~ There will be no specific homework assignments this week ~
*Please note the blog entry below and
STUDY!!!
Reminders:
School ends at 12:40 PM Tue-Thu.
No school Friday
Holiday Break: December 19-January 4
School resumes: Monday, January 5
Monday, December 15, 2008
How to Succeed at Finals (while REALLY trying)...
WHAT YOU WILL NEED & WHEN
TO SUCCEED DURING FINALS WEEK…
MONDAY:
Review Social Studies Practice Essay, text book, hand-outs and notes in preparation for tomorrow’s essay test.
***Be sure to continue to study for other tests every night and to prep/rehearse monologue (characterization, vocal work using costume/prop)
TUESDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
For the Social Studies exam, you will be given the essay question and notebook paper needed.
STUDY FOR VOCABULARY TEST (studying not required for literature portion) TOMORROW.
WEDNESDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
Bring with you to class your copies of Old Yeller, A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, The Secret Garden, Gilgamesh
STUDY FOR SCIENCE & MATH TOMORROW.
THURSDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
Science test 9:10 – 10:20
Math Test 10:40-12:40
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
TO SUCCEED DURING FINALS WEEK…
MONDAY:
Review Social Studies Practice Essay, text book, hand-outs and notes in preparation for tomorrow’s essay test.
***Be sure to continue to study for other tests every night and to prep/rehearse monologue (characterization, vocal work using costume/prop)
TUESDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
For the Social Studies exam, you will be given the essay question and notebook paper needed.
STUDY FOR VOCABULARY TEST (studying not required for literature portion) TOMORROW.
WEDNESDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
Bring with you to class your copies of Old Yeller, A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, The Secret Garden, Gilgamesh
STUDY FOR SCIENCE & MATH TOMORROW.
THURSDAY:
*If you are performing today in drama, you will need to be prepared, in costume, with prop(s) PRIOR TO (before) school begins (as in before 8:25 PM).
ALL students will need a sharpened pencil or pen, ready, prior to 8:25 AM.
Science test 9:10 – 10:20
Math Test 10:40-12:40
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Friday, December 12, 2008
HOMEWORK, Friday, December 12, 2008
Drama:
Have monologue completely memorized
By: Monday morning, beginning of class: December 15
O.T.O.:
Prep for Oral Exam, Monday, December 15:
~Be sure to know the Mother Teresa piece - in order
~ Be able to verbally articulate:
*Each phrase of the M.T. piece
*Our 4 classroom phrases (i.e. "Dig Deeper")
*The "reminders" (i.e. "One for all and all for one")
*The bow - why we practice this at the beginning/end of each class.
Be prepared to not only verbally articulate what these things mean, also be able to explain your experience with them.
All other subjects:
STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big thanks to all the parents and students that provided goodies and beverages for today's Tea. We enjoyed all of it!
REMINDERS:
Next week, Monday is a regular, full-day schedule
Tue-Thu, school ends at 12:40 PM
No school on Friday: Winter Break begins
Have monologue completely memorized
By: Monday morning, beginning of class: December 15
O.T.O.:
Prep for Oral Exam, Monday, December 15:
~Be sure to know the Mother Teresa piece - in order
~ Be able to verbally articulate:
*Each phrase of the M.T. piece
*Our 4 classroom phrases (i.e. "Dig Deeper")
*The "reminders" (i.e. "One for all and all for one")
*The bow - why we practice this at the beginning/end of each class.
Be prepared to not only verbally articulate what these things mean, also be able to explain your experience with them.
All other subjects:
STUDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big thanks to all the parents and students that provided goodies and beverages for today's Tea. We enjoyed all of it!
REMINDERS:
Next week, Monday is a regular, full-day schedule
Tue-Thu, school ends at 12:40 PM
No school on Friday: Winter Break begins
What is Science?
Mnemonically:
Science
Class
Is
Exciting!
Notice
Chemicals...
Exploding
Smartness is needed
Creativity is required
Interesting things are studied
Extraordinary work
Never back down from a question
Creations are made
Enthralling things are done
Scientific
Commitments
Include
Experimenting
New
Creative
Enrichments
System of knowledge
Creative
Interesting
Experimental
Never-ending
Continues
Everlasting
Science
Can
Illuminate
Endings and
Never
Can
End
Scientific
Conjectures that
Illuminate
Everything and
Nothing that
Consists of
Energy
An offering of thoughtful and creative ways to express what science is, from the students in Room 503.
