the year ahead.

This week was basically an introduction week for science. We read the introduction of the science book and discussed scientific terms. We also covered the first story in the reader and did chapter one of both the grammar and practice books. We also covered the vocabulary for this week.

We are well into our novel-- 100 pages already!-- and the kids seem to like it. We also discussed a song called "The Origin of Love" which deals with a story in "Plato's Symposium."

It was nice to finally meet Howard. He really added something to the class. He's a very funny kid. Make sure you catch up Howard!

Teddy is a great speller :) He is a very smart kid. I really enjoyed reading his responses to the questions I asked about the novel.

There is no question that MJ is at the top of his class. He seems to breeze through the grammar book and catches on very quickly.

Anne started out quiet in the class but seems to be warming up now. She can be very funny when she wants to be, and she has really great ideas to contribute. Keep it up Anne!

When I gave a creative writing assignment to the class, Betty was the first person to finish it and hand it in. I loved reading her creative work and I thought she showed alot of maturity in her writing. Way to go Betty!