Thursday, October 29, 2009

Agenda Oct 29

1 HW Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 p65-72 No Target Reading Skills due Thurs. Nov. 5
2 HW Chapter 4.3, 4.4, and 4.5 p73-87 No Target Reading Skills due Tues. Nov. 10
3 Journal 19 Chapter 4.1 and 4.2 Vocabulary due Tues Nov. 3
4 Gas Law Observations due today

Pajama Day Today. Costume Day Tomorrow
How to make a difference.
I am starting my candy collection drive for the organization called Adopt a Chaplain. I will be collecting candy from Halloween to Thanksgiving. This organization sends it directly to chaplains of all denominations who are directly with the troops who are in harms way. Chaplains use the candy (and other items like toiletries) to reach out to their troops. I told the students that it is sometimes hard for a 19 year old to ask for help or to go to talk with someone about their fears but if the chaplain has candy or is having a pancake breakfast, the soldiers have an excuse to go talk to someone. The candy creates an entry for the soldier.

Once I take the candy to the organization, it is "in country" with in a week.

I also talked about how students can make a difference in the lives of someone they do not know and how that makes them feel good and how that helps the community of Sunnyvale as a whole.

Last year SMS donated 150 pounds.