Today in 6A!
RELIGION: Students wrote their quiz on the Chapter 11 lessons that we held this week.
ENGLISH: We picked up today's lesson where yesterday's left off with us working on creating citations. As a means of helping students determine the language of the cheat sheet given to them, I worked them through the first one together as a class. Students who are still working on this assignment over the weekend will need to skip the YouTube video because the website is restricted on their Chromebooks. Each of the provided sources deals with a different type of source asking students to retrieve information and present it through a variety of standards.
SOCIAL STUDIES: Our lesson/activity built on yesterday's examination of Grecian geography by identifying significant locations on a map of Greece and then having them answer a number of questions that address our topic from yesterday's lesson.
****Monday is "Teresa Day" where students may dress in free dress for a $5 donation to the Nguyen family to support their daughter's cancer treatments. Students must wear Purple or Pink****
An alarming trend has come to my attention recently where some of our students are using "gay" as an insult toward each other. This is inappropriate behavior for many reasons but primarily because it suggests that being gay is something inherently bad or to be ashamed of. It's not, and we need all hands on deck to ensure that our kids grow up understanding the value of people who are different from ourselves. I have spoken to both classes about this issue and I assured them that if this continues I will pursue the maximum allowable discipline for this type of discrimination.
Friday, March 29, 2019
Thursday, March 28, 2019
Today in 6A & 6B
RELIGION: As part of our review for tomorrow's open-book quiz, students answered ten questions that help them center around how they might navigate the road to god on their spiritual journey.
ENGLISH: After reviewing our flash cards we continued our work on citations, this time focusing on "how" we cite information in MLA format. Students were issued an assignment that requires them to make full and proper citations for 5 different sources of information. This assignment will be picked up tomorrow and if not finished by the end of our English session, will be weekend homework.
LITERATURE: Today was our last literature class to work on our Egypt Game essays. Next week we will be starting a new class read that will have a different assessment associated with it.
SOCIAL STUDIES: As we begin our Ancient Greece unit, today was our first of eight instructional lessons. Homework for this session in on page 362 #1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
Students have 2 projects (one group, one individual) and a chapter test for this information, all of which is finishing within a 3 day period right before we break for Easter. It is important that students pay close attention to their ongoing studies and do good work throughout so that they can be well prepared for the various assessments that all seem to show up at once. We have lots of time, but please don't use that as an excuse to avoid work.
MATH (8:00 class) pg 314 #'s 2,4,6,8,12,14,16 & 18 (9:00 class) pg 367 3-13
SCIENCE pg 218 1-4
RELIGION: As part of our review for tomorrow's open-book quiz, students answered ten questions that help them center around how they might navigate the road to god on their spiritual journey.
ENGLISH: After reviewing our flash cards we continued our work on citations, this time focusing on "how" we cite information in MLA format. Students were issued an assignment that requires them to make full and proper citations for 5 different sources of information. This assignment will be picked up tomorrow and if not finished by the end of our English session, will be weekend homework.
LITERATURE: Today was our last literature class to work on our Egypt Game essays. Next week we will be starting a new class read that will have a different assessment associated with it.
SOCIAL STUDIES: As we begin our Ancient Greece unit, today was our first of eight instructional lessons. Homework for this session in on page 362 #1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
Students have 2 projects (one group, one individual) and a chapter test for this information, all of which is finishing within a 3 day period right before we break for Easter. It is important that students pay close attention to their ongoing studies and do good work throughout so that they can be well prepared for the various assessments that all seem to show up at once. We have lots of time, but please don't use that as an excuse to avoid work.
MATH (8:00 class) pg 314 #'s 2,4,6,8,12,14,16 & 18 (9:00 class) pg 367 3-13
SCIENCE pg 218 1-4
Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Today in 6A & 6B
ENGLISH: After reviewing our flash cards, I asked the students what they understand about citations and why we might put them to use. For the remainder of the week students will practice using MLA citations, which will prepare them for not only next year, but for the next 10+ years of their education. Understanding the importance of and reason for citing evidence is the key to respectfully using evidence in life.
Today we visited Rabbi Young at the Congregation B'Nai Tzedek in Fountain Valley. Rabbi Young was a very informative and gracious host who presented the Seder with a lot of color and then gave us a tour of the sanctuary, complete with a revealing of one of his congregation's Torah's. I am so proud of the participation and behavior of our students, for the support of our volunteer parent chaperones and facilitators, and for Rabbi Young's warmth when opening his doors to us. This was a truly wonderful experience for all in attendance.
