Friday, September 4, 2015

Newsletter September 4, 2015

We hope to see many of you on Tuesday Sept 8 for Open House!  We will give an overview of the year and provide you with resources which will answer most questions.  Students will be coming home with copies of some of those resources.  We know it's a busy time of year but we ask you to take some time to look over the Team Expectations and class syllabi and let us know if you have questions!
We have loved meet out new SHARKS and look forward to a fantastic year!

Upcoming Deadlines and Projects:

  • September 8th - Learner Autobiography due (Westrich)
  • September 8th - Book order due (Ripp)
  • September 9th - STAR test Enriched English (Westrich)
  • September 10th - Dream Classroom due (Stoller)
  • September 10th - STAR test (Ripp)
  • September 11th - STAR test (Gratzl )
  • September 21st - 24th Homecoming!


Things you can ask your child about are...

English - Ripp:

  • Why we are reading picture books in 7th grade?
  • The 25 book challenge and what their plan is.
  • Which books they want to read this year?
  • When is the book order due?
  • Our English website www.mrsripp.com
Science - Spaeth:
  • How are their science notebooks set up?
Geography - Stoller:

  • Dream Classrooms due Thursday.  Ask your child what makes his/her classroom unique and spectacular!
  • 9/11 stories and sharing will be done next week.  Your child should be coming home and asking you about where you were, what you remember, how you felt.  We share those stories on Sept 11 and answer students questions about that day.
  • Current Events were assigned for the quarter.  Each child has a unique due date so that they are spread throughout the 9 weeks.  Ask your child when he/she needs to present.  They must complete a graphic organizer, write a summary and share it with the class.  Feel free to ask your child periodically about what current events were shared in class.
  • Student Atlas Orders (optional) are due Wednesday, September 9.  See blue hand out for details.
Geography - Howe:
  • Where is their geography section in Google classroom?
Technology Tools with Mrs. Shumaker

  • Technology Tools is a class that meets every other day opposite Integrated Literacy.  Students will learn and review technology skills. 
  • The website includes all the assignments and other information:  http://bit.ly/1hZnX7Z Please email me (jsh@oregonsd.net) if you have any questions!

Integrated Literacy - Burres
  • How is Integrated Literacy going to be similar to the Google corporation?
Math - Gratzl
  • How do you get to Mrs. Gratzl's website?
  • What was your favorite part about the three videos you watched in class?
  • Why did you watch the videos in math class?

Enriched English - Westrich:


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