First Day of School! August 30

Period 1--ELA B 30--Didn't happen today because of registration!!  We'll get started tomorrow!

Period 2--ELA AP & B 30
We just looked at the course outlines today and examined how the two courses are going to run simultaneoulsy.  It's not a perfect solution, but having this as a split class is the only way that we can get everything for everyone.  At times they will be studying teh same literature and doing similar assignments but at other times, they will diverge and follow separate paths.  We'll all just have to be focussed and patient.  Tomorrow we'll finish the course outlines and I'll explain what the "Blues News" assignment is.  The AP kids will also be assigned Frankenstein  to start reading for the end of the month. 

Period 3--Pre-AP 10
Again, we just looked at the course outline and classroom procedures.  Tomorrow they'll be assigned Of Mice and Men to complete with a double entry journal that will be due in about three weeks (it's a short novel).  While they are reading that at home, we will be studying Macbeth.  We're jumping right into it!

Period 4--History 10
Course outlines were passed out and we examined the concepts of Timelines.  We used their own life as an example and started plotting it out together on the board.  The will be given a sheet tomorrow and will use the textbook to find the dates.  From there we will make a timeline of European events.  We will get into current events next week.

Period 5--History 30
We looked at the course outlines and reviewed classroom procedures.  We then played a guessing game with famous Canadians.  Before the bell rang, we were looking at all the information they know about Canadian history and Canadian prime ministers.  Then we started reviewing American history and presidents that they know.  Tomorrow we will finish these lists and then examine the reasons for the disparity in the amount of knowledge they have. 

REMINDER FOR ALL STUDENTS:  Please get your parents to read the orange sheet and fill out their email addresses so I can create some lists to be able to contact home!