1) Course selection due March 2
2) Lesson 8 due Thursday
3) Science Definition test Friday March 9
4) Continue Song Analysis Thursday
5) Greece dates: Project 3 due March 7; Definition test March 14 and Short answer test is March 16
6) Math sheets 11.3 and 11.4 due Thursday
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Tuesday 28 February, 2012
1) Course selection due March 2
2) Lesson 8 due Thursday
3) Science Definition test Friday March 9
4) Continue Song Analysis
5) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition test March 14 and Short answer test is March 16
6) Math sheets 11.3 and 11.4 due Thursday
2) Lesson 8 due Thursday
3) Science Definition test Friday March 9
4) Continue Song Analysis
5) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition test March 14 and Short answer test is March 16
6) Math sheets 11.3 and 11.4 due Thursday
Monday, February 27, 2012
Monday 27 February, 2012
1) Course selection due March 2
2) Lesson 8 due Thursday
3) Science Definition test Friday March 9
4) Continue Song Analysis
5) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition test March 14 and Short answer test is March 16
6) Math sheets 11.3 and 11.4 due Thursday
2) Lesson 8 due Thursday
3) Science Definition test Friday March 9
4) Continue Song Analysis
5) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition test March 14 and Short answer test is March 16
6) Math sheets 11.3 and 11.4 due Thursday
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Thursday 23 February, 2012
Course selection for DSS (online) due March 2
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Math p. 287 - due Monday
4) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Math p. 287 - due Monday
4) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Wednesday 22 February, 2012
Course selection for DSS (online) due March 2
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
5) Math sheets 11.1 and 11.2 Thursday
Also, for those who might not know (though everyone signed off that you have discussed a topic with your child), we are doing a Biography research project right now. I really want the children to use a variety of resources. It seems like people these days gravitate towards the internet. The internet can be a good resource, but if your child has chosen an appropriate person to study, there should be many different source types on that person, including books, movies (which I can set them up to watch independently to take notes during school with a little notice), magazine articles even newspaper articles from certain archives which a public library might be able to help them with. Not only will there be more marks awarded for using more source types (not a huge amount, but it is worth noting), it will also be in each student's best interest to learn to research from more than just the internet. If you wish to discuss this further, please feel free to call me at school.
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
5) Math sheets 11.1 and 11.2 Thursday
Also, for those who might not know (though everyone signed off that you have discussed a topic with your child), we are doing a Biography research project right now. I really want the children to use a variety of resources. It seems like people these days gravitate towards the internet. The internet can be a good resource, but if your child has chosen an appropriate person to study, there should be many different source types on that person, including books, movies (which I can set them up to watch independently to take notes during school with a little notice), magazine articles even newspaper articles from certain archives which a public library might be able to help them with. Not only will there be more marks awarded for using more source types (not a huge amount, but it is worth noting), it will also be in each student's best interest to learn to research from more than just the internet. If you wish to discuss this further, please feel free to call me at school.
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
21 February, 2012
Course selection for DSS (online) due March 2
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb 22; Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
5) Math sheets 11.1 and 11.2 Thursday
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb 22; Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
5) Math sheets 11.1 and 11.2 Thursday
Monday 20 February, 2012
Course selection for DSS (online) due March 2
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb 22; Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
DSS Parent Informational meeting at DSS Wed evening
1) Picture of a pet (optional) fort Art Friday
2) Continue song analysis this week
3) Lesson 6 due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb 22; Project 2 due Feb 29; Project 3 due March 7; Def'n test March 14 and Short Answer test March 16
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Thursday 16 February, 2012
1) Continue Song Analysis on Monday
2) Greece projects - Project 1 due Feb. 22; Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; definition test March 14; Short Answer test March 16
Remember that five school days will be given for each of the three projects. I hope that students will be able to finish them at school. However, should anyone wish to supplement that with some work at home, that is fine with me, so long as they are keeping their homework level reasonable and also leaving themselves work to do at school (IE: don't do it all at home).
2) Greece projects - Project 1 due Feb. 22; Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; definition test March 14; Short Answer test March 16
Remember that five school days will be given for each of the three projects. I hope that students will be able to finish them at school. However, should anyone wish to supplement that with some work at home, that is fine with me, so long as they are keeping their homework level reasonable and also leaving themselves work to do at school (IE: don't do it all at home).