Enjoy the weekend!
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Science
Class
Is
Exciting!
Notice
Chemicals...
Exploding
Smartness is needed
Creativity is required
Interesting things are studied
Extraordinary work
Never back down from a question
Creations are made
Enthralling things are done
Scientific
Commitments
Include
Experimenting
New
Creative
Enrichments
System of knowledge
Creative
Interesting
Experimental
Never-ending
Continues
Everlasting
Science
Can
Illuminate
Endings and
Never
Can
End
Scientific
Conjectures that
Illuminate
Everything and
Nothing that
Consists of
Energy
An offering of thoughtful and creative ways to express what science is, from the students in Room 503.
Enjoy the weekend!
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Thursday, December 11, 2008
HOMEWORK, Thursday, December 11, 2008
Social Studies:
Practice essay & Parent signature
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 12
*Late assignments will not be accepted.
Drama:
Memorize monologue
By: Monday Morning
Other Subjects:
Study, study, study!!!
Our Tea is tomorrow:
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO THE FOLOWING STUDENTS & THEIR PARENTS:
Goodies:
Sterling
Ryan
Brie
Reed
Samuel
Drinks:
Max
Denzel
Kyle
Practice essay & Parent signature
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 12
*Late assignments will not be accepted.
Drama:
Memorize monologue
By: Monday Morning
Other Subjects:
Study, study, study!!!
Our Tea is tomorrow:
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE TO THE FOLOWING STUDENTS & THEIR PARENTS:
Goodies:
Sterling
Ryan
Brie
Reed
Samuel
Drinks:
Max
Denzel
Kyle
Afterwhile Crocodile...
Pardon the brevity: I have an appointment in North Phoenix today and will post today's entry later this evening.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
HOMEWORK, Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Language Arts:
Study Vocabulary
Math:
Have review sheet signed
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 11
Study!
Drama:
Memorize monologue
Must be prepared by Monday morning
Social Studies:
Work on practice essay. Remember: your parents need to read it so you can make edits before turning it in Friday (along with parent signature on Essay Form)
Warm-ups:
Go over Ozymandias (up through what we've memorized so far)
Study Vocabulary
Math:
Have review sheet signed
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 11
Study!
Drama:
Memorize monologue
Must be prepared by Monday morning
Social Studies:
Work on practice essay. Remember: your parents need to read it so you can make edits before turning it in Friday (along with parent signature on Essay Form)
Warm-ups:
Go over Ozymandias (up through what we've memorized so far)
The Silent Garden
...is what becomes of The Secret Garden when our classroom noise level becomes so loud, there is nothing else to do but go to silence.
The students in Room 503 have wonderful energy...but sometimes...sometimes it boils over and becomes a bit more...hmmm...a bit more energetic than the classroom can actually contain. And when this happens over and over several times in the course of a short span of time, it comes down to opting for a completely silent work space.
So this morning the students in Room 503 worked on their Secret Garden work packets in silence.
However...
That did not stop us from getting into a lively discussion over the packet questions later in the day...where all kinds of ideas popped up, such as adults have less imagination than children and how it's unfair that teachers at TPA don't have to follow the dress code and students do.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is probably chuckling in her grave.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
The students in Room 503 have wonderful energy...but sometimes...sometimes it boils over and becomes a bit more...hmmm...a bit more energetic than the classroom can actually contain. And when this happens over and over several times in the course of a short span of time, it comes down to opting for a completely silent work space.
So this morning the students in Room 503 worked on their Secret Garden work packets in silence.
However...
That did not stop us from getting into a lively discussion over the packet questions later in the day...where all kinds of ideas popped up, such as adults have less imagination than children and how it's unfair that teachers at TPA don't have to follow the dress code and students do.
Frances Hodgson Burnett is probably chuckling in her grave.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
HOMEWORK, Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Language Arts:
Read Ch. 27, S.G.
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Create discussion ques./answer for Tea
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Complete ANY incomplete homework!!!
