List of Projects and Tasks:- missing work lists
- add "Hot SAT Words" to 1000 words spreadsheet
- Enter the latest Science World annotations (see #3 in the projects list below)
- copy, paste, format, and print the student's daily edits
- find a color printer (office?) and print the Pixton comics (Bill is working on these)
- print their information articles. Some may need to be formatted to single page, 8.5x11 or 11x17
- enter more titles into the SCOPE features database
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score each students Ad Logic assignment for one of the advertisements (Alison to finish)copy and cut up situation, character, and conflict cardsscience chapter test last pagecopy my chapter 15 notes (to 4 sides, 2 sheets), stapledshopping for acid-base lab tomorrow: 60 clear (small) cups, and 7 fluids (check with Denise first)type up chapter 15 test question stemsprint report card comments, page 1 for each student (remove boxes below math comment)print my class, page 1, of PowerSchool report cardscorrect chapter 16 science testserrand: 4 dowels (Home Depot)score the four most recent vocab entries in their comp bookstype up lists of science project ideas into the science experiment ideas listtake down the wall (by column) and put into binderread and make comments on the "composition-compositions" (Mitch)correct sections of the CAPS packetget rolls of adding machine paper... see me for detailscorrect chapter 11 tests (4 versions, some questions get skipped) Tamaradaily edit cluster 3 (Roseanne and Carolyn)get NSTA books from Denise and continue copyingget supplies for the stove: aluminum cans, emery cloth sandpaper, "heet", strike-anywhere matchesput "Phases" sets into smaller envelopesput junk that is in the blue plastic box (by phone) into the appropriate beige boxtape chapter 4 tests as last page of unit 3 packetsget two more pieces of pine lumber (1x12x8') at Home Depot (... and a bulb for the lava lamp)go to RAFT for 27 1" binders that are all the same and a whole bunch of plastic trays (see Chris)
enter student's list of idioms to this spreadsheetprint Christmas puns sheet (3 pages, 6 sides, on Gestetner, collated, stapled)finish scoring vocabulary pages in comp book (HeuKids only)missing work list (12/6). See "Ongoing Projects #4)finish entering video journalism topics (folders) into spreadsheetcheck for completion on the packet from TheTech (rate semi-subjectively 1 to 10)Script hyperlinks into Information Article spreadsheet (instructions)read and comment on some "Compare and Contrast" essays? (Mitch)Get bag(s) of ice from a store... cube and crushedCreate work folders for Isaac, Dean, Tim (filecabinet) Insert YouTube videos onto Age of Sail pagePrint weekly newsletters from last year (30+) and the beginning of this year.Debbie: if you get time (and desire), finish copying the vocab book (you'll need a bigger binder)Staple together the two pages of [S]Create missing work lists (see #4 in the projects list below)Home Depot: 7 2x4s that are 6' longCut out "thumbnails" of Kids Discover magazine, update database, and ready them for lamination.Score the StuCrew vocabulary pages in comp books.Correct the back side of the idioms assignments (2 class sets)Type in words to the spreadsheet that contains the week's words (from book) (Dione). Enter the books on my desk into the class library database using this form. (Dione)Correct "Bug Bites" assignment (you can leave side 3 for me)
Correct "Apostrophe" assignment
Correct "Homonyms" assignmentIncrease font size for CPS questions and answers -- tedious (Stephanie & Barbara)
Type up Thank You Ma'm questionsPhotocopy originals of "Thank You M'am" enlarged to fit paper
Ongoing Projects & Routines- Making a print copy of the daily schedule: Go to my website and find the daily schedule. Copy days that are not posted on the wall. Paste into Word and format like the others (arial font, date =28pt, headers = 24 pt, text = 20 point). Pin to the wall (or I can). Maria Laughlin does this on some afternoons.
- Burn CDs from FlipVideo files on my laptop: When I "correct" some essays, I record the session on a FlipVideo camera and then give it to the student on a CD when I return the essay. Your job is to find the video files on my laptop and burn each to a CD and label it with the student's name and essay topic. There will be a "control sheet" to keep track of which files have been done, by whom, and when. To get to the files, open up the hard drive ("Mr. H) from the desktop. In the first column, click "apple", in the second, click "FlipShare Data", in the third, click "Videos", and then you should see a list of the videos (but without names of whose is whose. If you click on one (top one), it should show a thumbnail which will show a kids name. Insert a CD, and then press the control key as you click on the video file and select "Burn (name of file) to CD". Select that, and then name the CD with the kids name and it should be off and running. I'll also walk you through this whole thing the first time and it will be much easier after that. On the average, there will be 8 videos each day (if I keep myself on pace).
