Happy Cinco De Mayo!!!
Remember Reading Logs count as extra credit during these last few weeks of school!!
Reading Projects for this nine weeks are due this Friday. They are being worked on ONLY in class.
CRCT results are not yet in, so please remain diligent in your school work.
Happy Reading!!!
K. Jones
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Post Thanksgiving Homework
I Hope the Thanksgiving Holiday left you with good tidings towards family and an increased desire to get to that gym. Below is a list of homework assignments we will work towards completing this week. Parents please check your child's homework. Many are not completing it. I will begin to call parents of students that may not receive a passing grade this 9 weeks and encourage you to send them to Academic Saturday School on the next two Saturdays. The forms will go out on Monday, the 1st of December.
Monday
Read 132-141, complete page one of the guided reading chapter 5
Tuesday
Read 142-148, complete page two of the guided reading chapter 5
Wednesday
After teacher highlights Section 3 students will create a Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences of those for independence and those against it.
Read 150-152, complete page three of the guided reading chapter 5
Thursday
Students will use the Venn Diagram created yesterday to draw a picture that illustrates one of the battles of the Revolutionary War/ Those who choose to will write a one-day journal of a day in the life of a Revolutionary soldier discussing what he or she might have gone through for one day!
Collect writings and drawings if complete. Completed assignment will be due on Monday
Read 153-160, complete page four of the guided reading chapter 5
Friday
Read 161-165 Turn in Guided reading for grading
Monday
Read 132-141, complete page one of the guided reading chapter 5
Tuesday
Read 142-148, complete page two of the guided reading chapter 5
Wednesday
After teacher highlights Section 3 students will create a Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences of those for independence and those against it.
Read 150-152, complete page three of the guided reading chapter 5
Thursday
Students will use the Venn Diagram created yesterday to draw a picture that illustrates one of the battles of the Revolutionary War/ Those who choose to will write a one-day journal of a day in the life of a Revolutionary soldier discussing what he or she might have gone through for one day!
Collect writings and drawings if complete. Completed assignment will be due on Monday
Read 153-160, complete page four of the guided reading chapter 5
Friday
Read 161-165 Turn in Guided reading for grading
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Georgia Studies Schedule 3-7 Nov, 08
Monday : 1st Period until 10:30 then 3rd Period 4th , Connections then 7th
Work Period: 3rd, 4th, and 7th periods will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles /will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank)
Homework: Review 564-569
First Period will complete “A Values Dilemma”
Tuesday : Students do not report for school
Work Period:
Homework:
Wednesday: 1st period until 10:30 then 1st period, 4th, Connections then 7th
Work Period: 1st period will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles/ will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank) 4th & 7th will complete “A Value Dilemma” pages 1 & 2
Homework: none
Thursday : 1st until 10:30 then 2nd period, 4th then Connections then 7th
Work Period: 2nd period will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles /will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank)
2nd will complete A value Dilemma pages 1 & 2 4th & 7th will watch video (Our State Government)
Homework: Review for Chapter 16 Test
Friday: Normal schedule
Work Period: Chapter 16 Test
Homework: none
Work Period: 3rd, 4th, and 7th periods will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles /will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank)
Homework: Review 564-569
First Period will complete “A Values Dilemma”
Tuesday : Students do not report for school
Work Period:
Homework:
Wednesday: 1st period until 10:30 then 1st period, 4th, Connections then 7th
Work Period: 1st period will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles/ will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank) 4th & 7th will complete “A Value Dilemma” pages 1 & 2
Homework: none
Thursday : 1st until 10:30 then 2nd period, 4th then Connections then 7th
Work Period: 2nd period will review Guided Reading Chapter 16, complete index cards and turn in crossword puzzles /will take Ch. 16 quiz (10 fill-in-the-blank)
2nd will complete A value Dilemma pages 1 & 2 4th & 7th will watch video (Our State Government)
Homework: Review for Chapter 16 Test
Friday: Normal schedule
Work Period: Chapter 16 Test
Homework: none
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Georgia Studies Class work Homework for Week of October 27, 2008
Don't forget family. This is Red Ribbon Week! Monday is Twin Day!