Math:
Study vocabulary words; Fractions-Decimal conversions
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Drama:
Memorize Personification Monologue
Due: Monday, December 15
Social Studies:
Work on take-home practice essay
Due: Friday, December 12
*Complete poster-ad sketch
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Warm-Ups:
Memorize Ozymandias, "And on the pedestal these words appear:"
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Our Tea, this Friday:
Goodies:
Sterling
Ryan
Brie
Reed
Samuel
Drinks:
Max
Denzel
Kyle
Big thanks to:
The Menedez' for coming through with Kleenex/tissue!
Read Ch. 27, S.G.
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Create discussion ques./answer for Tea
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Complete ANY incomplete homework!!!
Math:
Study vocabulary words; Fractions-Decimal conversions
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Drama:
Memorize Personification Monologue
Due: Monday, December 15
Social Studies:
Work on take-home practice essay
Due: Friday, December 12
*Complete poster-ad sketch
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Warm-Ups:
Memorize Ozymandias, "And on the pedestal these words appear:"
Due: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 10
Our Tea, this Friday:
Goodies:
Sterling
Ryan
Brie
Reed
Samuel
Drinks:
Max
Denzel
Kyle
Big thanks to:
The Menedez' for coming through with Kleenex/tissue!
Memorize, Ingest, and Understand
That's the name of the game this week for much of next week's work to come.
The students in Room 503 have a lot on their plates and they are hard at work memorizing poems and monologues, and making sure they are getting all the facts and information they need - not only to do well on their final semester exams, but so that they will do well next semester and, hopefully, the rest of their lives.
It's one thing to memorize by rote for a test, it's entirely another to understand for life.
Yesterday's blog entry gave you a run-down of what the students will be facing next week. In class this week, we are daily re-exploring ideas and themes that we began in the beginning of the semester. Here is an example (this was a hand-out from which students were prompted to journal):
"One for all, and all for one!”
At the beginning of the school year you were given a bag of “reminders,” one of which was a Three Musketeers Bar. It was a little something to remind you that “we don’t do this alone” – this school thing. This Room 503 thing. Take a few moments to think about this phrase (originally a motto between three friends in a novel) and how you have lived up to it in our classroom this semester…or how you haven’t. Have you felt supported by your classmates as well? In what ways…or not.
Take some time and care to please write a paragraph or two in your journal about your experience with this phrase this semester.
Reflection and self-assessment have been a big part of our class work this semester and students will not only be journaling about their experiences this week, but will engage in an oral exam with regards to the ideas and ideals that we have been apiring to over the past four months.
There's a whole lotta thinkin' goin' on!
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
The students in Room 503 have a lot on their plates and they are hard at work memorizing poems and monologues, and making sure they are getting all the facts and information they need - not only to do well on their final semester exams, but so that they will do well next semester and, hopefully, the rest of their lives.
It's one thing to memorize by rote for a test, it's entirely another to understand for life.
Yesterday's blog entry gave you a run-down of what the students will be facing next week. In class this week, we are daily re-exploring ideas and themes that we began in the beginning of the semester. Here is an example (this was a hand-out from which students were prompted to journal):
"One for all, and all for one!”
At the beginning of the school year you were given a bag of “reminders,” one of which was a Three Musketeers Bar. It was a little something to remind you that “we don’t do this alone” – this school thing. This Room 503 thing. Take a few moments to think about this phrase (originally a motto between three friends in a novel) and how you have lived up to it in our classroom this semester…or how you haven’t. Have you felt supported by your classmates as well? In what ways…or not.
Take some time and care to please write a paragraph or two in your journal about your experience with this phrase this semester.
Reflection and self-assessment have been a big part of our class work this semester and students will not only be journaling about their experiences this week, but will engage in an oral exam with regards to the ideas and ideals that we have been apiring to over the past four months.
There's a whole lotta thinkin' goin' on!
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Monday, December 8, 2008
HOMEWORK, Monday, December 8, 2008
Language Arts:
Read Ch. 26, S.G.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
*If not completed in class, finish working on literature paragraphs.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
Study: Vocab Final Exam, next Wednesday
Math:
Finish problem 3.4
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
STUDY!