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Wednesday 15 February, 2012
1) Valentine and Grape Art due Thursday Feb. 16
2) Continue Song Analysis Presentations Thursday
3) Last Poem Good Copy Month/Season poem due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb. 22; Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition Test March 14 and Short Answer Test March 16
2) Continue Song Analysis Presentations Thursday
3) Last Poem Good Copy Month/Season poem due Thursday
4) Greece dates: Project 1 due Feb. 22; Project 2 due Feb. 29; Project 3 due March 7; Definition Test March 14 and Short Answer Test March 16
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tuesday 14 February, 2012
I think our Extended Reading Day was a pretty big success. Many of the students really enjoyed the pleasure of settling down throughout the day and enjoying a great day of reading.
1) Valentine and Grape art due Thursday
2) A few children still need to discuss biography subjects with their parents - this project begins on Wed.
3) Month/Season Poem Good copy Feb. 16
4) Continue Song Analysis Thursday - Five kids went on Monday and they did a great job. I look forward to more volunteers on Thursday.
5) Friendship Frolic (Run) is tomorrow. Please have appropriate gym wear.
1) Valentine and Grape art due Thursday
2) A few children still need to discuss biography subjects with their parents - this project begins on Wed.
3) Month/Season Poem Good copy Feb. 16
4) Continue Song Analysis Thursday - Five kids went on Monday and they did a great job. I look forward to more volunteers on Thursday.
5) Friendship Frolic (Run) is tomorrow. Please have appropriate gym wear.
Monday, February 13, 2012
Monday 13 February, 2012
1) Valentine and Grape art due Thursday
2) Math sheets 7.2 and 7.3 due Tuesday
3) A few children still need to discuss biography subjects with their parents - this project begins on Wed.
4) Extended Reading Day - Tuesday - kids can bring in pillows, blankets, pajamas, etc.
5) Month/Season Poem Good copy Feb. 16
6) Egypt package signed (by the words "Station 1") for Tuesday
7) Continue Song Analysis Thursday - Five kids went today and they did a great job. I look forward to more volunteers on Thursday
In addition to beginning our Biography research project on Wednesday which I hope to keep at school to ensure less homework, we will also begin Ancient Greece for which your children have the criteria. I also hope this gets done mostly at school, though some might want to take it home to work on as well.
2) Math sheets 7.2 and 7.3 due Tuesday
3) A few children still need to discuss biography subjects with their parents - this project begins on Wed.
4) Extended Reading Day - Tuesday - kids can bring in pillows, blankets, pajamas, etc.
5) Month/Season Poem Good copy Feb. 16
6) Egypt package signed (by the words "Station 1") for Tuesday
7) Continue Song Analysis Thursday - Five kids went today and they did a great job. I look forward to more volunteers on Thursday
In addition to beginning our Biography research project on Wednesday which I hope to keep at school to ensure less homework, we will also begin Ancient Greece for which your children have the criteria. I also hope this gets done mostly at school, though some might want to take it home to work on as well.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Friday 10 February, 2012
1) Valentine and Grape Art due Thursday
2) Math p. 153 due Monday
3) Math sheets 7.2 and 7.3 due Tuesday
4) Discuss Biography topic with parents for Monday
5) Extended Reading Day Tuesday
6) Poem Good copies Sense Poem Feb. 13 and Month/Season poem Feb. 16
7) Begin Song Analyses in class on Monday - Several students volunteered to go Monday; the rest can expect to go in the following days
More details for #4 and 5 can be found in previous blogs
2) Math p. 153 due Monday
3) Math sheets 7.2 and 7.3 due Tuesday
4) Discuss Biography topic with parents for Monday
5) Extended Reading Day Tuesday
6) Poem Good copies Sense Poem Feb. 13 and Month/Season poem Feb. 16
7) Begin Song Analyses in class on Monday - Several students volunteered to go Monday; the rest can expect to go in the following days
More details for #4 and 5 can be found in previous blogs
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday 9 February, 2012
Well, we had a very fun, very wet day up at Cypress. My impression was the kids had a great time and for the most part I thought they behaved very well, representing Port Guichon as we all expect them to.
