New Beginnings

Hello to my students from last year and to my new students this year!  I will not be in school until the beginning of October because I had a baby over the summer.  My daughter was born July 28 and my husband and I named her Vivian Lane.  I know many of you were excited for me last year and I promised I would post a picture of her so here it is!  Thanks so much for all of your enthusiasm about the baby.  I had a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone this fall!

June 3, 2011

We will be continuing speeches through the end of the school year.  I forgot to add that there will also be a 50 point grade for the poetry project added to PASS.  Mrs. Weatherlow and I are in the midst of grading those and students will get them back next week.  All essay grades are now on PASS.  Have a great weekend!

June 1, 2011

Today we began speeches!  We will continue with speeches for the remainder of the year. 

The grades we have left to be put on PASS include:  the positive influence essay (100 pts), the speech and paragraph (25 pts), the last sentence corrections I collected (20 points), and the kindness pargraphs (20 pts).  I am working on finishing the 100 pt. essays first.  They will be returned to everyone and put on PASS by the end of the week.  Once the grades are up, your 4th quarter grade is final.

May 31, 2011

Today we went over a handout about delivering a speech and discussed the expectations for the demonstrations that begin tomorrow.  Students have signed up in advance and should have their date written down.

Homework:

Work on your speech. 

Final copy of paragraph due the day of your speech.

May 27, 2011

Today I gave students a copy of the rubric for their demonstration speeches and paragraphs.  Students also signed up for speech dates.  Speeches start Wednesday, June 1 and continue through June 8.

Homework:

Rough draft of demonstration paragraph due Tuesday.  Final copy is due the day of your speech.

Have a great weekend!

May 26, 2011

Today we reviewed how to write instructions be completing a worksheet about making soap and creating oragami.

Homework:

-Kindness paragraph (typed or written NEATLY in blue or black ink) due tomorrow

-How to speeches begin Wed.  They will be our last assignment of the year :)  Begin planning your speech and visual aid/props.

May 25, 2011

Today we went over the Kite WS and then students used a graphic organizer to organize their ideas for their how to paragraphs and speeches (which will start at the end of next week).

Homework:

How To WS due Thurs.

Poetry Project due to Mrs. Weatherlow Thurs. (include Bibliography)

Kindness paragraph due Friday