Social Studies:
STUDY! & Work on Take-Home Practice Essay
*Parent form to be signed
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 12
Science:
Re-read Leeuwenhoek biography hand-out
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
O.T.O.:
STUDY! Hand-out on phrases for Oral Exam
Go over Mother Teresa Hand-out, be sure to have memorized
Due: Monday, December 15
Vocal Warm-ups:
Ozymandias: Memorize up through "The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed."
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
Reminders:
Next Week's schedule is as follows:
Monday: Full day (school ends at 3:10 PM)
Tuesday - Thursday: Half-Day Schedule/Finals (school ends at 12:25 PM)
Friday: No School - Winter Break begins
Read Ch. 26, S.G.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
*If not completed in class, finish working on literature paragraphs.
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
Study: Vocab Final Exam, next Wednesday
Math:
Finish problem 3.4
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
STUDY!
Social Studies:
STUDY! & Work on Take-Home Practice Essay
*Parent form to be signed
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 12
Science:
Re-read Leeuwenhoek biography hand-out
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
O.T.O.:
STUDY! Hand-out on phrases for Oral Exam
Go over Mother Teresa Hand-out, be sure to have memorized
Due: Monday, December 15
Vocal Warm-ups:
Ozymandias: Memorize up through "The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed."
Due: Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 9
Reminders:
Next Week's schedule is as follows:
Monday: Full day (school ends at 3:10 PM)
Tuesday - Thursday: Half-Day Schedule/Finals (school ends at 12:25 PM)
Friday: No School - Winter Break begins
FINALizing and Preparing for Next Week's Exams
The Sixth Graders got their first taste today of what next week's semester final exams will be like.
The following is the schedule of next week's exams:
Monday: This is a full, regular schedule day. However, the students will have the first half of their Math exam (Vocabulary) today and they will have their O.T.O. oral exam. The oral exam will focus on the students' understanding of the phrases, concepts and ideas we have worked on this semester as well as presentation and vocal skills.
Tuesday-Thursday are half-day schedules (school ends at 12:25 PM)
Tuesday: Social Studies exam. This is an essay exam. An at-home practice essay is due this Friday (December 12). Students were given all their study information today. Parent guidance is appreciated in this assignment, where the students will need an extra pair of eyes to help them complete their finished essay this week. This is in preparation for the very same in-class essay they will write next week.
Wednesday: Today the students will have their Language Arts exams. The Vocabulary exam will cover all of the vocabulary terms we have learned over the semester. The test will consist of multiple choice, true/false and fill-in-the-blank. The literature portion will consist of multiple choice, short essay and a creative component.
Thursday: The Science exam will be given in the morning prior to break and the second portion of the Math exam will begin at 10:30 and the students will have time between then and the end of the school day to complete it.
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30-9:10 A.M. Personification/Monologues will be presented as each student's drama "final." Time slots to present will be chosen by lottery.
Are we having fun yet?
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
The following is the schedule of next week's exams:
Monday: This is a full, regular schedule day. However, the students will have the first half of their Math exam (Vocabulary) today and they will have their O.T.O. oral exam. The oral exam will focus on the students' understanding of the phrases, concepts and ideas we have worked on this semester as well as presentation and vocal skills.
Tuesday-Thursday are half-day schedules (school ends at 12:25 PM)
Tuesday: Social Studies exam. This is an essay exam. An at-home practice essay is due this Friday (December 12). Students were given all their study information today. Parent guidance is appreciated in this assignment, where the students will need an extra pair of eyes to help them complete their finished essay this week. This is in preparation for the very same in-class essay they will write next week.
Wednesday: Today the students will have their Language Arts exams. The Vocabulary exam will cover all of the vocabulary terms we have learned over the semester. The test will consist of multiple choice, true/false and fill-in-the-blank. The literature portion will consist of multiple choice, short essay and a creative component.
Thursday: The Science exam will be given in the morning prior to break and the second portion of the Math exam will begin at 10:30 and the students will have time between then and the end of the school day to complete it.
Tuesday-Thursday: 8:30-9:10 A.M. Personification/Monologues will be presented as each student's drama "final." Time slots to present will be chosen by lottery.
Are we having fun yet?
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Friday, December 5, 2008
HOMEWORK, Friday, December 5, 2008
Language Arts:
Read S.G., Ch. 25
Due: Monday, December 8
Vocabulary: using your list, create study cards on index cards
of ALL your Vocab. words for the semester final.
