As we hit the dog days of winter and of the school year, I have remembered that I been neglecting this space. There have been several reasons including transition meeting with the high schools that have sucked up a lot of my time, but the most important reason is that there hasn't been a lot going on to talk about. Students are well into the routines and the end of the semester gave a small break before things got off to a stronger pace again. With projects coming due again and unit tests starting to get rolling I am hoping to update this space more frequently.
With all that being said; there is science test tomorrow in both Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson's classes. Study those weather fronts tonight. All the students should have their review guides home tonight to study with.
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Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson are giving tests tomorrow. Study those review guides!
Mrs. Brooks is giving a test in WA St. History tomorrow. Study the review topics. Language Arts assignments due Monday: Chelin - Tableaux Posters Seffens - Speech Outline Have a great weekend. Study hard! It was so great to see many of you again and great to meet many more. Student lead conference were a success! I had nearly perfect attendance at my conferences, and all the students did a fantastic job of leading their conferences and taking a responsibility for their education.
We were back at it last week, but in many respects it was a starting week for most teachers. November is so choppy that it is difficult for most teachers to keep momentum on their units. December gives teachers a nice 3 week chunk for units and those are on going throughout the 7th grade right now. Mrs. Chelin has been working on her war essay. Which is due today, many students have been working on it in class but many have not... Hopefully some took the weekend to get some writing done. If students turn it into me by Wednesday I can turn it into Mrs. Chelin. Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson have tests coming up this week. The last information I had was that the test will be on Friday. I will let everyone know if they change their mind. Looking ahead, I have not confirmed with History teachers or Math teachers, but I would expect both subjects to get a test in before winter break. I hope everyone is staying warm. Check back here for more updates in the next two weeks. I am always hearing about "No School November" around this time of year. Conferences combined with holidays and three day weekends make for a lot of missed school days. Families who are juggling work and vacation around these conferences are also put in a bind. But conferences are important. This year, as I hope you have heard, we are doing student lead conferences for the 7th graders. This means that students will be speaking directly to parents about their progress so far this year. We are very excited to be trying this. We are hoping this will help each student take more responsibility for their education. We hope that these conferences will have value far beyond the days of school In Science this week the New Unit is going strong. A lab is being finished up today. Both Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson should have the units posted on their website. Check the school site for details. In Language Arts, Mrs Seffens is working on a poetry unit. See the details here:
In Washington State History there are tests in both Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Brooks' classes on Wednesday.
There will be no progress reports this week due to Slam conferences. I am looking forward to meeting everybody!! I am back on the blog. I was out of the building at the start of the week so I was unable to get things collected and updated. So here is what is going on this week at Desert Hills.
Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson have given their review guides to students and students are to be studying for the test that is happening tomorrow in both classes. The test is over the third unit on eclipses. Mrs. Chelin has an outline due today for a speech. The speeches will begin being presented on Monday. Mrs. Seffens is still working on their Diary projects those will be due a week from today. We are also looking forward to the Veteran's Day assembly taking place on Friday as well as preparing for our Student Lead Conferences that will start in a couple of weeks. I hope everybody is having a great week!!! Hard to believe that October will be over before the end of the week. The end of 1st quarter happens this week as well. That means report cards are coming home soon!
These grades should not be a shock to anybody as we have been sending home progress reports every week. This seems to be going well and I am getting a lot of good feedback from parents in the comments sections. I have not been able to respond to every note, but I am reading them and if necessary responding to parents or discussing them with students. All 7th grade students attempted to call home on Thursday during SLAM to schedule their student lead conferences. I have e-mailed every family that we were unable to get a hold of to schedule their meeting. A quick response would be great appreciated so that I know you are confirmed for your time slot. I am looking forward to meeting many parents that I have not yet met. A lot more going on this week: Seffens has a TEST tomorrow on phrases and clauses. This is an open note test. The Diary of _______ Rough Draft is due Wednesday in Seffens. Mrs. Williamson will be having a test in WA Hist. on Thursday. Finally, Science classes are well into their units on Eclipses. Keep checking on the unit outline for due dates and assignments. The test on this unit is scheduled for later next week. Seems like we have a lot of these 4 days weeks this fall. Two Fridays with no school in October will defiantly break up the month. I am really enjoying class now that I am getting to know the students better. We are done with our first round of tests in Science and History so I am starting to see more clearly what each student needs. Not a ton going on this week. Mrs. Chelin has an Argumentative Essay due Wednesday. Science is getting started on their new units. I will have more information when I get it from the science teachers.
Parents: Now seems like a good time to Prime you on Student Lead Conferences. This year 7th graders will be doing Student Lead Conferences. This means that we will not be doing arena conferencing for 7th grade teachers. So your student will be calling you later this month to schedule that conference. So heads up on that. Also, each student needs to start collecting exemplary works for conference. So if your student brings something home that is exemplary, remind them to bring into my room and put it into their folder. Mr. Jones sent a letter home with more explanation earlier in the year. E-mail me if you have further questions! Have a great week! From a a long weekend. Unfortunately, I didn't have a long weekend. Students were out Friday but teachers were here all day for new training. Coming up this week students should be getting their science test results back early this week. Science will be entering Unit 2 so check back here with more information as I get it from the teachers.
In Language Arts, Mrs. Chelin should have a new calendar coming out and I will post that as soon as I have it. Mrs. Seffens has two things coming up Friday: one, is a test on Subject/Predicate; two, is a descriptive paragraph. Those are both due Friday. In math, Mrs. Kadinger has a test over the second half of chapter 1 coming up on Friday. Look for review items in the middle of week and come in and ask me questions before school or in Support class if there are things you aren't getting. I hope everybod Since Friday is a day off for students, I want to give everyone a chance to get caught up on missing work this weekend. Your student will be bringing home Progress Reports from Support class tonight instead of Thursday. I will take these for full credit, Thursday and Monday. Remember, progress reports turned in after Monday will receive no credit as we have moved on to the next week.
Also, quick reminders: Science test tomorrow for all 7th graders. Both Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Barnes have review guides that can be studied tonight!! Journals are due in Mrs. Chelin tomorrow. Things are starting to pick up around here. Mrs. Barnes and Mrs. Nelson have given me their calendars for the first science unit. Each student will have received all of this in a packet as well. You can get more information from Mrs. Barnes' Website and Mrs. Nelson's Website. The First Link is for Mrs. Barnes:
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