1) Sketch 1 - The line due Wed
2) Math p. 113 Monday
3) Canned food drive week begins Monday
Next week is also International Walk To School Week
Friday, September 30, 2011
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Thursday 29 September
1) Math p.103 Friday
2) Photos Friday - don't wear green
3) Journal was due today - I will collect tomorrow
4) Animal oral - Friday
5) Short Story test signed for Thursday
** Painting on Friday
2) Photos Friday - don't wear green
3) Journal was due today - I will collect tomorrow
4) Animal oral - Friday
5) Short Story test signed for Thursday
** Painting on Friday
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tuesday September 27, 2011
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. (they've had this for a while, so no stick men and colour them)
2) Individual photos are on Friday - apparently they ask you to not wear green
3) Journal #2 due Wed.
4) Animal Oral presentation on Friday (quite a small assignment)
2) Individual photos are on Friday - apparently they ask you to not wear green
3) Journal #2 due Wed.
4) Animal Oral presentation on Friday (quite a small assignment)
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Thursday 22 September
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. Sept. 28
2) Math p. 9 due Tuesday Sept. 27
3) Painting on Friday (if time permits)
4) Tuk questions due Tuesday Sept. 27
5) Math p. 7 Qs. due Tuesday Sept. 27
2) Math p. 9 due Tuesday Sept. 27
3) Painting on Friday (if time permits)
4) Tuk questions due Tuesday Sept. 27
5) Math p. 7 Qs. due Tuesday Sept. 27
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Wednesday September 21
Well, in one day, we were able to wipe five things off the homework board. They have been replaced by a few new ones:
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. Sept. 28
2) Short Story test Thursday Sept. 22
3) Painting on Friday (if time permits)
4) Tuk questions due Tuesday Sept. 27
5) Math p. 7 Qs. due Tuesday Sept. 27
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. Sept. 28
2) Short Story test Thursday Sept. 22
3) Painting on Friday (if time permits)
4) Tuk questions due Tuesday Sept. 27
5) Math p. 7 Qs. due Tuesday Sept. 27
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Tuesday September 20, 2011
1) Science Safety page due Wed. Sept. 28
2) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
3) Math p. 5 due Wed. Sept. 21
4) Short Story test on Thurs. Sept. 22
5) Terry Fox money - twoonies on Wed.
6) World Map due Wed. Sept. 21
7) Terry Fox Run Wed Sept. 21 - bring running clothes
8) Possibly painting Friday - it just depends on schedules beyond my control, but I would like to be prepared nonetheless.
Notice that there are 3 items due tomorrow. The postcard was given out in the first week of school, the World Map was given out last week and the Math was started on Monday. Part of what I'm hoping to guide the students with is prioritizing their work so that they have a reasonable amount of homework. In a perfect world, they will have little homework tonight, just possibly some final touches.
2) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
3) Math p. 5 due Wed. Sept. 21
4) Short Story test on Thurs. Sept. 22
5) Terry Fox money - twoonies on Wed.
6) World Map due Wed. Sept. 21
7) Terry Fox Run Wed Sept. 21 - bring running clothes
8) Possibly painting Friday - it just depends on schedules beyond my control, but I would like to be prepared nonetheless.
Notice that there are 3 items due tomorrow. The postcard was given out in the first week of school, the World Map was given out last week and the Math was started on Monday. Part of what I'm hoping to guide the students with is prioritizing their work so that they have a reasonable amount of homework. In a perfect world, they will have little homework tonight, just possibly some final touches.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Monday 19 September, 2011
First off, my apologies for not writing on Friday. The blog should not rest, even though it's a weekend.
Here is what's on the board tonight:
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. Sept. 28 (that's right - next Wed., not this one)
2) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
3) Math p. 3 due Tues. Sept. 20
4) Math p. 5 due Wed. Sept. 21
5) Short Story test Thursday Sept. 22
6) Terry Fox donations continue (Loonies on Tuesday)
7) World Map due Wed. Sept. 21
Here is what's on the board tonight:
1) Science Safety poster due Wed. Sept. 28 (that's right - next Wed., not this one)
2) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
3) Math p. 3 due Tues. Sept. 20
4) Math p. 5 due Wed. Sept. 21
5) Short Story test Thursday Sept. 22
6) Terry Fox donations continue (Loonies on Tuesday)
7) World Map due Wed. Sept. 21
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Thursday 15 September
Today was another good day; lots accomplished. I urge you to ask your child to show you their Canada Map test.
On the homework board:
1) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
2) Nametag due Monday Sept. 19
3) Short Story test (just announced today) Thursday Sept. 22
4) Terry Fox donations - dimes on Friday
5) Bring signed Pre-List on Friday to be able to take the test
6) Painting Friday - wear appropriate clothes
On the homework board:
1) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
2) Nametag due Monday Sept. 19
3) Short Story test (just announced today) Thursday Sept. 22
4) Terry Fox donations - dimes on Friday
5) Bring signed Pre-List on Friday to be able to take the test
6) Painting Friday - wear appropriate clothes
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Wednesday September 14
Wednesdays are a shorter day, but they still seem so busy.
1) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
2) Nametag due Mon. Sept. 19
3) Canada Map test - Thurs Sept. 15
4) Terry Fox donations begin - nickels on Thurs.
