This is a short little note to congratulate the following students:
Chesley Strain - 1st place in the Geography Bee
and the following students have been chosen to read out loud at DEEP Speaks event on February 13th:
Elle Cookson
Nadia Redman
Robin Leske
Ashlyn Banks
To put that in perspective, one reader per school is chosen to read at this event and we have FOUR! Woot! Woot!
Celebrate your young person and be sure that they are all doing good work :)
Monday, January 30, 2017
Tuesday, January 24, 2017
Notes Regarding Hatchet Test for Mr. Trent's Homeroom
Parents & Families,
We were unable to take the test today due to the extended time used for the Scoliosis Screening. Please make sure your child is prepared to take the test tomorrow.
Thank you. And, as always, please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
Ms. Susan
We were unable to take the test today due to the extended time used for the Scoliosis Screening. Please make sure your child is prepared to take the test tomorrow.
Thank you. And, as always, please feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
Ms. Susan
Monday, January 23, 2017
Additional Information Week of Jan 23
General Reminders:
- Tutorial resumes this week
- Math - Wednesday
- ELA - Thursday
- Conferences began the week of Jan. 16. If you have not yet had your child's conference, please get in touch with your child's homeroom teacher to schedule one at your earliest convenience.
*Our 6th and 8th grade students will have scoliosis
screening Tuesday. Your child should
have shared information from Nurse Chris concerning this event.
*We have our school-wide National Geographic Geography
Bee scheduled for Friday. Good luck to
our student participants.
*Friday is a Dress Down Day to benefit the Red
Cross Dollars for Disasters program.
Please remember to donate $1 in order to dress down.
AND -
Lego Club resumes this week Mondays and Wednesdays. See Ms. Olivia if you have any questions.
The DEEP writing program also starts up Thursday. See Ms. Susan T. if you have any
questions.
Tuesday is the first Basketball game at Oglethorpe, come
out and support our Bobcats!
Sunday, January 22, 2017
Week of January 23-27
January rain brings creative thoughts...
I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend indoors as the rain provides us with the opportunity to spend time with our families and to read, of course. And on that note, please make sure your wonderful child is reading Hatchet. We are currently reading Chapters 5-8. If you have not yet purchased the book, it is available online through a Google search, audible.com, and youtube.com. It is really important for your child to have access to Hatchet at home as there are homework assignments to complete.
I am excited to announce that the DEEP Writing Program begins this week on Thursday afternoon from 3 - 4:15. We have a lovely group of students who are participating this semester and I look forward to seeing what they accomplish.
On that note, I am finally starting Writing Workshop on Wednesday - I am so excited to introduce the students to this wonderful teaching method and hope to encourage them to embrace their creative side. The Writing Workshop method also prepares students to write more thoughtfully and academically.
**Girls' and Boys' Basketball games start this week - please check the school website for details.
*Reminder: Friday, 1/27, is a dress-down day for students for $1.00 to go to Dollars for Disaster.
*Please check Google Classroom for any other assignment details/dates.
Here's what is happening in class this week:
Monday, 1/23
ELA: Students will complete Plot Summary Worksheets for Hatchet Chapters 7 & 8 and begin completing a cause and effect worksheet that explains how Brian changes at the end of Chapter 7.
SS: Students will label water, land features, and countries of Latin America.
HW: Study Plot Summary Sheets for Chapters 5-8 - TEST on Tuesday over these chapters.
Tuesday, 1/24
ELA: TEST on Hatchet Chapters 5-8 - short answer
SS: Lesson on location, climate, population, and natural resources of Latin America
HW: Read Chapters 9-11 in Hatchet and begin studying for Latin America Map Test (Thursday)
Wednesday, 1/25
ELA: Writing Workshop Introductory Lesson: Compare and Contrast
SS: Continue lesson from Tuesday
HW: Complete Plot Summary Worksheets for Chapters 9-11; study for Latin America Map Test (Thursday)
Thursday, 1/26
ELA: Review Plot Summary Worksheets for Chapters 9-11; begin writing rough draft of Compare and Contrast work from Writing Workshop
SS: Latin America Map Test
HW: Continue reading Hatchet chapters and complete cause-and-effect graphic organizer for Hatchet; continue work on WW compare/contrast rough draft. SS: Complete current event.
Friday, 1/27
ELA: Complete Cause-and-Effect graphic organizer for Hatchet
SS: Lesson on the impact of slavery on the development of the Americas
HW: Complete any work not finished during the week.
