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Turban – “A man’s headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Happy Pie (Pi) Day:
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findings. Here are their findings,is the recipe we used in class, try themit out at home!
Ingredients
2/3 cup white sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
5 apples/pears - peeled, cored and sliced, drizzle with lemon juice
butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small bowl stir together the sugar, flour, cinnamon.
Place one of the pie shells into a 10 inch pie pan. Put 1/2 of the sliced apples into the shell and sprinkle half of the sugar mixture over them. Top with the remaining apples and the remaining sugar mixture. Dot with butter.
Cover apples with the top lattice crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes.
Pastry:
1 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp. salt
1/2 cup oil
Mix together, add three tablespoons of water. Roll out between waxed paper.
January 25:
Happy Chinese New Year! Many of you seem to be on holiday already. This is to remind you to keep reading in English throughout the break, and to try to spend some time listening to English/speaking English/writing English.
"Holes"
A: "Chinese Cinderella"
The Giver
The Windsinger
A Wrinkle in Time
The Hobbit
Have Space Suit will Travel
Dragonsong
Podkayne of Mars
Spell for Chameleon
Artemis Fowl
Interstellar Pig
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ender’s Game
To Kill a Mockingbird
All Quiet on the Western Front
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Vocabulary from "The Breadwinner"
Pneumonia
to sprawl
Nomads
Burqa
Stint
Underta…
Vocabulary from "The Breadwinner"
Pneumonia
to sprawl
Nomads
Burqa
Stint
Undertaking
Wilted
Scraggly
refugee
maim
hollow
Toshak
Landmine
Nan
Hijab
Propane
Eid – “A Moslem festival coming at the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting.” (THE BREADWINNER)
Hobble – “Walk in an awkward way, typically because of pain from an injury.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Karachi – “A cart on wheels, pushed by hand, used to sell things in the market.” (THE BREADWINNER)
Kebab –“ Pieces of meat on a skewer, cooked over a fire.” (THE BREADWINNER)
Latrine – “A toilet, esp. a communal one in a camp or barracks.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Rubble – “Waste or rough fragments of stone, brick, concrete, etc., esp. as the debris from the demolition of buildings.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Scornful – “Feeling or expressing contempt or derison.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Shalwar Kameez –“ A long, loose shirt and trousers, worn by both men and women. Men’s are all one color, with pockets in the side and on the chest. Women’s are different colors and patterns, sometimes elaborately embroidered or beaded.” (THE BREADWINNER)
Soviets – “The Soviet Union before its break-up, including Russia and other Communist countries.” (THE BREADWINNER)
Turban – “A man’s headdress, consisting of a long length of cotton or silk wound around a cap or the head, worn esp. by Muslims and Sikhs.” (OXFORD AMERICAN DICTIONARIES)
Happy Pie (Pi) Day:
In grade 6, students were asked to research pie recipes to share during class. Special thanks (and vouchers!) to Jisu, SuYoun, Sandrine, HanSeul, and Minji for sharing their findings. Here are their findings, try them out at home!
"Holes"
A: "Chinese Cinderella"
To Kill a Mockingbird
All Quiet on the Western Front
Night
Sorrows of War
"Because of Winn Dixie"
BA/A: "The Breadwinner"
The Outsiders
The Kite Runner
A Thousand Splendid Suns
BF/BS: "The Cay"
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"The Red Planet"
, "Alice in Wonderland"
Whale Rider
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
BF/BS: "Robinson Crusoe"
(abridged)
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Happy Pie (Pi) Day:
In grade 6, students were asked to research pie recipes to share during cla…
Happy Pie (Pi) Day:
In grade 6, students were asked to research pie recipes to share during class. Special thanks (and vouchers!) to Jisu, SuYoun, Sandrine, HanSeul, and Minji for sharing their findings. Here are their findings, try them out at home!
January 25:
Happy Chinese New Year! Many of you seem to be on holiday already. This is to remind you to keep reading in English throughout the break, and to try to spend some time listening to English/speaking English/writing English.
Reading in the Middle School
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... BF/BS: "The Cay" abridged
BF/BS: "Sadako and the 1,000 Cranes"
BA: Choo…
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BF/BS: "The Cay" abridged
BF/BS: "Sadako and the 1,000 Cranes"
BA: Choose from: "The Giver", "The Red Planet", "Alice in Wonderland"
BF/BS: "Robinson Crusoe" abridged
"The Kite Rider"
"Dragon Wings"
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For Reference, here is the grade 5 list of novel choices:
