The Iditarod begins today!

If you read the tab above with banned words, you know that I am following the Iditarod this year. It begins today, and I am so excited! I am following musher Blair Braverman, who has been sharing all of the preparation required for this race. I will be posting the map in the classroom and will be moving her pin as she progresses through the wilderness of Alaska. You all complain of being cold in a 70 degree classroom! Can you imagine transversing the wilderness of snow with only a dog sled? That's the Iditarod. I will share more about the origin of this event in class on Monday. Be thinking about what it means to be a hero.

Photo copyright Mike Kenney
Kenney, Mike. "Iditarod Ceremonial Start." jpg. https://radseason.com/event/iditarod-sled-dog-race-anchorage-alaska/, 2019, Accessed 3 Mar. 2019.

In class this week:
Monday: Intro to the Hero's Journey, and the original race to Nome.
Day 2: After the Membean test, we dive right into the next grammar unit - adjectives and adverbs.
Day 3: Adjs/Advs continued, with a focus on Proper adjectives
Day 4: This is an important half-day as it kicks off what you will be doing in all classes for March 11-21. Please attend school on this day.

IMPORTANT NOTE: If you scored below 75 on your Verb Unit test, plan on attending tutorial and recovery on TUESDAY, MARCH 5 at 7:15 am. Tests will be returned Monday.
Homework: Please be reading your novel. You won't have Membean or roots again until March 25.

One more tidbit about the Iditarod for now: READ THIS