Fantastic Job at the Program!!!

David, Nevaeh, Johanna, Adia, Brooklynn, Alayna, Damarco, Lindsay, Satchel, and Jayden all did a super-fantastic job during the Black History Program! I am very proud of you. The performance was great!

Coming soon: a video of the performance!!!

Need to know information:

Vision Exams are March 5-7th

Tennis will start Monday, March 12th- on Mon,Wed, & Fri.

New Scholastic Orders

New book orders are available on Scholastic. If you child wants to place an order, you can order online or with the paper order form. Orders are due  by March 9th.

Online Ordering Information
Web address: scholastic.com/bookclubs
Class Activation Code: H7TPY

Your Dreams for Your Children-Jan. Brag Wall

Thank you Satchel & Jayden's Families!

A big thank you goes out to Satchel and Jayden their families this week for sending in more snacks!

Great Discussion is Happening on Schoology

The class was given this prompt today: 

"Find a picture of something you learned about Black History. Tell us about it and submit it as a link."

I taught a few people how to attach a link to their posts. This is what they found & discussed.

Brooklynn Jackson i learned about how they lived in there

http://thehiphopdemo

Adia Beatty I like how you got your picture and your picture looks really cool and real.

Brooklynn's post

Tia Allen I really like your pics about slavery. :)

Brooklynn's post

Brooklynn Jackson i learned how they lived in the middle passege

 

Tia Allen that's a really cool pic.It's GREAT!!!!!

Brooklynn's post

  

Tia Allen I learned about salve having to do chores like Field Work (they had to pick cotton).

http://upload.wikime

Adia Beatty I like how your picture shows what there were doing and I could tell that there were picking up cotton.

Tia's post

  

Tia Allen Thanks!!

Adia's post

 

 

kierra crain this is picture of happy slave free on juneteenth

http://sethandray.fi

Brooklynn Jackson we learned how it looked on the inside and the outside

http://thehiphopdemo

Alayna Johnson I learned that the slaves used many different ways to escape slavery.

Nevaeh Christian I learned about the quilts that where made to help to slaves escape for LIBERTY.

http://karensquiltin

Tia Allen I love the quilt.

Nevaeh's post

Alayna Johnson http://www.tntwebs.com/escapeslavery.jpg

Adia Beatty Your picture looks real like there really escaping.

Alayna's post

Adia Beatty I learned Harriet Tubman was wanted dead to some whites.

http://ecx.images-am

Nevaeh Christian He is that man who got SS carved in his hand for helping slaves.

http://www.executedt

Adia Beatty COOL!!!!! Do you know the name of the person that got the SS on his hand...

Nevaeh's post

Adia Beatty Do you know what the SS stand for? I do it stands for Slave Stealer.

Dylan Hughley Adia i like your picture about Harriet Tubman

Dylan Hughley like your picture brooklynn
COOL

Tia Allen everyones pictures are really good

Briana thompson This is a picture of slaves running to the Underground Railroad.

Black History Month Program Permission Slip

Today, permission slips and a copy of the script for the Celebrate Culture: Our Tribute to Black History, came home. If you wish to issue consent for your child to be able to participate, you can do so online on the Permission Slips and Forms Page of this blog! Simply fill out the form after you have read the note and a copy of the script that is below it. Thanks!

Chat Room on Schoology

I have set up a chat room for the kids to use on Schoology in the writing course. I am hoping that this will build some camaraderie among the class and give those who are not as outspoken a chance to talk and interact with one another in a different way. I posted this video on Schoology for them to view so that they know the expectations.

The basic expectations are that they follow normal classroom rules (being respectful and nice to one another) and use appropriate language and topics when they do post to one another.


When they first began to use Schoology, I posted these Netiquette guidelines for our course, which are pretty much the same expectations for the chat room.

Our online class is a great chance for you to get to know your classmates even better and work with them in a different way. I expect you to remember that even though you are online working and learning, this is still a classroom and the same behavior expectations for in a classroom have to be used here. We want everyone feel safe, feel respected and be responsible.

Please remember that when you are online, it is hard to tell how someone is feeling just by the words typed without hearing how the person’s voice sounds when they say it. 

When you post something online, please remember a few rules:

• Use kind words. If you are not allowed to say it in school, do not say it online.
• Stay focused on the topic.
• Use school language only and no text talk like: LOL or BRB.
• Check for capitalization, spelling, grammar and punctuation. This makes your post easier to read.
• Do not type in ALL CAPS (like that). When you use all capital letters, it is like you are yelling.
• When you use information from a website, like a picture or someone else’s words, please tell the web address. 

If you posts do not follow the rules, they will be removed.

