This is the last week of 1st quarter, so we're wrapping things up...
Social Studies
On Monday and Tuesday we finished up working with charts and graphs. Students practiced pulling information from graphs and also created line and bar graphs when given a set of data.
On Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday students will be taking notes on how landforms are created; next week we'll be looking at different types of landforms. There will be a quiz on this information next Friday (Nov 7).
Language Arts
Yesterday and today we pushed through and finished up The Outsiders. We will be going to the library tomorrow (Wednesday) during class so students can take the AR test. Tomorrow is the cut-off for earning AR points for first quarter.
On Thursday and Friday, students will be taking a district reading assessment, covering skills we've been working on while reading The Outsiders.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
Welcome Ms. Komar!
Hello!My name is Molly Komar. I will be completing my student teaching this year in Mrs. Caruso's classroom. I am super excited to be an intern and student teacher at Nelsen Middle School! I'll be at Nelsen part time for the next month and then will return for full time student teaching from January through March.
When I am not at Nelsen, you will find me in a classroom at City University, working on my Masters in Teaching and doing my fair share of homework! (I earned my degree in Criminology from the University of Southern Maine in 2003.) Of course, I do have free time on the weekends, which is when you will find me skiing, hiking, playing with my dog, spending time with friends and family, or traveling.
I can't wait to meet everyone. See you soon!
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Discovery Program accepting referrals
From the school district website:
October 20, 2008 - Each year the school district seeks to identify highly capable students who may qualify for the Discovery Program. The Discovery Program will begin accepting referrals November 3rd, with the forms available at each elementary and middle school. The deadline is December 19, 2008. Referrals not received by this date will be considered for the following school year.
Qualifying students will be placed, on a space availability basis, in the 09-10 school year.What is the Discovery Program? The Discovery Program is designed to serve the Renton School District’s highly capable students from 2nd through 8th grade with challenging, advanced curriculum. Kennydale and Talbot Hill are the designated elementary Discovery locations, with designated Discovery teachers at each level.
All three middle schools have Discovery Program classes for language arts and social studies in grades six through eight. At the high school level, counseling for appropriate selection of courses is provided. The High School Registration Booklet describes the various course options, including Honors and Advanced Placement classes.
For more information about the Discovery Program contact Vickie Damon, Director, Categorical Programs (425) 204-2401.
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October 20, 2008 - Each year the school district seeks to identify highly capable students who may qualify for the Discovery Program. The Discovery Program will begin accepting referrals November 3rd, with the forms available at each elementary and middle school. The deadline is December 19, 2008. Referrals not received by this date will be considered for the following school year.
Qualifying students will be placed, on a space availability basis, in the 09-10 school year.What is the Discovery Program? The Discovery Program is designed to serve the Renton School District’s highly capable students from 2nd through 8th grade with challenging, advanced curriculum. Kennydale and Talbot Hill are the designated elementary Discovery locations, with designated Discovery teachers at each level.
All three middle schools have Discovery Program classes for language arts and social studies in grades six through eight. At the high school level, counseling for appropriate selection of courses is provided. The High School Registration Booklet describes the various course options, including Honors and Advanced Placement classes.
For more information about the Discovery Program contact Vickie Damon, Director, Categorical Programs (425) 204-2401.
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Monday, October 20, 2008
AR Reminder!
Fifteen Accelerated Reader (AR) points need to be completed by next Wednesday, October 29.
We'll be done with The Outsiders on Tuesday and will go to the library on Wednesday so students may take the test; it is worth up to seven points.
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We'll be done with The Outsiders on Tuesday and will go to the library on Wednesday so students may take the test; it is worth up to seven points.
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For the week of October 20-24
Social Studies
Monday
Measuring and map scale practice (in class practice)
Tuesday
Creating a scaled map of the classroom. (In class activity with potential "finish up" time needed at home.)
Neighborhood map is due.
Wednesday
"Examine a Map" activity where students will be asked to identify and use the 6 parts of a map we've been working on.
Language Arts
Monday
The Outsiders, chapter 5: complete questions
Skills Review 1D assigned
Tuesday
The Outsiders, chapter 6: read, complete questions
The Outsiders, chapter 8: read, complete questions
Skills Review due
Friday
The Outsiders, chapter 9
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Monday
Measuring and map scale practice (in class practice)
Tuesday
Creating a scaled map of the classroom. (In class activity with potential "finish up" time needed at home.)
Neighborhood map is due.
Wednesday
"Examine a Map" activity where students will be asked to identify and use the 6 parts of a map we've been working on.
Thursday
Graphs, diagrams, Charts, and Tables. Pages S10-S13 in textbook. (In class activity with potential "finish up" time needed at home.)
