Happy Friday Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events: Nov. 4th: Term 3 and Explo 2 begin
Nov. 5th: Professional Day, No Student Attendance
Nov. 8th: Term 2 Grades Mailed
Important Information: If you would like to
activate your Edline account, please contact Mr. Daniels or Mrs. Pettid for
your activation code.
English –
Anchor Activities: students are using EVERY minute of class time! Anchor activities are
designed for students to work on either immediately at the beginning of class
time, between activities or after their class work has been completed, so that
their instructional time is maximized. Students may/should also work on
the activities in the evening as homework. The activities keep students “anchored”
to learning & literacy. These activities are intended to review or extend
learning of the subject matter, not to be busy-work. Activities may be
designed for students to complete independently or in small groups. Activities
are selected per the curricular standards. Currently students are honing their
skills of: editing, sentence construction, summarizing and spelling. Each
activity has its own expectations and grading. One activity may be self-scored
while another might receive written feedback. All activities must meet the
standard set forth for that particular activity in order to earn the ten
points; therefore, revision is expected.
Our Outside reading expectations
are going digital! Dynamic students will move their daily reading tracking to
the online software Reading Rewards. This interactive reading tracker motivates
students’ reading through avatars, book discussions, and of course, rewards! Reading Rewards allows parents and the
teacher to easily monitor a student’s progress in daily reading, and it allows
us to set up rewards/incentives for students’ reading. See the flyer foraccount set-up and additional details. If you would like to offer a team-wide
incentive, please contact me at Artkras.susan@wgmail.org.
This coming week we will start a new
unit which will focus on the literary elements of creative writing—short stories
and poetry. We will continue honing our skills of summary and essay writing,
too.
Is your child bringing English work
home? Daily homework for English:
1)
Study vocabulary (root words and affixes)
2)
Read 20+ minutes
3)
Anchor activities
4)
Writing project (if needed)
Technology: Please encourage your
child to use Google Docs for their writing assignments. Google Docs allows a
student to access their work from any internet connected computer. Many
classroom resources are available on the teachers Google Cloud account. For
English, this includes unit outline, instructional notes, mini-lessons, web
links, assignment expectations, handouts, and writing models. If you would like
to be directly connected to Ms. Artkras Cloud account, please email me from the
account you want to receive the Cloud invitation.
Susan Artkras – artkras.susan@wgmail.org
Math- This week students started on a new unit (Variables & Patterns). Students will learn a lot of algebra concepts, such as use algebraic symbols to write rules and equations relating variables. Students will also construct tables, and graphs to display relations among variables.
Please check the parent portal to view your student math grade. The grades were based on our first unit and students got to fix any mistakes on the assessments. I allow this so students can learn from their mistakes and to keep them motivated
in math.
Please check the parent portal to view your student math grade. The grades were based on our first unit and students got to fix any mistakes on the assessments. I allow this so students can learn from their mistakes and to keep them motivated
in math.
Wilma Slaughter – slaughter.wilma@wgmail.org
Science –
Learning Goal: I am able to interpret and analyze
data to compare and contrast universe objects.
In Dynamic Systems Science the students have been
doing their presentations of their research on universe objects. The formats I’ve
seen are PowerPoint’s, Google Presentations, Posters, Songs, Prezis, YouTube
videos, Google Documents, and painting on a canvas with a 3D objects attached.
Students completed a self-reflection survey on Google Form, “Scientific
Method Test: Why Did I Get the Grade I Got?” Please ask your student about what
student skill they need to improve.
The summative assessment grades for the Scientific
Method unit test have been posted. I was very pleased at the accomplishments of
the students! 82% of the students demonstrated proficiency, A’s or B’s, on the
Scientific Method Unit Goals! If a student wants to re-test any of the 3
learning goals, here is the process:
1. Meet
with Coach Daniels before or after school to review their test.
2. The
student will be assigned some practice activities depending on their status of
their student skills.
a. For
example, if the student does not have good notes on graphing, they will be
required to review the shared Google Presentation and take notes, and review
them with me for feedback.
3. The
student will meet with me again before or after school to get feedback on their
practice activity.
4. The
process is repeated until the student demonstrates proficiency.
5. Once
a student had demonstrated they have become proficient with the learning goal,
they will take the alternative assessment on that goal.
The students who would like to begin the process for re-testing the
Scientific Method Goals are required to begin this process before the end of the day
on Wednesday, 6 November 2013.
The process must be completed by Friday, 15 November 2013.
If you have any questions
or comments please let me know.
Dynamic Science Course
Website
314-918-4603
Social Studies –
This week we wrapped up our look at Mesopotamia and took a quick
visit into ancient Israel. The open note
quiz was Thursday. On Friday we began
looking at India with geography. Google
Earth: India is due on Monday at the end of class. We will spend roughly two weeks in India and
then wrap up the unit. Students will
then receive a study guide to prepare for the Unit Assessment.
Grades have been updted and are posted on the Parent/Student
Portal.
After school help is available in my room every Tuesday until 4:00
Dynamic Social Studies Course Website:
Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
314-918-4602
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