Greetings!
Just a reminder that this is a short week! No school on Thursday & Friday, plus Wednesday is an early release day.
Please check over this progress report carefully--all of a sudden students are NOT turning in their assignments. The grades in this Art class have really "sunk" since the start of the second quarter. I try to explain to them that even an "F" grade nets them some points, but an assignment not turned in earns nothing. I think some have "gone on vacation" early, and that can be devastating to to his/her grades.
This week students will be turning in the "tree ornament" he/she worked on last week. We spent two days on this. EACH STUDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING AN ORNAMENT. If he/she did not get the project done in class, IT WAS HOMEWORK. Look for this grade to be recorded on Tuesday, and please discuss it with your student if you see it has not turned in.
We will also work on a second still life project Monday & Tuesday, so hopefully that will help the grades spring back up. It will be due at the end of the period on Tuesday, so there will be no homework this week in Art.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break,
Michele Humble
Sunday, November 24, 2013
November 25 through 29, 2013
Greetings!
Just a reminder that this is a short week! No school on Thursday & Friday, plus Wednesday is an early release day.
Please check over these progress reports carefully--all of a sudden students are NOT turning in their assignments. I try to explain to them that even an "F" grade nets them some points, but an assignment not turned in earns nothing. I think some have "gone on vacation" early, and that can be devastating to to his/her grades.
Here's what we're doing this week:
SCIENCE--We will finish a lab on Monday, and there will be a homework assignment on Tuesday. It will be due Wednesday. No homework on Monday or Wednesday.
ACADEMY--We will go over the Capitalization & Punctuation Test in class. So there will be NO homework in Academy this week. As I said earlier, please review those progress reports carefully & look for missing work.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break,
Michele Humble
Just a reminder that this is a short week! No school on Thursday & Friday, plus Wednesday is an early release day.
Please check over these progress reports carefully--all of a sudden students are NOT turning in their assignments. I try to explain to them that even an "F" grade nets them some points, but an assignment not turned in earns nothing. I think some have "gone on vacation" early, and that can be devastating to to his/her grades.
Here's what we're doing this week:
SCIENCE--We will finish a lab on Monday, and there will be a homework assignment on Tuesday. It will be due Wednesday. No homework on Monday or Wednesday.
ACADEMY--We will go over the Capitalization & Punctuation Test in class. So there will be NO homework in Academy this week. As I said earlier, please review those progress reports carefully & look for missing work.
Enjoy the Thanksgiving Break,
Michele Humble
Sunday, November 17, 2013
November 18th through 22nd, 2013
Greetings!
It's been a good weekend; I am all caught up on my grading. You can see the results here. If your student is missing ANY work, such as the Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, & 4 worksheet for Science, please have him/her get it completed and turned in as soon as possible. Because we are now on a semester system, you will see his/her work is combined with everything we did in Quarter #1 as well as the work done in this term (Quarter #2). For some students that is a good thing (if he/she had a high grade in Quarter #1), but for others it can be disheartening (if he/she had a low grade in the first quarter). Please use Skyward frequently to check your student's grades and progress.
So here is what we will be doing this week:
SCIENCE--Students will complete their models of an atom Monday, or possibly Tuesday if need be. These will be due Tuesday, and because we have spent so much time on them, this assignment will be worth 50 points. Tuesday we will begin putting notes in the Science Notebooks, and Wednesday & Thursday we will be doing lab work. Friday there will be an assessment (quiz), so other than the Atom Model, there won't be homework this week.
ACADEMY--There will be a homework assignment on run-on sentences on Monday that will be due Tuesday. Also on Tuesday there will be a word search review of the unit; this will be due on Wednesday. Wednesday there will be an oral review for the TEST--this will be worth 100 points. The test will take place on Thursday & Friday, so please have your student study, study, study! He/she should have ALL of the handouts; they will help greatly on this capitalization & punctuation test.
As always, please feel free to contact me via email (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644) if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a wonderful week,
Michele M. Humble
It's been a good weekend; I am all caught up on my grading. You can see the results here. If your student is missing ANY work, such as the Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, & 4 worksheet for Science, please have him/her get it completed and turned in as soon as possible. Because we are now on a semester system, you will see his/her work is combined with everything we did in Quarter #1 as well as the work done in this term (Quarter #2). For some students that is a good thing (if he/she had a high grade in Quarter #1), but for others it can be disheartening (if he/she had a low grade in the first quarter). Please use Skyward frequently to check your student's grades and progress.
