Quarter 1, Week 8, 10/26 to 10/30

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.) 

 Last updated on Monday, October 26, 2015, 8:45pm

 Daily Schedule

1st per - 7:45am to 9:05am
Homeroom -  9:09am to 9:19am

2nd per - 9:19am to 10:39am 

Lunch - 10:39am to 11:09am 

3rd per - 11:12am to 12:32pm 

4th per - 12:36pm to 1:26pm 

5th per - 1:30pm to 2:20pm
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6th grade Science Monday - Today students got their volcano tests back. Anyone who got less than a 3, and therefore did not meet standard, needs to complete more volcano assignments (quests). At the very minimum students need to do the Type that Volcano, Mt Saint Helens Rebuild, and Is Mt Saint Helens Catastrophic (Type that Lava is a good one too) quests.  Once students finish the aforementioned quests they can take the Volcano Assessment Retake to try and meet standard. Once they get a 3 on the assessment, they are done! HW - None unless you are falling behind. Friday is the deadline to make up your test! Next week we will start our Energy Unit! Tuesday to Friday - This week, while students are completing more volcano quests to learn enough to meet standard on the volcano test retake, I will get them started on a project we will be working on this year with students in New Mexico. We will be blogging with them to share what are learning about our creek while they share what they are learning about their waters. This week, depending on weather, my period 2 class will do the fish trapping activity. Students will set traps on one day then retrieve the traps the next day to identify and count any fish we catch. We will return the fish to the creek and record the counts to send to the Jefferson Conservation District.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group B: Teams who are not done with their Caring Comics are still working on those. Students who are done with their comics are working on their WoWinSchools 3D GameLab assignments. Those who finish all the preliminary quests will be able to start playing World of Warcraft!  HW - None Tuesday - Group A: Teams who are not done with their Caring Comics are still working on those. Students who are done with their comics are working on their WoWinSchools 3D GameLab assignments. Those who finish all the preliminary quests will be able to start playing World of Warcraft!  Wednesday - Group C: Teams who are not done with their Caring Comics are still working on those. Students who are done with their comics are working on their WoWinSchools 3D GameLab assignments. Those who finish all the preliminary quests will be able to start playing World of Warcraft!  Thursday - Group B: Same as Monday. Friday - Group A: Same as Tuesday.

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Quarter 1, Week 7, 10/19 to 10/23

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.) 

 Last updated on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, 7:38am

 Daily Schedule

1st per - 7:45am to 9:05am
Homeroom -  9:09am to 9:19am

2nd per - 9:19am to 10:39am 

Lunch - 10:39am to 11:09am 

3rd per - 11:12am to 12:32pm 

4th per - 12:36pm to 1:26pm 

5th per - 1:30pm to 2:20pm
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6th grade Science Monday - Today Periods 1 and 3 continued presenting their volcano vocabulary Google Slides. Period 2 fell behind so they will begin presenting tomorrow. HW - Any volcano quests that you haven't done in class should be done at home so that you can prepare for Thursday's volcano assessment. Tuesday and Wednesday - We are going to finish all the volcano vocabulary Google Slides presentations, then I will give students a vocabulary quiz to test their knowledge before Thursday's test. Students should be working on their volcano quests on 3D GameLab to prepare for their test.  Here are the volcano quests students should be working on: Type that Volcano Type that Lava What Did You Learn About Mt Saint Helens? Active Volcano Type that Eruption Mt Saint Helens Rebuild Volcano Vocabulary Is Mt Saint Helens Catastrophic? Thursday - Today students will take a volcanoes assessment based on everything we've been learning about volcanoes and specifically Mt Saint Helens. If students don't meet standard on this test they can re-take the test after learning some more (by completing more of the aforementioned quests) to get a 3 - meets standard - or a 4 - exceeds standard.  Here's a copy of the rubric I will be giving students to assess themselves after I read through their responses: Volcano Assessment Rubric (the rubric is part of the Is Mt Saint Helens Catastrophic quest so those students who have started that quest have seen the rubric and the question directly associated with the rubric). Here are the other learning targets for this volcano unit: Learning Target 1: Students will be able to distinguish between different volcano types including how they differ and how they are similar and how they are formed.  Success Criteria 1: Students have drawn, labeled and colored five volcano types as well as described how they are formed, their shape, and their size.  Learning Target 2: Students will be able to distinguish between four different types of lava and match lava types to the five different volcano types. Success Criteria 2: Draw, color, label and describe each of the four lava types describing how the water and silica content affects how the lava acts. Learning Target 3: Match the five volcano types, four lava types and to the four different eruption types. Success Criteria 3: Students can defend the reasons why they chose to match a certain volcano type to a lava type to an eruption type. Those who finish early can work on their 3D GameLab quests. Friday - I will have a substitute today so that I can attend a Common Core Standards training. I will be at that training today and tomorrow then Sunday I will be at a Science Conference. I will be presenting in the morning and attending sessions after that! It's going to be a busy weekend!! :) Students will be working on their 3D GameLab quests while I am gone so they should be totally fine. I am expecting them to behave well and treat the substitute teacher with respect. This week, depending on weather, my period 3 (Period 2 is way behind on their volcano vocabulary presentations so I had them switch weeks with my Period 3 who is farther along) class will do the fish trapping activity. Students will set traps on one day (the plan is to do this part on Tuesday), then retrieve the traps the next day (Wednesday) to identify and count any fish we catch. We will return the fish to the creek and record the counts to send to the Jefferson Conservation District.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group A - We will be going to the computer lab to finish the Caring Comic Strips. Once teams are done and have shared their Google Doc with me they can work on their WoWinSchools quests.  HW - None unless students want to get ahead. Tuesday - Group C - We will be going to the computer lab to finish the Caring Comic Strips. Once teams are done and have shared their Google Doc with me they can work on their WoWinSchools quests.  Wednesday - Group B - We will be going to the computer lab to finish the Caring Comic Strips. Once teams are done and have shared their Google Doc with me they can work on their WoWinSchools quests. Two students in this class are almost ready to begin playing World of Warcraft to experience the story! Thursday - Group A - Same as Monday. Several teams are still not done with their comic strips. Once they finish they can continue working on their WoWinSchools quests. Friday - I will have a substitute today. Group C - Same as Tuesday so that teams can finish their comic strips. Those who are finished can work on their WoWinSchools quests.

