Culture Test Tomorrow

All Classes:
We reviewed for the test and I fielded questions about your study guides. If you have any questions tonight, please email or blog me before 9pm.

We got our current events notebooks back. There is another current event due Friday.

Your culture test is tomorrow. Your only homework tonight is to STUDY STUDY STUDY! 

Mr. Bullins did not come in and conduct GREAT today. He most likely will come in one day later this week. Try to get your GREAT paper signed by then. I did send home with you the directions for your GREAT projects. These are due by November 19th. There are no excuses for late work. If you cannot do what the requirements are, please talk to me or Mr. Bullins. We will give you a separate project.

We worked on a Culture reading about the daily life of a Brazilian girl. We will finish this tomorrow after your test.

Homebase:
Report cards went home today. My homebase students need to have these signed and returned by Wednesday.

Reward Day

Today the students were able to participate in their first reward day and their first attendance party. The day was successful and hopefully students will realize the importance of coming to school, behaving, and bringing all materials to class including their homework.

My students who did not earn their Reward Day stayed in my room finishing their current events or working on their study guide for their culture test on Tuesday.

Homework:
Progress reports are due Monday
Current Events due Monday with two articles if you did not turn it in today!
GREAT Paper needs signed by Monday
Culture test on Tuesday... you should already be studying!

Report cards go home Monday.

What we did today

All classes:
We continued to work on our Africa Junior Scholastic magazines. Most students have completed them but I am still waiting on some to complete their work. They will get a chance to do this on Tuesday after our Culture test. We received our study guides today to help us study for our test on Tuesday. Make sure you have your GREAT paper signed by Monday. Also, we will review your cultural traits quiz tomorrow.

Progress reports that show your 1st 6 weeks final grade were sent home today in my class. Students need to have these signed and returned by Monday.

Blocks 1 and 2:
We reviewed your culture guided reading.

Block 3: 
We will review your culture guided reading tomorrow.

START STUDYING FOR YOUR TEST NOW!!!!

Current events are due tomorrow as well.

Culture Test

Reminder for students:

Your test on your Culture chapter which includes the 8 cultural traits, will be on Tuesday, October 12th. Study guides for this test will go home tomorrow (Thursday).

Start studying now so that you can ask me questions on Monday.

Field Trip Day!

All of Cotten, Hylton, and Schraufnagel's classes were on a field trip today to HAW River. I stayed behind with the students who did not attend the trip. These students worked on assignments given by each of their teachers.

I hope all of the students who went on the trip had a great time and have stories to tell me when they return to school tomorrow.

What we did Today!

All classes:

Students who did not finish their culture guided reading last week did so today. We also worked on our Junior Scholastic magazines most of the class period.

We will finish working with the magazines on Thursday since tomorrow is the Haw River Field Trip.

Many students did not follow directions and/or did not complete their Cultural Traits project/collage for which they had over a week to finish.

Parents:

I came back to my classroom yesterday to learn from at least 5 different adults in the school that the behavior in all three of my classes was terrible while I was away. I have addressed this issue with them and had each student write me a letter explaining how they thought their class' behavior was last week. These letters are not good. Many students described students being rude to the substitute and basically taking advantage of me not being in the classroom. I am very disappointed and saddened that my students have acted this way and I do hope you address this at home with your child. Many students said that others were back talking my substitute. There is no reason for this kind of behavior to go on in my classroom whether I am there or not. My expectations do not change whether I am in the classroom or not.

Next Week

Parents and Students

This is a reminder that I will not be at work all next week. I apologize for the inconvenience but you will be left in capable hands with Mrs. Comer. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the school and ask for her.

Agenda for next week: (9/27 - 10/01)

Monday: Mr. Bullins/GREAT
                       Quiz on Cultural Traits notes/vocabulary

Tuesday: Guided Reading worksheet on culture chapter
                        Junior Scholastic Magazine
                      Work on current events and/or cultural traits projects

Wednesday: Junior Scholastic Magazine
                              Work on current events and/or cultural traits
                                               projects

Thursday: Library - Almanac lesson

Friday: Turn in current events
                   Turn in cultural traits projects
                   Library - Finish almanac lesson
                   Any time left over: work on projects, current events,
                             Junior Scholastic Magazines
                    

Monday, October 4th is a teacher workday and students do not come to school.

What we did Today!

All classes worked on their 8 cultural traits projects today. These are due next Friday! Next week they will have the opportunity to work on these in class but not a lot of time will be given. Students can do these at home if they need to.

We received our Cultural Vocabulary Quizzes back today.

