A Form in Pictures - the last week!

 

Lower School Musical

DVD Drive for Childrens' Hospital

A Student Chapter 3 History Project! Check it Out!

This is amazing work!

Math Midterm Date Announced

January 14th will be the midterm date - it has been announced. It will cover chapters 1-6.

Les Miserables Study Guide Link

http://www.tuts.com/Images/SeasonShowDocs/LesMiserables_StudyGuide.pdf

Some good info here for activating background knowledge for our field trip Thursday.

Childrens' books and DVD Drive

A Form is doing a DVD drive - rated G or PG for donation to a Childrens' Hospital. We will also collect childrens' books! Please send them in this week!

Time Article - Why they Hate each Other

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1592849,00.html

Hamas: A Pawn in the Sunni-Shiite War

A great article on Sunni / Shiite Clashes Currently Happening in the Middle East...

Hamas: A Pawn in the Sunni-Shiite War

Amazing Show of Compassion...

Great Infographic on World's Muslim Population

http://features.pewforum.org/muslim-population-graphic/

New Link for School Email

To check your school email, copy this link into the address bar.

https://email.cathedral.org/exchange

 


Then enter:
closewide\username
password

This should work

Time Magazine Poll - Submit your Answers!

Click on this Link! Who or what  do you think will be on the cover of Time magazine in 2013?
http://www.polleverywhere.com/free_text_polls/MTYzNjQ1NzE5MA/web

New Smithsonian Exhibit!

http://www.roadsofarabia.com/m/index.html

Cool Video - Great Habits of Mind!

Masters of the Dhow Infographic

by Hugo A Sanchez. Learn about data visualization software.

Mr. Larocque's Drop it To Me

http://www.dropitto.me/Larocque
password : aform

This is for the Captive project draft 1 due Tuesday 11/20. 

Rubric for Captive Writing - "Who is the Captive?"

Success as an Image

Appropriate at report card conference time - a reminder that good things never come easy!

Quandary - a ethical problem solving game...

http://www.quandarygame.org/

Education Facts - Interesting!

Some pretty interesting figures!

Veteran's Day Vocab

A Concept Board exercise for Week 9 vocab!

The Unfortunate Son - Trailer

Lucky?

What does it mean? Luc wouldn’t know: he’s anything but. Born with only one ear, smaller and weaker than his younger brother, he has a mean- spirited father who can’t stand the sight of him.
Luc’s luck seems to improve when he is apprenticed to Pons, a kind and gentle fisherman. And he meets the beautiful Beatrice. But a sudden act of villainy lands Luc in North Africa, where he finds himself the property of a wealthy and powerful Arab. With no money for ransom and no hope of escape, Luc fears he will never see his native France again. This may seem like the end for Luc, but really, it’s just the beginning.
This page-turning adventure will take readers from sixteenth century France to Tunisia and back again. Along the way, Luc will learn that nothing in his own past, or Beatrice’s, is what it seemed. Is he a commoner, a slave, or a nobleman?

Don't Forget to Purchase this book soon if you haven't already!

Pictures from the Dumbarton Oaks Field Trip

The boys got a close-up look at Mayan and other Mesoamerican and South American cultures. The building was beautiful. We encourage parents to bring the boys back for a more extensive look.

Excellent Election Guide for Tuesday

The link below has an election briefing that provides statistics, history, and possible outcome scenarios for races in the House of Representatives, Senate, and Presidential election.

The briefing does not endorse any candidate, it only provides information and background about the upcoming election.

Enjoy!

Election Guide

A Form Families

Dear A-Form Families,

I hope your fall is going well! I am writing to let you know that our next novel for literature is The Fortunate Son, written by Constance Leeds. This book was not originally on our reading list for the school year, but we decided to add it based on its ability to integrate so well with our history program. We ask that you acquire this book for your son by 11/5/12 if at all possible. There are a few copies in the library here at school.

Quizlet - A cool flashcard site for studying

Endorsed by J. Cook in Mr. L's class.

http://quizlet.com/

For those interested in computer programming:

a Cool site to check out:
http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0

 

Field Trip to National Geographic - 1001 Inventions

Gentlemen of A Form,

Now that you have returned from the field trip please let us know what parts of the exhibit you liked.

1.   Respond to this blog in the comment section.
2.  Describe one invention/person/concept you learned that you found interesting.
3.  Describe one invention/person/concept that you would like learn more about.
4. In the event that you are not allowed to comment on the blog, email your teacher with the comment.
5. After your comment leave your initials and homeroom teacher’s name.   

                  Example: JMS-Stephany or JMS-Brown

Here was sculpture that some of the boys made in the crafts area of the exhibit.

Here is a maps of some items that were traded during the "Golden Age of Islam".

1001 Inventions - Field Trip is Here!

The 1001 Inventions Exhibit Movie - Big Field Trip Today!

The Mayan Collapse - Ask your child his thoughts on the theory!

Mr. Larocque's class had a great discussion about Jared Diamond's book and the theories on the Mayan collapse. You can visit his class blog at www.aformlarocque.weebly.com for more details.

The Captive

Looking for a good topic for dinner conversation? Ask your child who does he think "the captive" is in Scott O'Dell's title? It could refer to an obvious or less obvious choice!

Chapter 1 Math Test Review Board - add a question or answer.

http://wallwisher.com/wall/MathReviewCH1

Click on this link to leave a math question or answer... 

A Form Field Trip - October 15th! MArk your calendars!

From the National Geographic web-site:

From the 7th to 17th centuries, Muslim Civilization stretched from southern Spain to China. Scholars of many faiths built on the ancient knowledge of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Persians, and others, making breakthroughs that paved the way for the Renaissance.
Named “Best Touring Exhibition of the Year” at the Museums and Heritage Excellence Awards, “1001 Inventions: Discover the Golden Age of Muslim Civilization” uncovers a thousand years of advances in science and technology that have had a huge but hidden impact on the modern world.
Through interactive displays, explore basic science principles in such fields as optics, time-keeping, hydraulics, navigation, architecture, and math.
For more information about the global education initiative of 1001 Inventions and the exhibition, visit the official website.

Pass in papers and assignments digitally for Mr. Larocque's class!

Drop It To ME - Click Here! (the password is "aform")

What's the Magic Number Nats Fans?

Order of Operations and Math and MLB Baseball!
http://www.obsoletecomputermuseum.org/magic/magicexpo.shtml

The Post invented the magic number!
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dc-sports-bog/post/morning-pixels-the-post-invented-the-magic-number/2012/09/19/0fcf3864-0258-11e2-91e7-2962c74e7738_blog.html

Seven Serpents Trilogy - your source for "The Captive" by Scott O'Dell

http://www.amazon.com/Seven-Serpents-Trilogy-Scott-ODell/dp/1402218362/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348058760&sr=8-1&keywords=seven+serpents+trilogy

The Captive - Scott O'Dell (out of print) (LINK HERE)

Click on this link for the first 50 pages of our first literature book. 

http://books.google.com/books?id=h2jHAwywSIwC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

Mr. Wolfe (Form I Science) - Visits Mr. Larocque's Class

Maps and Map-Making was the theme of the day!

A Form Summer Reading Graph

Mr. Larocque's Group Work Expectations

Take the A Form Summer Reading Survey!

Click the link under the "links" tab.

Mr. Larocque's Class Blog updated!

www.aformlarocque.weebly.com