Vocabulary

Follow the below link to do the vocabulary exercises 

Vocabulary

Analogies, Metaphors, and Idioms

So we can learn and refresh our use of analogies, metaphors, and idioms.


Analogies 1
Analogies 2
Analogies 3

Metaphor 1
Metaphor 2

Idioms 1
Idioms 2
 Idioms 3
Idioms 4

Get ready for some SERVICE!

Are you tired of all the talk?

Lets do the walk!

Read the information below to prepare you for our project. Field Trip form to be out shortly and four chaperones will be needed.

Thank you for scheduling a volunteer project at the San Francisco Food Bank!
You have signed up for Wednesday morning 
Date/time: April 13, 2011 - 9:00am - April 13, 2011 - 12:00pm 

GROUP RESERVATIONS: Please forward this link to your team members so they can register their attendance under your group reservation: http://vol-sffb.org/node/add/group-confirmation/18937 

It is important to update your reservation so we can accurately plan our production schedule. While your team members register their attendance for your project, you as a group leader can review the sign-up process. Please make adjustments to the overall number of participants as needed so that we can plan accordingly. Capacity limits are in place to ensure a safe and productive volunteer project in our busy warehouse.

Your project will be held at our warehouse at 900 Pennsylvania Ave. Please note: Closed-toe shoes are required at all volunteer projects. 

MANAGING YOUR RESERVATION 
Please update your reservation using our online system at www.vol-sffb.org. If you cannot attend a project for which you are scheduled, please take a moment to cancel your reservation so that others may participate that day. This also helps us accurately plan our distribution schedule so we can plan our food deliveries! 

ATTIRE:

• Closed-toe shoes are required at all volunteer projects. Anyone wearing sandals, flip-flops, or any other shoe with an open toe will not be able to participate in the project.
• Because you'll be helping to repack food, please wear casual and clean clothing, long pants, securely fastened jewelry, and comfortable (no open-toe) shoes.
• We suggest dressing in layers, as the temperature in the warehouse is often cool.

PARKING INFORMATION:

• Please utilize available free street parking in front of our building (4-hour time limit) so that our agency shoppers can use our parking lot to load their vehicles.
• After 4pm and weekend volunteers: our south parking lot by the loading dock is also available at this time

WHERE TO REPORT:

• We ask all volunteers to sign in upon arrival.
• Weekday daytime: please report to our reception area at the main entrance
• After 4pm and weekends: please enter the building through our Receiving Entrance on the south side of the building near the loading dock

DIRECTIONS to the SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK 
900 Pennsylvania Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94107 
Visit http://www.sffoodbank.org/about_us/directions.html for a map, driving directions, and public transit information. 

Wednesday March 9, 2011

Today in the computer lab we will have two tasks. The first is to complete two exercises on punctuation marks at the below links.

Punctuation Exercise 1

Punctuation Exercise 2

The second task today is to vist the National Archives Wedsite to view the Bill of Rights. What you need to accomplish today is record in your notebook how three of the amendments are important to us today.

Bill of Rights