Due: Monday, December 8
Vocabulary re-take test will be offered Monday, after school, 3:30 PM.
STUDY!
For those who did not do or complete it, please work on the S.G. handout on Ch. 23, "Magic" and application of the Scientific Method.
Due: Monday, December 8
Math:
Practice long division; Study vocabulary
Due: Monday, December 8
Science:
Read Leewenhook hand-out
Due: Monday, December 8
Social Studies:
Complete Thera action-adventure/historical fiction/disaster movie storyboard
Due: Monday, December 8
Drama:
Personification Monologue (write/"rehearse")
*Hand out (follow directions thoroughly)
Due: Monday, December 8
ROOM 503 WISH LIST:
Kleenex/Tissue
Windex & 409
Read S.G., Ch. 25
Due: Monday, December 8
Vocabulary: using your list, create study cards on index cards
of ALL your Vocab. words for the semester final.
Due: Monday, December 8
Vocabulary re-take test will be offered Monday, after school, 3:30 PM.
STUDY!
For those who did not do or complete it, please work on the S.G. handout on Ch. 23, "Magic" and application of the Scientific Method.
Due: Monday, December 8
Math:
Practice long division; Study vocabulary
Due: Monday, December 8
Science:
Read Leewenhook hand-out
Due: Monday, December 8
Social Studies:
Complete Thera action-adventure/historical fiction/disaster movie storyboard
Due: Monday, December 8
Drama:
Personification Monologue (write/"rehearse")
*Hand out (follow directions thoroughly)
Due: Monday, December 8
ROOM 503 WISH LIST:
Kleenex/Tissue
Windex & 409
Reader's Digest
Room 503 is abuzz...with books!
There's always our Language Arts selection - currently, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Interestingly, though it is one of my (and Mrs. Veenstra's favorites), it is receiving less than rave reviews from the students. However, like it or not, these Sixth Graders will always have the experience of having read and explored this classic tale through and through.
For those of you who are unaware of our post-lunch time ritual, we partake in a read-aloud book every day. So far this semester we have read The Phantom Tollbooth, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters by Richard Riordan. Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli. is our current read. Winner of the 1991 Newbery Medal , the story delves into some pretty profound themes, such as racism and family and asks the question "what and where is home?"
Along with our Language Arts unit and our read-aloud book of choice, each of the students is currently reading an independent book of their choice or is woking on a project based on the book they last read. Each student is required to present their project in class upon completion. We have had some truly wonderful projects and presentations since we implemented the Independent Reading project less than two months ago.
James Bryce once said "the worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. " I hope our students take away a great deal.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
There's always our Language Arts selection - currently, The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Interestingly, though it is one of my (and Mrs. Veenstra's favorites), it is receiving less than rave reviews from the students. However, like it or not, these Sixth Graders will always have the experience of having read and explored this classic tale through and through.
For those of you who are unaware of our post-lunch time ritual, we partake in a read-aloud book every day. So far this semester we have read The Phantom Tollbooth, From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, and The Lightning Thief and Sea of Monsters by Richard Riordan. Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli. is our current read. Winner of the 1991 Newbery Medal , the story delves into some pretty profound themes, such as racism and family and asks the question "what and where is home?"
Along with our Language Arts unit and our read-aloud book of choice, each of the students is currently reading an independent book of their choice or is woking on a project based on the book they last read. Each student is required to present their project in class upon completion. We have had some truly wonderful projects and presentations since we implemented the Independent Reading project less than two months ago.
James Bryce once said "the worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. " I hope our students take away a great deal.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Thursday, December 4, 2008
HOMEWORK, Thursday, December 4, 2008
Language Arts:
Read S.G., Ch.'s 22-24
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
S.G. Hand-out: Answer questions/Apply scientific method to Ch. 23's "experiment."
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Begin studying for Semester Final Exam, Wednesday, December 17
*Hand-out of ALL the fall semester's Vocabulary words were handed out today.
Drama:
Create and rehearse voice and movement for Personification of Greek Terrain.
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Math:
ACE 3 (23-25, 28, 29, 33-42)
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Warm-Ups:
Ozymandias: GO OVER ALL THAT WE'VE MEMORIZED!
