something to think about...

watch this video.

think about the message.

we'll discuss it after the break.

This week in Core: Dec 15th & 16th

wow!!

So much going on, so little time to blog it all!

I'll make it short and sweet:

We'll have one period of work time Thursday and then it will be collected.

another snowflake!

more fun winter treats!

another build your own snow site: http://petehawkes.com/snowflake/

Create your own snowflake. Then spin, rotate, melt or explode it. http://dinosaurdesign.com/SnowflakeFactory.htm

Today in Core: December 14th

Only one week left before a nice, and wonderful 2 week holiday break of awesomeness!

Before we can relax, we have a lot of work to get through this week.  Each assignment challenging and important.  We shall not rest until Friday at 2:20pm.

Social Studies:

• Create a Culture rough draft should be DONE when you walk through the door on Tuesday
• Many students began work on the Create a Culture final draft which is due THURSDAY.

Language Arts

• New spelling words: exposed, chimney, suspend, together, maroon, believe, brilliant, wonder, dappled, grazing, blizzard, surname, numb, rotund, adorn, receipt, gluttonous, benevolent, congregate, memento, embellish, ornate, dismantle, emerald, voracious, crimson
• Complete activity number one: creating a winter scene (due Wednesday for AM, and Tuesday for PM)

Coming tomorrow:

• New Moon and A Christmas Carol movie trip!
• Create a Culture final draft work time
• Spelling activity number 2

Snow is falling...on the blog

Have you made a snowflake yet? If you send it to me I'll post it here on the blog!!

Here is Sarah's (PM Core)

Build a Snowman

Build a virtual snowman: http://www.kented.org.uk/ngfl/games/snowman_v4.html

Create your Own Snowflake!

more winter fun...

Click the picture below to create your own snowflake!

Create your own Gingerbread Person!

Today in Core: December 7th & 8th

December 7th & 8th 
Social Studies

• Geography Bee

Language Arts

• How to Packet: editing on your own (read 5 times using whisper phone, check spelling etc)
• How to Packet: editing with a friend (switch papers, make corrections, read aloud)
• How to Packet: type final draft in liblab (due Wednesday)

Trimester 2!

Welcome to trimester 2!!

A few reminders...

1. Bathroom pass: blue stickers can ask to go at any time (though may not be granted permission to leave the room numerous times in one class period, or during certain parts of the period)...use bathroom privileges responsibly.  All other students must have teacher sign planner on page 19 and are limited to 3 passes per trimester...this includes retrieving items from your locker.
2. Reading Logs: as a holiday present, students have the next 4 weeks (2 week of school, 2 weeks of break) free of reading log responsibilities...however, science fiction/fantasy books need to be completed by December 16th which will require that you read the book at home.
3. Lunch: 4th period students now have 2nd lunch!

Today in Core: December 3rd

GO BEAVS!

Did you wear your ORANGE and BLACK today? I hope so!

Language Arts

How to Packet- through step 5

Social Studies

Cultural studies

Game time 6:01pm look for me in the sea of duck fans.

Today in Core: Wed Dec 2

Language Arts

Hos to packet steps 3 and 4

Social Studies

Culture: Similarities and Differences Video and notes

Today in Core: December 1, 2009

Wow! December!

Social Studies:

What is Culture?

Language Arts:

Check out the doc camera video that I made in about 9 minutes, as a test for future blog entries...please view the video as it takes you step by step through the first three pages of the How to Packet...I don't know that I will continue to use video in this way, but it was fun to try it (not knowing at all what I was doing...as you can see from the "roughness" of the video, which is not edited)