news and notes 2/28/2008

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities:
1st draft of Character Sketch due 2/29
1st drafts of CAPS due 3/10
Timeline rough draft due 3/4

Math: SL 5.5 and pg 183, due tomorrow.

Other: Book orders, due 3/4

Notes:

Once again 6S is completely excited about the Ancient Civilization project. Students demanded to continue working on writing, sketches and timelines today. The project is definitely a challenge that is stretching students abilities and nurturing the skills they will need as students in the future. It has been exciting to watch.

Joke:

Q. What's the best way to prevent water from coming into your house?

A. Don't pay your water bill.

Hot Choco
Jasper 3/4

news and notes 2/27/2008

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities:
1st draft of Character Sketch due 2/29
1st drafts of CAPS due 3/10
Timeline rough draft due 3/4

Math: Math Boxes 5.4 do at least 2
Notes:

Happy Wednesday!

Joke:

A little boy knocks at the door and tells the owner that something of his had found its way into her garage, and he wanted it back. The homeowner opened the garage and noticed two additions; a baseball and broken window sporting a baseball-sized hole.
“How do you suppose this ball got in here?” she asked the child. Taking one look at the ball, one look at the window, and one look at the homeowner, the little boy exclaimed, “Wow lady! I must have thrown it right through that hole!”

Hot Choco
Jasper 3/10

news and notes 2/27/2008

news and notes 2/26/08

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities:
1st draft of Character Sketch due 2/29
1st drafts of CAPS due 3/10

Math: Finish pages 162-177 (most of these should be complete already)

Notes:

Welcome back! We pushed ourselves very hard today getting back on track with our research. Students have a lot of different things to juggle - creating characters, writing CAPs, and making timelines. We'll be working really hard for the rest of the month, but the rewards will be great.

Joke:

Q. What's the best way to serve shrimp?

A: On your knees.

news and notes - valentine's day

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities: Research 30-45 minutes. Tonight is the last night for research.


Notes:

Long time no blog!! You guys did a great job staying on track while I was home sick. Happy Valentine's Day.

Joke:

Q. What ten letter word starts with g-a-s?
A. Automobile

news and notes 2/6/2208

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities: Research 20-30 minutes.

Math: SMJ 166, SL 5.1, due tomorrow.

Other:
Feb. 7th - Personal Acitivity Time Estimation Sheet Due

Feb. 11th - Homework and Recording Sheet Due

Notes:

I'm very pleased the progress we've made on research. I've checked in with about 2/3 of the class and most are well on their way to completing to being more than 1/2 done with research by the end of this week.

Joke:

TEACHER: Clyde, your composition on "My Dog" is exactly the same as your
brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE: No, teacher, it's the same dog.

news and notes 2/4/2008

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities: Research 20-30 minutes. Good work finishing setting up binders.

Math: Finish SMJ's, test correction and signatures, due tomorrow.

Other:
Feb. 7th - Personal Acitivity Time Estimation Sheet Due

Feb. 11th - Homework and Recording Sheet Due

Notes:

We did not do any research today. Fortunately, we'll have a double period of research on Wednesday. I'm glad to see that so many people are excited about their research topics and enjoying the work. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the work however, let me know.

Joke:

Question: What's Smokey the Bear's middle name?
Answer: The.

news and notes 2/4/2008

Homework:

Reading Buddies: 20 minutes 4 nights a week + entries in reading log everytime + post-it notes. Use Reading Log 2.0

Humanities: Research 20-30 minutes. Good work finishing setting up binders.

Math: Finish SMJ's, test correction and signatures, due tomorrow.

Other:
Feb. 7th - Personal Acitivity Time Estimation Sheet Due

Feb. 11th - Homework and Recording Sheet Due

Notes:

We did not do any research today. Fortunately, we'll have a double period of research on Wednesday. I'm glad to see that so many people are excited about their research topics and enjoying the work. If you are feeling overwhelmed by the work however, let me know.

Joke:

Question: What's Smokey the Bears middle name?
Answer: The.