An Odd Request for Chairs

We are in need of 4 chairs for the computer table. If you have any folding chairs or other that you are willing to send in as a donation, I would greatly appreciate it. The chairs will help with making it easier for students to transition to computer usage when all other chairs in the room are filled as well as help out during small group instruction. Thanks so much!

More People Have been Working Hard on Tenmarks

Calvin, Briana, Jayden, Alayna, Brooklynn, Damarco, Dylan, Johanna, David, Kierra, Nevaeh, Adia, and Tia have all been using Tenmarks.com this week.

Even if there is no assignment, they can still practice different math concepts on the site. All they have to do is click what they want to practice like, "multiplication," "division" or "data and graphs" and then click "practice." It's just that easy!

Reminder: Vacation next week

Next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday next week. Enjoy your break!

There is a weekend writing assignment this weekend that is worth double points due on the 20th (6 points instead of 3). There will also be one due on the 27th worth the same number of points. There are also math assignments on tenmarks.com for everyone. If you do not have internet, please take your child to a friend's house, family member's house or even the library to use the internet to do the tenmarks assignments.

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Thank you Alayna and David

Alayna and David both donated more snacks to the class! We have a good supply to last us for a while.

I would also like to thank Brooklynn and Adia for the candy-grams on Tuesday. What a great sweet surprise! :)

Milestone #1 Passing Update

Here is the new list of students who have passed Milestone #1:
Briana, Brooklynn, Calvin, Lindsay, Nevaeh, Johanna, Jayden, Adia, Tiyonna, &Tia.

Black History Month Program

To conclude our studies of Black History Month, there is a program in the evening (5-6pm) on February 29th. Some students will be participating in the program and we will be featuring the work that we've done all month. We would love to see you there. Come to see what your child has done and learned!

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Black history month flyer

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Black History Month Quiz

There is a 3rd-5th grade take-home Black History Month quiz contest. The quiz has been sent home today. Students are to work as independently as possible. Have them do a Google search or www.searchypants.com/mrstiggs search for the key words in the questions. The quiz is due back by March 27th. It is not a requirement, but I encourage you to have your child attempt to do it to practice web-searching skills and to learn more about Black History. Extra credit will be given to all students who complete all or most of the quiz.

Brooklynn has already turned hers in!!!!

Already Started on Milestone #2

There are some people who have already started on Milestone #2 (some by accident, nonetheless, they've started)!!!! They have shown me some of their work on their outlines and most people have a good start with the information. So far, I've seen David's, Kierra's, Brooklynn's and Nevaeh's already. I haven't given them back to everyone with feedback yet, but it's great that so many people are not waiting until the last minute to get started on this milestone. It is a tough one with lots of information to include.

***As a reminder, please remember to use the outline template given in the State Project packet. The outline must have the correct number of sentences for each letter and Roman numeral.

I have also seen Brooklynn and Nevaeh's work on Milestone THREE already! How studious is that??? Again, it never hurts to plan ahead and start early. These early birds have the right idea.

Truckin' Through Ten Marks

Several people have been working on their tenmarks.com assignments at home as assigned: Tia, Lindsay, Calvin, Brooklynn, Nevaeh, Johanna. It looks good you all!

These assignments are meant to reinforce or supplement topics we've done in class or that they need more practice with learning.

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Great job on the Schoology Nouns Quiz!

Calvin, Briana, Lindsay, Johanna, Nevaeh, Tia, Adia, Damarco, Brooklynn, Jeremiah, Satchel, & Jayden all did the first Nouns quiz on Schoology that was assigned yesterday and all scored 80% or higher! Great job! Alayna also scored 80% or higher on the paper version.

Milestones...a Reminder

When a Milestone is due, it must be correct on the day that is due when your child turns it in. If it is not correct (or not turned in at all), then s/he will have to miss Fun Friday and spend that time getting assistance from a  teacher with completing it. This is why we encourage students to turn in milestones early so that they will have a chance to fix it before the final due date if anything is wrong with it. Many students (like Briana, Nevaeh, Lindsay among others) have taken advantage of turning their milestones in early and that has really helped them to be able to pass and participate in Fun Friday.

Milestones and Attendance: 

• Students must be in school the day before the milestone is due and on the the day that the milestone is due to pass. 
• Additionally, the milestones are due at 8:30 on the due date. If your child is absent, it needs to be in the Schoology Exhibitions course dropbox by that time.

