5/31

Hi folks! Sorry I was out sick today. I got side-swiped by a fever. I'm feeling better and am planning on being at school tomorrow for our last field study of the year. I'm looking forward to hearing how the day went from Shelley and looking through your lists of learning from the ancient culture unit tomorrow.

The reason this is our last field study of the year is because next Thursday, June 8th, we will be preparing and cooking our Iron Chef meal! The following Thursday, June 15th is the last day of school and the entire middle school will be walking to Luarelhurst Park together!

You have no HW due Thursday because I wasn't in school today. However, you should plan on coming to school prepared for our last field study. Have a lunch, water bottle, layers (it might rain a bit), any treats you want to share with the entire class (that don't have peanuts in them), and clothes that you can run around in (we will be playing lots of games). Our field study will be from roughly 10:45 - 2:30 so come to school with you other stuff, including reading material for the morning, and your blue ancient cultures folders so that we can continue to get ready and organized for our ancient cultures unit post-assessment.

See you all tomorrow!

Cheers,

Michael

7th Grade Spanish - Wednesday In Class - Final Exam Review

Hi 7th grade Spanish. Sorry that I am out sick today. I got hit with a wicked fever yesterday afternoon. Today is all about review! Your Spanish Final Exam will be next week. First, spend some time playing these different review games related to much of what we have studied. You can find other games on the Spanish - Quia website to play as well if you want.

Once you have gone through all these games you can then start thinking about your final exam. It will NOT be open Spanish Journal. Instead, I am going to allow one page of notes, front and back. You can start preparing that note-page this morning, either using your journal or googledocs.

Thank you for your engagement and respect for our substitute, Shelley.

Spanish Final Exam - Preparation Games:

Spanish Numbers
Picture Perfect - Numbers 1-20
Rags to Richers - Numbers 1-100

Days of the Week + Months of the Year
Days of the Week Games
Months of the Year Games

Spanish Colors:
Colors Quiz

Weather + Seasons: Matching Weather

La Hora:
Rags to Riches - La Hora

Greetings and Goodbyes:
Word Jumble - Greeting and Goodbyes

Ser y Estar
Rags to Riches - Ser y Estar
Pop Ups - Ser y Estar
Pop Ups - Ser y Estar - Challenge

Tener:
Conjugation - Tener
Conjugation Match - Tener

Familia:
Games - La Familia
Matching - Family Vocab

5/30

Welcome back to the last three weeks of school with core class!

HW due Wednesday:

Pick either of the following choices. Don't spend more than 18 minutes on this.

Option 1:

In preparation for Iron Chef, find a delicious and exciting recipe that includes our two main ingredients: beets and lettuce. Remember, whatever we make, we need to be able to serve a bite to the entire middle school.

Option 2: 

MJ-Please put on your homework list to visit this site and READ about the 7 different types of marine pollution. Hopefully they will have picked  ONE they want to do art on by next week and know a few facts about it.

www.fromthebowseat.org

This website is really an art contest (top winner is 1000.00!)  but it is also their last project.  They can choose to submit or not, but it is their assignment to do the art project.  Thanks, Mia

Could you ask your kids to tell you what they learned after reading about NOISE POLLUTION...or OIL POLLUTION...or SEWAGE AND RUNOFF POLLUTION...OR MARINE DEBRIS pollution, or ACIDIFICATION POLLUTION or INVASIVE SPECIFIES POLLUTION

Or even get them to LIST the seven types..

PLEASE include in your "homework postings" this week that students should have a plan for their final art project. This means, knowing what type of ocean pollution they are going to do art about, as well as what form of art format they will choose. 

