April 29, 2009
END OF YEAR FIELD TRIP for RESOURCE CLASSES
King Tut exhibit.
Friday May 15
Must bring lunch
Money needs to be in by Thursday May 7 (Make checks to MMSGBP- Midland Middle School Gifted booster program)
We leave school at 8:15 and get back about 4:30
Gift shop items are extra
STATE NHD this Sat. in Macon was great! For the fifth year in a row we had more winners than anyone else in the state. First and second places will go to nationals in June.
Individual documentary
2 nd place Steven Hobson
Individual performance
2nd place- Savannah Lee
Honorable mention-Kuturi Edwards
group performance
2nd place-Meg and Claire Williams
Tues. May 12- Second AR due
book levels
6th grade- at least 5.0
7th grade at least 6.0
8th grade at least 7.0
All books should have at least 100 pages.
BLOCK SCHEDULES- Begin Monday we will be on block schedule. The 6th and 7th graders will not come to me for a class but will be served on their teams. They may buy out to come to me at different times of the day. I will still expect them to take one more AR test by May 12. If they are happy with there grade at that time it will be their grade for the grading period. If not I will have some work they can do to pull up their grade, however they need to ask me.
8th grade will continue to come to me. We will be reading the Big Read for Columbus. It is The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I have the books and we are ready to go.
MATH: Test Tuesday. Chapter 5 blue workbook.
I now have a link for the 7th grade text. The user name is jags7. The password is 1234.
Homework tonight-
page 180- 1-4 all
page 190- 1-7 all
If they have not already completed page 186-187(they should have done it weeks ago) then they must do all of those pages.
During the fourth nine weeks they will only have 5 minutes to take their integer test. We have already had seven students make 100 and we have had several that were close.
GPS M6A2a
FUND RAISING
Thank you Wal-Mart! They are giving NHD $1000. We be wrote thank you notes. If you are employed at a company that gives grants to organizations for good cause please pick up the needed paperwork and send it to me. I will get it approved through the system and apply to help us get money for national history day.
GEORGIA PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
If you have wondered what we accomplish in my class as it relates to GPS I have listed it for you below. Because of the uniqueness of my class we are fortunate to accomplish so much.
GPS that are taught during the year in Mrs. Funk’s Class.
When reading AR books, class novels are books for research:
1. The student demonstrates comprehension and shows evidence of a warranted and responsible explanation of a variety of literary and informational texts. ELA6R1, ELA7R1, ELA8R1.
2. The student understands and acquires new vocabulary and uses it correctly in reading. ELA6R2, ELA7R2, ELA8R2.
3. (During class novels) The student reads aloud, accurately, familiar materials in a number of genres, in a way that makes meaning clear to listeners. ELA 6R3, ELA7R3, ELA 8R3.
4. The student reads a minimum of 25 grade-level appropriate books or book equivalents (approximately 1,000,000 words) per year from a variety of subject disciplines. The student reads both informational and fictional texts in a variety of genres and modes of discourse, including technical texts related to various subject areas. ELA6RC1, ELA7RC1, ELA8RC1.
5. The student participates in discussions related to curriculum learning in all subject areas. ELA6RC2, ELA7RC2, ELA8RC2.
6. The student acquires new vocabulary in content area and uses it correctly. ELA6RC3, ELA7RC3, ELA8RC3.
7. The student acquires a context for information acquired by reading across subject areas. ELA6RC4, ELA7RC4, ELA8RC4.
When the students are writing essays and research papers some of the above GPS are covered but also the following:
1. The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational
structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and provides a satisfying closure. ELA 6W1, ELA7W1, ELA8W1
2. The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. ELA6W2, ELA7W2, ELA8W2
3. The student uses research and technology to support writing. ELA6W3, ELA7W3, ELA8W3
4. The student consistently uses the writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. ELA6W4, ELA7W4, ELA8W4
When the students are working on and presenting their social studies and national history day projects the following are covered.
1. The student participates in student-to-teacher, student-to-students, and group verbal interactions. ELA6LSV1, ELA7SV1, ELA8SV1
2. The student listens to and views various forms of texts and media in order to gather and share information, persuade others, and express and understand ideas. ELA6LSV2, ELA7LSV2, ELA8LSV2
Under social studies standards five goals are listed for the teacher. Four of the five are covered while the students are doing the social studies and national history projects.
To accomplish our goal of informed citizens, it is essential that teachers:
1. Bridge essential understanding about the past to contemporary events.
2. Assist students in understanding the nature of historical inquiry and the role of primary and secondary sources.
3. Encourage the consideration of multiple perspectives on events.
4. Encourage students in speculation about the known and unknown motives and actions of historic figures
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