Hello,
Today was the absolute last day students could have turned in their permission forms for the Stars and Strikes field trip. I hope everyone that was planning on going got the forms turned in on time.
I just wanted to let everyone know that I need to go out of town Thursday afternoon to take care of my mother, who is 89 years young, for a couple of days. I will not be in school Friday, February 5 or Monday, February 8. It will be difficult for me to do a blog while I am out of state. For your information I will tell you what the students will be doing on those dates.
Friday, February 5 – There is no warm-up today. Students will be taking an Open Notes Quiz using their warm-up notes and the US and Canada government organization charts. When completed students have a worksheets called Languages of Canada to complete. If this is not completed in class, it becomes homework.
Monday, February 8 – There is no warm-up today. Students first have a Math Connections Using Canada Data worksheet. The questions are on one side and the data chart is on the other. When that is finished, then students are to draw on their background knowledge to complete Reviewing Terms – North America Geography wordsearch. There is not a word bank, but students are welcomed to use any resources available. This too will become homework if not completed in class.
CLASSWORK
Warm-up #10 – ¨What are three environmental concerns of Canada? Answer: Pollution of the Great Lakes , Acid Rain, Deforestation
Reading Study Guide – Discussed answers for pages 36 and 37
Workbook – Students took turns putting answers on the board for the chart on page 13.
HOMEWORK
There is no homework this evening.
Have a fantastic evening. The sun is shinning, so get outside for a while if you can. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Happy Ground Hog Day!
Well, the ground hog in Georgia did not see his shadow, but the one in Pennsylvania did. Does that mean an early summer for Georgia and more winter days for the north? I’m not certain the weather cooperates with the ground hog. If you are curious about this tradition, look it up and see where it originated. It is interesting.
NOTE: You will be having the Canada post-test next week probably on Wednesday, February 10. Begin reviewing your notes.
CLASSWORK
Warm-up #9 – ¨Which Canadian province is called “The Princess Province?” Answer: Alberta! The province was named after Queen Victoria’s fourth daughter, Louise Alberta.
Check Homework – Went over each question and the chart to be certain student had correct answers and understood the vocabulary words.
In Class – Students were to complete Reading Study Guide pages 36 and 37 and Workbook page 13.
Textbook Reading – Once the workbooks were completed then students were to read Chapter 5, Section 4 starting on page 132.
HOMEWORK
1. Be certain you have read Section 4 or Chapter 5. We will be discussing it in class tomorrow.
2. Be certain your warm-ups for Canada are in order and that you have the government organizational charts for the open notes quiz on Friday, February 5.
I hope you have a fantastic evening and stay warm. I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adveture Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi Everyone,
It’s great to be back on a regular schedule at school. However, don’t forget that tomorrow is Advisement. There are some great things going on in Advisement, and I hope you are taking advantage of the program.
If you did not get an opportunity to register for the Fuel Up To Play 60 to possibly have your name drawn in the lunchroom, then go to the following website and register. www.fueluptoplay60.com Remember you need to have milk or juice to drink with your lunch.
CLASSWORK
Warm-up #8 – What is a Francophone? Answer: A Francophone is a French speaking person.People in Quebec are often called Francophones.
Organization Charts – Complete organizational charts of United States’ and Canada’s government structure. Then compare and contrast the two including common heritage of being former colonies of Great Britain.
5.3 Canada’s Economy – Read and discuss information about the various resources, types of industry, and use of the resources. Talk about the importance of NAFTA.
HOMEWORK
In the textbook complete number 1 through 4 on page 131. Do all of 1 (5 words), 2 (chart), 3a, b, & c, and #4.
I hope everyone has a great evening and I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi!
Well, conference week is over and we are back on our regular schedule. That includes having Advisement on Tuesday. We also will be doing warm-ups again in Social Studies beginning on Monday.
CLASSWOR
Reading Study Guide – Read and reviewed answers to pages 34 and 35.
Workbook – Went over information that was to be placed in the chart and checked part B on page 12.
3 Branches of the United States Federal Government - In most classes, sStudents drew a chart and filled in the information about the branches of government. This will be used to compare with Canada’s branches of government.
HOMEWORK (except period 4 only - no homework)
1. Develop a BLANK chart of the government of Canada. You may either use the computer or hand draw the chart. Use the United States one as an example. Remember it will not be exactly the same as the United States. We will fill in the information on Monday.
Have a wonderful evening and weekend. I will see everyone on Monday. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi!
Well, our presentations are finally completed and I will get those graded as quickly as possible. Students took the test on some of the physical features of Canada today. Since we did a lot of review and practice, I feel the students did well on the test today.
CLASSWORK
Physical Map of Canada – Students took the physical map test today.
Complete Presentations – We completed the presentations today.
Chapter 5.2 – Read
HOMEWORK
1. Reading Study Guide – Complete pages 34 and 35 including the chart (Note: If you do these pages first they information will be very helpful for completing the workbook, page 12.)
2. Workbook – Complete page 12 (all).
Have a fun-filled afternoon. I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi!
Another short day at school for students and the sun is shinning although the wind is still blowing. Hopefully, most of you will be able to get outside some and get some of those vitamin D rays to help keep you healthy.
Please review the attached flyer about our Cultural Arts Night at McClure on February 11. Cultural Arts Family Flyer 2010
Don’t forget about the Medieval Times 6th grade field trip. It’s not too late to turn in the forms. Final payment is due on March 15.
