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

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 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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Quarter 1, Week 4, 9/28 to 10/2

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

 Last updated on Sunday, Sept 27, 2014, 5:25pm

 Daily Schedule 

1st per - 7:45am to 9:08am 

2nd per - 9:12am to 10:35am 

Lunch - 10:35am to 11:05am 

3rd per - 11:09am to 12:31pm 

4th per - 12:35pm to 1:25pm 

5th per - 1:29pm to 2:20pm
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6th grade Science Monday - We will be working on Cispus activities all day today here at school. Students can bring their gear to leave here over night and they will take the 2:20pm bus home. Bring gear to your 1st period class! Tuesday - Students can take their regular bus to school and we will leave for camp at about 8:15 or 8:30am. Make sure you have your daypack with a lunch and snacks. Friday - Students need to be picked up from school at about 2pm.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Today we will not have our regular 5th period class since we'll be working on Cispus activities. Students will meet with their HS Cispus Counselors during 5th period. They will work on their activity group Cispus banners. HW - Come tomorrow with your daypack ready to go to Cispus! Tuesday to Friday - Camp Cispus!

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Quarter 1, Week 3, 9/21 to 9/25

(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, September 27, 2015, 5:23pm

 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 - I will introduce the Star Trek story/theme so that we can start learning about Volcanoes in preparation for our visit to Mt Saint Helens when we go to Camp Cispus! HW - Scroll down to the first week of this school year to see all the things students needed to do. I've been checking in with students to make sure they get it all done. Tuesday - Today students will continue working on their Science 3D GameLab assignments (quests). The goal is to finish all the prep quests so they can unlock and begin working on all the volcano quests! Wednesday - Today students worked on a volcano chapter out of our Earth Science textbooks because we were having some issues with the wi-fi. Thursday - Today we continued learning about volcanoes by taking notes from our textbooks. Students are learning to take notes by summarizing, paraphrasing, defining vocabulary, and adding drawings and sketches. Friday - Same as yesterday. Our wi-fi is still down so we continued taking notes and sketching parts of a volcano.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Group B - Students will continue to work on their 3D GameLab preparatory quests. Once students unlock the World of Warcraft research quests they will be close to getting to start playing the game! HW - This is for All Groups, A, B, and C: If you haven't turned in your Cispus paperwork we cannot take you. We've already turned in our student counts to Camp Cispus so if you are going we need to know and we need your paperwork now. Let's us know before it's really too late! :) Tuesday - Group A - Students will continue to work on their 3D GameLab preparatory quests. Once students unlock the World of Warcraft research quests they will be close to getting to start playing the game! Wednesday - Group C - Students will continue to work on their 3D GameLab preparatory quests. Once students unlock the World of Warcraft research quests they will be close to getting to start playing the game! Thursday - Group B - Today we are going to work a Peace4Kids activity to acquaint kids with the Peace4Kids traits. Teams will make a traits collage! Friday - Group A - Today students worked on their 3D GameLab assignments/quests (most of the class was at the band performance).

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Quarter 1, Week 2, 9/14 to 9/18

(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, September 17, 2015, 5:22pm

 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 - Students will be working on the observations and inferences activity we started Friday.  HW - See last week below to get all the signed Science paperwork turned in. Tuesday - Today we will finish the observations and inferences activity. Then I will show students how to login to and setup their Google Apps for Education (GAFE) accounts. Then students will begin to use 3D GameLab in Science to begin their Science coursework! Students will begin using the class iPads, Netbooks, Laptops and iMacs to start their Science learning adventure! Students will login to their 3D GameLab accounts to see how it will work. Students will use 3D GameLab to complete class assignments in Science. The 3D GameLab Science assignments, known as quests, can be done at each student's own pace so some can work quickly while others can go slower as needed. I can provide students individualized help and feedback as students work independently!  Students can even use 3D GameLab at home if they fall behind in class! It's a great service. Wednesday - Today students are going to use their GAFE accounts for an activity once I get everyone logged into their accounts. Thursday - Today we will continue yesterday's activity.  [I spent quite a bit of time today going over who needs to complete my homework assignments and who still has to turn in Cispus paperwork.] HW - Sent home a Cispus Checklist to make sure families have ideas and know what's coming up for Cispus prep. Also sent a copy on Remind. Friday - Today students are going to use 3D GameLab to work on their preparation Science Class assignments (which we will be calling quests). Students will do a few quests including signing up for the Shivtr online discussion forum as well as completing a lab safety activity and a notebook setup activity.

6th grade Exploratory Technology Lit Monday - Today I will have group A. Students are going to learn how to sign in to their 3D GameLab accounts. They will use 3D GameLab to start their Exploratory Technology Literacy course work! HW - See last week below if you haven't turned in your class syllabus to Mr. G (ALL THREE CLASSES) and your Cispus Paperwork (and this sheet too) to your Cispus Group Leader (Group A to Ms. Langston, Group B to Mr. G, and Group C to Mr. Meacham) by tomorrow please. Tuesday - Today I will have group C. Students are going to learn how to sign in to their 3D GameLab accounts. They will use 3D GameLab to start their Exploratory Technology Literacy course work! HW - Cispus Paperwork (and this sheet too) due today, please! Wednesday - Group B - Students will continue using 3D GameLab to do their preparatory assignments investigating the Journey of a Hero and researching the different World of Warcraft Hero types! Thursday - Group A - Students will continue using 3D GameLab to do their preparatory assignments investigating the Journey of a Hero and researching the different World of Warcraft Hero types! Friday - Group C - Students will continue using 3D GameLab to do their preparatory assignments investigating the Journey of a Hero and researching the different World of Warcraft Hero types!

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