Reminders & A Poem

Some friendly reminders:

• "Things to Do" poems due Monday (can be posted to edmodo)
• Critique of the Week due Monday (can be posted to edmodo)
• MAP testing 11:00-12:00 Monday through Wednesday
• Milestone 1 due Wednesday (form went home Friday)
• Scholastic Book Club order form & money due Thursday (click Links on blog homepage to order online)
• NO SCHOOL Friday or Monday, January 17

And a New Year's Resolution I forgot to mention is to share more poetry that we read through this blog...we haven't read this one, but we will be soon;

The Drum

By Nikki Giovanni

daddy says the world is

a drum tight and hard

and i told him

i'm gonna beat out

my own rhythm