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Read S.G., Ch.'s 22-24
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
S.G. Hand-out: Answer questions/Apply scientific method to Ch. 23's "experiment."
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Begin studying for Semester Final Exam, Wednesday, December 17
*Hand-out of ALL the fall semester's Vocabulary words were handed out today.
Drama:
Create and rehearse voice and movement for Personification of Greek Terrain.
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Math:
ACE 3 (23-25, 28, 29, 33-42)
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
Warm-Ups:
Ozymandias: GO OVER ALL THAT WE'VE MEMORIZED!
Due: Tomorrow, Friday, December 5
The Science of the Secret Garden
Scientific people are always curious and I am going to be scientific.
~ Colin, p. 189, The Secret Garden
~ Colin, p. 189, The Secret Garden
And so are the students of Room 503.
Today, in class, we brainstormed what it meant to be a good scientist. Shout-outs came with the likes of:
Asking questions, discovering questions, discovering answers, digging deeper, failing brilliantly, persistence, hypothesizing, analyzing, experiementing, researching, wondering, being curious, determination, and many more...
This evening the students have a homework assignment: to apply the scientific method to a particular "science experiment" in The Secret Garden. I think it will be very interesting to see what each student comes up with, and also to read how they view "Magic" and the power of the mind from a scientific perspective.
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
HOMEWORK, Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Language Arts:
Read S.G., Ch. 19-21
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Complete S.G. questions on hand-out that you began in class that you haven't yet finished.
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Math:
P. 9, 39-40, Prob. 3.2 (A-D)
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Social Studies:
If you are re-taking the Social Studies exam: STUDY!
Re-take is tomorrow, Thursday, after-school at 3:30 PM.
*Very light homework this evening...unless, of course, you are studying for the S.S. re-take test.
S.O.S.
Room 503 could really use a few boxes of tissue, should anyone want to donate to the cause.
Thanks!
F.Y.I.
For the record: TPJA Faculty resumes are available in the main office for review upon request, should you ever want to see Mrs. Veenstra's or Ms. Pitman's.
Read S.G., Ch. 19-21
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Complete S.G. questions on hand-out that you began in class that you haven't yet finished.
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Math:
P. 9, 39-40, Prob. 3.2 (A-D)
Due: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 4
Social Studies:
If you are re-taking the Social Studies exam: STUDY!
Re-take is tomorrow, Thursday, after-school at 3:30 PM.
*Very light homework this evening...unless, of course, you are studying for the S.S. re-take test.
S.O.S.
Room 503 could really use a few boxes of tissue, should anyone want to donate to the cause.
Thanks!
F.Y.I.
For the record: TPJA Faculty resumes are available in the main office for review upon request, should you ever want to see Mrs. Veenstra's or Ms. Pitman's.
Greece is the Word...
...and it's also our new Social Studies unit.
Currently, we are exploring the geography of Greece, and today we read about the Thera (now Santorini) volcano that erupted over 3, 000 years ago. The eruption had a huge impact on Greece and all parts of the Mediterranean, including Egypt - even reaching China. It also had a tremendous influence on Greek mythology and literature.
The Thera event is terrific material for an epic action-adventure, historical-fiction disaster movie and today the students in Room 503 began working on a "pitch" for a new film based on the eruption. For some the ideas began to flow easily...for others a little igneous rock-writer's block set in. And so it goes...We will be working on this throughtout our class time before the semester's final exams begin.
The students are concurrently working on another geography project - personifying something found in the physical terrain (or surrounding areas) of Greece. We began this project on Monday night and are cross-connecting it with our drama work.
And now turning to a completely different topic: The Dress Code. This afternoon a reminder was read in class about the Winter Dress Code. All of the students signed a form that said that they read/heard and will abide by the Code. Please note your TPA handbook to help ensure that your student is dressed appropriately for school (thanks).
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Currently, we are exploring the geography of Greece, and today we read about the Thera (now Santorini) volcano that erupted over 3, 000 years ago. The eruption had a huge impact on Greece and all parts of the Mediterranean, including Egypt - even reaching China. It also had a tremendous influence on Greek mythology and literature.
