Hello Parents!
Powerschool passwords should be going home this week! Please look at powerschool weekly.
I wanted to share a couple of tips about checking powerschool for my class. If you click on the overall grade for any class it will show you a list of the individual assignments for that class. If you see your student has a zero on an assignment, please ask your student if the assignment was turned in. If your student says yes, the assignment may have not had a name on it and so I could not assign a score to the work. Please ask your student to check the no name file in my class. They will get full credit for the work when they claim it.
In addition, if an assignment grade is highlighted, the teacher has posted a comment about that assignment. Click on it to see what the teacher has said. I will usually make comments when a student has scored very poorly on an assignment. I will also make a comment when a student has done exceptional work on an assignment. If you have any further questions, please look at the assignment with your student, and encourage your student to come see me if they want to know how to improve.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Week of 8/29
Please remember we have a short week this week! Thursday and Friday are staff development days which with Labor Day, gives the students a 5 day weekend!!
Sixth Grade:
We are continuing our study of geography by learning about longitude and latitude. In addition the students will be learning some basic geographic terms which they will need to understand as we study different ancient civilizations this year. Finally, we will discuss how an understanding of geography is essential to the understanding of the development of civilization. The map project is due this Wednesday at the beginning of class.
Seventh Grade:
The students are creating posters about various Roman achievements in class. When they are finished they will create a museum in our classroom. We will be discussing the characteristics of an achievement and they will be rating the Roman achievements according to these characteristics. When we return from Labor Day the students will be assigned a project! I will post the due date when the project is assigned.
Sixth Grade:
We are continuing our study of geography by learning about longitude and latitude. In addition the students will be learning some basic geographic terms which they will need to understand as we study different ancient civilizations this year. Finally, we will discuss how an understanding of geography is essential to the understanding of the development of civilization. The map project is due this Wednesday at the beginning of class.
Seventh Grade:
The students are creating posters about various Roman achievements in class. When they are finished they will create a museum in our classroom. We will be discussing the characteristics of an achievement and they will be rating the Roman achievements according to these characteristics. When we return from Labor Day the students will be assigned a project! I will post the due date when the project is assigned.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
6th Grade Mapping Project
Today the sixth graders were assigned a world map project. We are working on the rough draft in class and the students should be completing the coloring at home next week. The map is due Wednesday 8/31/11 at the beginning of class. I would recommend looking at your student's map and comparing it to the directions to help ensure it is complete.
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Week of 8/22/11
Sixth Grade:
This past week your students were involved in an archaeological dig in social studies. We were examining a bag of clean household trash to answer some questions. Using the evidence in the trash the students tried to determine the number of people who lived in the house, their ages, their interests and hobbies, if they had pets, and what their profession might be. This week we will finish our discussion by determining how this small dig could give us clues about life in the United States in 2011 and how historians and archaeologists use these clues to reconstruct the past. Towards the middle of the week we will begin to work on map reading skills and discuss why it is important to understand geography while studying civilizations.
Seventh Grade:
I am really enjoying working with your students again this year! They are enthusiastic, engaged and very funny! This past week we reviewed the concept of history as an investigation by examining different primary and secondary documents to try to reconstruct a fictitious event on campus. We discussed the reliability of sources and the students learned to identify possible bias in primary sources. This week we will begin where we left off last Spring with Rome. At the end of last year we ended with the assassination of Julius Caesar. We will discuss the rise of the empire and its achievements this week. A project called the Visual Rating Spectrum will be assigned in about a week. I will post a firm due date when it is assigned.
This past week your students were involved in an archaeological dig in social studies. We were examining a bag of clean household trash to answer some questions. Using the evidence in the trash the students tried to determine the number of people who lived in the house, their ages, their interests and hobbies, if they had pets, and what their profession might be. This week we will finish our discussion by determining how this small dig could give us clues about life in the United States in 2011 and how historians and archaeologists use these clues to reconstruct the past. Towards the middle of the week we will begin to work on map reading skills and discuss why it is important to understand geography while studying civilizations.
Seventh Grade:
I am really enjoying working with your students again this year! They are enthusiastic, engaged and very funny! This past week we reviewed the concept of history as an investigation by examining different primary and secondary documents to try to reconstruct a fictitious event on campus. We discussed the reliability of sources and the students learned to identify possible bias in primary sources. This week we will begin where we left off last Spring with Rome. At the end of last year we ended with the assassination of Julius Caesar. We will discuss the rise of the empire and its achievements this week. A project called the Visual Rating Spectrum will be assigned in about a week. I will post a firm due date when it is assigned.
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Parent Hour Donation Opportunity
I need two barrels of red licorice for a latitude and longitude activity I would like to do in class next week. If you would like to donate this for parent hours please email me at kgreen@natomas.k12.ca.us.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Week of 8-15-11
Sixth Grade: Welcome to Natomas Charter School. I am looking forward to meeting your students! The purpose of this blog is to encourage family discussion of what we are covering in social studies. I will update the blog once a week. These updates will include information about our topics of study for the week, due dates for major projects and tests, and occasionally pictures of class activities. Your students are expected to record daily classwork and homework in their agendas.
During our first week of school the sixth grade teachers will be helping the student adjust to the procedures and expectations in our classrooms. In addition to this, we will begin to talk about history as an investigation.
Seventh Grade: Welcome back! I am very excited to see our seventh graders! I am looking forward to working with this terrific class again this year. Last year we ended with a discussion of Caesar's crossing the Rubicon River and the changes this action created for the Roman Republic. We will quickly jump into our study of the impact of the assassination of Caesar and the development of the Roman Empire.
During our first week of school the sixth grade teachers will be helping the student adjust to the procedures and expectations in our classrooms. In addition to this, we will begin to talk about history as an investigation.
Seventh Grade: Welcome back! I am very excited to see our seventh graders! I am looking forward to working with this terrific class again this year. Last year we ended with a discussion of Caesar's crossing the Rubicon River and the changes this action created for the Roman Republic. We will quickly jump into our study of the impact of the assassination of Caesar and the development of the Roman Empire.
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