Have a wonderful week :)
Ms. Susan
I hope you are all having a wonderful weekend indoors as the rain provides us with the opportunity to spend time with our families and to read, of course. And on that note, please make sure your wonderful child is reading Hatchet. We are currently reading Chapters 5-8. If you have not yet purchased the book, it is available online through a Google search, audible.com, and youtube.com. It is really important for your child to have access to Hatchet at home as there are homework assignments to complete.
I am excited to announce that the DEEP Writing Program begins this week on Thursday afternoon from 3 - 4:15. We have a lovely group of students who are participating this semester and I look forward to seeing what they accomplish.
On that note, I am finally starting Writing Workshop on Wednesday - I am so excited to introduce the students to this wonderful teaching method and hope to encourage them to embrace their creative side. The Writing Workshop method also prepares students to write more thoughtfully and academically.
**Girls' and Boys' Basketball games start this week - please check the school website for details.
*Reminder: Friday, 1/27, is a dress-down day for students for $1.00 to go to Dollars for Disaster.
*Please check Google Classroom for any other assignment details/dates.
Here's what is happening in class this week:
Monday, 1/23
ELA: Students will complete Plot Summary Worksheets for Hatchet Chapters 7 & 8 and begin completing a cause and effect worksheet that explains how Brian changes at the end of Chapter 7.
SS: Students will label water, land features, and countries of Latin America.
HW: Study Plot Summary Sheets for Chapters 5-8 - TEST on Tuesday over these chapters.
Tuesday, 1/24
ELA: TEST on Hatchet Chapters 5-8 - short answer
SS: Lesson on location, climate, population, and natural resources of Latin America
HW: Read Chapters 9-11 in Hatchet and begin studying for Latin America Map Test (Thursday)
Wednesday, 1/25
ELA: Writing Workshop Introductory Lesson: Compare and Contrast
SS: Continue lesson from Tuesday
HW: Complete Plot Summary Worksheets for Chapters 9-11; study for Latin America Map Test (Thursday)
Thursday, 1/26
ELA: Review Plot Summary Worksheets for Chapters 9-11; begin writing rough draft of Compare and Contrast work from Writing Workshop
SS: Latin America Map Test
HW: Continue reading Hatchet chapters and complete cause-and-effect graphic organizer for Hatchet; continue work on WW compare/contrast rough draft. SS: Complete current event.
Friday, 1/27
ELA: Complete Cause-and-Effect graphic organizer for Hatchet
SS: Lesson on the impact of slavery on the development of the Americas
HW: Complete any work not finished during the week.
Have a wonderful week :)
Ms. Susan
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
WEEK of JAN 17 - 20, 2017
Happy Tuesday, Families :)
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and had time to reflect on the peace that Martin Luther King, Jr. wished for our world. It is with great joy that I come to work to a place that honors the grace and courtesy of the adults and the children so that we can grow in all ways - not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well.
This is going to be a "follow the child" week as I have classes and students in very different parts of our work this week. It's a bit chaotic but I think we'll manage it and find our way back together by Friday. This is a positive thing as many students are getting the small group attention that they need to be successful.
Here are the things that we are working on completing:
Hatchet Assignments
I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend and had time to reflect on the peace that Martin Luther King, Jr. wished for our world. It is with great joy that I come to work to a place that honors the grace and courtesy of the adults and the children so that we can grow in all ways - not just academically, but socially and emotionally as well.
This is going to be a "follow the child" week as I have classes and students in very different parts of our work this week. It's a bit chaotic but I think we'll manage it and find our way back together by Friday. This is a positive thing as many students are getting the small group attention that they need to be successful.
Here are the things that we are working on completing:
Hatchet Assignments
- Test tomorrow (1/18) for Mr. Trent's class on Chapters 1 - 4. (Ms. Susan's class took the test on Friday.)
- Four (4) journal assignments that are to be handwritten and submitted or typed, printed, and submitted.
- Lesson on Figurative Language (Tues, 1/18)
- Google Classroom Assignment: Figurative Language (finding examples in Hatchet).
- Students should read Chapters 5 and 6 by Wednesday and complete the Hatchet Plot Worksheet (Google Classroom). I have plenty of paper copies if students would rather do the assignment on paper.
Social Studies
- Complete biome map of South America by Wednesday.
- Complete Google Classroom Biome Worksheet by Wednesday.