The blog for today has no changes from yesterday, so refer to Wed. for the homework. The only exception is I don't think I officially assigned some Math (p. 251, I believe, but will confirm tomorrow) on Wed and most kids finished in class. I would like that done for Monday.
The blog for today has no changes from yesterday, so refer to Wed. for the homework. The only exception is I don't think I officially assigned some Math (p. 251, I believe, but will confirm tomorrow) on Wed and most kids finished in class. I would like that done for Monday.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Wednesday 8 February
I hope everyone is looking forward to tubing/snowshoeing tomorrow. Remember the bus aims to leave at 8:00.
Friday is our next scrapbooking session. Remember to bring a picture of yourself doing something you enjoy.
All Egypt art is due on Friday
Parents please sign the Math quiz for Friday
Discuss Biography topics with parents; project begins next week
Extended reading day Tuesday
Poem - Good copies Sense poem Feb. 13; Month/Season poem Feb. 16
Friday is our next scrapbooking session. Remember to bring a picture of yourself doing something you enjoy.
All Egypt art is due on Friday
Parents please sign the Math quiz for Friday
Discuss Biography topics with parents; project begins next week
Extended reading day Tuesday
Poem - Good copies Sense poem Feb. 13; Month/Season poem Feb. 16
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Tuesday 7 February, 2012
Camping basket due March 2nd
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for Friday Feb. 10
Remember: Tubing on Thursday; bus leaves at 8:00 and we hope to return around 4:00 (a little earlier if possible)
1) Musical devices and headphones with parents' permission for Wed.
2) Lesson 5 due Wed.
3) Egypt art work due Friday Feb. 10
4) We will be beginning a biography research project next week. I have asked the students to discuss with you possible candidates of famous people to research. Sometimes the famous people who have been around for a while have more information on them. I've given a list of potential people (EG: Elvis, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Walt Disney, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Nelson Mandela Roald Dahl, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jimi Hendrix, JFK, Muhammad Ali, to name a few), but they are welcome to choose someone else. I only worry because I've noticed in the past that people who research the latest celebrity find they don't have much information on that person. If your child could come up with a person this week and bring some materials for next week (more than just internet searches, though those are important, too) that would help them start off well. This has been a popular assignment in the past. We will be posing strong questions, learning research strategies, note taking and paragraph writing, among other skills. I am looking forward to this.
5) Tuesday will be extended reading day. We will be reading much of the day: silent reading, read aloud, partner reading. Children are permitted to bring in pillows, sleeping bags, even wear pajamas, so long as they are prepared to read.
6) Poems - good copies - Diamonte due tomorrow; Sense poem due Feb. 13 and Season/Weather poem due Feb. 16
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for Friday Feb. 10
Remember: Tubing on Thursday; bus leaves at 8:00 and we hope to return around 4:00 (a little earlier if possible)
1) Musical devices and headphones with parents' permission for Wed.
2) Lesson 5 due Wed.
3) Egypt art work due Friday Feb. 10
4) We will be beginning a biography research project next week. I have asked the students to discuss with you possible candidates of famous people to research. Sometimes the famous people who have been around for a while have more information on them. I've given a list of potential people (EG: Elvis, John Lennon, Marilyn Monroe, Cleopatra, Julius Caesar, Walt Disney, Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, Nelson Mandela Roald Dahl, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jimi Hendrix, JFK, Muhammad Ali, to name a few), but they are welcome to choose someone else. I only worry because I've noticed in the past that people who research the latest celebrity find they don't have much information on that person. If your child could come up with a person this week and bring some materials for next week (more than just internet searches, though those are important, too) that would help them start off well. This has been a popular assignment in the past. We will be posing strong questions, learning research strategies, note taking and paragraph writing, among other skills. I am looking forward to this.
5) Tuesday will be extended reading day. We will be reading much of the day: silent reading, read aloud, partner reading. Children are permitted to bring in pillows, sleeping bags, even wear pajamas, so long as they are prepared to read.