5) Present A Little About Me - the last 8 or so kids who didn't go today
6) Bring signed Pre-List for spelling test on Friday
7) Painting Friday - wear appropriate clothing
While there are seven items on the homework board, you can see that a few are just organizational and the rest are projects that the students have had a fair amount of time to complete. The goal with giving dates into next week is that the students will begin to prioritize their work and know that if homework is light one night, they can take home something that is due perhaps five or six days from now to lessen the load down the road. Have a good night.
1) Postcard due Wed. Sept. 21
2) Nametag due Mon. Sept. 19
3) Canada Map test - Thurs Sept. 15
4) Terry Fox donations begin - nickels on Thurs.
5) Present A Little About Me - the last 8 or so kids who didn't go today
6) Bring signed Pre-List for spelling test on Friday
7) Painting Friday - wear appropriate clothing
While there are seven items on the homework board, you can see that a few are just organizational and the rest are projects that the students have had a fair amount of time to complete. The goal with giving dates into next week is that the students will begin to prioritize their work and know that if homework is light one night, they can take home something that is due perhaps five or six days from now to lessen the load down the road. Have a good night.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Tuesday September 13, 2011
Today was another busy day. Here is what is on the homework board:
1) Planner money $8
2) Friendship Recipe due Wed.
3) Nametag due Monday Sept. 19
4) Canada map test Thurs.
5) Terry Fox $ beginning with nickels Thurs.
6) Present A Little About Me 8 items Wed.
7) Bring signed Pre-List on Friday for the test (I need the pre-list here on Friday so I can test the students!!!)
8) Painting Friday (That is my hope at this point) - so wear appropriate clothing
1) Planner money $8
2) Friendship Recipe due Wed.
3) Nametag due Monday Sept. 19
4) Canada map test Thurs.
5) Terry Fox $ beginning with nickels Thurs.
6) Present A Little About Me 8 items Wed.
7) Bring signed Pre-List on Friday for the test (I need the pre-list here on Friday so I can test the students!!!)
8) Painting Friday (That is my hope at this point) - so wear appropriate clothing
Monday, September 12, 2011
Hello, Parents:
This is the first blog for the school year. I expect to use this mostly as a tool to communicate with parents about what is on the horizon as far as assignments. I know some people worried last year that a blog would take the responsibility away from the children. I am very into having the students be accountable for their work and ultimately their time management, which should serve them well as this is a transitional year before high school. I give them five minutes at the end of every day to fill out their planners and I want them to write everything that applies to them. I also ask that you as the parent review this with them and sign their planners once you've seen that the work is complete.
That said, here is what is on the homework board with a few additional comments by me:
1) Planner money $8 asap
2) Friendship Recipe due Wed.
3) Nametags due Monday Sept. 19
4) Canada Map test Thurs (I have marked their maps which were due today and will get them back to them tomorrow).
5) A Little About Me (an informational sheet) is due Tues and they will present them orally on Wed.
6) Spelling Pre-List #1 due Tues.
Ahh, yes, the Spelling Pre-List. It causes much worry at the start of the year, but once the students do it once or twice, it becomes old hat. Let me say that as a parent, I hope your time involvement in the Pre-List is around 8 - 15 minutes a week and then if you wish to stay involved as your child writes up their list, that is your choice. This is a spelling and vocabulary program that I created a number of years ago taking parts of other programs that I liked. It is individualized, so that in theory students are not doing words they already know. It has generally been quite well-received by parents.
That is all for now. I hope this blog gets lots of followers; it isn't the most exciting, but it can help to keep parents informed. If you have friends who have children in this class and they are unsure how to log on, please feel free to teach them or send them my way.
Have a good Monday.
Mr. Sowden
This is the first blog for the school year. I expect to use this mostly as a tool to communicate with parents about what is on the horizon as far as assignments. I know some people worried last year that a blog would take the responsibility away from the children. I am very into having the students be accountable for their work and ultimately their time management, which should serve them well as this is a transitional year before high school. I give them five minutes at the end of every day to fill out their planners and I want them to write everything that applies to them. I also ask that you as the parent review this with them and sign their planners once you've seen that the work is complete.
That said, here is what is on the homework board with a few additional comments by me:
1) Planner money $8 asap
2) Friendship Recipe due Wed.
3) Nametags due Monday Sept. 19
4) Canada Map test Thurs (I have marked their maps which were due today and will get them back to them tomorrow).
5) A Little About Me (an informational sheet) is due Tues and they will present them orally on Wed.
6) Spelling Pre-List #1 due Tues.
Ahh, yes, the Spelling Pre-List. It causes much worry at the start of the year, but once the students do it once or twice, it becomes old hat. Let me say that as a parent, I hope your time involvement in the Pre-List is around 8 - 15 minutes a week and then if you wish to stay involved as your child writes up their list, that is your choice. This is a spelling and vocabulary program that I created a number of years ago taking parts of other programs that I liked. It is individualized, so that in theory students are not doing words they already know. It has generally been quite well-received by parents.
That is all for now. I hope this blog gets lots of followers; it isn't the most exciting, but it can help to keep parents informed. If you have friends who have children in this class and they are unsure how to log on, please feel free to teach them or send them my way.
Have a good Monday.
Mr. Sowden
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