So here is what we will be doing this week:
SCIENCE--Students will complete their models of an atom Monday, or possibly Tuesday if need be. These will be due Tuesday, and because we have spent so much time on them, this assignment will be worth 50 points. Tuesday we will begin putting notes in the Science Notebooks, and Wednesday & Thursday we will be doing lab work. Friday there will be an assessment (quiz), so other than the Atom Model, there won't be homework this week.
ACADEMY--There will be a homework assignment on run-on sentences on Monday that will be due Tuesday. Also on Tuesday there will be a word search review of the unit; this will be due on Wednesday. Wednesday there will be an oral review for the TEST--this will be worth 100 points. The test will take place on Thursday & Friday, so please have your student study, study, study! He/she should have ALL of the handouts; they will help greatly on this capitalization & punctuation test.
As always, please feel free to contact me via email (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644) if you have any questions or concerns.
Have a wonderful week,
Michele M. Humble
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
November 11th through 15th
Greetings!
I have no idea what these progress reports will look like, because other than the one extra credit point I gave to everyone to start quarter number two, I have no grades to enter. I would be very curious on your feedback on what you received. Does this show the grades/assignments from Quarter #1? Obviously what you see is not what I see on these.
I am sending this mainly to let you know what is happening in my classes this week, so here goes:
SCIENCE--Because there was no school on Monday, and I was gone on Tuesday & Wednesday, it was a perfect time for the students to get caught up on the book work in Chapter 1. Your student received worksheets for Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, and 4. There was work time in class both days, but I believe it probably wasn't enough. I will survey the students tomorrow (Thursday) to see if I need to change the "due date" (originally it was going to be Thursday). Because of the band concert, I know my 5th period class was really short changed--they had practice both days during 5th period, so they will get some "comp" time to get caught up. Also, I forgot to factor in the short periods of today's late start, so we will make things right. I just didn't want to start a big project (100 points) like the Atom Model without me being there. We may start that tomorrow, and it will probably take us at least three days to complete. I should be able to gauge our progress as the week goes on, and should be able to tell you more about this on the weekend. Please just ask your student to see that Chapter 1 worksheet and check the progress he/she has made on it. This is really easy to do as homework if your student brings his/her textbook home.
ACADEMY--There will be a short (should have been able to finish it in class today) homework assignment on Wednesday (due Thursday) reviewing the use of quotation marks, hyphens, and apostrophes. The quiz on these will be on Friday. Next week we will wrap up this unit (I hope) with the test. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENT START STUDYING NOW. He/she should have all of the assignments/worksheets we have done on this unit. There will be two assignments next week (probably one on Monday and another on Wednesday) and the test will probably be given on Thursday. My guess is that it will take two days. So please start studying now.
I believe the report cards were printed out and mailed; I'm curious to know if you have received them. I attended 46 conferences last week and really enjoyed them. You have some wonderful students, and they are fortunate to have such supportive parents. As usual, I would love to hear from you if you have any questions and/or concerns. The best email address to reach me at it humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.
Enjoy the week and thank you again for the wonderful conferences,
Michele Humble
I have no idea what these progress reports will look like, because other than the one extra credit point I gave to everyone to start quarter number two, I have no grades to enter. I would be very curious on your feedback on what you received. Does this show the grades/assignments from Quarter #1? Obviously what you see is not what I see on these.
I am sending this mainly to let you know what is happening in my classes this week, so here goes:
SCIENCE--Because there was no school on Monday, and I was gone on Tuesday & Wednesday, it was a perfect time for the students to get caught up on the book work in Chapter 1. Your student received worksheets for Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, and 4. There was work time in class both days, but I believe it probably wasn't enough. I will survey the students tomorrow (Thursday) to see if I need to change the "due date" (originally it was going to be Thursday). Because of the band concert, I know my 5th period class was really short changed--they had practice both days during 5th period, so they will get some "comp" time to get caught up. Also, I forgot to factor in the short periods of today's late start, so we will make things right. I just didn't want to start a big project (100 points) like the Atom Model without me being there. We may start that tomorrow, and it will probably take us at least three days to complete. I should be able to gauge our progress as the week goes on, and should be able to tell you more about this on the weekend. Please just ask your student to see that Chapter 1 worksheet and check the progress he/she has made on it. This is really easy to do as homework if your student brings his/her textbook home.
