Big Week...coming

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Get some rest this weekend, because next week will be a doozy!

Monday - HAL & Doman will be going to Snow Canyon Science Experience.
Tuesday - ??? & ??? will be going to Snow Canyon AND Debating!
Wednesday - ??? & ??? will be going to Snow Canyon AND Debating!

If it is NOT your day for fun, you will attend your regular classes. Language Arts will be having a read-a-thon for students in the regular classes that day (yea, Debate!)

ALSO, there will be Thunderbolt Time on THURSDAY and FRIDAY next week (only).

Whew! Once we get done with that, we'll get Tri 3 book experiences (not the usual) done, and then we'll start TESTING (ugh).

Spring Break 2012

Here are my 13 (well, there's one missing) 14 books for Spring Break reading. I've already finished 2 1/2... how are you doing?

Trimester 3

We have begun work on a variety of new standards with the new trimester. In Language Arts, we are focusing on forming an effective argument, which will lead to a debate and workshop the end of March. In Social Studies, we have moved into the Middle Ages. Period 2/3 has developed a unit plan and their own rubric for their most recent assignment on feudalism.

Upcoming important dates:
Spring Break 3/12-3/16
Debate workshop/SPAR 3/27-3/28
Spring Recess 4/6-4/9 (Easter weekend)
CRT Testing begins the end of April

New Year, New TBT, New Trimester....Almost

Hopefully, everyone had a restful winter break and has settled back into the routine of school life. We started a new TBT this week, Session 5. I am currently teaching the 2nd of 3 Digital Photography sessions. If you are here for Dig Photo, please refer to the links on the right side of the page (scroll down).
We have just completed our unit on Greece in Social Studies, and will begin our Rome unit next week. Check the Social Studies blog for more information. I will add the appropriate links sometime in the next few days.
In Language Arts, we are working on a biography (reading and presenting) through our Wax Museum project. We hope that many parents can come and view our efforts on Wed., Jan. 25th (please see red paper for details)! Our next project will be a book to film comparison...we need to learn how to evaluate different kinds of media, so that will be an exciting change.
The trimester ends Feb. 17, but ALL work must be completed and turned in by Feb. 10 to count on 2nd trimester. Language Arts students need to complete a book review or commercial for one of the books they've read this trimester before then.

Christmas Break

We made it! Two weeks of sleeping in (some), and family fun...hopefully you will feel rested and relaxed when you come back. Do a little reading every day (I know I will), and have some fun...maybe even try a recipe or two from our Language Arts cookbooks!