8/30/19

Happy Labor Day Weekend:

No school Monday! Labor Day!

You should be reading daily this weekend (and everyday!!!) for at least 20 minutes (listening to audio books is ok).

Bring reading material with you to class on Tuesday please.

If you did not turn in your two permission forms today, please get them to me at the beginning of the day Tuesday. If you need extra copies, you can find them here: green field study permission slip and purple walking permission slip 

If you have not done so already, please share the following with adults in your family:

Fall Field Study - Adult Volunteer Sign Up
Parent Intro Letter - The Year of the Mountain - Michael

8/29/19

Hiya Michael's 2019-20 Core Class! 

Please get your green field study permission slip and purple walking permission slip signed and ready to be turned in tomorrow. YOUR OTHER FIRST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT IS TO..... Check this blog.

You have 4 things to do for your "Check the Blog" homework:

1. If you are reading this that means you have checked the blog. That is step 1.Hooray!

2. Please show a parent or guardian in your life that this core class blog exists.

3. Tell someone you share a home with something interesting from your day at school today.

4. When you get to school tomorrow morning, give Michael "knucks" and say "Cowabunga!" Cowabunga will be our code for tomorrow that means "I checked the blog!"

Extra:
-Read through my super long post from the first day of school that explains what this blog is all about
-Look at the side of this blog and check out our fall field studies
-See if an adult in your life wants to sign up to volunteer on any field studies 
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090f44afa82fa0fd0-michaels5
-Bring in some snacks that can be shared with the whole class for our snack supplies (I will be setting up a snack sign-up and plan within the next few weeks)
-Smile because you are awesome!


Parent Intro Letter - The Year of the Mountain - Michael

First Day of the BLOG - 2019-20

Welcome to Michael's Class Blog - Year of the Mountain - 2019-20

WELCOME WELCOME WELCOME!!!!

Hooray for us and for the amazing community we will build during this 2019-2020 Year of the Mountain!!!

I am very excited about the Year of the Mountain and the learning, adventures, perspectives, and fun our core class will have.

Middle school at Sunnyside is a very special experience. A challenge can be that things can sometimes get a bit confusing at this school. It takes healthy organization to be successful and to balance all the different assignments, activities, field studies, and social things that go on over the course of the year.

This blog is a tool to help you further organize yourself. It will be very simple, yet hugely helpful. Although I am not always perfect, I will try to post all daily expectations and homework assignments that we go over during planner time on here by 5:30 PM at the latest. You will usually find a few words about the assignment so that you are clear on what your teacher (me) expects. In addition, I will use the blog for reminders, scheduling, field study updates, service announcements, and interesting learning extensions. You should always use your planner and check it first. Think of the blog as a safety net.  In addition to using your planner, checking the blog daily is a good habit to create so that you stay on the same page as your teacher, learn to become an independent student, and avoid the frustrating feeling of being lost with school work.

Anytime you have questions, problems, or concerns PLEASE advocate for yourself and communicate with me. You can talk to me at lunch, after school, or email me at mjansa@pps.net. 
It is very important that you, as middle school students take the responsibility for your engagement and work. A big piece to this is self-advocating, or communicating with me when you have questions, issues, or anything else that may come up.

I left posts from the past years on this blog. They are immediately below this post. Reading those older posts will give you a feel for what this will start to look like for you as our school year gets underway. Within a month the blog will be filled with our personality, learning, activities, quotes, field studies, and of course, homework. 

I am SO excited for the year and to have you all in my core class!

CHEERS!

Michael