Monday, we are having a quiz on the 8 cultural traits notes and vocabulary. It will be especially important to know your three types of government and three types of economies.

Mr. Bullins will be in class on Monday as well.

What we did today!

Today all classes took notes on the 8 Cultural Traits. We took a short quiz on the vocabulary in this section. Monday we will have a quiz on the notes we took today. Start looking over your notes now. Some of it includes your vocabulary words again.

We began our 8 Cultural Traits project today and will hopefully finish it tomorrow. If not, you all will finish with the substitute next week.

Reminder: Mrs. Cotten will not be here all next week. Mrs. Comer will be your substitute all week. If you have any questions or concerns, my blog will not be updated next week. However, tomorrow, I will list everything that we are doing in the classroom on my blog so you can be aware of what is on the agenda for next week while I am away.

There is no homework tonight! Enjoy your evening.

What we did Today!

Block 1 and 2:
We finished our vocabulary for the culture chapter. There will be a quiz on this tomorrow. We went over our pop quizzes we took on Tuesday.

Block 3:
We finished our vocabulary for the culture chapter. There will be a quiz on this tomorrow. We took a quiz on our culture notes section 1. We will get these back tomorrow.


Projects will be started tomorrow using the pictures you brought in.

Progress reports are due tomorrow signed. You will get a 100% if you bring it in by tomorrow and a 0% if you don't bring it in tomorrow.

HAW River field trip money is due Friday! ($25.00)

No Current Events this week.

What we did Today

Block 1 and 2:
We reviewed notes from Friday and took a pop quiz on the information. We began working in our Jigsaw groups to learn the 8 cultural traits. We will finish this tomorrow.

Block 3:
We read through your Railroads reading and discussed its importance to the Industrial Revolution. We reviewed your notes from Friday. You should expect a quiz on this information for tomorrow. We got into groups to begin our Jigsaw activity with the 8 cultural traits. Tomorrow, we will learn and complete this activity.

All Classes:
We received our progress reports today. These are due back signed by Thursday for a free 100%. We also received our Chapter 1 Tests back.

Homework: Be on the lookout for pop quizzes all week. Also, progress reports are due back signed by Thursday.


Project Alert:
I asked all students to bring in a picture of themselves so that we can make a personal connection to the 8 cultural traits being learned in class. We will be starting a project on Thursday and finishing it Friday using the 8 cultural traits and the picture that each student brought in. Please try to be here those two days so that you can complete your project.

What we did Today!

All Classes:
You received your current events notebooks back with your week 3 grade in them. These are getting better every week. Keep up the good work!

Mr. Bullins was in class today doing G.R.E.A.T.

Pictures for your project are due tomorrow! As of Wednesday, I will start to dock points every day your picture is late.

THERE IS NO CURRENT EVENT DUE THIS WEEK! YOU HAVE A WEEK OFF.

Block 1:
We reviewed your Constitution Day homework.

Block 2:
We reviewed your Constitution Day homework and your Railroads reading.

Block 3:
We did not get to review your homework papers. Make sure you have this in class tomorrow.


NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT. ENJOY YOUR EVENING!

STEELERS!

The Steelers are on today so hopefully you all are watching the game.

Remember to bring in your picture of yourself.

HAW River money is due Friday. The Cotten, Schraufnagel, Hylton team is going to Haw River on October 5th.

Progress Reports go home on Tuesday.

Wednesday is an early release day.

Monday, October 4th is a teacher workday so there is no school for students.

SEE YOU ALL TOMORROW!

What we did today

We listened to the week in rap.

We turned in our current events notebooks. Remember: if you did not turn it in today, you can turn it in Monday as long as you have two articles completed.

We began our chapter on Culture. We took notes today on the first section of this chapter.

Currently, the next few chapters we do are not out of your classroom textbook. However, some of the information is the same but I am using another resource to put together my class notes and presentations. Please make sure you keep your notes organized, labeled, and up-to-date (in the case of being absent) so that you will be able to complete assignments in class or at home.

Some of you did not come to school today with a picture of yourself. You need this picture by Tuesday so we can start your project.

Have a great weekend. Mr. Bullins will be in class on Monday.

REMINDER

Blue form for HAW RIVER FIELD TRIP is due tomorrow.

Money for HAW RIVER FIELD TRIP is due September 24th.

PICTURE DAY is tomorrow.

EARLY RELEASE day is September 22nd.

If you have not had your parents sign your GREAT paper, this is due Monday or Mr. Bullins cannot allow you to participate in GREAT class.