Answering your questions...

Hello all!

I've had lots of questions from students about what we are going to do when we return from winter break. Where are we going to start? What is going to be due? etc.

Here is what I can tell you now.
1. Winter words skit: fate undecided
2. Chapter 5 test: may take place on Jan 8th
3. Spelling test: canceled
4. Novel Project: we will have 1 in class work day the week we come back and the project will be due on Friday, January 9th
5. Reading log: reading log will be collected on Thurs. Jan 8th as scheduled, and all students will need to have completed the Dec 18th and Jan 8th assignments in the reading log.

so, you have no homework over the break, except the reading log which was already scheduled! Don't worry about anything else until we return to school on January 5, 2009! Unless you want work on the novel project!

My parent's house:
My car:

SNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

Hope you enjoyed an extra week of Winter Vacation! I missed all of you this last week. I hope that all of my students past and present have a wonderful holiday break, and I can't wait to see you when school resumes on January 5th. Check often, I'll try to post pictures of anything exciting that happens over break!

Snow!

It's been snowing at my house for a couple hours, do you see any where you are?

This Week in Core: December 8 - December 12

9 school days left before winter break! Woo-hoo!

I hope that you are all settling in to Trimester 2. We sure have a lot on our plates this week and next week, and after 9 days of craziness, a 2 week break will come as a much needed gift.

First, I'd like to direct you to the main page, where I have been adding to the list of "cool things" for you to check out.

Here's what is happening this week:

Monday: Create a Culture final draft work time
Tuesday: Create a Culture due (after one period of work time), library to get a new book
Wednesday: Chapter 5 section 1 (due), novel project work time
Thursday: Chapter 5 section 2, winter words skit prep
Friday: import/export simulation (this may get moved or canceled based on how much time we have), special assembly schedule, sci-fi/fantasy book due

Important Dates:
December 9th: Create a Culture DUE!
December 12th: Band/choir/strings conert assembly
December 16th: 6th grade movie trip
December 18th: Spelling Test
December 18th: Chapter 5 TEST
December 19th: Novel Project DUE
December 19th: Afternoon mini-incentive (special schedule)
December 19th: 6th grade OAKS incentive (1st period or 6th period depending on your CORE class)
December 20th: first day of WINTER BREAK!

Have a great week!

Welcome to 2nd Trimester!

I hope that you had a fabulous Thanksgiving.

The Civil War was incredibly disappointing, so much so that I refuse to discuss it in class at all. The atmosphere at the game even before it started seemed really strange, like something was about to happen and we didn't know what...and my friends, that is exactly what ended up happening. The Ducks dominated my poor Beavers and none of us (not even a large flock of Duck fans) saw that one coming.

This week we put Thanksgiving, Black Friday shopping and the 7th oldest college football rivalry in the nation behind us and turn our attention toward December, winter, and of course our fabulous new friend Trimester number two.

Here's where we are headed:

Social Studies
This trimester we leave behind the beginnings of geography and embrace our northern neighbor Canada with open arms. Before we head north we have to discuss natural resources, and finish up with culture. This week in SS students will work on finishing their Create a Culture final drafts. At the beginning of the week all SS students in the building will compete in the National Geographic Geography Bee. Students with exceptional scores will move on to the next round.

Language Arts
Reading logs are changing this trimester. On Wednesday, students will receive their trimester 2 reading log complete with explanation and due dates. Also, students are reading a Sci-Fi/Fantasy book and will be recieveing their novel project outline on Tuesday. The novel project is due on December 19th.

Have a great week!

Have a super trimester!

and always and FOREVER: Go Beavs!