SOCIAL STUDIES: With the remainder of our day, students gathered in their Polis groups to set their team colors, determine logos and generate strategies for cooperation and collaboration.
MATH (8:00 class) WS 6-4 (9:00 class) WS 7-6
ENGLISH: After reviewing our flash cards, I asked the students what they understand about citations and why we might put them to use. For the remainder of the week students will practice using MLA citations, which will prepare them for not only next year, but for the next 10+ years of their education. Understanding the importance of and reason for citing evidence is the key to respectfully using evidence in life.
Today we visited Rabbi Young at the Congregation B'Nai Tzedek in Fountain Valley. Rabbi Young was a very informative and gracious host who presented the Seder with a lot of color and then gave us a tour of the sanctuary, complete with a revealing of one of his congregation's Torah's. I am so proud of the participation and behavior of our students, for the support of our volunteer parent chaperones and facilitators, and for Rabbi Young's warmth when opening his doors to us. This was a truly wonderful experience for all in attendance.
SOCIAL STUDIES: With the remainder of our day, students gathered in their Polis groups to set their team colors, determine logos and generate strategies for cooperation and collaboration.
MATH (8:00 class) WS 6-4 (9:00 class) WS 7-6
Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Today in 6A!
Many thanks to everyone for such a wonderful day yesterday at Knott's Berry Farm. Students were well behaved, checked in when asked, and had a great time. Parent volunteers, thank you for your time and help in making this a successful Ditch Day. Finally, a huge thanks go out to the families that sponsored this event for us at this year's auction. Without naming names, I just want to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity.
ENGLISH: As we start another Vocabulary week, students begin with defining and associating our new list of 20 iWords.
LITERATURE: Our class time was used to work on our Egypt Game essays which will be due this coming Friday. Students should be finishing up their first draft and getting peers to edit and suggest changes.
RELIGION: We started Chapter 11 in our Christ Our Life texts that explores in depth the laws of Moses, not just the Ten Commandments, but all messaged passed on to Moses from God. We likened our story of the Exodus to what happens when we move from our homes to a new place many miles away. What do we need to consider when moving? How do we adjust?
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students were issued their culminating projects for our Ancient Greece unit on the first day of the section. Students will have 2 projects to work on; one independent and one as a group. The group project requires students to study their assigned City-State's characteristics and be model citizens while representing that city-state in the Greek Olympics. There will be 6 events that all students participate in, and are listed on the assignment page. The independent project will be a research essay that students will complete and then present in a symposium on our Greek Day just before the Easter holidays. Greek Day will be Thursday, April 18, 2019 (a half-day on our calendar). Students are expected to be in attendance that day to participate in both events. Research papers will be due on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, that day being our review session for the Unit Test April 17, 2019.
Many thanks to everyone for such a wonderful day yesterday at Knott's Berry Farm. Students were well behaved, checked in when asked, and had a great time. Parent volunteers, thank you for your time and help in making this a successful Ditch Day. Finally, a huge thanks go out to the families that sponsored this event for us at this year's auction. Without naming names, I just want to express my deepest gratitude for your generosity.
ENGLISH: As we start another Vocabulary week, students begin with defining and associating our new list of 20 iWords.
LITERATURE: Our class time was used to work on our Egypt Game essays which will be due this coming Friday. Students should be finishing up their first draft and getting peers to edit and suggest changes.
RELIGION: We started Chapter 11 in our Christ Our Life texts that explores in depth the laws of Moses, not just the Ten Commandments, but all messaged passed on to Moses from God. We likened our story of the Exodus to what happens when we move from our homes to a new place many miles away. What do we need to consider when moving? How do we adjust?
SOCIAL STUDIES: Students were issued their culminating projects for our Ancient Greece unit on the first day of the section. Students will have 2 projects to work on; one independent and one as a group. The group project requires students to study their assigned City-State's characteristics and be model citizens while representing that city-state in the Greek Olympics. There will be 6 events that all students participate in, and are listed on the assignment page. The independent project will be a research essay that students will complete and then present in a symposium on our Greek Day just before the Easter holidays. Greek Day will be Thursday, April 18, 2019 (a half-day on our calendar). Students are expected to be in attendance that day to participate in both events. Research papers will be due on Tuesday, April 16, 2019, that day being our review session for the Unit Test April 17, 2019.
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