Friday
Practice reading graphs. (In class activity.)
Language Arts
Monday
The Outsiders, chapter 5: complete questions
Skills Review 1D assigned
Tuesday
The Outsiders, chapter 6: read, complete questions
Wednesday
The Outsiders, chapter 7: read, complete questions
The Outsiders, chapter 8: read, complete questions
Skills Review due
Friday
The Outsiders, chapter 9
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Friday, October 17, 2008
The end of the quarter is approaching!
The last day to turn in any late/missing work for my classes is Friday, October 24.
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Monday, October 13, 2008
For the week of October 13-17
Social Studies
Students took notes on the 6 elements of a quality map today: map title, compass rose, legend/key/symbols, grid, scale, neat line/border. We will be working with different elements each day this week. By next week, students will be accurately combining all of the elements into a map that they create.
Language Arts
The Outsiders...some students were so intrigued by the first chapter on Friday that they read the rest of the book over the long weekend! I love the enthusiasm. As a class, however, we read chapter two today and will aim to be through chapter five by the end of the week. Instead of a skills review this week, students have a fairly extensive vocabulary crossword puzzle based on words from the novel. Finished crossword puzzles are due next Monday.
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Students took notes on the 6 elements of a quality map today: map title, compass rose, legend/key/symbols, grid, scale, neat line/border. We will be working with different elements each day this week. By next week, students will be accurately combining all of the elements into a map that they create.
Language Arts
The Outsiders...some students were so intrigued by the first chapter on Friday that they read the rest of the book over the long weekend! I love the enthusiasm. As a class, however, we read chapter two today and will aim to be through chapter five by the end of the week. Instead of a skills review this week, students have a fairly extensive vocabulary crossword puzzle based on words from the novel. Finished crossword puzzles are due next Monday.
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Recap of October 6-9
Last week was brief, but busy!
Social Studies
We continued our study of the Five Themes of Geography and had a test on Thursday. I will have the tests graded and back to the kids as soon as possible!
Language Arts
Students turned in their personal narrative on Monday and then spent two days completing a district writing assessment covering skills we've been working on for the last month. On Friday we started reading The Outsiders by SE Hinton...guaranteed to be one that even reluctant readers enjoy!
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Social Studies
We continued our study of the Five Themes of Geography and had a test on Thursday. I will have the tests graded and back to the kids as soon as possible!
Language Arts
Students turned in their personal narrative on Monday and then spent two days completing a district writing assessment covering skills we've been working on for the last month. On Friday we started reading The Outsiders by SE Hinton...guaranteed to be one that even reluctant readers enjoy!
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Playdough...with a point!
Today in language arts we practiced an editing strategy...with playdough instead of words. After "brainstorming" several ideas, students created a "rough draft." Then we applied the A.R.M.S. strategy to enhance their creations: add, remove, move, substitute. Finally students created a "final draft" and "published" their creations. Here are a few of them.
Next,we'll apply this technique to the essays they've written.
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Next,we'll apply this technique to the essays they've written.
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For the week of Sept. 29-Oct. 3
How is it Wednesday already?!?! My apologies for not posting this update sooner.
Social Studies
We began discussing the "Five Themes of Geography" this week, taking notes and looking at dozens of examples on Monday and Tuesday. Today students will be completing a worksheet that asks them to apply these new classifications to a variety of examples. The rest of the week will be spent applying the five themes to Nelsen Middle School and Renton. The notes and accompanying NMS/Renton assignment will be due on Friday. Ask your student to tell you about MR. HELP!
Language Arts
Students should have finished and turned in their visual rubric this week. This assignment was a visual representation of the 4-point WASL scale for writing. Several projects are on display in the hallway by the library for the next week and a half. The rest of this week we are working on editing strategies that can be applied to their personal narratives. Final copies of personal narratives are due on Monday, October 6.
Skills review 1C is due tomorrow.
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Social Studies
We began discussing the "Five Themes of Geography" this week, taking notes and looking at dozens of examples on Monday and Tuesday. Today students will be completing a worksheet that asks them to apply these new classifications to a variety of examples. The rest of the week will be spent applying the five themes to Nelsen Middle School and Renton. The notes and accompanying NMS/Renton assignment will be due on Friday. Ask your student to tell you about MR. HELP!
Language Arts
Students should have finished and turned in their visual rubric this week. This assignment was a visual representation of the 4-point WASL scale for writing. Several projects are on display in the hallway by the library for the next week and a half. The rest of this week we are working on editing strategies that can be applied to their personal narratives. Final copies of personal narratives are due on Monday, October 6.
Skills review 1C is due tomorrow.
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