Welcome to Tenino Middle School: April 2015

Monday, April 27, 2015

7th Grade Science Plans for April 27th through May 1st, 2015

Greetings!

"Smarter Balance" (SBAC) testing has arrived, and here's some information for you. First of all, testing days will take up 1st through 4th periods each day; this week students will be tested on English/Language Arts. Here's the schedule:

6th grade--Monday & Thursday
7th grade--Tuesday & Friday
8th grade--Wednesday

Now on to class plans for this week:

MONDAY--Students finished watching the insect video, so NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will review "Procedure Writing" in class, then will have HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will work on an assignment on procedure writing. This is HOMEWORK DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--Students will work in groups identifying insect adaptations. STUDY FOR EXAM #8.

FRIDAY--Students will take Exam #8, so NO HOMEWORK.

Just a reminder--If a student turns out for middle school fall sports, and received one F on his/her report card, he/she will be INELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL (TWO OR MORE F'S RESULT IN INELIGIBILITY FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL). Since all of the fall sports start practice before school starts, this usually means your student will miss his/her first contest of the season. Since you will be forking out money for a physical, ASB card, sports fee, pictures, t-shirts, etc., it will be frustrating for you, your student, and the coach (I coach volleyball). So please look your student's grades over carefully, and if he/she is not passing all subjects, you may want to exert some parental pressure to get those grades up before the end of the year.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Art Plans for April 27th through May 1st, 2015

Greetings!

"Smarter Balance" (SBAC) testing has arrived, and here's some information for you. First of all, testing days will take up 1st through 4th periods each day; this week students will be tested on English/Language Arts. Here's the schedule:

6th grade--Monday & Thursday
7th grade--Tuesday & Friday
8th grade--Wednesday

Now on to class plans for this week:

MONDAY & TUESDAY--Students will work on the Symmetrical, Asymmetrical, and Radial Balance assignments. These are ALL DUE ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will practice working with sponges & tempera paint. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will work with the sponges & tempera paint on repetition. This assignment will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

FRIDAY--Students will again work with the sponges & tempera paint this time on "Emphasis". Again this assignment will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, so NO HOMEWORK.

Just a reminder--If a student turns out for middle school fall sports, and received one F on his/her report card, he/she will be INELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL (TWO OR MORE F'S RESULT IN INELIGIBILITY FOR THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF SCHOOL). Since all of the fall sports start practice before school starts, this usually means your student will miss his/her first contest of the season. Since you will be forking out money for a physical, ASB card, sports fee, pictures, t-shirts, etc., it will be frustrating for you, your student, and the coach (I coach volleyball). So please look your student's grades over carefully, and if he/she is not passing all subjects, you may want to exert some parental pressure to get those grades up before the end of the year.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans for April 27th through May 1st, 2015

Greetings!

"Smarter Balance" (SBAC) testing has arrived, and here's some information for you. First of all, testing days will take up 1st through 4th periods each day; this week students will be tested on English/Language Arts. Here's the schedule:

6th grade--Monday & Thursday
7th grade--Tuesday & Friday
8th grade--Wednesday

Now on to class plans for this week:

MONDAY--SBAC Testing, NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will finish going over the "Day/Night Think Questions" and will do some demonstrations. NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Students will add Astronomy vocab to their Science Notebooks and will participate in the "" lab, so NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--SBAC Testing, NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will begin working on time zones and "local noon", so NO HOMEWORK.

As you may already know, the students didn't do very well on Exam #2. I am allowing them to RETAKE THIS EXAM. However, they need to do this on their time: either before school, at lunch, or after school. If your students does this, please make sure he/she STUDIES FIRST.