The standard for this week:
SS8CG5:The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
Monday
Classwork :Student will define Chapter 16 Terms in class completely/due Wednesday.
Homework: Read 564-569 Guided Reading Section one due tomorrow
Tuesday
Classwork: Students will read/discuss Lesson 39 “local Government” of Coach booklet and answer questions “Lesson Practice on page 227
Homework: Read 570-574 Guided Reading Chapter 16 Section 2 due tomorrow
Chapter 16 Terms due tomorrow as well
Wednesday
Classwork:Students will view Final speeches of both Presidential Candidates for the federal Government/Use those speeches to assist students running for student body
Homework:Read 575-577 Guided Reading Section 3 due tomorrow
Thursday
Classwork:Students will read/discuss section four “Participation in a Representative Democracy
Homework:Read 578-583 Guided Reading Section 4 due tomorrow
Friday
Classwork:Students will take Chapter 16 Test and afterwards students will participate in a game of Cranium
Homework:none as of yet
The standard for this week:
SS8CG5:The student will analyze the role of local governments in the state of Georgia.
Monday
Classwork :Student will define Chapter 16 Terms in class completely/due Wednesday.
Homework: Read 564-569 Guided Reading Section one due tomorrow
Tuesday
Classwork: Students will read/discuss Lesson 39 “local Government” of Coach booklet and answer questions “Lesson Practice on page 227
Homework: Read 570-574 Guided Reading Chapter 16 Section 2 due tomorrow
Chapter 16 Terms due tomorrow as well
Wednesday
Classwork:Students will view Final speeches of both Presidential Candidates for the federal Government/Use those speeches to assist students running for student body
Homework:Read 575-577 Guided Reading Section 3 due tomorrow
Thursday
Classwork:Students will read/discuss section four “Participation in a Representative Democracy
Homework:Read 578-583 Guided Reading Section 4 due tomorrow
Friday
Classwork:Students will take Chapter 16 Test and afterwards students will participate in a game of Cranium
Homework:none as of yet
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Week 1 of the Second Nine Weeks
Hold on to your boots parents. I've got good news and bad news. Which would you prefer first? OK as requested, the good news. One quarter of the school year is completed and some of your children have shown themselves to be great creative thinkers. They have calculated, written, analyzed, inferred , and hypothesized themselves into greater dimensions into their studies. We are so very proud of them for setting a standard for their classmates to follow. You should be proud of them and please let them know. Although they may say they don't want the praise...give it to them anyway! (they really love it!)
Ok, the bad news. We have some very late bloomers on our team and I'm not happy with the grades some of them are going to bring home to you on Wednesday (15 October 2008First Report Card Issued) Parents, as I have mentioned before homework is used to reinforce the concepts learned in your child's classes. If this does not take place, they could potentially loose all the understanding received say in Mr. Pratt's class. We really appreciate many of you that have supported Team 801 for the first nine weeks. The struggle is not over. We have to be that much more diligent in checking the classwork and homework of our children. A very wise teacher told me that its not what you expect; it's what you inspect! So lets continue to inspect our child's work and NO they did not complete it at school. Yes Ma'am, Sir, all students have homework every night whether it's reading from the textbook (Georgia Studies) to doing follow up assignments from the text. As a matter of fact below are my plans for the upcoming week of school October 13-17, 2008.
Georgia Studies Weekly Assignments
Monday
Classwork: Students will retake Chapter 14 Test on scantron form (20 questions) 20-25 mins.Afterwards students will complete Venn Diagram Political Posters from previously gathered info and post them on the eight grade hall.
Homework: Finish gathering info for Five physiographic regions brochure. (for those who have internet at home)
Tuesday
Classwork:Students will start on Chapter 15 Terms in class due the today
Students will complete political posters for hallway display
Homework: Chapter 15 Terms due tomorrow.