- Read Science World magazine(s) and Add Article Annotations to the Database ... big project that will span many sessions and people. In this project you will read an issue of Science World and enter a bunch of information into a form that adds to the database. Click here!
- Writing "Missing Work List" for Each Student: Since I do most of my correcting of papers over the weekend, I"m hoping that at the beginning of each week one parent will routinely write up a list of assignments that have a 0 in the grade book. I will log into PowerSchool and open up the gradebook for you. Using half sheets of scratch paper (on shelf against back wall), please put the kids name at the top and then simply list which assignments for which they have a 0 (if any). Ignore blanks since they indicate that something hasn't been scored yet. For HeuKids you can use the same sheet for both science and English. If a kid has no 0s in their row for either subject (yay), then they don't get a sheet. Dione, Stephanie, and Barbara have done this before.
Classroom Helper Roles- Daily Task Team (usually 8:30 to 9:30): Parents who help correct papers and support routines or special needs in the classroom.
- Monday = Quyen, Bill, and Dione
- Tuesday = Stephanie and Barbara
- Wednesday = Cindy and Shannon
- Thursday = Roseanne, Carolyn, and Tamara
- Friday = Elizabeth, Kerry, and Rani.
- Literature Circles: 6 parents on Tuesdays from 8:30 until 9:15 to work with students from my class. There will be another set of parents that will work with Denise's kids (in here, with me) from 9:25 to 10:15. These parents will facilitate group meetings regarding various pieces of literature, as well as occasionally assist students with writing.
- Heumann: Canh, Stephanie, Cindy, Marcie, Tricia, Cristina
- Stuart: Denise, Debbie, Barbara, Meagan, Moira,
- Writing Coaches and Essay Readers: This is a new thing for this year, and it consists of group of parents who are willing to read students written pieces and meet with them to offer feedback, editing, and coaching. They can do the work anytime, in a pull-out scenario once every one or two weeks to meet with the of kids. I'm hoping that they can work with the same group of about 6 kids for a semester, then rotate. The students will be writing essays almost every week, so there will be a great deal of material to use to facilitate improvement in their writing. I will have a tray on my desk that says "Writing Coaches" on it. What could be more valuable to a student than a 1:1 coach? I have high hopes for this process. Debby Nelson, Roseanne Smith, Mitch Aronen, Stephanie Bainbridge.
- Tech Team: 2 parents who help me to update website lists, print daily schedules, organize student websites, and create various online activities. Obviously a moderate (but not necessarily advanced) level of tech/web familiarity is preferable. They can also do some work from home, but meeting with me, perhaps during my prep, would be most efficient. Greg,
Classroom help at a glance: | | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | | P1 | Bill
Quyen | Barbara | Cindy
Debbie | Carolyn
Roseanne | Elizabeth
Kerry | | P2 | Allysson | Stephanie | Shannon | Tamara | Elizabeth
| | P4 | Dione | | | | |
Ongoing: Read Science World magazine(s) and add article annotations to the database ... big project that will span many sessions and people. Click here!
End of School Activities (not in preference order -- find what you might like to do): - Organize computer cords into their housings
- Algebra books to room 20
- Deep clean sink and counter area
- Clean out and wipe out metal drawers under the cushion benches
- Unpack remaining white boxes and organize supplies
- Vacuum between and behind and under computers
- Dispose of the paint and things between ramp and classroom
- Organize library shelf (alphabetical)
- Take down yellow bulletin boards and its trim
Archive:
Finish answer key for [10] (15-2 and 15-3) and score the remaining fewCreate, by physical cut and paste, an "A" list and a "B" list of DC rooms, then make 3 copiesFind FlipVideo replacement batteries online (samples in "Parent" binFind Optoma replacement remote online (get sample from room 26)Lori: download speeches from FlipVid and put each onto a CDScienceWorld cardsHunger Games book inventory and storage (crate)Read SCOPE activity and correct them as they come inCheck off Daily EditsPrint Daily Edits for July through December plus extrasHaruna: correct the back of [B]Missing work (or low scoring work) list for each student (on individual sheets)Save video files over 700 Mb to DVDs and mark with student's nameEnter MLK or TV articleTake Kill-A-Watt meters out of packaging, save documentation, and label each (see example)Anyone willing to go to Fry's (or other) to get about 15 700 Mb CDs and about 10 CDs or DVDs that can hold 800Mb and 4ish USB flash drives that can hold 2Gb??? Save receipt and do reimbursement papers through DebbyP.
