Quarter 3, Week 3, 2/15 to 2/19

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 Last updated on Thursday, February 18, 2016, 9:42pm

 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 - No School - President's Day HW - None, if you are all caught up. Spirit Week!   Tuesday - PJ's;  Wednesday - Camo;  Thursday - Grade Color (8th grade - black, 7th grade - blue, 6th grade - white);  Friday - Sports Logo School Dance Friday,  2/19,  2:30 – 4:30 pm – Tickets will be available in the office beginning Tuesday, 2/16. $6 or $5 with ASB Card. Tuesday - Today students will continue to work on the commenting activity we started last week. Students are practicing reading and responding to each other's work. In this way students will learn from each other and give each other feedback on their work! Wednesday - Today we are all going to start Lesson 7, The Force of a Motor, together. I will guide the student teams through brainstorming the different variables we can test, then teams will choose which variables they will each test. Once teams decide which variable they will test students will write their Problem question, their Hypothesis, and begin writing their step by step procedure. Thursday - Once teams complete their procedure and data table and get those approved by Mr. G, they will begin their experiment and collect data tomorrow! Friday - Student teams will conduct their experiments and start collecting data on their motors today so that we can see how their variables affect the motor's ability to lift washers. There will be no fish trapping activity this week.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - No School - President's Day HW - None if you are already playing World of Warcraft. Tuesday - Group A - For those who are not yet playing WoW, their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week. Wednesday - Group C Thursday - Group B Friday - Group A

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Quarter 3, Week 2, 2/8 to 2/12

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 Last updated on Tuesday, February 9, 2016, 8:55am

 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 go over the Lesson 6, Friction, conclusions and reflections questions.  It took longer than I expected to go over the responses to the lesson 6 reflection questions. Many students did not complete their conclusion Friday so we spent most of the period working on that as I taught and showed students how to write a conclusion with a Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning (CER). Only those who were done got to work on their 3D GameLab quests. Most students were still working on their conclusions. Here is a list of the assignments that are due: Battery Charging Time More About Batteries Energy The Essentials of Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Projectiles Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Forces Friction Friction Knowledge Probe Older Quests Check Here HW - None, unless you are falling (or have fallen) behind. Tuesday - Today we are going to continue practicing how to write conclusions using the CER method. Then students who need to finish their lesson 6 conclusions will have time to do that. Those who are done with their conclusion will work on 3D GameLab. Wednesday & Thursday - We are going to start working on the Lesson 7 lab called The Force of a Motor.  Students will design an experiment to determine the best way to get our little motors to lift the most washers they can lift. We will work on selecting the variables and writing the problem questions and hypotheses together. In order for teams to get equipment and start testing their hypotheses, I will need to approve their procedures and data tables. That was the plan for Wednesday and Thursday. Since many students didn't finish their conclusions for the Lesson 6 labs on Friday when I had a sub it took us off course. Instead of rushing Lesson 7 I will wait until next week to start it. This week we will focus on writing conclusions and discourse via our online discussion forum and blogs. Students are going to practice using our online discussion forum and our Science blogs for engaging in discourse. We will use the I Notice..., I Wonder... method for replying to each other's responses and for commenting on our blog posts. Friday - No School - Snow Make-Up Day. HW - No School Monday either because it's President's Day! Have a great 4-day weekend! This week period 3 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 - For those who are not yet playing WoW, their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week. HW - None unless you need to catch up. Tuesday - Group A Wednesday - Group C Thursday - Group B Friday - No School - Snow Make-Up Day. HW - No School Monday either because it's President's Day! Have a great 4-day weekend!

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Quarter 3, Week 1, 2/1 to 2/5

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 Last updated on Monday, February 1, 2016, 11:08am

 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 - No School Today - Semester Break! HW - None  Tuesday & Wednesday - We will be on Early Release schedule both today and tomorrow. Student teams will be working on the third lab in our Friction series, Inquiry 6.3, testing whether the Surface Area has an effect on the sliding friction. Thursday - Today students will complete Lesson 6 on Friction by answering the reflection questions and writing their conclusions! Once students are done they can work on their 3D GameLab quests. Friday - I will have a sub today to work on the grant writing course that I helped develop.  Students will be working on their 3D GameLab assignments. Here is a list of the assignments that are top priority: Battery Charging Time More About Batteries Energy The Essentials of Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Projectiles Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Older Quests Check Here

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - No School Today - Semester Break! Tuesday - We will be on Early Release schedule today. Group C - For those who are not yet playing WoW, their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week. HW - None unless you are NOT playing WoW yet. We are half way through the year and by now ALL students need to be playing the game to learn the story.  Wednesday - We will be on Early Release schedule today. Group B today. Thursday - Group A Friday - Group C - Since I have a sub today students will need to wait to have their 3D GameLab quests approved. Those students who are playing will be fine.

