Thursday, June 9, 2011

Soph Lit:

We started off performing the exposition of A Midsummer Nights Dream in 32 sec or less. This forced you to talk about the key events and decide the important parts. Kudos to the group that took my backwards challenge. I will try to put up a video of the best one...

We will be watching a modern version of the play Friday. Be kind and respectful to the sub and no paper topic... Have a great weekend.


Think:

Cats have over 100 vocal sounds. Dogs....about 10.

Word O' the Week:

Emote: (i-moat) Verb. To display emotions, esp. in a theatrical or exaggerated manner.

Brit Lit:

Today:

We took a quiz on Ch 10-11.

We went down to the aud. and performed your Jane Eyre scenes. I posted some pictures.

HW: Please read ch 12-14 in the novel.

Friday I am out and we will be watching a film version of the novel. As I won't see you, please have a great weekend....

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Tufts does surgery on tornado-hit horse

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June 07. 2011 5:23AM

Tufts does surgery on tornado-hit horse

GRAFTON —  A Brimfield horse injured in last week’s tornado has undergone surgery at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in North Grafton to have wooden debris removed from its leg, officials there said.

According to the Hospital for Large Animals at the school, Cajun, a 9-year-old paint horse owned by Joann Kass and Steven Bush of Brimfield, was one of four horses affected by the tornado. Another horse died, and two others were treated by Spencer veterinarian Paula Orcutt for cuts and abrasions, according to Tufts.

Cajun was impaled by a finger-sized piece of wood that penetrated his right rear coffin joint — the intersection of the lowest bones in the horse’s leg — and tendon sheath, according to the hospital.

Dr. Orcutt and Ms. Kass’ sister, Karen Walker of New Braintree, worked with local firefighters to climb over debris to get to the stables after the tornadoes that ripped through the area Wednesday. On Thursday, the pair and more than a dozen volunteers cleared the driveway to allow the Animal Rescue League of Boston to get Cajun to Tufts for emergency surgery, according to the hospital.

The surgery went well, and the hospital said it is optimistic Cajun will recover. Dr. Orcutt waived her fee for on-site care, and drug distributor JA Webster has committed to reimbursing Dr. Orcutt and Brimfield veterinarian Kevin Sherman for drugs used to care for Cajun.

Non-tax-deductible donations for Cajun’s care may be made to Joann Kass and Steven Bush, care of Karen Walker, 351 Bernard Whitney Road, New Braintree, MA 01531, or may be made directly by calling the animal hospital’s front desk at (508) 839-7926.


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Soph Lit:

Today:

Day one of your Puck lines. A reminder: -10 for each day not ready. This counts as a test grade- so please spend time tonight if you were not ready to go. The lines were also posted last week on this blog if you need them....

We started off with Shakespearean insults. I told you that Shakespeare could be fun....

We looked at the all the parts and discussed the love triangle.

We acted in costume (thanks T.ed) and tried to continue to make the comedy come to life in class.

Brit Lit:

Today:

You gave your group presentations on: Feminism, Gothic Lit, Coming of Age Novels, and the life of the Bronte sisters. Please remember to have your notes for a brief open notebook quiz Wed.

We took a quiz: Jane Eyre Ch 7-9

We reviewed your reading from last night.

HW: Please read ch 10-11 for HW.

We will be scripting your favorite scene in small groups on Wed.- so also be thinking about which scene that you may wish to use.

Monday, June 6, 2011






To all those impacted by the storm: my heart and thoughts go out to you and your families. It was very sobering this morning to hear from you today about your accounts of the storm. Please do not hesitate to ask for any help or if you just need to talk about things. Please also continue to offer support to those at our school that were impacted.





We help so many others at Tantasqua- now it is time to help each other....