So many books. So little time.

Scoutie checks out her recent purchases from her favorite book store, Murder By The Book. She loves their large selection of mysteries (and the treats they have behind the counter).

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Scoutie Readds TKAM

Scoutie Loves to Read

Here are some handy tips for writing your book reviews.

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Mont Ventoux

A beast of a climb, Mont Ventoux serves up 21 kilometers of climbing pleasure. We caught it on a beautiful, calm day. The next day, the wind was blowing like the dickens.

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Scoutie

Come? No, I don't think that I will.

Which Way?

It doesn't matter! Almost any direction we took on our rides turned into a beautiful day on the bike. Quiet roads, winding up and down the mountains in Provence, it was cycling paradise.

Sunflowers

No color when we arrived.

In full bloom when we left.

Cycling in Provence

The view after a couple of hours climbing out of Vence.

"Good English, well spoken and well written, will open more doors than a college degree. Bad English, poorly spoken and poorly written, will close doors you don't even know exist." ~ William Raspberry

Ms. O’s Summer Vacation

Ms. O spent three weeks cycling her legs off and reading a total of twenty books in Provence last summer.

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About Ms. O

Ms. O has been teaching English to 8th graders in the Beaverton School District since the Dark Ages. Or was it 1987? Same thing in terms of music…

Anyway, she began teaching at Highland Park where she also taught many other subjects along the way, including Reading, 7th grade LA and SS, Pre-Algebra (seriously!), P.E., Health, and U.S. History. Read more

Resources

Find guides and links to websites to help you with your assignments. Read more

Scoutie Takes a Walk

Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself. ~ John Dewey