Also, students have grades for that one exam and two homework assignments, and many of them are not turning in their homework. FYI--If a student turns out for middle school fall sports, and received one F on his/her report card, he/she will be INELIGIBLE FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL. Since all of the fall sports start practice before school starts, this usually means your student will miss his/her first contest of the season. Since you will be forking out money for a physical, ASB card, sports fee, pictures, t-shirts, etc., it will be frustrating for you, your student, and the coach (I coach volleyball). So please look your student's grades over carefully, and if he/she is not passing all subjects, you may want to exert some parental pressure to get those grades up before the end of the year.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Academy Plans for April 27th through May 1st, 2015

Monday, April 20, 2015

Art Plans for April 20th through 24th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a chance to enjoy the glorious weather this weekend! And that you have by now received your student's report card in the mail. If not, please contact the TMS Office at (360) 264-3644. Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY--Students watched a video on the elements & principles of Art. NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will work on a torn paper project showing symmetrical balance. Due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Students will work on a cut paper project showing asymmetrical balance. Again, this will be due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will work on a torn or cut paper project showing radial balance. This is due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will work on the principle of rhythm with tempera paints & sponges. This will be done in class, so NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and please contact me right away if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns. The phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644 and the best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us

Michele Humble

7th Grade Science Plans for April 20th through 24th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a chance to enjoy the glorious weather this weekend! And that you have by now received your student's report card in the mail. If not, please contact the TMS Office at (360) 264-3644. Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY & TUESDAY--Students work on their "Create-An-Insect" poster. DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will make a brief presentation about their "Create-An-Insect" poster. So NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will work on a reading assignment. This is HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY--Students will work on writing procedures for scientific experiments. This will be done in class, so NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and please contact me right away if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns. The phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644 and the best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us

Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans for April 20th through 24th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a chance to enjoy the glorious weather this weekend! And that you have by now received your student's report card in the mail. If not, please contact the TMS Office at (360) 264-3644. Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY--Students worked on the "Shadows Lab", so there was NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will correct the worksheet from Chapter 1 Section 1, then TURN IT IN. They will add more vocabulary words to their Science Notebooks, and will discuss Monday's lab. They should TAKE THEIR SCIENCE NOTEBOOKS HOME TO STUDY FOR THE EXAM ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will take Planetary Science Exam #2. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will work on the "Day & NIght Think Questions". This is HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY--Students will work on the Day & Night Simulation, plus work on a simulation on the FOSS website, so NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and please contact me right away if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns. The phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644 and the best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us

Michele Humble

Academy Plans for April 20th through 24th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a chance to enjoy the glorious weather this weekend! And that you have by now received your student's report card in the mail. If not, please contact the TMS Office at (360) 264-3644. Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY & TUESDAY--First of all, I was quite disappointed in the rough drafts the students turned in on the first trait. These should have been AT LEAST A FULL PAGE LONG. I am having almost all of them REDO THIS ASSIGNMENT. I'm giving them time in class Monday & Tuesday to do this. Here is where I need YOUR HELP. PLEASE EDIT YOUR STUDENT'S DRAFT TUESDAY NIGHT before he/she turns it in on Wednesday. (Parent Brooke Hart gets the gold metal for this! She is an amazing editor; you should see Drew's rough draft--it is a work of art.)

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY--Students will work on the rough draft for Trait #2. This will be DUE FRIDAY. Again, please EDIT THIS FOR YOUR STUDENT THURSDAY NIGHT before it is turned in on Friday.

FRIDAY--Ms. Benek will be coming in for the weekly "Say It Straight" lesson, so NO HOMEWORK.

I know a lot of the students are participating in baseball, fast pitch, soccer, etc., so that's why I'm trying to work around the practice & games schedules you may have in your home right now. But please help your student with these assignments; they are very important at teaching them both reading (finding three examples from the text to support their opinions) as well as being able to write a persuasive essay. Thank you for your help in advance.

