Saturday, August 13, 2011
Welcome Back to School August 15, 2011
Greetings Students and Parents,
I am ready and excited about the on coming year. Parents often ask how they can help their students. I am the adult mother of three college students, formerly middle schoolers,and I've given that request some thought. I think what is difficult is not knowing what the homework is or when a large research project is due. So . . .
Homework:
Mine follows a pattern. On Monday it is always a green Rebecca Sitton Spelling and Grammar worksheet and your student us ti complete the Review side.
Tuesday is always the back of the same worksheet
Wednesday it is a journal entry in response to what your student read in S.Q.U.I.R.T. (Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time) . The journal entry is written in your student's Source Book which is provided by me.
Thursday is always a journal entry written into your Student's Source Book. Friday there is no homework.
Research projects: Late September: Maya, Inca, Aztec Posters are due.
Late September we will read The Outsiders and write an essay in response to it in class.
Late March we will do research on jobs in the Middle Ages.
Late April we will research Renaissance Men
I hope this is helpful. I will update this blog every Friday to let you know what we're doing. The best way to contact me is by email and I welcome your comments. I can be reached through Mycabrillo.com at Cmarshall-smith@scusd.net.
I look forward to hearing from you and having an enriching year with your student in my room.
Catherine Marshall-Smith
I am ready and excited about the on coming year. Parents often ask how they can help their students. I am the adult mother of three college students, formerly middle schoolers,and I've given that request some thought. I think what is difficult is not knowing what the homework is or when a large research project is due. So . . .
Homework:
Mine follows a pattern. On Monday it is always a green Rebecca Sitton Spelling and Grammar worksheet and your student us ti complete the Review side.
Tuesday is always the back of the same worksheet
Wednesday it is a journal entry in response to what your student read in S.Q.U.I.R.T. (Super Quiet Uninterrupted Reading Time) . The journal entry is written in your student's Source Book which is provided by me.
Thursday is always a journal entry written into your Student's Source Book. Friday there is no homework.
Research projects: Late September: Maya, Inca, Aztec Posters are due.
Late September we will read The Outsiders and write an essay in response to it in class.
Late March we will do research on jobs in the Middle Ages.
Late April we will research Renaissance Men
I hope this is helpful. I will update this blog every Friday to let you know what we're doing. The best way to contact me is by email and I welcome your comments. I can be reached through Mycabrillo.com at Cmarshall-smith@scusd.net.
I look forward to hearing from you and having an enriching year with your student in my room.
Catherine Marshall-Smith
Labels: Fall 2011
# posted by Catherine Marshall-Smith : 12:41 PM