Your grades have been sent home to your families. They are also available here: 
Updated Term 3 + 4 Grades - May 28

Thursday = Last Field Study to Mt. Tabor

Tuesday PM - In Class

Tuesday PM in Class TO DO: 

1. Easy CBM Reading Assessment: pps.or.easycbm.com

a. Teacher Username: mjansa

b. Reading Comprehension 

c. Reading Vocabulary

2. NewsELA 

a. Article 1: https://newsela.com/articles/jupiter-close-up/id/31159/

...1050L - 8th grade

...850L - 6th grade

...Read, Quiz, Written Resposne

b. Choice Article

Come see Michael if you finish early

Post Marine Biology - Weekend HW

I hope you all had radical Marine Biology experiences. I can't wait to come together on Tuesday to re-connect and share stories.

Your weekend HW as you get ready for the final three weeks of the school year is:

1. READ DAILY!!!
2. Appreciate your family
3. Spread kindness, compassion, love
4. Relax and do something awesome


Your grades have been sent home to your families. They are also available here: Updated Term 3 + 4 Grades - May 28th

5/18

HW due Friday:

Thank you all for a wonderful day together. Too bad you all couldn't beat me at kickball!

It is especially worth nothing that you all did awesome work on your CASL On-Site Research Project today!!!

Most of you are close to done. I expect that people work at least 15 minutes on their project tonight (even if you are done, what more can you add?), but no more than 45 minutes (a few of you talked to me and the absolute maximum you should work on it tonight is an hour).

Come to class tomorrow with your folder set up and ready. 

We will work on the Realm of the Senses writing piece Friday morning in class.

Reminder that any late or absent work from before May 1st turns into a 0 that cannot be made up after this Friday.

Final On-Site Research Project Folder:

Name on Folder → business card + other images

Outside of Folder → Venn Diagram (Compare/Contrast artifacts, Elements of Culture, and Ancient Cultures) + Map (where you traveled + images)

Inside of Folder → 2 Artifact Pages

On Table in Front of Folder → Other (Google Slides/3D Models/etc…)

Ancient CASL - On-Site Research Project

On-Site Research Project - Main Assignment
On-Site Research Project - Venn Diagram
On-Site Research Project - Example - Head Professor Corwin

On-Site Research Project Resources:

Ancient Cultures - Pathfinder
...Use the above link for great resources and links compiled by guest Librarian Grimm about the following ancient cultures: Aboriginal Australia, Sub-Sahara West Africa, Japan, India, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Maya

Ancient Cultures - History Alive
...Use the following resource for links to different reading packets related to many different ancient cultures
Ch. 1-6: The Rise of Civilizations
Ch. 7-12 - Ancient Egypt
Ch. 13-18 - Ancient India
Ch. 19 - 24 - Ancient China
Ch. 25-31 - Ancient Greece
Ch. 32-37 - Ancient Rome

Ancient Cultures - Japan:
Ancient Japan - Ch. 20
Ancient Japan - Ch. 21
Ancient Japan - Ch. 22

Archaeology Introduction and Resources and Links

5/17

HW due Thursday:

1. Ancient CASL Program - On-Site Research Project

...Great job working on this in class today!!! Your homework is to work on this for exactly 24 minutes tonight.

Ancient CASL - On-Site Research Project

On-Site Research Project - Main Assignment
On-Site Research Project - Venn Diagram
On-Site Research Project - Example - Head Professor Corwin

On-Site Research Project Resources:

Ancient Cultures - Pathfinder
...Use the above link for great resources and links compiled by guest Librarian Grimm about the following ancient cultures: Aboriginal Australia, Sub-Sahara West Africa, Japan, India, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Maya

Ancient Cultures - History Alive
...Use the following resource for links to different reading packets related to many different ancient cultures
Ch. 1-6: The Rise of Civilizations
Ch. 7-12 - Ancient Egypt
Ch. 13-18 - Ancient India
Ch. 19 - 24 - Ancient China
Ch. 25-31 - Ancient Greece
Ch. 32-37 - Ancient Rome

Ancient Cultures - Japan:
Ancient Japan - Ch. 20
Ancient Japan - Ch. 21
Ancient Japan - Ch. 22

Archaeology Introduction and Resources and Links