- Current Events #1-3 are due by Friday. Whatever is not submitted by this Friday will be graded as a 0 and will not be accepted. Please understand that this is an assignment that is due every Friday.
- Biome research - students need to research and write 1 paragraph about the following South American biomes: oceans, temperate forests, grasslands, and wetlands. This needs to be completed by Friday.
As always, your comments and suggestions are greatly welcomed and appreciated.
Ms. Susan
Sunday, January 8, 2017
Week of January 9 - 13, 2017
Happy January, Parents and Families:
Just a few things to note for this week -
Just a few things to note for this week -
- Conference forms were sent home Wednesday. 1/4/17 and were due back by Friday. If you have not reserved a time for your child's 2nd nine weeks conference, please do so at your earliest convenience and return the form to school.
- These conferences will be held with your child's homeroom teacher only. If you have concerns regarding other academic areas, please email that teacher to set up a separate conference time.
- Re: Current Events - this is an ongoing assignment for Social Studies and is due every Friday. Each child received a guideline for the format with which it is to be completed as well as having access to it on Google Classroom. Our classroom policy is that assignments given on Google Classroom are to be submitted on Google Classroom. This has been the policy since the beginning of the year but needs restating as many students are not completing this assignment on a weekly basis. Thank you in advance for your support.
- Please check your child's planner daily and go on to his/her Google Classroom to be aware of the work that is due this week.
- Report cards will be sent home this week. They do not need to be signed and returned.
Assignments for this week:
Monday, 1/9:
ELA: We are reading the book, Hatchet by Gary Paulsen this week. Your child should have their own copy (physical or downloaded). We will read Chapters 1 - 4 this week (one chapter per day) with journal questions and have a QUIZ Friday over these chapters.
SS: We are studying the biomes of South America this week. The students are using the newly purchased Waseca Montessori materials to learn more about this continent and will be doing a mix of material and textbook work. Students need to continue working on their Biome Maps during class and, if they are done. complete the South America Biome Worksheet on Google Classroom.
HW: Read Chapters 1 - 4 of Hatchet as well as any work not completed by Friday (Current Event #1, Family Essay, and Poetry Comparison essay (2 paragraphs).
Tuesday, 1/10:
ELA: Read Chapter 2 of Hatchet in class. Lesson given on figurative language (this is a PowerPoint that has already been attached to your child's Google Classroom).
SS: Continuing our work on the biomes of South America as well as completing a worksheet on Google Classroom about the Atacama Desert, tropical forests. and mountains.
HW: Read Chapters 1 - 4 of Hatchet as well as any work not completed by Friday (Current Event #1, Family Essay, and Poetry Comparison essay (2 paragraphs).
Wednesday, 1/11:
ELA: Read Chapter 3 of Hatchet in class. Review lesson given on author's point of view.
SS: Students should be finishing their Biome Maps. working on the South America Biome Worksheet on Google Classroom, and may begin individual research on the other biomes of South America: ocean,
grasslands, wetlands, and temperate forests.
HW: Read Chapters 1 - 4 of Hatchet as well as any work not completed by Friday (Current Event #1, Family Essay, and Poetry Comparison essay (2 paragraphs).
Thursday. 1/12:
ELA: Read Chapter 4 of Hatchet in class.
SS: Biome research continues.
HW: Study for QUIZ Friday on Chapters 1 - 4 of Hatchet and complete all journal questions (4).
Friday, 1/13:
ELA: Quiz on Chapters 1 - 4 of Hatchet.We will being the Writing Workshop program today (so excited)!
SS: Students should be completing their South America Biome Worksheet on Google Classroom and beginning individual biome research on the biomes listed above.
HW: Any work not completed in class.
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Week of January 4 - 6, 2017
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
I hope all of you had a wonderful relaxing break and are re-energized for our third marking period. That being said, parent conference forms are being sent home today and need to be returned as soon as possible. Conferences are scheduled for next week (the week of Jan 9).
Studies this week:
In ELA, we are reading and analyzing two poems: 1) Mother to Son by Langston Hughes and 2) If by Rudyard Kipling. These will serve as an introduction to our novel study of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen which begins Monday, Jan. 9. Please make sure your child has access to this book (either a physical or downloaded copy) as they will be assigned homework from the novel.
Friday, Jan. 6, students will be writing a compare/contrast paragraph regarding the two poems.