Read 530-535
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due on Friday. 10 points for turning it in early
Students will complete “Do you know your state Government” Due Tomorrow
Wednesday
Classwork:Students will watch Georgia Stories and answer questions from video
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion (time permitting)
Homework: Read 536-543
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due on Friday. 10 points for turning it in early
Thursday
Classwork:Students will complete the “Basic Legal Terms” in groups of five students
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion
Homework: Read 544-546
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due tomorrow. 10 points for turning it in early
Friday
Classwork:Students will complete “Who has the Power as groups of three (Ex-Leg-Jud) Each student will become subject matter experts to assist their team in completing assignment.
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion
Homework: Read 547-551
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due today.
Congrats for Mr. Pratt's homeroom for winning the pizza party for the highest grade point average. Now you know the rest of the story! Thanks for your support and we look forward to an even better 2nd nine weeks. You are now leaving team 801secondtonone!
Ok, the bad news. We have some very late bloomers on our team and I'm not happy with the grades some of them are going to bring home to you on Wednesday (15 October 2008First Report Card Issued) Parents, as I have mentioned before homework is used to reinforce the concepts learned in your child's classes. If this does not take place, they could potentially loose all the understanding received say in Mr. Pratt's class. We really appreciate many of you that have supported Team 801 for the first nine weeks. The struggle is not over. We have to be that much more diligent in checking the classwork and homework of our children. A very wise teacher told me that its not what you expect; it's what you inspect! So lets continue to inspect our child's work and NO they did not complete it at school. Yes Ma'am, Sir, all students have homework every night whether it's reading from the textbook (Georgia Studies) to doing follow up assignments from the text. As a matter of fact below are my plans for the upcoming week of school October 13-17, 2008.
Georgia Studies Weekly Assignments
Monday
Classwork: Students will retake Chapter 14 Test on scantron form (20 questions) 20-25 mins.Afterwards students will complete Venn Diagram Political Posters from previously gathered info and post them on the eight grade hall.
Homework: Finish gathering info for Five physiographic regions brochure. (for those who have internet at home)
Tuesday
Classwork:Students will start on Chapter 15 Terms in class due the today
Students will complete political posters for hallway display
Homework: Chapter 15 Terms due tomorrow.
Read 530-535
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due on Friday. 10 points for turning it in early
Students will complete “Do you know your state Government” Due Tomorrow
Wednesday
Classwork:Students will watch Georgia Stories and answer questions from video
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion (time permitting)
Homework: Read 536-543
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due on Friday. 10 points for turning it in early
Thursday
Classwork:Students will complete the “Basic Legal Terms” in groups of five students
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion
Homework: Read 544-546
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due tomorrow. 10 points for turning it in early
Friday
Classwork:Students will complete “Who has the Power as groups of three (Ex-Leg-Jud) Each student will become subject matter experts to assist their team in completing assignment.
Students will work on Georgia Region’s brochure until completion
Homework: Read 547-551
Guided Reading Section One-Four Due today.
Congrats for Mr. Pratt's homeroom for winning the pizza party for the highest grade point average. Now you know the rest of the story! Thanks for your support and we look forward to an even better 2nd nine weeks. You are now leaving team 801secondtonone!
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Where has the time gone?
My goodness! Has nine whole weeks passed already? I must say it just seemed to have crept up on me! Well, as you know parents we will be submitting grades for report cards on Friday October 10. Students will receive them the following Wednesday. As I have mentioned before, although we have some extremely intelligent students, some are on, dare I say, the lazy side. It appears that I am still having problems getting work from your children. Unfortunately they are going to miss out on one of the four pizza parties I give to the class with the highest grade point average. I will tabulate the final scores this Thursday night! Good luck students.
I have also allowed for an Amnesty week. This is when from Monday through Wednesday that I allow students to turn in any late/missing work from the first quarter. The highest score they can receive is a 70 percent (better than a zero). The only catch is that the work must be entirely correct because if there are any wrong answers I will start deducting point starting at 70%. Again 70 is better than a 0%.