ACADEMY--There will be a short (should have been able to finish it in class today) homework assignment on Wednesday (due Thursday) reviewing the use of quotation marks, hyphens, and apostrophes. The quiz on these will be on Friday. Next week we will wrap up this unit (I hope) with the test. PLEASE HAVE YOUR STUDENT START STUDYING NOW. He/she should have all of the assignments/worksheets we have done on this unit. There will be two assignments next week (probably one on Monday and another on Wednesday) and the test will probably be given on Thursday. My guess is that it will take two days. So please start studying now.
I believe the report cards were printed out and mailed; I'm curious to know if you have received them. I attended 46 conferences last week and really enjoyed them. You have some wonderful students, and they are fortunate to have such supportive parents. As usual, I would love to hear from you if you have any questions and/or concerns. The best email address to reach me at it humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.
Enjoy the week and thank you again for the wonderful conferences,
Michele Humble
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Greetings!
I sure have enjoyed all of the wonderful conferences this week! It's been fun to share the achievements and progress of this year's students, as well as the areas that need some work. Thank you for the great feedback as well as the super support. I'll bet Quarter #2 will be even better.
I'm sending these progress reports one last time because all of the tweaking is complete. Plus, we're having some problems with Skyward and it looks like the report cards will be mailed out later than we anticipated. So now, "What you see IS what you (or in this case, your student) get". Time to move on to Quarter #2 now.
In Science this week we are starting on our "Atomic Models", so there is NO homework. In Academy, I am WAY behind--so there won't be any homework here either. In Art we are working on charcoal drawings, so these will be done exclusively in class--hence no homework there either. Next week I will be gone both Tuesday & Wednesday, so there will be a substitute teacher. There will be homework in Science on Tuesday & Wednesday--it will be the Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, & 4 worksheet. The students will receive it in class on Tuesday and it will be due on Thursday, so your student will have two evenings to work on it as well as time in class.
Just a reminder that there is no school Monday due to the Veteran's Day holiday, and next Wednesday (November 13th) is a "Late Start" day. Hope this information helps you plan your week.
Thank you again for the wonderful conferences. Have a delightful week,
Michele Humble
I sure have enjoyed all of the wonderful conferences this week! It's been fun to share the achievements and progress of this year's students, as well as the areas that need some work. Thank you for the great feedback as well as the super support. I'll bet Quarter #2 will be even better.
I'm sending these progress reports one last time because all of the tweaking is complete. Plus, we're having some problems with Skyward and it looks like the report cards will be mailed out later than we anticipated. So now, "What you see IS what you (or in this case, your student) get". Time to move on to Quarter #2 now.
In Science this week we are starting on our "Atomic Models", so there is NO homework. In Academy, I am WAY behind--so there won't be any homework here either. In Art we are working on charcoal drawings, so these will be done exclusively in class--hence no homework there either. Next week I will be gone both Tuesday & Wednesday, so there will be a substitute teacher. There will be homework in Science on Tuesday & Wednesday--it will be the Chapter 1 Sections 2, 3, & 4 worksheet. The students will receive it in class on Tuesday and it will be due on Thursday, so your student will have two evenings to work on it as well as time in class.
Just a reminder that there is no school Monday due to the Veteran's Day holiday, and next Wednesday (November 13th) is a "Late Start" day. Hope this information helps you plan your week.
Thank you again for the wonderful conferences. Have a delightful week,
Michele Humble
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Final Grades for the First Quarter
Greetings!
Well, we have all survived the first quarter--now it's on to Quarter #2. These grades, with a few little tweaks will be what will appear on your student's report card. If you still what to schedule a conference for this week, it's not too late. Please call the Office (264-3600) as they are doing all of the scheduling.
With the early releases all this week, the classes will only be 22 minutes long, so don't look for any homework this week in Art or Science. However in Academy, there will be homework, probably on Tuesday, Wednesday, and possibly on Thursday. These assignments will count in the second quarter. I really want to complete this unit on capitalization & punctuation so we can move on.
Enjoy the week, and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns,
Michele Humble
Well, we have all survived the first quarter--now it's on to Quarter #2. These grades, with a few little tweaks will be what will appear on your student's report card. If you still what to schedule a conference for this week, it's not too late. Please call the Office (264-3600) as they are doing all of the scheduling.
With the early releases all this week, the classes will only be 22 minutes long, so don't look for any homework this week in Art or Science. However in Academy, there will be homework, probably on Tuesday, Wednesday, and possibly on Thursday. These assignments will count in the second quarter. I really want to complete this unit on capitalization & punctuation so we can move on.
Enjoy the week, and please contact me if you have any questions or concerns,
Michele Humble
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