*Also, the Family Essay that was previously assigned for the second nine weeks has been extended to this marking period and is due Friday, Jan. 6. It is an assessment grade that references stories we read in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
In SS, we are beginning our study of South America and will begin with identifying the biomes of that continent. I am pleased to say that we will be using the Waseca Montessori materials that were bought new this year. I am so excited to introduce these to the children and looking forward to their work as we explore South America in depth.
Due Friday, Jan 6: Current Event #1: This is a recurring assignment that is due every Friday. The format for this assignment has been given to the children to keep in their travel folder and a copy has been placed in Google Classroom for your (and their) convenience.
I hope all of you had a wonderful relaxing break and are re-energized for our third marking period. That being said, parent conference forms are being sent home today and need to be returned as soon as possible. Conferences are scheduled for next week (the week of Jan 9).
Studies this week:
In ELA, we are reading and analyzing two poems: 1) Mother to Son by Langston Hughes and 2) If by Rudyard Kipling. These will serve as an introduction to our novel study of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen which begins Monday, Jan. 9. Please make sure your child has access to this book (either a physical or downloaded copy) as they will be assigned homework from the novel.
Friday, Jan. 6, students will be writing a compare/contrast paragraph regarding the two poems.
*Also, the Family Essay that was previously assigned for the second nine weeks has been extended to this marking period and is due Friday, Jan. 6. It is an assessment grade that references stories we read in Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul.
In SS, we are beginning our study of South America and will begin with identifying the biomes of that continent. I am pleased to say that we will be using the Waseca Montessori materials that were bought new this year. I am so excited to introduce these to the children and looking forward to their work as we explore South America in depth.
Due Friday, Jan 6: Current Event #1: This is a recurring assignment that is due every Friday. The format for this assignment has been given to the children to keep in their travel folder and a copy has been placed in Google Classroom for your (and their) convenience.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Happy New Year :)
*Please note that this page is a work in progress. Please return to my blog later this week for more information about what we'll be doing in class. :)
**REMINDER: Your child needs their own personal copy of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen by Monday, Jan. 9. If you are unable to borrow one from the public library or download one on an electronic device, please let me know at your earliest convenience as we will be working on this book for the entire 3rd marking period. Thank you.
News from SCCPSS:
This is a reminder from Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools that classes resume this Wednesday, January 4, 2017. We hope all our families had an enjoyable winter break and that students will return to school refreshed and ready to learn!
We’d also like to remind our families to join us at the 8th annual Student Success Expo taking place this Saturday, January 7th at the Savannah Mall. It’s happening from 10:00am to 3:00pm. In addition to college and career information, attendees will enjoy interactive displays and learn about all public school choices across the district including program pathways like Performing Arts, Engineering, Aviation, Cosmetology, Medical & Allied Health and Automotive Repair - just to name a few. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System’s Choice Program Application process kicks off at the Expo. Parents will be able to apply on-site for the choice program their student is interested in for (SY 17-18).
The Expo will also include student competitions, interactive booth displays and prize giveaways. Admission and parking is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
News from Ellis:
There will be a Pep Rally, Friday afternoon, to kick off our Jump Rope for Heart activities! Be on the look out for information about this popular event.
**REMINDER: Your child needs their own personal copy of Hatchet by Gary Paulsen by Monday, Jan. 9. If you are unable to borrow one from the public library or download one on an electronic device, please let me know at your earliest convenience as we will be working on this book for the entire 3rd marking period. Thank you.
News from SCCPSS:
This is a reminder from Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools that classes resume this Wednesday, January 4, 2017. We hope all our families had an enjoyable winter break and that students will return to school refreshed and ready to learn!
We’d also like to remind our families to join us at the 8th annual Student Success Expo taking place this Saturday, January 7th at the Savannah Mall. It’s happening from 10:00am to 3:00pm. In addition to college and career information, attendees will enjoy interactive displays and learn about all public school choices across the district including program pathways like Performing Arts, Engineering, Aviation, Cosmetology, Medical & Allied Health and Automotive Repair - just to name a few. The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System’s Choice Program Application process kicks off at the Expo. Parents will be able to apply on-site for the choice program their student is interested in for (SY 17-18).
The Expo will also include student competitions, interactive booth displays and prize giveaways. Admission and parking is free and open to the public. We hope to see you there!
News from Ellis:
There will be a Pep Rally, Friday afternoon, to kick off our Jump Rope for Heart activities! Be on the look out for information about this popular event.
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