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Quarter 1, Week 6, 10/12 to 10/16

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.) 

 Last updated on Sunday, October 11, 2015, 9:28pm

 Daily Schedule

1st per - 7:45am to 9:05am
Homeroom -  9:09am to 9:19am

2nd per - 9:19am to 10:39am 

Lunch - 10:39am to 11:09am 

3rd per - 11:12am to 12:32pm 

4th per - 12:36pm to 1:26pm 

5th per - 1:30pm to 2:20pm
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6th grade Science Monday - Today I will share a Mt Saint Helens presentation. Then I will show students the collaborative Google Slides volcano vocabulary presentation they will work on together. HW - None, unless students want to get ahead on their 3D GameLab Science work. By now students should have completed the preparation quests and started working on the volcano and Mt Saint Helens quests. Tuesday to Friday - Students will spend this week working on their 3D GameLab volcano and Mt Saint Helens quests as well as completing their collaborative Google Slides volcano vocabulary presentation. The plan is for students to present their slides to the rest of the class on Friday. Next week we will finish the presentations and prepare for our volcanoes assessment! :) This week, Tuesday and Wednesday, or Wednesday and Thursday, depending on weather, my period 1 class will begin our fish trapping activity. Students will set traps on one day, then retrieve the traps the next to identify and count any fish we catch. We will return the fish to the creek and record the counts to send to the Jefferson Conservation District.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group C - Today as teams finish their traits collages we will go to the computer lab to work on the WoWinSchools 3D GameLab quests. HW - None unless students want to get ahead on their 3D GameLab work. Tuesday - Group B - Today as teams finish their traits collages we will go to the computer lab to work the bullying comic strips they started working on in Ms. Langston's class with Mrs. Clifford. Wednesday - Group A - Today as teams finish their traits collages we will go to the computer lab to work the bullying comic strips they started working on in Ms. Langston's class with Mrs. Clifford. Thursday - Group C - Today as teams finish their traits collages we will go to the computer lab to work the bullying comic strips they started working on in Ms. Langston's class with Mrs. Clifford. Friday - Group B - Today we should be in the computer lab working on the WoWinSchools 3D GameLab quests. One student is already taking her typing test and she'll be starting her World of Warcraft adventure!

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Quarter 1, Week 5, 10/5 to 10/9

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.) 

 Last updated on Sunday, October 4, 2015, 5:36pm

 Daily Schedule

1st per - 7:45am to 9:05am
Homeroom -  9:09am to 9:19am

2nd per - 9:19am to 10:39am 

Lunch - 10:39am to 11:09am 

3rd per - 11:12am to 12:32pm 

4th per - 12:36pm to 1:26pm 

5th per - 1:30pm to 2:20pm
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6th grade Science Monday - To debrief Cispus, students will continue working on their Science 3D GameLab quests to unlock the volcano quests so they can begin learning about volcanoes.  HW - None if all the week 1 paperwork and signing up for Science accounts is already done! Scroll down to week 1 to see. Here are some photos I took at Camp Cispus last week. Tuesday - Today we will be on an Early Release Schedule.  Students will be working on their 3D GameLab quests to finish all the prep work so they can begin learning about volcanoes. Wednesday - Today we will be on an Early Release Schedule.  Continue working on 3D GameLab. The goal is to begin working on the volcano quests to work on our volcano unit. Thursday - Once students start unlocking and working on the volcano quests, I will show students the Cispus and Mt Saint Helens quests to help them finish their trip book page if they didn't finish at camp. Friday - Continue working on 3D GameLab quests for Science. By now all students should be working on the volcano assignments/quests.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group B - Today teams will continue working on their traits collage! HW - None! Kids can continue working on their 3D GameLab accounts at home if they wish. Tuesday - Today we will be on an Early Release Schedule.  Group A - Today teams will continue working on their traits collage! Wednesday - Today we will be on an Early Release Schedule.  Group C - Today teams will continue working on their traits collage! Thursday - Group B - Today teams are still working on their traits collages. Friday - Group A - Today teams are still working on their trailts collages.

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