urgent question

how do we put the crossword on our blog?

Hey guys! I promised I would keep you updated so here goes... I had a doctors appointment today at the hospital. I have them weekly. Since I can't walk I'm transported by ambulance which is actually pretty cool. My doctors say I'm making progress. They took out my PIC line and put me on oral medication which made me really happy because believe it or not its really annoying to have a needle in your arm! Here comes the biggest news of the day- I took my first steps today!!!!! It was very painful but very exciting. I hadn't walked in exactly a month! My pain is still pretty bad but much better than it was and. I've been moving my legs a lot more and sat up without help the other day which was pretty big. Some of you asked if it was scary- while I was in the hospital it was pretty scary but being home relaxed me and raised my spirits. Sometimes I still get scared when I think about what could have happened if the doctor didn't catch it when they did. I'm more bored than scared. I'm getting better everyday and I really appreciate your concern and sympathy. TTYL!
- Olivia :p

Speaking and Listening Standards

What did you learn while reading the standards today? How have we used these standards? How will they function for this particular assignment?



Please post your ideas here.

The rest of this week

Tomorrow in class we will be discussing your blog presentations... please consider what you think makes a good presentation and be ready to discuss in class tomorrow for when we go over the speaking and listening standards.

Notebooks will continue to be checked through Friday.

Exit project blogs are due on Friday with all information, proper citation, statement of process and reflections.

Please make sure you know when you are scheduled to present. Some adjustments may need to be made based on Thursday next week being a short day.

There is no school on Thursday this week (June 5)

Tomorrow night is publications night at Barnes and Noble (Wed. June 4th) If you said you would be attending, please see Ms. Reed.

Readers and Writers sourcebooks

Please make sure to have both notebooks in class tomorrow if I haven't checked your work yet. Please check Teacher Ease and then you will know if you have been checked.



Please no excuses tomorrow. Friday will be the last day.

As some of you may know I am very sick and was in the hospital for two weeks. I have a staff infection in my hip joint. You may of heard of a staff infections on the news- they can be deadly. Luckily, I got to the hospital early enough and was immediately put on the right antibiotics. My infection is not contagious but I may have gotten it from somebody who was. I'm sad to say I will most likely not be returning to school for the rest of year and am being home schooled. I will however, be back next year. Maybe when I'm stronger I'll visit. I am not able to walk but with a lot of physical therapy I should fully recover. I'm currently at home and on intravenous antibiotics. That is when they insert a needle in your arm attached to a tube that is connected to a bag of liquid medicine. The medicine travels through your blood stream. I have a special one called a PIC line- it lasts for a very long time. Normal intravenous lines are changed every couple of days. Thought you guys would like to know I'm okay and getting better everyday! I'll keep you updated. I have a doctors appointment Wednesday and maybe some more tests.
:) Olivia

Let's talk about reading and writing standards

In class today each of you were given different standards and indicators of the writing and reading strands... what did you learn? How does it relate to this final project and other work we've done this year?

How can you achieve a 4 on your exit project? What do you think? (visit the other post from late April about the criteria for assessment)