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What students should be working on ongoing at home:

Thursday 16 October 2014

Thursday

Homework

Math
Continue working on the same questions as yesterday.

English

The paragraph below is 66 words. Re-write it in your own words, using NO MORE than 30 words.

Chris Hadfield, (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut. He was the first Canadian to walk in space. He has flown on two space shuttle missions and has also served as commander of the International Space Station in 2012.He was previously a Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot. In 2013, Hadfield wrote a bestselling book title An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth.


Remember our steps:
1. Understand what you just read.
2. Change the words
3. Put the ideas in a different order
4. Make it shorter

And, remember our tips:
- Say what you want to say out loud, then just write that down.
- Use lots of short, clear sentences.
- Leave out anything that’s not important to you