Friday, March 22, 2013

The quote of the week comes from a young lady during math today.:

"When I don't pay attention, that's when good things happen to me."

I wonder if she notices the good things happening... :-)

March 22, 2013

I am looking forward to meeting with everyone next week!

Conferences

Your conference times are in this Friday folder, and our system should have sent you an email with the date and time.  Please let me know if your date and time do not work. 

Social Studies Magazine

Please consider donating $1.50 to help us purchase a Social Studies magazine that will help us cover many interesting topics about Washington this spring. 

Informational Book Talk

The grading rubric for this project is below.  The kids should be reading their books at this point, and I will provide computer time for them to work on their PowerPoints at school.  The due date is April 24^th. 

	Possible Points	Points Earned
Was your book approved on time?	5
Did you complete your project on time?	10
Was your power point organized, colorful, attractive, and easy to read?	10
Did you include pictures or illustrations?	10
Slide 1- include the book’s title, author, and your            name, date, and a picture	10
Slide 2- List of important vocabulary words that pertain to your topic with their definitions	10
Slide 3-Photo album : include pictures of one or two people, places, or events with captions from your book.	10
8.       Slide 4- continuation of pictures with captions from page 3	10
9.       Slide 5- write an note in memo format to a friend telling him/her why you would recommend the book to him/her	10
10.    Slide 6- design a souvenir to correspond to your book’s topic (use Paint program)	10
11.    Slide 7- Write four questions that could be answered by someone reading your book	10
Slide 8- Write a reflection piece about your book.  (Did you enjoy it, how did it make you feel, any questions you now might want to research, or other books you might like to read, etc.)	10
Are the spelling, punctuation, and grammar correct?	10
Was your presentation informative and convincing?	10
Did you make eye contact for most or your         presentation?	5
Did you acquire new knowledge?  Did you answer your classmate’s questions?	10
TOTAL	150