Have a wonderful week, and please contact me right away if you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns. The phone number in the classroom is (360) 264-3644 and the best email address to reach me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us

Michele Humble

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Art Plans for April 13th through 17th, 2015

Greetings!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Now our batteries are all recharged to take on the final quarter and the "Smarter Balanced" and MAP testing. Remember: WEDNESDAY IS A LATE START DAY. Here's what we will be doing this week:

MONDAY--Students watch the PowerPoint on Art class expectations. So there will be NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will read this month's Art magazine silently, so NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--LATE START DAY--Students will participate in our 3rd Quarter auction and the election of our new treasurers. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will work on the crossword puzzle that goes with the Art magazine. This will be due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY-- Students will work on the "Visual Vocabulary--Matisse & Color" worksheet. This is due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

I hope the grades you see are the final marks for the third quarter. The report cards will be printed this week and should be mailed out shortly thereafter. Look for them late this weekend or early next week. The "Smarter Balanced" testing will begin April 27th, and will last about three weeks. The MAP testing will begin when all of that is complete.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to contact me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

7th Grade Science Plans for April 13th through 17th, 2015

Greetings!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Now our batteries are all recharged to take on the final quarter and the "Smarter Balanced" and MAP testing. Remember: WEDNESDAY IS A LATE START DAY. Here's what we will be doing this week:

MONDAY--Students work on the rough draft of their "Create-An-Insect". This is HOMEWORK & is DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY--Students will turn in their rough drafts then watch a video on bug myths, so NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--LATE START DAY--Students will participate in our 3rd Quarter auction and the election of our new treasurers. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will make the illustration for their "Create-An-Insect" project. This is HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY-- Students will make the metamorphosis drawing for the "Create-An-Insect" project. This is HOMEWORK, and will be DUE TUESDAY.

I hope the grades you see are the final marks for the third quarter. The report cards will be printed this week and should be mailed out shortly thereafter. Look for them late this weekend or early next week. The "Smarter Balanced" testing will begin April 27th, and will last about three weeks. The MAP testing will begin when all of that is complete.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to contact me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans April 13th through 17th, 2015

Greetings!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Now our batteries are all recharged to take on the final quarter and the "Smarter Balanced" and MAP testing. Remember: WEDNESDAY IS A LATE START DAY. Here's what we will be doing this week:

MONDAY--We will ease back into school by discussing what occurred over Spring Break and go over the "Mid-Summative Exam #1", so NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will participate in a lab called "Sailing Ships", so again NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--LATE START DAY--Students will participate in our 3rd Quarter auction and the election of our new treasurers. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will participate in a lab called "Ships" and add information to their Science Notebooks. STUDY THIS FOR EXAM #2 TO BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY.

FRIDAY-- Students will take "Mid-Summative Exam #2", then watch the Cispus video. Thus NO HOMEWORK.

I hope the grades you see are the final marks for the third quarter. The report cards will be printed this week and should be mailed out shortly thereafter. Look for them late this weekend or early next week. The "Smarter Balanced" testing will begin April 27th, and will last about three weeks. The MAP testing will begin when all of that is complete.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to contact me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Academy Plans for April 13th through 17th, 2015

Greetings!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Spring Break! Now our batteries are all recharged to take on the final quarter and the "Smarter Balanced" and MAP testing. Remember: WEDNESDAY IS A LATE START DAY. Here's what we will be doing this week:

MONDAY--To continue our biography project, students will brainstorm character traits, then will select three they feel the person they have been reading about exhibited. This is HOMEWORK, & is DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY--Students will write the "rough draft" of the first paragraph of the biography project. This should contain THREE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the biography's text that shows the person possessed that particular character trait. THIS DRAFT IS DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--LATE START DAY--Students will participate in our 3rd Quarter auction and the election of our new treasurers. NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will peer edit the first character trait paragraph. Then I will ask YOU TO EDIT THE PIECE TOO; SO YOU HAVE HOMEWORK THAT IS DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY--Mrs. Benek will be coming in for a "Say It Straight" lesson. Thus NO HOMEWORK.

I hope the grades you see are the final marks for the third quarter. The report cards will be printed this week and should be mailed out shortly thereafter. Look for them late this weekend or early next week. The "Smarter Balanced" testing will begin April 27th, and will last about three weeks. The MAP testing will begin when all of that is complete.

As always, please contact me with any questions, comments, or concerns you may have. The best email address to contact me at is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the phone number in my classroom is (360) 264-3644.

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble