Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Art Plans for May 25th through 29th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a terrific Memorial Day weekend!  It was nice to have the chance to sleep in, even if the weather wasn't that great.  Now on to our plans for the shortened week:

MONDAY--No School--Memorial Day

TUESDAY--Students will work on rocks & shells pencil sketching with value & texture. This will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD. 

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY--Students will begin working on the CBPA for Art, entitled "".  This project will take approximately five days and will be done in class, so  NO HOMEWORK.

I'm sorry I have been able to finish grading the "Principles of Art Poster".  We spent three weeks on it in class, and I want to do a good job.  I am hoping to have the grading completed by Thursday.  Please check in then for a final grade.  It's a "biggie"--160 points, so it will really impact your student's grade in Art.

Just a reminder:  The Honor Society trip is scheduled for next Monday.  If your student is attending, please be sure the permission form & money are turned in ASAP.  If you are one of the parent chaperones, please be sure all of your volunteer paperwork has been turned in and that the Office is aware that you want to go.

Please contact me with questions, comments, or concerns at either my email address (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644).

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

7th Grade Science Plans for May 25th through 29th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a terrific Memorial Day weekend!  It was nice to have the chance to sleep in, even if the weather wasn't that great.  Now on to our plans for the shortened week:

MONDAY--No School--Memorial Day

TUESDAY--Students will work on the "Speed Machines" worksheet.  THIS IS HOMEWORK DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will review & discuss formulating speed. They will complete the "Response Sheet on Speed". It will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

THURSDAY--Students will experiment with the "Dot Cars" in preparation for the next lab.  NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will begin working on the "Speeding Down the Slopes" lab and will do the "Five Speeds Graphs".  NO HOMEWORK.

Just a reminder:  The Honor Society trip is scheduled for next Monday.  If your student is attending, please be sure the permission form & money are turned in ASAP.  If you are one of the parent chaperones, please be sure all of your volunteer paperwork has been turned in and that the Office is aware that you want to go.

Please contact me with questions, comments, or concerns at either my email address (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644).

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans for May 25th through 29th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a terrific Memorial Day weekend!  It was nice to have the chance to sleep in, even if the weather wasn't that great.  Now on to our plans for the shortened week:

MONDAY--No School--Memorial Day

TUESDAY--Students will watch a video on the Moon.  NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Students will get back & go over a number of assignments, then will complete the "Lunar Questions" activity.  It will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD.

THURSDAY--Students will add more astronomy vocabulary to their Science Notebooks and will read the "Moon Crater Controversy".  NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will begin working on the "Model Impact Craters" lab.  NO HOMEWORK.

Just a reminder:  The Honor Society trip is scheduled for next Monday.  If your student is attending, please be sure the permission form & money are turned in ASAP.  If you are one of the parent chaperones, please be sure all of your volunteer paperwork has been turned in and that the Office is aware that you want to go.

Please contact me with questions, comments, or concerns at either my email address (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644).

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Academy Plans for May 25th through 29th, 2015

Greetings!

Hope you had a terrific Memorial Day weekend!  It was nice to have the chance to sleep in, even if the weather wasn't that great.  Now on to our plans for the shortened week:

MONDAY--No School--Memorial Day

TUESDAY--Last day for students to work on handwriting the biography essay.  THIS IS DUE MONDAY, AND IS WORTH 100 POINTS

WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY--Students will begin working on the "Art part" of the project--the cover.  PROJECT IS DUE MONDAY.

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

As I said above, this is a HUGE PROJECT.  Please make sure your student has completed the writing part (essay), because this will make or break your student's grade in Academy this quarter, and possibly the semester.

Another reminder:  the Honor Society trip is scheduled for next Monday.  Nine of my Academy students are scheduled to attend.  If your student is one of them, please be sure the permission form & money are turned in ASAP.  If you are one of the parent chaperones, please be sure all of your volunteer paperwork has been turned in and that the Office is aware that you want to go.

Please contact me with questions, comments, or concerns at either my email address (humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us) or classroom phone (360-264-3644).

Have a wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Monday, May 18, 2015

Art Plans for May 18th through 22nd, 2015

Greetings!

One day of testing (MAP Math) left this week--Hooray!  6tth & 7th graders will finish up on Tuesday (5/19) and 8th graders will complete theirs on Wednesday (5/20).Hope you also remember that Wednesday, May 20th is a LATE START DAY.

Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY--This is the LAST DAY for students to work on their "Principles of Art" posters.  THESE WILL BE DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY--In preparation for the CBPA (end of course exam), we will be watching a video on drawing.   NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Another video on drawing.  NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students practice on a sketching project.  This will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD., SO NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will work on another sketching project.  Again, DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, SO  NO HOMEWORK.

I'm sure everyone remembers that NEXT Monday is Memorial Day, so there's no school.  As always please call [(360) 264-3644] or email [humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us] me with any questions, comments, and/or concerns you may have.

Enjoy this wonderful week,
Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans for May 18th through 22nd, 2015

Greetings!
One day of testing (MAP Math) left this week--Hooray!  6tth & 7th graders will finish up on Tuesday (5/19) and 8th graders will complete theirs on Wednesday (5/20).Hope you also remember that Wednesday, May 20th is a LATE START DAY.
After some wonderful input from one of my students, I decided we will RETAKE EXAM #3 ON FRIDAY, MAY 22ND.  Several assignments will be give out this week to cover the concepts.  PLEASE GO OVER THESE WITH YOUR STUDENT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY NIGHTS.  Students received their original exam along with the other original assignments, so please go over these, too. 
Now on to this week's plans:
MONDAY--Students will work on their group "Moon Questions" to categorize.  No homework, but they should STUDY FOR THE TEST.
TUESDAY----Exam #4.  When students are done with this, they will work in groups on a Time Zone assignment.  THIS IS HOMEWORK--DUE WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY--Students will work on another Time Zone assignment.  This is HOMEWORK that is DUE THURSDAY.
THURSDAY--Students work in groups on a "Local Noon" assignment.   This is HOMEWORK which is DUE FRIDAY.
FRIDAY--Students will RETAKE EXAM #3.  NO HOMEWORK.
I'm sure everyone remembers that NEXT Monday is Memorial Day, so there's no school.  As always please call [(360) 264-3644] or email [humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us] me with any questions, comments, and/or concerns you may have.
Enjoy this wonderful week,
Michele Humble

7th Grade Science Plans for May 18th through 22nd, 2015

Greetings!

One day of testing (MAP Math) left this week--Hooray!  6tth & 7th graders will finish up on Tuesday (5/19) and 8th graders will complete theirs on Wednesday (5/20).Hope you also remember that Wednesday, May 20th is a LATE START DAY.

Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY--Students be taking EXAM #3.  NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY----Students will begin the next part of the unit (Speed) by working on an assignment called "Who Got There First?".  THIS IS HOMEWORK--DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will work on another assignment ("Time Travel A & B") dealing with Speed.  This is HOMEWORK that is DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--Students will take a quiz dealing with Speed, then will do two worksheets on it.   This is HOMEWORK which is DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY--Students will begin working with dot cars and will collecting data they will graph into their Science Notebooks.  NO HOMEWORK.

I'm sure everyone remembers that NEXT Monday is Memorial Day, so there's no school.  As always please call [(360) 264-3644] or email [humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us] me with any questions, comments, and/or concerns you may have.

Enjoy this wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Academy Plans for May 18th through 22nd, 2015

Greetings!

One day of testing (MAP Math) left this week--Hooray!  6tth & 7th graders will finish up on Tuesday (5/19) and 8th graders will complete theirs on Wednesday (5/20).Hope you also remember that Wednesday, May 20th is a LATE START DAY.

After some wonderful input from one of my students, I decided we will RETAKE EXAM #3 ON FRIDAY, MAY 22ND.  Several assignments will be give out this week to cover the concepts.  PLEASE GO OVER THESE WITH YOUR STUDENT TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, & THURSDAY NIGHTS.  Students received their original exam along with the other original assignments, so please go over these, too. 

Now on to this week's plans:

MONDAY--Students will work on their group "Moon Questions" to categorize.  No homework, but they should STUDY FOR THE TEST.

TUESDAY----Exam #4.  When students are done with this, they will work in groups on a Time Zone assignment.  THIS IS HOMEWORK--DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will work on another Time Zone assignment.  This is HOMEWORK that is DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--Students work in groups on a "Local Noon" assignment.   This is HOMEWORK which is DUE FRIDAY.

FRIDAY--Students will RETAKE EXAM #3.  NO HOMEWORK.

I'm sure everyone remembers that NEXT Monday is Memorial Day, so there's no school.  As always please call [(360) 264-3644] or email [humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us] me with any questions, comments, and/or concerns you may have.

Enjoy this wonderful week,
Michele Humble

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

6th Grade Science Plans for May 11th through 15th, 2015

Greetings!

Sorry this is late.  Too much "Mother's Day", I guess.  Hope yours was a good one and that you enjoyed the wonderful weather we had this weekend.  So here's what's happening this week:

MONDAY--Students will watch a video on Galileo and start their "Moon Logs", so NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Students will hear the first Moon myth, and will make observations on the Moon in their Science Notebooks, so NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Students will hear the second Moon myth, and will generate questions on the Moon.  These will be DUE AT THE END OF THE PERIOD, so NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will hear the third Moon myth and will watch a video on the Moon and will take notes on it.  NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will hear the fourth Moon myth and will put the questions into categories.  NO HOMEWORK.

I am very concerned with the dip in Science grades.  I fear some of the students are going on vacation about one month early.  They didn't do very well on Exam #3 and I think that's because SO MANY OF THEM DID NOT DO THE HOMEWORK.  We're wading into some steep stuff--"Local Noon" and Time Zones; students need to do the practice (homework) in order to master these skills.  Please make sure your student is doing this.  It will help in so many ways.

There are no other "biggies" this week, but just a reminder that NEXT WEDNESDAY, May 20th, is a LATE START DAY.

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.  The best email address to reach me is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the best phone number is (360) 264-3644.

Have a terrific week,
Michele Humble
Greetings!

Sorry this is late.  Too much "Mother's Day", I guess.  Hope yours was a good one and that you enjoyed the wonderful weather we had this weekend.  So here's what's happening this week:

MONDAY--Last Penmanship Worksheet & the rough draft of the "Intro Page" for the Biography Project.   Both are HOMEWORK and are DUE TUESDAY.

TUESDAY--We celebrate the excellent effort that went into our SBAC testing--NO HOMEWORK.  (Ask about the cinnamon rolls.)

WEDNESDAY--Rough Draft of the Introduction and the Conclusion of the Biography Project.  These are HOMEWORK DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--MAP Testing for Reading.  NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--"Say It Straight" lesson with Ms. Benek.  NO HOMEWORK.

For Wednesday YOU have your LAST HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT on the BIOGRAPHY PROJECT.  Please EDIT THESE TWO DRAFTS, and send them to school on Thursday.  There are no other "biggies" this week, but just a reminder that NEXT WEDNESDAY, May 20th, is a LATE START DAY.

Please contact me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.  The best email address to reach me is humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us and the best phone number is (360) 264-3644.

Have a terrific week,
Michele Humble

Monday, May 4, 2015

7th Grade Science Plans for May 4th through 8th, 2015

Greetings!

Week #2 of SBAC Testing and here's the schedule:
6th graders Tuesday & Friday
7th graders Wednesday
8th graders Monday & Thursday

And here is what we're doing in class this week:

MONDAY--Students are either finishing up Exam #8 or doing research for tomorrow's lab.  Either way, NO HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--Last lab of the "Diversity of Life" unit.  Most will be done in class, however the packet itself is HOMEWORK and is DUE WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY--Students will be taking the pre-test for the "Forces & Motion" unit.  It will be due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

THURSDAY--Students will be learning how to set up the "air trolleys". NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--Students will be taking a video quiz on force & energy.  This will be due at the end of the period, so NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and contact me [email:  humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us or phone: (360) 264-3644] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns,

Michele Humble

6th Grade Science Plans for May 4th through 8th, 2015

Greetings!

Week #2 of SBAC Testing and here's the schedule:
6th graders Tuesday & Friday
7th graders Wednesday
8th graders Monday & Thursday

And here is what we're doing in class this week:

MONDAY--Students are working on "Local Noon".  This worksheet is HOMEWORK and is DUE WEDNESDAY.

TUESDAY--SBAC Testing--NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--Students will be working on using Time Zones.  There is a HOMEWORK worksheet that is  DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--Students will be taking Planetary Science EXAM #2, so they should study the vocabulary in their Science Notebooks, how to find "Local Noon", and using Time Zones. NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--SBAC Testing--NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and contact me [email:  humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us or phone: (360) 264-3644] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns,

Michele Humble

Academy Plans for May 4th through 8th, 2015

Greetings!

Week #2 of SBAC Testing and here's the schedule:
6th graders Tuesday & Friday
7th graders Wednesday
8th graders Monday & Thursday

And here is what we're doing in class this week:

MONDAY--Students are reviewing their penmanship skills prior to the final biography project.  The worksheet is due Tuesday and is HOMEWORK.

TUESDAY--SBAC Testing--NO HOMEWORK.

WEDNESDAY--More cursive practice.  Two worksheets are DUE THURSDAY.

THURSDAY--Ms. Benek's coming in for a "Say It Straight" lesson, so NO HOMEWORK.

FRIDAY--SBAC Testing--NO HOMEWORK.

Have a wonderful week, and contact me [email:  humblem@tenino.k12.wa.us or phone: (360) 264-3644] if you have any questions, comments, or concerns,

Michele Humble