The Thera event is terrific material for an epic action-adventure, historical-fiction disaster movie and today the students in Room 503 began working on a "pitch" for a new film based on the eruption. For some the ideas began to flow easily...for others a little igneous rock-writer's block set in. And so it goes...We will be working on this throughtout our class time before the semester's final exams begin.
The students are concurrently working on another geography project - personifying something found in the physical terrain (or surrounding areas) of Greece. We began this project on Monday night and are cross-connecting it with our drama work.
And now turning to a completely different topic: The Dress Code. This afternoon a reminder was read in class about the Winter Dress Code. All of the students signed a form that said that they read/heard and will abide by the Code. Please note your TPA handbook to help ensure that your student is dressed appropriately for school (thanks).
Cheers,
Ms. Pitman
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
HOMEWORK, Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Language Arts:
Read S.G., Ch.'s 17 & 18
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Math:
Problem 3.1, p. 38 (A-D)
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Interdisciplinary:
Bring in River Project folder/info.
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Vocal Warm-ups:
Memorize Ozymandias
"...Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things"
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Social Studies:
Work on personification features
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Thanks to the parents who continue to send magazines and toilet paper rolls!
Special thanks to Mrs. Bush for consistently supplying our geckos with food and yummy crickets!
Room 503 needs:
Kleenex/tissue
409
Windex
Read S.G., Ch.'s 17 & 18
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Math:
Problem 3.1, p. 38 (A-D)
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Interdisciplinary:
Bring in River Project folder/info.
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Vocal Warm-ups:
Memorize Ozymandias
"...Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things"
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Social Studies:
Work on personification features
By tomorrow, Wednesday, December 3
Thanks to the parents who continue to send magazines and toilet paper rolls!
Special thanks to Mrs. Bush for consistently supplying our geckos with food and yummy crickets!
Room 503 needs:
Kleenex/tissue
409
Windex
Giving More Thanks
Thanksgiving
Turkey
Thanks
Football
Rough-housing
Sleepover
Movie
Turkey
Gravy
Horrible, bloody, gross car crash
Thanksgiving
~ Max Steadman
Thanksgiving
Football
Dumpster
Car crash
Dinner
Turkey
Safeway
Pumpkin Pie
Leftovers
Thanksgiving
~ Dane Steadman
Thanksgiving
No school
Arizona
Boring 4-hour-long dinner
Wine
Dressed up unnaturally nice
Football game
Runescape
Lord of the Rings
My dad's friend
Turkey
Thanksgiving
~ Ben Shockley
Thanksgiving
Throwing up
Friends
Sparkling cider
Ice cream
Turkey
Rain
Video games
Fun
Whipped cream
Basketball
Thanksgiving
~ Samuel Walterscheid
Thanksgiving
Life
Friends
Family
Music
Lights
Warmth
Food
Water
Thankful
Thanksgiving
~ Victor Dinh
Thanksgiving
Fun
Cool
Tiring
Entertaining
Awesome
Distressful
Interesting
Thanksgiving
~ Ryan Bush
Turkey
Thanks
Football
Rough-housing
Sleepover
Movie
Turkey
Gravy
Horrible, bloody, gross car crash
Thanksgiving
~ Max Steadman
Thanksgiving
Football
Dumpster
Car crash
Dinner
Turkey
Safeway
Pumpkin Pie
Leftovers
Thanksgiving
~ Dane Steadman
Thanksgiving
No school
Arizona
Boring 4-hour-long dinner
Wine
Dressed up unnaturally nice
Football game
Runescape
Lord of the Rings
My dad's friend
Turkey
Thanksgiving
~ Ben Shockley
Thanksgiving
Throwing up
Friends
Sparkling cider
Ice cream
Turkey
Rain
Video games
Fun
Whipped cream
Basketball
Thanksgiving
~ Samuel Walterscheid
Thanksgiving
Life
Friends
Family
Music
Lights
Warmth
Food
Water
Thankful
Thanksgiving
~ Victor Dinh
Thanksgiving
Fun
Cool
Tiring
Entertaining
Awesome
Distressful
Interesting
Thanksgiving
~ Ryan Bush
Monday, December 1, 2008
HOMEWORK, Monday, December 1, 2008
Language Arts:
S.G. ~ Skim over (refresh your memory) Ch. 15
Read Ch. 16
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Look up in the dictionary & write down definitions for:
Life, Living, Dead, Magic
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Math:
p. 34 (1-5): Use sentences
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Social Studies:
Ques. 5, p. 233 *Using Ms. Pitman's ORAL directions
Personify, in visual art form, a physical characteristic
of Greece's terrain, complete (in writing) with a name, at least 3
personality traits, one main emotional state of being. Come up
with a voice for your personification and spend some time
thinking about how "he/she" moves, behaves, etc.