6) Poems - good copies - Diamonte due tomorrow; Sense poem due Feb. 13 and Season/Weather poem due Feb. 16
Friday, February 3, 2012
Friday 3 February, 2012
Camping basket items due March 2
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for the next scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices and headphones for Monday through Wednesday with parents' permission for music analysis
2) All Egypt art due Feb. 10
3) Math Quiz Tuesday (the Math we did today, finding the percent of a number, though not officially due, is on the quiz for Tuesday)
4) Poetry good copies of student poems:
3-Word poems due Feb 6
Diamonte poems due Feb 8
Sense poem due Feb 13
Month/Season poem due Feb 16
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for the next scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices and headphones for Monday through Wednesday with parents' permission for music analysis
2) All Egypt art due Feb. 10
3) Math Quiz Tuesday (the Math we did today, finding the percent of a number, though not officially due, is on the quiz for Tuesday)
4) Poetry good copies of student poems:
3-Word poems due Feb 6
Diamonte poems due Feb 8
Sense poem due Feb 13
Month/Season poem due Feb 16
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thursday 2 February, 2012
Reminders:
Camping basket items due March 2
Painting in class Feb. 3
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for the next scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices for Friday through Monday with parents' permission for music analysis
2) All Egypt art due Feb. 10
3) Math Quiz Tuesday
4) Poetry good copies of student poems:
3 Word poems due Feb 6
Diamonte poems due Feb 8
Sense poem due Feb 13
Month/Season poem due Feb 16
I spoke to the class today about the first poems that were turned in (the Synonym poems). Some students turned in wonderfully thoughtful poems that were presented neatly and creatively. Unfortunately, too many poems were turned in that seemed to be nothing more than rough drafts with scribbles everywhere and where the criteria (carefully laid out and with a reminder on the board) were forgotten or ignored. As these poems are for a writing mark, I have suggested that each student ensure they are only turning in their best work. The poem that was turned in today was first assigned on January 6th and ample school time was given for this assignment.
Camping basket items due March 2
Painting in class Feb. 3
Bring a photo of yourself doing something you enjoy for the next scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices for Friday through Monday with parents' permission for music analysis
2) All Egypt art due Feb. 10
3) Math Quiz Tuesday
4) Poetry good copies of student poems:
3 Word poems due Feb 6
Diamonte poems due Feb 8
Sense poem due Feb 13
Month/Season poem due Feb 16
I spoke to the class today about the first poems that were turned in (the Synonym poems). Some students turned in wonderfully thoughtful poems that were presented neatly and creatively. Unfortunately, too many poems were turned in that seemed to be nothing more than rough drafts with scribbles everywhere and where the criteria (carefully laid out and with a reminder on the board) were forgotten or ignored. As these poems are for a writing mark, I have suggested that each student ensure they are only turning in their best work. The poem that was turned in today was first assigned on January 6th and ample school time was given for this assignment.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Wednesday 1st Febrary, 2012
Camping basket March 2
Painting Feb 3
Tubing/Snowshoeing form was due today
Bring a picture of yourself doing something you love for next Scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices allowed for music analysis project Friday through next Wednesday (with parents' permission)
Parents: I'm really excited about this culmination to our poetry unit. Students are encouraged to scour many songs and pick one school appropriate one to analyze for the class. The criteria has been given. I am also encouraging them to explore some older music (IE: our music ha ha) and have given some examples of bands to examine. We'll see how this turns out. It should be fun.
2) All Egypt art projects are due Friday Feb. 10
3) Math p. 241 due Thursday
4) Math Quiz Tuesday
5) Poetry - Good copies of the poems - all dates included in yesterday's blog (with the possible exception of the newly assigned Month/Season poem due Feb. 16)
Painting Feb 3
Tubing/Snowshoeing form was due today
Bring a picture of yourself doing something you love for next Scrapbooking session Feb. 10
1) Music devices allowed for music analysis project Friday through next Wednesday (with parents' permission)
Parents: I'm really excited about this culmination to our poetry unit. Students are encouraged to scour many songs and pick one school appropriate one to analyze for the class. The criteria has been given. I am also encouraging them to explore some older music (IE: our music ha ha) and have given some examples of bands to examine. We'll see how this turns out. It should be fun.
2) All Egypt art projects are due Friday Feb. 10
3) Math p. 241 due Thursday
4) Math Quiz Tuesday
5) Poetry - Good copies of the poems - all dates included in yesterday's blog (with the possible exception of the newly assigned Month/Season poem due Feb. 16)
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