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Quarter 2, Week 10, 1/25 to 1/29

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 Last updated on Sunday, January 24, 2016, 8:43pm

 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 - This week students will complete the second part of the Lesson 6 Friction lab, Inquiry 6.2, where they will see how weight affects friction! Here are the 3D GameLab quests that are top priority and should be done first: Battery Charging Time More About Batteries Energy The Essentials of Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Projectiles Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Older Quests Check Here The Simple Machines quest is to help students include a simple machine in their Market Day booth! They get to work on a Science component for their Market Day booth in Science class! HW - None if you are all caught up or if you want to get ahead. Tuesday to Thursday - Students will be working on the friction lab mostly. As they finish the lab they will be able to work on their 3D GameLab quests and the Simple Machines quest to prepare the Science and Technology component of culture for their Market Day booth. Thursday students will get time in Math, Science AND Humanities to work in their Market Day groups to take care of any last minute work so they can be ready for the actual Market Day event! Friday - No Science today for 1st and 2nd period so we can all attend Market Day!  Third period will have Science as usual because they meet after lunch and Market Day is over by lunch time. This week period 1 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 - For those who are not yet playing WoW, their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week. HW - None, unless you want to get ahead. Tuesday - Group A Wednesday - Group C Thursday - Group B Friday - Group A

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Quarter 2, Week 9, 1/18 to 1/22

(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, January 19, 2016, 8:15am

 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 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day - No School Tuesday - Today students will get time to work on their 3D GameLab quests before we start the next Science Lab, Lesson 6 on Friction. Here are the 3D GameLab quests that are top priority and should be done first: Battery Charging Time More About Batteries Energy The Essentials of Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Projectiles Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Older Quests Check Here The Simple Machines quest is to help students include a simple machine in their Market Day booth! They get to work on a Science component for their Market Day booth in Science class! HW - None, unless you are falling behind and would like to catch up. Wednesday to Friday - This week student teams will be working on the Lesson 6 Lab of Friction! This lab has three parts so it should take us close to three weeks to finish all three parts! This week period 3 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 - Martin Luther King, Jr Day - No School Tuesday - Group C - For those who are not yet playing WoW their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week, except for Wednesday. HW - None unless you want to get ahead. Wednesday - Group B - We will be working on the WoW in Schools 3D GameLab quests in the Science room (no computer lab today). Thursday - Group A Friday - Group C

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Quarter 2, Week 8, 1/11 to 1/15

(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, January 10, 2016, 9:34pm

 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 It's Spirit Week!  Monday- Cowboy;  Tuesday - Harry Potter;  Wednesday- Crazy Hair;  Thursday- Impersonation;  Friday-Seahawks! Monday - Today we are going to finish watching the Ocean 180 Ocean Science videos. Once students have voted on all nine videos I will tally all the votes to find the top three favorite videos of each class. I will then submit those results to the Ocean 180 people. Then students will work on 3D GameLab. Here are the quests that are top priority and should be done first: Battery Charging Time Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Older Quests Check Here The Simple Machines quest is to help students include a simple machine in their Market Day booth! They get to work on a Science component for their Market Day booth in Science class! HW - Remember that Thursday we will be going to plant trees across the street during Science class. Dress appropriately for the weather and wear clothes that you don't mind if they get dirty or muddy. A few students told me that they would bring their Tree Planting Permission Slip today, Monday. If I don't get permission slips students can stay in the solutions room during Science doing missing work. Tuesday and Wednesday - We will be on Early Release schedule both Tuesday and Wednesday. Students will be working on their 3D GameLab quests.  HW - Dress appropriately for the weather tomorrow and wear clothes that you don't mind if they get dirty or muddy when we plant trees. Thursday - Today students will go tree planting across the street with the North Olympic Salmon Coalition (NOSC)! Friday - Today I will be working with a professional development team designing a grant writing course for teachers. I will have a sub. Students will continue working on their 3D GameLab quests. This week period 2 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.  For those who are not yet playing WoW their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting immersed in the story!  Those who are already playing will continue to play and level up their characters in the story. Students will be working in the computer lab every day this week. HW - None, unless you want to get ahead. Tuesday - Group A. Early Release schedule today. Wednesday - Group C. Early Release schedule today. Thursday - Group B. Friday - Group A in the computer lab with my substitute teacher.

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Quarter 2, Week 7, 1/4 to 1/8

(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 Thursday, January 7, 2016, 7:41pm

 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 handed out Tree Planting permission slips. Sixth graders have the opportunity to go plant trees across the street with NOSC next Thursday, Jan 14! We are going to continue working on Lesson 5 today, Inquiry 5.2 on the Force of Gravity. HW - Turn in your filled out and signed Tree Planting Permission Slip as soon as you can. The sooner the better because Mr. G needs a count to let NOSC know how many kids will be attending (and how many need to be left behind). Permission slips are due this Friday, Jan 8! Tuesday to Friday - This week we will finish Lesson 5 (Inquiry 5.1 was on elastic force and Inquiry 5.2 is on the force of gravity). Once students complete the Elastic Force and Gravity quest they will be able to start working on the Simple Machines part of their Market Day booth next week! We will also take some time this week on Friday to watch the nine finalist videos for the Ocean 180 contest. Our students will vote for their top three favorite Ocean Science videos along with schools from all over the country to select the top Ocean Science video! Here are the 3D GameLab quests students need to be completing this week and next to stay caught up: Battery Charging Time Energy Lesson 4, Question 2 Energy Saving Light Bulb! The RiverXchange Part 2 Elastic Force and Gravity Gravity and Falling Objects Simple Machines Ocean Science Older Quests Check Here This week period 1 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. HW - Tree Planting Permission Slip due today! Let me know if you are planning on going if your permission slip is not turned in because Mr. G will be making arrangements for those who cannot go.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group A - We are four weeks away from the end of the 1st semester! That means that we're almost half way through our school year!  So far 10 6th graders in Group A are playing WoW, 8 in Group B and 2 in Group C. For those who are not yet playing WoW their goal is to get all their preliminary work done so they can start playing the game and getting imersed in the story! This week we will be in the computer lab working hard to start playing the game! Those who are already playing will continue to play while they wait for their classmates to catch up to them. HW - None, unless you want to get ahead. Tuesday - Group C. Wednesday - Group B. Thursday - Group A. Friday - Group C.

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