CLASSWORK
No warm-up today
Physical Map – Reviewed the physical map of Canada to be certain students are prepared for their test tomorrow.
Presentations - We continued with the provinces and territories of Canada Culture Box presentations. Most all were complete today. Now I just need time to get them all graded. Please remember that I need to look at each box individually which will take some time, but you will get your grade as quickly as possible. Thanks.
HOMEWORK
Be certain to look over your study guide to be certain you are prepared to take the Physical Map of Canada test tomorrow.
Have a wonderful afternoon and get outside for some fresh air and sunshine. I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi!
Another short day for the students. We are breezing right through each class. The students are enjoying having less time in class and more time at home. Before you know it Spring Break will be here.
Please don’t forget about the Book Fair that is going on in the Media Center this week. It is opened until 5:00 pm each day.
Those who did not get in their Star and Strikes information may still turn that in if interested.
CLASSWORK
* Today in class we looked how I can use SMART Notebook to enhance the warm-ups and other information being presented to the class. Students were most helpful in teaching me some additional things about the program. They have been seeing it used in math and have learned a lot about the SMART Board. Even though, I don’t have a smart board, there are many of the features that can be used in both Microsoft Word and Powerpoint.
* Next students took a pretest on the physical features of Canada. Those students who made a 100 will not have to take the test on Thursday, January 28. Don’t forget to study a little more those areas that were missed today.
* Presentations – Some presentations were completed today, although we have more to go. The Culture Boxes are looking really good. It is exciting to see what students have placed inside their box to represent their province or territory.
HOMEWORK
Continue to study for the physical features map test on Canada. It will be given on Thursday, January 28.
Have a wonderful afternoon and evening. I will see everyone tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi!
Well, conference week has officially begun. I hope everyone has an appointment and will be able to meet with the conferencing teacher. I look forward to seeing all the parents.
The students are excited since they will be getting out early each day this week. Please make certain arrangements have been made for them coming home early.
Don’t forget the Book Fair is going on all week.
CLASSWORK
Today in class students received their map test back. It was very obvious that either a student studied for the test or they did not. This was a very easy map test with much less information to know than the Europe test. We even went over their study guides to be certain they had the information correct.
After giving back the map test, students then did their presentations of the culture box. These are going very well. However, I noticed that some students did not follow the rubric that was given with a check off area to be certain they were including all requirements. Students need to take advantage of this type of information whey provided.
The physical map test of Canada will not be tomorrow. I want to allow students additional time to be prepared to the test. It will be scheduled later in the week. A prestest will be given tomorrow to help student know if they are prepared for the actual test later.
HOMEWORK
1. Continue to study for the physical map test of Canada. Use your study guide.
2. Those who have not turned in a culture box project need to be certain to have it tomorrow. You are losing 10 points everyday it is late.
Have a wonderful evening, and I will see everyone tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
Hi Everyone,
Another great day at McClure Middle School. Those of you who qualified for the 2nd nine weeks Renaissance need to be certain you have turned in your money and permission forms. Tomorrow is the deadline for getting that information turned in to your homeroom teacher.
Don’t forget that conference week is next week (Jan. 25-29) and you will be getting out at 2:15 PM each day.
CLASSWORK
Warm-up #7 – True or false: People of the First Nations include Canadians of British and French descent. Answer: False. The people of the First Nations are descendents of travelers from Asia.
How well do you know the provinces/territories and their capitals? – Students worked as to team to correctly place labels on a map of the provinces and territories with their capitals. They were competing against other teams to see which team could get it correctly done in 2 minutes. This also help students to know if they need to study more this evening. There is a test tomorrow.
Miracle at Midnight – Finally, finished watching the movie based on a true story about the role Denmark played during WWII.
HOMEWORK
1. Study for map test tomorrow on the provinces and territories and their capitals.
2. Culture Box project due tomorrow. Presentations will begin after all students have finished the test. Be certain to have your rubric. You grade will be placed on this form.
Have a fantastically wonderful evening. I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
HI!
What an awesome day. The students made me feel very good today by wishing me a happy birthday and writing wonderful messages on my board. My 4th period class also organized a singing of ‘Happy Birthday” to me with other students joining in the fun. It was great to feel so loved. Thanks for all the good wishes. You are an awesome group of students!!!!!
CLASSWORK
Warm-up #6 – What type of government does Canada have? What are the branches of Canada’s government? Answer: Canada is a constitutional monarchy. It has legislative and judicial branches of government.
We discussed the different between the two branches of Canada and the three branches of the United States. It was also determined what the main function is for each the the branches in the United States.
Next we checked both the political map and physical map of Canada to be certain students had the correct information to study for their upcoming map tests. The political map test will be on Friday, January 22 and the physical map will be on Tuesday, January 26.
The Elusive Sasquatch – Students watched a short commerical that used Sasquatch as the “attention grabber” to do a commercial for a product. We discussed how various things in history have been used to promote products.
Then student worked on a worksheet using math and map skills. This was not completed today and will be continued and finished tomorrow.
HOMEWORK
1. Study your map study guides - 1. The political map test will be on Friday, January 22 and 2. the physical map will be on Tuesday, January 26.
2. Work on your Culture Box Project – this is due Friday, January 22.
Have a wonderful evening and I will see you tomorrow. Thomas’ Adventure Travels signing off. }:~)