We have jump from Chapter 3 to Chapter 14 pages 498-524(Since it covers our political process) I wanted to make learning reverent to our students. They are extremely excited about the upcomimg political presidential race and will be given a project to get as many registered voters from within their neighborhood. More details to follow. There is approximately 27 days before you are required to vote. Ask your child who actually will be voting who becomes president.
Besides making political posters in class, we will be having a notebook check on Thursday. I will send a progress report home with students on Monday,October 6, 2008 so that you will know what they are missing. Parents, I really need your help on this one. Call or email and I will do my best to get back with you as soon as I can. Don't forget parents. The phone number for conferences with Team 801 is 706-565-3026. Ask for Mrs. Whitehead. She will handle the rest. Well, that's all for now.
I have also allowed for an Amnesty week. This is when from Monday through Wednesday that I allow students to turn in any late/missing work from the first quarter. The highest score they can receive is a 70 percent (better than a zero). The only catch is that the work must be entirely correct because if there are any wrong answers I will start deducting point starting at 70%. Again 70 is better than a 0%.
We have jump from Chapter 3 to Chapter 14 pages 498-524(Since it covers our political process) I wanted to make learning reverent to our students. They are extremely excited about the upcomimg political presidential race and will be given a project to get as many registered voters from within their neighborhood. More details to follow. There is approximately 27 days before you are required to vote. Ask your child who actually will be voting who becomes president.
Besides making political posters in class, we will be having a notebook check on Thursday. I will send a progress report home with students on Monday,October 6, 2008 so that you will know what they are missing. Parents, I really need your help on this one. Call or email and I will do my best to get back with you as soon as I can. Don't forget parents. The phone number for conferences with Team 801 is 706-565-3026. Ask for Mrs. Whitehead. She will handle the rest. Well, that's all for now.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Week of Sept. 22-29
Hello parents and students. This week we will be going to the computer lab to continue working on our geographical region's brochures. We only have a couple of weeks to complete this project so lets get busy.
As we read the final pages of Chapter 3 (90-96) we have discovered how early Americans traveled into what is now known as North America. We have also uncovered the names and characteristics of the four periods of early Native Americans who lived in the North America. They are Paleo (earliest), Archaic (early, middle and late), Woodland (created the bow and arrow), and Mississippian (used tobacco during ceremonies). Chapter 3 test will be administered on Friday. There will be at least 10 fill-in-the-blank questions and approximately 15 multiple choice questions. We will review on Thursday.
We are continuing to discuss the candidates for the presidency. On Wed. we will view Sen. John McCain's Speech and work on a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two. Are you a registered voter. If not please get out there and do your civic duty.
Finally, a note about homework. Although we are in the 7th week of school there have been quite a number of our students that have decided that homework is not something they have to do. All the while their grade is slowly coming down. I encourage you to ask your child to look at their completed homework and ask them to make corrections to it. Please parents, I need your help. Thanks for your support. I know that we can work together to get your child from the 8th to the 9th grade.
As we read the final pages of Chapter 3 (90-96) we have discovered how early Americans traveled into what is now known as North America. We have also uncovered the names and characteristics of the four periods of early Native Americans who lived in the North America. They are Paleo (earliest), Archaic (early, middle and late), Woodland (created the bow and arrow), and Mississippian (used tobacco during ceremonies). Chapter 3 test will be administered on Friday. There will be at least 10 fill-in-the-blank questions and approximately 15 multiple choice questions. We will review on Thursday.
We are continuing to discuss the candidates for the presidency. On Wed. we will view Sen. John McCain's Speech and work on a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast the two. Are you a registered voter. If not please get out there and do your civic duty.
Finally, a note about homework. Although we are in the 7th week of school there have been quite a number of our students that have decided that homework is not something they have to do. All the while their grade is slowly coming down. I encourage you to ask your child to look at their completed homework and ask them to make corrections to it. Please parents, I need your help. Thanks for your support. I know that we can work together to get your child from the 8th to the 9th grade.
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