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Vocal Warm Ups:
Go over Ozymandias (what we have memorized thus far)
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
If you can spare 'em, we REALLY need:
Windex
409
Paper Towels
Still looking for...
Empty cardboard toilet paper rolls
Magazines
S.G. ~ Skim over (refresh your memory) Ch. 15
Read Ch. 16
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Look up in the dictionary & write down definitions for:
Life, Living, Dead, Magic
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Math:
p. 34 (1-5): Use sentences
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Social Studies:
Ques. 5, p. 233 *Using Ms. Pitman's ORAL directions
Personify, in visual art form, a physical characteristic
of Greece's terrain, complete (in writing) with a name, at least 3
personality traits, one main emotional state of being. Come up
with a voice for your personification and spend some time
thinking about how "he/she" moves, behaves, etc.
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
Vocal Warm Ups:
Go over Ozymandias (what we have memorized thus far)
For Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 2
If you can spare 'em, we REALLY need:
Windex
409
Paper Towels
Still looking for...
Empty cardboard toilet paper rolls
Magazines
Giving Thanks: After Thoughts
Thanksgiving
Football
Water
Lunch
Turkey
Gravy
Television
Cars
Presents
Sweaters
Sleeping
Thanksgiving
~ Zach Brittain
Thanksgiving
Adventure
Mud
Stuffing
Pumpkin Pie
Bridge
Creek
The Tehachapi Loop
Trains Etc.
Tehachapi
Thanksgiving
~ Kyle Pickard
Thanksgiving
Turkey
Awesome food
Grandma's house
Books
Reading
Fun and games
Soccer champs
Thanksgiving
~ Brianna Lijewski
Thanksgiving
Fun
Crowded
Loud
Crazy
Gilbert to Parker
Sad
Fast
Funny
Peaceful
Favorite dog
One of a kind
Thanksgiving
~ Denzel Abdulai
Thanksgiving
God, Jesus and Holy Spirit
Thanks
Church
Care
Compassion
Pilgrims
Indians
Family and friends
Thanksgiving
~ Jacob Shumate
Thanksgiving
Fun
Games
Loud
Grateful
Crowded
Long
Exciting
Music
Food
One of a kind
Thanksgiving
~ Sterling Hicks
Thanksgiving
Football
Friends
Sleepover
Cousins
Pie
Turkey
T.V.
Dinner
Dog
Ice cream
Thanksgiving
~ Joshua Putrasahan
More to follow tomorrow...
Football
Water
Lunch
Turkey
Gravy
Television
Cars
Presents
Sweaters
Sleeping
Thanksgiving
~ Zach Brittain
Thanksgiving
Adventure
Mud
Stuffing
Pumpkin Pie
Bridge
Creek
The Tehachapi Loop
Trains Etc.
Tehachapi
Thanksgiving
~ Kyle Pickard
Thanksgiving
Turkey
Awesome food
Grandma's house
Books
Reading
Fun and games
Soccer champs
Thanksgiving
~ Brianna Lijewski
Thanksgiving
Fun
Crowded
Loud
Crazy
Gilbert to Parker
Sad
Fast
Funny
Peaceful
Favorite dog
One of a kind
Thanksgiving
~ Denzel Abdulai
Thanksgiving
God, Jesus and Holy Spirit
Thanks
Church
Care
Compassion
Pilgrims
Indians
Family and friends
Thanksgiving
~ Jacob Shumate
Thanksgiving
Fun
Games
Loud
Grateful
Crowded
Long
Exciting
Music
Food
One of a kind
Thanksgiving
~ Sterling Hicks
Thanksgiving
Football
Friends
Sleepover
Cousins
Pie
Turkey
T.V.
Dinner
Dog
Ice cream
Thanksgiving
~ Joshua Putrasahan
More to follow tomorrow...
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