Today's Photos!

 We are very, very hungry! 

Wow!  Such wonderful food from all around the world! 

 Yes, we can cook and we can eat!  :) 

 Food from China, Japan, Korea, India, Vietnam and where else?

 Oh Yes, Mongolian Yogurt! 

All very, very delicious! 

Thanks everyone! 

Congratulations to all of you!

Special Congratulations to Amber and Sydney, both nominated as Top Students by two or more of their teachers!  Both of them are great examples of not only hardworking students  but enthusiasm regarding their studies and work with their classmates!

Congratulations to the Top Bloggers in our class, voted by all of you! 

• Most Intelligent Blog - Amber!
• Most Interesting Blog - Kei!
• Most Creative Blog - Kei! Jessie!
• Most Popular - Amber!  Jessie!
• Most Academic - Amber!

School Graduation Party on August 18th!  Be sure to come and clap for Amber and Sydney and all the other top students in the International Education Program!  Also, you will hear a couple of student speakers from Level 6 as well as have some food!  It is a 2pm in the Broadway Perfomance Hall! 

For your convenience, I am also posting the Class Schedules that some of you may need if you are planning to register in the next few days! 

FALL 2011 – SCIE Class Schedule

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BybiR_3NuhByOTFmYTJhYzMtMWIwOS00ZWQxLTkzY2UtNGNkYWY3N2E0YTRh&hl=en_US

FALL 2011 – College Elective Classes

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=0BybiR_3NuhByOTg5MjY0ZTAtZGYyNy00MDhkLWJkNzItMjc1ZDZiMzk0N2Fl&hl=en_US

Course Evaluations, Blog Vote, and Class Party Tomorrow!

Course Evaluations - Please complete the Course Evaluations and bring them to class tomorrow.  Your response is very much appreciated.
Favorite Blog - Don't forget to vote for your favorite Blogs!
Test Results will come tomorrow also! 
International Food Party - Celebrate the End of the quarter and Lots of Hard Word!  Thank you all of you who said that you would bring food for tomorrow!  Don't forget to bring your camera....last pics of your classmates! 

Helpful Homework Prep for tomorrow's test!

Two of the topics on tomorrow's test have to do with Acid Rain and Stress.  Listen and take notes.  Becoming familiear with the topics, might help you understand tomorrow's listening test better better.  All the best!  Gail

Acid Rain

Brittanica:  Coal Combustion and Acid Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP-sU8i2edo&feature=related

The Causes and Effects of Acid Rain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=893KB3s_jIA&feature=related

Acid Rain Movie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EEYGrtvRMo&feature=related

Stress

Stress and Stressors

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCtLTVFlhz4&feature=related

15 Minute News: Stress Segment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLW_i4_ZU7M

Stress Busters

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgeOaygSgIY

Homework for Monday, Aug 15th!

Tonight -  If you haven't done so already, please go to your own blog and make your blog so that anyone can comment  on your blog.  This is the way you do it:

1. Click to Settings.
2. Click on Comments
3. Click on 'Who can comment'
4. Click on Anyone!
5. Scroll down and Save Settings. 

Part 2 of last Weeks Listening for Monday  - Listen to one of your classmate's choices and make an extensive comment.  Please follow the directions below: 

• Quickly look at as many of your classmate's blogs so that you can see what they have listened to already.  Decide which one that you want to listen to.
• Choose one and listen to it. 
• Make notes while you listen.
• Read your classmates summary and personal response. 
• In the comment space, make your own comment.  In your comment, think about how the video impresses you and how it might affect society, or any other idea that shows thought about the topic. 
• Please record the name of the person and the other info that is asked for on the comment slip.
• Bring your slip to class on Monday and be ready to tell us who you chose, what the topic is, and why you chose that topic.
• Hand your slip in to Gail.

Schecule next week:

• Monday -  Blog Comment Homework done  -  Test on last chapter in the textbook.  Marriage is the topic.  Be sure to preview the vocabulary before class on Monday.
• Tuesday -  Final Listening Proficiency Test!
• Wednesday - Party Day - International food?   Grades! 
• Thursday -  School Party!  2 pm. 

Homework

Review your notes for Chapter 6 Anthropology/Biology The Science of Love:  Then do Pages 56 and 57.  If you have time look at page 58.  :) 

Homework

Begin Previewing Chapter 6 -  The topic is The Science of Love
Do Page 52 and 53.  I realize that you haven't listened yet, but you can look up the words in English.... not translation!  Use the Dictionary Link on this blog!  :)  Good luck!