June 14-16, 2010
Monday: In the morning, we will have Mrs. Wellings continue to present Japan and origami cranes. We will continue any remaining country board presentations. Any boards remaining in the room after today will be taken to the trash bin. In science we will continue to present their "discovered planet". Yearbooks out and locker clean out at 1:15 PM. Lockers will be washed down, all stickers removed, and padlocks collected. They will no longer be able to use their lockers after today.
Tuesday: In the classrooms for the first two hours. Then field day, BBQ lunch outside, and an assembly for awards 12:30 to 1:30 (approximately) and then finish field day. If it rains, I have no idea what will happen!
Wednesday: Go to first period for about 20 minutes, then to block classes for parties and final cleanup, and to last period class for about 20 minutes. Leave at 11:40. HAVE AN AWESOME SUMMER EVERYONE!
Friday, June 11, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Week of June 7-11, 2010
Block: Silent reading, reading logs #8-11 for reading. For language: Packets on pronouns (quiz), adjective packet, and quiz on adjectives and adverbs. Begin presenting geography reports and boards on Wednesday. After they have been presented, they may take boards home.
Science: Videos on the planets of the solar system other than earth, with note-taking. Toward the end of the week they will be working on a partner project to "discover" a new planet. They will need to name it, describe the atmosphere, it's location in the solar system, describe the size and gravity. They will plan to colonize it, and will need to describe what will be needed for survival.
We will be also be doing one more packet on the Outer Planets, to be included in their "solar system" folders. These folders will be collected and graded on Friday. The other science notebooks have been graded and sent home.
History: Some parents will be coming in this week to discuss countries they have visited or lived in. On other days, we will continue with the country report presentations and watch two short videos on China.
Cartooning: Each cartoon strip that narration is typed and glued onto the pictures will receive up to 50 points. We will be working in the computer labs Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On the other days we will watch a video on collage.
Block: Silent reading, reading logs #8-11 for reading. For language: Packets on pronouns (quiz), adjective packet, and quiz on adjectives and adverbs. Begin presenting geography reports and boards on Wednesday. After they have been presented, they may take boards home.
Science: Videos on the planets of the solar system other than earth, with note-taking. Toward the end of the week they will be working on a partner project to "discover" a new planet. They will need to name it, describe the atmosphere, it's location in the solar system, describe the size and gravity. They will plan to colonize it, and will need to describe what will be needed for survival.
We will be also be doing one more packet on the Outer Planets, to be included in their "solar system" folders. These folders will be collected and graded on Friday. The other science notebooks have been graded and sent home.
History: Some parents will be coming in this week to discuss countries they have visited or lived in. On other days, we will continue with the country report presentations and watch two short videos on China.
Cartooning: Each cartoon strip that narration is typed and glued onto the pictures will receive up to 50 points. We will be working in the computer labs Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On the other days we will watch a video on collage.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Week of 6/1-6/4
BIG DEADLINES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS:
1. All country reports are due no later than the end of the day, Wednesday, June 2. If they are turned in later than that, no boards will be issued, and the reports will not be given credit unless special extenuating circumstances are ok per teacher.
2. All boards of my block students are due by the end of the day on Thursday - you may take them home on Thursday if necessary, BUT they must be in my classroom completed by Friday at 8:20. If you are absent - it is too late to turn them in on Monday!!!!!
3. We made graphs in class today for those who didn't already have them completed - during both science classes, for their country report boards. Those who were done worked on other assignments or did extra credit science packets.
4. All science notebooks are due by this Friday. All items need to be completed and the Table of Contents up to date. We will do any assignments on the solar system in separate packets to be kept in a separate folder. They will be graded separately from the science notebooks. If the science notebooks were missing and then found, they still need to be updated. Any assignments completed while notebooks were lost are to be stapled or taped into their notebooks. Any missing assignments need to be copied from another science notebook. Notebooks are worth 100 points of their science grade.
5. The cut off for all missing work, correcting of tests, and raising low scores is next Tuesday, June 8th, by the end of the day. Only new assignments will be accepted after that date.
Due to testing, there are no block classes Tuesday through Thursday this week. Friday will be used for catch up during block.
Science: Tuesday we watched a movie, Wednesday we worked on graphs for country reports, Thursday we will do a solar system packet, and Friday we will watch a video on some of the planets.
History: Work on boards for geography reports through Thursday. Friday - watch video on Beyond the Yellow River: China.
Cartooning: Tuesday - video and drawing of caricature of a partner. Finish on Wednesday. Thursday watch video on collage. Begin collage project.
BIG DEADLINES FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS:
1. All country reports are due no later than the end of the day, Wednesday, June 2. If they are turned in later than that, no boards will be issued, and the reports will not be given credit unless special extenuating circumstances are ok per teacher.
2. All boards of my block students are due by the end of the day on Thursday - you may take them home on Thursday if necessary, BUT they must be in my classroom completed by Friday at 8:20. If you are absent - it is too late to turn them in on Monday!!!!!
3. We made graphs in class today for those who didn't already have them completed - during both science classes, for their country report boards. Those who were done worked on other assignments or did extra credit science packets.
4. All science notebooks are due by this Friday. All items need to be completed and the Table of Contents up to date. We will do any assignments on the solar system in separate packets to be kept in a separate folder. They will be graded separately from the science notebooks. If the science notebooks were missing and then found, they still need to be updated. Any assignments completed while notebooks were lost are to be stapled or taped into their notebooks. Any missing assignments need to be copied from another science notebook. Notebooks are worth 100 points of their science grade.