Here are the next two milestone due dates:

• Milestone #2 (outline, 90 points)-March 22
• Milestone #3 (visuals-Power Points, commercials, brochures, handouts, etc, 100 points)-May 17

State Project With All Milestones

Congrats on Passing Milestone #1

Briana, Brooklynn, Calvin, Lindsay, Nevaeh, Johanna, Jayden, Adia all passed Milestone #1! Congrats! They had 3 books and 3 websites for the state project and will get to participate in Fun Friday.

Tia's Already Moving on Ten Marks!

Tia went right home on Wednesday after getting her Ten Marks username and password and has already completed her first assignment! Way to go Tia!

Donations for Fun Friday (this Friday)

For this Friday I'm planning a fun event for my activity, but I need some help. If you have/can donate dominoes and/marbles to the class that you don't want returned, I'd appreciate it. You can also send in other wacky materials that you may have lying around the house that you don't want like old toy blocks, Lincoln Logs, funnels, CD cases, or other stuff.

For those of you who are familiar with Rube Goldberg machines, I'm planning on having the kids experiment with making their own. Think about the game, Mousetrap. That's one kind of Rube Goldberg machine. Here's a video link to explain what Rube Goldberg machines are: http://video.about.com/giftedkids/Build-a-Rube-Goldberg.htm You're probably familiar with them, but don't know the name.

Black History Month Lessons

We've been spending a great deal of time learning about how Africans got to the Americas this week. Please take a look at the prezis that Mrs. Drain created to teach the kids about Slavery Life in America and the Underground Railroad.  We have had a lot of great conversations and questions about both topics. I think that the students are learning a lot!

Good Technology Report

Ms. K. told me today that Dylan had a great day in Technology class. He remembered a lot of information that she taught during the last class and volunteered a lot!  She said that some others worked really hard on their projects.

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One thing that she mentioned as a whole is that there were issues following directions that she gave right away. So we want to work on that as a class for next week's Technology class on Wednesday.

Thanks Brooklynn, Adia, Tia, Alayna and Tiyonna

Thanks so much to Brooklynn, Adia, Tia, Alayna, Tiyonna's families for sending in snacks for the class. The class won't be hungry this week! :)

Another special thanks goes out to Brooklynn's family for bringing in Clorox wipes, Lysol spray, and snack bags.

Coming Soon...Online Math Lessons

I am happy to inform you that we will be using a new online supplemental math program - TenMarks, which will provide your student with additional math practice.

TenMarks is an online program that enables students to practice and master math concepts - one topic at a time. They can work on direction from the teacher, or choose to practice on their own, anytime. While they are practicing, TenMarks helps them with hints on every problem if they get stuck, and gives them short video tutorials to view if they need an explanation - really helping them grasp the concept they are working on.

I have set up each student with their own individual account, and loaded the math curriculum for their grade into TenMarks. From the teacher account, I can monitor and review their progress, and assign work and give them feedback.

There is also a reward zone for some extra motivation where they earn certificates to print out when they master a concept, and some educational computer games they can play after they complete work.

ACCESSING TENMARKS

Students are able to access TenMarks from home to continue working on the program at their own pace.  To log in to their account, students should go to http://www.tenmarks.com and click on the red "Log In" button on the upper right corner of the page. 

Next week I will provide students with their usernames and passwords so they can get started!

Please Help Lessen the Load

I am grateful for all that each family has done. There are some families who continuously bring in donations for the class, including snacks. However, if you are one of those families who does not mind donating snacks to the class and you have not been consistent with sending in snacks, could you please send some in. Thank you for your support.

Thanks for the Pennies

To all of the families who sent in pennies for the Pennies for Patients fundraiser, we are truly grateful. I know that David, Briana, Dylan, Tiyonna, and Lindsay in particular brought pennies in.

Caught making good choices!

I was out on Wednesday. Hopefully that is the last time for a while. I HATE having to be absent. Alayna, Brooklynn, Tiyonna, Jayden, Dylan and Nevaeh's names were all left in the note from Mr. Bassey because they had a great day on Wednesday! I'm so glad that they made good choices, followed directions and were helpful.

Thank you Briana and family!!!

I am so excited that Briana's family donated a brand new heavy duty pencil sharpener!!! YAY! Thank you so much!

Briana's family also sent in another snack for the class AGAIN. Thanks so much!

Math Unit 6 Test is Monday

Monday the class will take the Unit 6 math test. They are bringing home a review sheet that should prepare them well for the test. Problems 11 and 13 are not problems that they are expected to know, so they don't need to do them. Number 9b has a mistake, so they may skip that one, too.

Congrats! 3 People have Passed Milestone #1

We now have three people who have passed Milestone #1: Briana, Brooklynn, and Calvin!
Great work!  The milestone is officially due on Thursday, Feb. 9th. I hope that everyone passes! They need three books and three websites.