Please check out your parent's email and quia.com page. I sent information on extra credit and review activities for you to do during your snow day!
Take some time off from texting or playing "Call of Duty" and do something for yourself- learn some more French or Spanish and improve your grade!
Also, don't forget to get some exercise... it's not good for you to sit around all day. If you do go outside, stay warm... and try making a weather video. I did a couple of them last year during the double blizzard. Some students did their own and got extra credit for them... if you scroll back through the blog entries to last year, you can watch mine and get some ideas.
Have fun!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Preparing for High School!
I am trying to prepare the kids for the High School experience they will be having next year. The current freshman are struggling a little bit with the volume of work and the speedier pace of classes. We want to see our students comfortable, confident, and succesful at WHS. We are trying to ease our eighth graders into the study and homework habits they will need when they arrive at WHS. Many students are saying that they felt unprepared for some of the new standards such as not having their late homework accepted, having to study or do homework every night in order to maintain a "b" average, and not being able to re-take tests.
My students will be having a homework assignment of some kind every night from now on, and late work (for homework only) will not be accepted. Any homework not done, forgotten, or lost will be entered as a zero and will remain a zero.(This does not apply to absences. If a student is absent, he /she should turn in their work upon their return. If a student is absent when an assignment is given he/she has the standard amount of time to make it up.) Please let me know if you need any information on what your child should be doing at home. You can check the Spanish or French Agenda here on my blog for updates and specific assignments.
Students have just completed their mid-term exams and within the next week you will be receiving a recommendation form to guide you in deciding your child's placement for next year. I will email you again when those go home and students will be expected to have them signed and return them to me.
My students will be having a homework assignment of some kind every night from now on, and late work (for homework only) will not be accepted. Any homework not done, forgotten, or lost will be entered as a zero and will remain a zero.(This does not apply to absences. If a student is absent, he /she should turn in their work upon their return. If a student is absent when an assignment is given he/she has the standard amount of time to make it up.) Please let me know if you need any information on what your child should be doing at home. You can check the Spanish or French Agenda here on my blog for updates and specific assignments.
Students have just completed their mid-term exams and within the next week you will be receiving a recommendation form to guide you in deciding your child's placement for next year. I will email you again when those go home and students will be expected to have them signed and return them to me.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
French Snow Day Extra Credit
Please follow the directions and post a comment IN ENGLISH to this blog to get extra credit. Please remember to post anonymously and to put your Lions ID (Lions and then the last four digits of your student id.) on your post.
French Classes:
Follow the links. For each, note in your post which holiday you think it celebrates.
1. Greeting card One
2. Card Two
3. Card Three
4. Card Four
5. Card Five
6. Card Six
7. Card Seven
8. Card Eight
9. Card Nine
10. Card Ten
French Classes:
Follow the links. For each, note in your post which holiday you think it celebrates.
1. Greeting card One
2. Card Two
3. Card Three
4. Card Four
5. Card Five
6. Card Six
7. Card Seven
8. Card Eight
9. Card Nine
10. Card Ten
Monday, January 10, 2011
Mid-Term Review and Exam
Students have been going through an intense period of work and review. This is a time when students should take advantage of review to catch up on things they missed the first time around.
Students have had time every day to work on the review packet they have been assigned. We have divided it up into sections and are doing a few pages every day and night. Please check the Agenda on the right of my blog for a more detailed description of assignments and due dates.
Each students has also received copies of the vocabulary lists for each chapter and has been assigned study diary assignments to help them review. For accountability purposes, they then take a vocabulary "mini-quiz" to assess the effectiveness of their study techniques.
The mid-term is a county exam. It is used to provide feedback to teachers, students, and parents about the progress students have made. In addition, we use the test to assess the effectiveness of instruction and student study habits. Students will receive a recommendation from me as to whether or not they will be prepared for Spanish or French II based on their current grades in class and on the mid-term. With a few exceptions, regular completion of homework and good study habits are the most reliable predictor of success in the next level.
Students have had time every day to work on the review packet they have been assigned. We have divided it up into sections and are doing a few pages every day and night. Please check the Agenda on the right of my blog for a more detailed description of assignments and due dates.
Each students has also received copies of the vocabulary lists for each chapter and has been assigned study diary assignments to help them review. For accountability purposes, they then take a vocabulary "mini-quiz" to assess the effectiveness of their study techniques.
The mid-term is a county exam. It is used to provide feedback to teachers, students, and parents about the progress students have made. In addition, we use the test to assess the effectiveness of instruction and student study habits. Students will receive a recommendation from me as to whether or not they will be prepared for Spanish or French II based on their current grades in class and on the mid-term. With a few exceptions, regular completion of homework and good study habits are the most reliable predictor of success in the next level.
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