Kristi: Check remaining comp books (or students) for completion of the 5 questions (and parts) on the position paper analysis (TV or MLK)Burn CD's that contain each students video correcting session (see Chris)
Check student sites for games page, essay on it, writing page, essay on it, and for HR25: machine page, name on it, image on it, links on itStefanie: to OfficeMax (or Depot or other) to get box-bottom hanging file folders (see picture, save receipt)
Composition book check for 4 vocabulary pages (11/3, 11/10, 12/1, 12/8) and table of contentsSonia: "Games" page with essay, "Machines" page, and Collaborative Story on the writing pageHaruna: Kids' Discover magazine sleeve labelsCorrect the FIB sections of each test versionChange font to CharcoalBold 24 on the CPS questionsErrand: to an office supply place (or similar) to get another crate that hold hanging files (keep and submit receipt, please. or get $ from me)Print daily schedule to make the wall currentCreate new "missing work list" on graph paper for HeuKids and StuCrewCreate student conference binder with tabs for each studentSwitch activities from thick sheet protectors to thin onesMake hanging folder labels for each yellow post-it
Put each KidsDiscover magazine into a sheet protector. Put in binder(s) alphabetical (see list).Read Proposition Position papers, edit for mechanics, and give feedback to the author. Some have been done.Read some of the monologues (on paper and in books) and mark those that are greatType out and print out the strips that go above each blue column on the wall. Need November and December
Figure out a way to have the KidsDiscover magazines organized, accessible, and protected (Stackables/OfficeSupply)Check their Terabithia pages for all 4 writing parts (1-6, 7, 10, Final 4). Write email to any who don't and cc me.Get gallon of brown paint, some brushes, and a drop cloth (cloth) from Home DepotPaint the ugly box on all surfaces (unscrew & remove shelves first)
Enter C & H vocab words into the formPut StuCrew student work into their folders
Create and fill in a list of the Rebus puzzle answersRe-alphabetize library booksEnter KidsDiscover magazine information into ExcelCreate hanging folder and label for each studentTrim oversize assignments to 8.5 x 11Go to Buchser Middle School, room F2 and get "the clickers" from BryanLabels for HG books, sign-out sheetGet students to show you their vocab sections and you score them
Color-coded labels for student folders
Organize, tape to paper, and copy receipts
Varnish the rocking chair
Tape Ikea meter strips end to end, marking the start and end of each meter, until we have a 40 meter strip.Enter information from each of the students' Attribute Activity onto this form.Alphabetize (by first name) student index cards and make list of missing ones.Add category term (heukid or stucrew) to uncategorized sites in heumann.org
Take down Dead Words, separate into 2 classes, and alphabetize (by last name)Make three sets of 11x17 laminated signs to put on the bulletin boards
that say "SR = Silent Room" (on red paper), and "CW = Collaborative
Work" (on yellow paper), and "TT = Tech Tasks" (on blue paper). Three of each kind = 9 total posters.Put primer on the rocking chairWrite lists of kids who haven't done "Dead Words" and "Made Up Words
End of School Activities June 2011(not in preference order -- find what you might like to do): - Organize computer cords into their housings
- Algebra books to room 20
- Deep clean sink and counter area
- Clean out and wipe out metal drawers under the cushion benches
- Unpack remaining white boxes and organize supplies
- Vacuum between and behind and under computers
- Dispose of the paint and things between ramp and classroom
- Organize library shelf (alphabetical)
- Take down yellow bulletin boards and its trim
Key: (red = organizing stuff, blue = tech stuff, green = work with students, black = other stuff)Help Wanted (old) |