The beginning of the end (or the end of the beginning)

As we near our last days together as a class, here are some things to keep in mind:

Please have all blog posts completed by the end of class on Friday for points.  Look at your grade check to see what you're missing.  The only remaining assignments are a farewell to our Chinese project blog post we will do tomorrow (25 points), your Altered Book (250 points), and the final (80 points).

Your Altered Book is due at the end of class on Tuesday, 3 May and will be returned to you with your final grade for the class on Wednesday.  If you happen to finish your book before then, please turn it in so I can get a head start on grading.  I'll give you a Scoring Guide to use as a checklist on Wednesday or Thursday.  We aren't going to have time for the 100 Things About Me list so you can mark through that on the assignment sheet.

You may turn in up to 10 full pages in your journal for 50 points extra credit through Tuesday of next week.  This is optional.  

I am also collecting supplies needed by The Kitchen, Inc., an organization that provides help and services to our local homeless population.  You may bring up to 5 of these items for 10 points each to make up for something you might be missing, to boost your grade, or better yet, just to help...

• laundry detergent
• diapers (sizes 3, 4, 5)
• baby wipes 
• Lysol
• PineSol
• bleach

If you need to take the final, it will be a longer reflection post on your blog addressing several things about your work this semester.  I'll post the questions to the class blog next week and you may complete it in class or on your own by the end of the day Thursday, 5 May.  If you have an A, you don't need to worry about it! 

Let's plan to order lunch from Chipotle on our last day together next week (Wednesday, 4 May).  Bring $5-10 on Tuesday and we will put an order together.  You might check out their menu online to see what you'd like. 

I'll be out of class on Thursday, Friday, and Monday!  I'm so sorry.  : /  If you need me, just email me, and I will get back to you as soon as I can: hfraser@spsmail.org.

Thanks for being such an awesome, creative, happy group!  We will miss you, seniors!