9/12

HW due Thursday:

1. Field Study - Forest Park
...Bring lunch, water, appropriate clothes for hiking

2. Bring random object (that can be lost) for field study activity
...example: lego person, old hat, crayola marker, etc...

3. REMIND YOUR PARENTS ABOUT BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT!!!! (tomorrow @ 6:00)

4. Finish organizing your binder (see below for instructions)

Binder Organization

3 sections + the front and back flaps

all things 3 hole punched (or whatever else needs to be done to avoid stuffing things in folders with no order)

new things in the front, older towards the back, oldest at the back

planner in very front

NO LOOSE PAPERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HW TO COMPLETE:

·      All HW that needs to get done or be turned in should be left in the front flap of your folder… TO DO HW needs its own space

DIVIDER SECTIONS
1. Notes

2. Handouts

3. Random

Returned HW/Tests (or a folder to keep it all)

·      These should either be kept in the back flap of your biner or in its’ own divider section

·      All work that gets returned is kept until grades are received at the end of the quarter

Behind everything you should keep some (just a small amount) loose sheets of paper

Other things we will have for core:

Composition Books:

-E-Core (Already set up)

-Writer’s Workshop (To Be Set Up)

-Reading (To Be Set Up)

9/11

Tubularly Terrific Tuesday...

HW due Wednesday:

1. Perspective image
...On a 1/2 sheet of paper create an image that somehow captures the word perspective
...What is your "perspective" on the word perspective
....You can write/draw/print/take a picture/etc...
....Feel free to show parts of your "Bamba" in your image
....Example: Because Spanish is a part of my bamba I might draw a Spanish country in the back ground of my image... Because soccer is a part of my bamba I might include a soccer ball in my image

2. ORGANIZATION:
...Bring in a binder + 3 dividers (these can simply be colored pieces of paper... which I have at school)
...Tomorrow I will explain my optimal organizational approach for your binders. You don't have to organize things my way, but I strongly recommend following my basic organizational pointers.

3. Forest Park - 3 facts
...On Thursday we will be going to Forest Park. We will be going there 4-5 more times throughout the year. Tonight spend roughly 10 minutes on the internet looking up information about Forest Park. Come to school with 3 facts about Forest Park that you find interesting.

Thursday:

-Field Study - Forest Park


*** Turn in your parent packet to the office ***

9/10

First Monday of the school year.... Yikes!

HW due Tuesday:

1. Writing/Reading survey
....If a part of the survey doesn't make sense or confuses you do not worry about. Give it your best guess or skip it. The idea of this assignment is for you to start showing me how you feel about reading and writing

2. Bring reading material for silent reading tomorrow!

HW due Wednesday:

1. Perspective image
...On a 1/2 sheet of paper create an image that somehow captures the word perspective
...What is your "perspective" on the word perspective
....You can write/draw/print/take a picture/etc...
....Feel free to show parts of your "Bamba" in your image
....Example: Because Spanish is a part of my bamba I might draw a Spanish country in the back ground of my image... Because soccer is a part of my bamba I might include a soccer ball in my image


THURSDAY:
1. Field Study to Forest Park
2. Back to School Parent Night (tell your parents!) @ 6:00 pm.

*** If you checked the blog please come up to me tomorrow morning and say...
"Dear Michael, You should know that I am a radical person, From me****

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday Fist Pump Day!

Woo Hoo. We are one week into the school year!

Thanks to all for such a great field study today.
You were: prepared, aware, engaged, positive, and awesome!!!

Due Monday:

1. Field Study Questions
***Remember that you should focus most of your effort on essential questions (a minimum of 3 sentences), answer all essential and assignment questions, and update your table of contents

2. Bring in filled out forms from Parent Packet

Please remind your parents that Thursday, September 13th @ 6:00 is Parents Back to School.

9/6

Happy 2nd day of school!!!!

First of all, if you are reading this then congratulations on checking the blog. Checking the blog is a great habit to build in supporting your organization habits.

Tomorrow is our first field study!!!!!

We are going to the Rose Garden Fountain (with Cori's class)...

Bring:
-lunch
-water bottle
-e-core + pencil
-clothes that can get wet in the fountain (IF you decide you want to get wet)

Please be sure to pass your parent packet to your parents!!! They should turn their packets into the office or me.

Extra Credit:

Watch this incredibly cute video of a girl's first day of school. Write a list of 5 things that were super great about your first two days of school.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2eCyS8v7tc&feature=player_embedded

To receive the extra credit your task is to turn this sheet (with your name on it) in to my homework bin tomorrow morning when you walk into the classroom

LAST WEEKEND OF SCHOOL!!!

LAST WEEKEND OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!

1. Reading recommendations (this will be graded!)

2. Class compliments (you should get close to finished, if not all the way finished this weekend. That being said they are not due until the last day of school...  Challenge yourself to be thoughtful and kind to each student and to go beyond the generic compliments of "you are nice and cool")

3. Teacher Feedback - Extra Credit
....The more I can understand what I do that works and what I do that doesn't work the better teacher I can become. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE take the time to do this.

Teacher Feedback for Michael

Extra Credit

Please help me reflect on my teaching so that I can become better at what I do

These questions are here to help guide your feedback. If you want to write something different be my guest. If you want only answer 1 of these questions be my guest. Know that the more you can share with me (both positive and negative) the better it can help me improve as a teacher. I REALLY appreciate you taking the time to do this for me. THANK YOU.

1.     List 3 specific things that you enjoyed about by teaching style this year. Explain how they helped you learn and grow.

2.     List 3 things that you thought could be improved on in terms of how I teach (talking too much, too much cowbell, etc…). Explain what you think I could do to make these things better.

3.     What are your thoughts on organization/homework/grades? Did the way I collected, graded, gave feedback, and returned things work? Did the planner/blog combo work? Did the way I showed your grades to you work?

4.     Thoughts on the classroom… Where things are, how I have things set up, what I have on the walls, etc…. Aside from being really crowded are there things I could do to make the space better?

5.     Thoughts on how “classroom management” and discipline worked in the class. Was I too strict? Fair? Too lenient?

6.     Any final thoughts on my teaching style? Things that really worked and things that really didn’t work? Overall comments and suggestions are much appreciated!!!!!!!

Buddy Reflection Rubric

Buddy Reflection

Name: _______________                                                                                                      

We have spent many Fridays this year going down and enjoying time with our buddies. They look up to you and are extremely excited whenever we come.  For your buddy reflection, please complete the following tasks:

1.  Write a 1 page reflection that includes:

•       A lead or intro that captures the reader’s attention

•       A memory from when you were the age of your buddy – describe the memory completely

•       A memory that you have shared with your buddy

•       Describe how you and your buddy are alike or different

•       Is it important that we have “buddies” at a K-8 School? Why/Why not? Why do you think teachers make time fit buddies into their weekly schedule? Has your experience with your buddy been valuable for them?

•       What did you learn about yourself while being with your buddy?

2.  Make a card or letter for your buddy.