5. The cut off for all missing work, correcting of tests, and raising low scores is next Tuesday, June 8th, by the end of the day. Only new assignments will be accepted after that date.
Due to testing, there are no block classes Tuesday through Thursday this week. Friday will be used for catch up during block.
Science: Tuesday we watched a movie, Wednesday we worked on graphs for country reports, Thursday we will do a solar system packet, and Friday we will watch a video on some of the planets.
History: Work on boards for geography reports through Thursday. Friday - watch video on Beyond the Yellow River: China.
Cartooning: Tuesday - video and drawing of caricature of a partner. Finish on Wednesday. Thursday watch video on collage. Begin collage project.
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Block: SSR and then work on boards or reports if they are not yet complete.
Science: Bill Nye video on "The Sun". Take notes.
History: Pass out progress notes. Catch up time. Work on any missing work, save pictures to shared file for printing on the color printer, etc.
Cartooning: Drawing practice.
Block: SSR and then work on boards or reports if they are not yet complete.
Science: Bill Nye video on "The Sun". Take notes.
History: Pass out progress notes. Catch up time. Work on any missing work, save pictures to shared file for printing on the color printer, etc.
Cartooning: Drawing practice.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Monday, May 24, 2010
Block: Complete and turn in verb packet. If these are lost, they forfeit the grade. Silent reading or work on unfinished geography reports. Take last week's spelling/usage test. Get list of new words for this week. Orally review definitions. (approximate, diameter, percent, ratio, event, pi, circumference, probability, prism, solution.)
Science: Review quiz on seasons. They read a one page summary of the seasons and then answered questions based on the reading. Answers were required to be in complete sentences or they will not receive credit unless corrected. Then they were asked to write everything they either knew, thought they knew, or wanted to know about the solar system. We orally shared this information.
History: Worked on boards or if reports are not done, they worked on those instead.
Cartooning: Work on strip #5 or continue scanning completed cartoons.
Block: Complete and turn in verb packet. If these are lost, they forfeit the grade. Silent reading or work on unfinished geography reports. Take last week's spelling/usage test. Get list of new words for this week. Orally review definitions. (approximate, diameter, percent, ratio, event, pi, circumference, probability, prism, solution.)
Science: Review quiz on seasons. They read a one page summary of the seasons and then answered questions based on the reading. Answers were required to be in complete sentences or they will not receive credit unless corrected. Then they were asked to write everything they either knew, thought they knew, or wanted to know about the solar system. We orally shared this information.
History: Worked on boards or if reports are not done, they worked on those instead.
Cartooning: Work on strip #5 or continue scanning completed cartoons.
Friday, May 21, 2010
Thursday and Friday May 20, 21, 2010
Block: We silently read and completed reading logs. So far this quarter, since the last correcting of reading logs, we completed #2-7 and #24-27. They are worth 90 points. Many students did not hand them in when requested. We continue to work on our reports. Remember, they do not receive their geography boards until their reports are completed. For writing, we also worked on a packet reviewing verbs. We will complete this on Monday.
Science: We read a packet called "Scientific and Historical Background" about the space race. Questions were copied from the board into their science notebooks. The questions were answered and orally reviewed on Friday.
History: Those finished with their reports worked on their World's Fair Boards. Others worked on maps or their reports.
Cartooning: All of the Hawaiian paintings (surfboards, palm trees) must be completely painted by today for use in the assembly next Thursday.
Block: We silently read and completed reading logs. So far this quarter, since the last correcting of reading logs, we completed #2-7 and #24-27. They are worth 90 points. Many students did not hand them in when requested. We continue to work on our reports. Remember, they do not receive their geography boards until their reports are completed. For writing, we also worked on a packet reviewing verbs. We will complete this on Monday.
Science: We read a packet called "Scientific and Historical Background" about the space race. Questions were copied from the board into their science notebooks. The questions were answered and orally reviewed on Friday.
History: Those finished with their reports worked on their World's Fair Boards. Others worked on maps or their reports.
Cartooning: All of the Hawaiian paintings (surfboards, palm trees) must be completely painted by today for use in the assembly next Thursday.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
May 19, 2010
Block: SSR, log entry #5 (Name 3 people in the room who would like your book and explain why you would recommend it to them.) We corrected the last page of the pronoun worksheets from Monday. They were to be turned in. If they lost them, they are out of luck, I'm not giving second copies unless they were absent. DOL and then got spelling words for this week. We discussed them in class and wrote definitions for the words. (transportation, trade, movement, location, border, government, art, recreation, region and vegetation.)
Science: We finished the "For All Mankind video" and then watched a video on Bill Nye: Volcanoes and took notes on the different types of volcanoes.
History: Went to the computer lab to work on our reports and items for the boards.
Cartooning: Students left a mess after painting yesterday, so no painting today. Reminder that part of their grade is based on cleanup.
Block: SSR, log entry #5 (Name 3 people in the room who would like your book and explain why you would recommend it to them.) We corrected the last page of the pronoun worksheets from Monday. They were to be turned in. If they lost them, they are out of luck, I'm not giving second copies unless they were absent. DOL and then got spelling words for this week. We discussed them in class and wrote definitions for the words. (transportation, trade, movement, location, border, government, art, recreation, region and vegetation.)
Science: We finished the "For All Mankind video" and then watched a video on Bill Nye: Volcanoes and took notes on the different types of volcanoes.
History: Went to the computer lab to work on our reports and items for the boards.
Cartooning: Students left a mess after painting yesterday, so no painting today. Reminder that part of their grade is based on cleanup.
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