Friday, February 27, 2015
We need MAGAZINES!
Hello everyone!
All of our sixth graders have gotten their SDL proposal accepted and they have written a letter to an in-school consultant. All students should be researching for their feature article/research paper. Everyone needs to have at least three sources and they can not all be from the internet! Your child might need help getting a public library card, ordering books, and picking them up from your local store.
Some students are truly self-motivated and are almost done with their rough draft. WE LOVE THIS!!! We need some kid/teen magazines for the classroom so our motivated students can find models of additional things they can add to their SDL magazine.
Please write a note if you want the magazines back or if I can keep them and cut them up.
-G
All of our sixth graders have gotten their SDL proposal accepted and they have written a letter to an in-school consultant. All students should be researching for their feature article/research paper. Everyone needs to have at least three sources and they can not all be from the internet! Your child might need help getting a public library card, ordering books, and picking them up from your local store.
Some students are truly self-motivated and are almost done with their rough draft. WE LOVE THIS!!! We need some kid/teen magazines for the classroom so our motivated students can find models of additional things they can add to their SDL magazine.
Please write a note if you want the magazines back or if I can keep them and cut them up.
-G
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
A continuation message from Angie den Hartog.
Parents,
Sixth grade continuation will be upon us before we know it. I wanted to ask if there were any parents that would be interested in sharing ideas and discussing what we would like to do for the continuation this year. If that is something that interests you, please contact me, Angie den Hartog (Lars' mom), at angiedenhartog@yahoo.com. Thank you.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Friday, February 20, 2015
We have some fabulous writers! Let's see if we have a WINNING AUTHOR!
Teachers, Ask Your Students to Start Planning Now for the 2nd Annual Jeffco Writing Challenge!
*First place winners in each grade will win $100
The schools with the highest percentage of entries will also be winners:
* 1ST Place School Wins a $500.00 CASH PRIZE!
* 2ND Place School Wins a $300.00 CASH PRIZE!
* 3RD Place School Wins a $200.00 CASH PRIZE!
Last year hundreds of Jeffco students wrote stories and poems and competed for prizes. This year, we hope for even more!
Purpose: To engage young authors in creative and authentic writing for the love of writing expression!
T
his year’s prompt: Write a crossover.
A crossover combines elements like characters or setting from two or more stories.
• There’s no limit to how creative you can get with this.
• You can combine characters from any genre (fiction or nonfiction), and place them in any setting you choose.
For example:
• What might happen if Curious George found himself in Oz with Dorothy and Toto?
• What if Bella Swan, Jacob, and Edward had all met at Hogwarts? Or if Harry, Hermione, and Ron had lived in the world of Divergent?
• What if Thomas Edison (or Dracula, or Tom Sawyer) had been on board the Titanic?
• What if instead of boys landing on the island in Lord of the Flies, it had been the girls from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?
The Jeffco Writing Challenge is open to all Jefferson County School students in K-12.
Poetry, short stories, or dramas (up to 1000 words max) are all welcome.
Deadline for submissions is April 8, 2015.
Submit entries to: Barbara Banning, ENC Director at barbarabanning83@msn.com Or
P.O. Box 688
Golden, CO 80402
The Schools Permission: Please sign and submit with your entry.
My child, __________________________________ has permission to submit a writing piece to ENC. If chosen as an award recipient my child has permission to attend the celebration ceremony on May 5 and may be asked permission to publish the writing.
Please provide the following information with your entry:
Student's Name_____________________________________ Parent’s Email__________________
Home #__________________________ Parent's Cell #____________________________ Grade________________
Name of School ____________________________Parent Signature_________________________
Yes, please add me to your email list.
Sponsored by ENC – Education Nonprofit Corporation
Dedicated to the Advancement of Education
*First place winners in each grade will win $100
The schools with the highest percentage of entries will also be winners:
* 1ST Place School Wins a $500.00 CASH PRIZE!
* 2ND Place School Wins a $300.00 CASH PRIZE!
* 3RD Place School Wins a $200.00 CASH PRIZE!
Last year hundreds of Jeffco students wrote stories and poems and competed for prizes. This year, we hope for even more!
Purpose: To engage young authors in creative and authentic writing for the love of writing expression!
T
his year’s prompt: Write a crossover.
A crossover combines elements like characters or setting from two or more stories.
• There’s no limit to how creative you can get with this.
• You can combine characters from any genre (fiction or nonfiction), and place them in any setting you choose.
For example:
• What might happen if Curious George found himself in Oz with Dorothy and Toto?
• What if Bella Swan, Jacob, and Edward had all met at Hogwarts? Or if Harry, Hermione, and Ron had lived in the world of Divergent?
• What if Thomas Edison (or Dracula, or Tom Sawyer) had been on board the Titanic?
• What if instead of boys landing on the island in Lord of the Flies, it had been the girls from The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants?
The Jeffco Writing Challenge is open to all Jefferson County School students in K-12.
Poetry, short stories, or dramas (up to 1000 words max) are all welcome.
Deadline for submissions is April 8, 2015.
Submit entries to: Barbara Banning, ENC Director at barbarabanning83@msn.com Or
P.O. Box 688
Golden, CO 80402
The Schools Permission: Please sign and submit with your entry.
My child, __________________________________ has permission to submit a writing piece to ENC. If chosen as an award recipient my child has permission to attend the celebration ceremony on May 5 and may be asked permission to publish the writing.
Please provide the following information with your entry:
Student's Name_____________________________________ Parent’s Email__________________
Home #__________________________ Parent's Cell #____________________________ Grade________________
Name of School ____________________________Parent Signature_________________________
Yes, please add me to your email list.
Sponsored by ENC – Education Nonprofit Corporation
Dedicated to the Advancement of Education
Thursday, February 19, 2015
Pickles and Pencils, only $1 each!
When: After school on Wednesday’s Early
Release Day (February 25) from 1:00-1:30 and Monday-Wednesday before and after
school (March 2-4).
The 6th Grade Bridges’
Class will be selling PICKLES and PENCILS as a fundraiser. The money we earn will go towards classroom
supplies and an end-of-the-year celebration.
Final Conference Times! Please email me if you won't be able to make your time.
Conference Times!
Thursday February 26, 2015
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8:00-8:20 a.m. Jerome
8:20-8:40 Molly
8:40-9:00 Sofie
9:00-9:20_________
9:20-9:40_________
9:40-10:00 Guinness
10:00-11:00 Kian
11:00-11:20 ________
11:20-11:40_________
11:40-12:00_________
1:00-1:20 p.m. Chloe
1:20-1:40 Tayler
1:40-2:00Izzy
2:00-2:20_________
2:20-2:40Rodrigo
2:40-3:00 Riley
3:00-3:20 Hayden
3:20-3:40Jason
3:40-4:00Elisha
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Please show up 30 minutes before your scheduled time to look
over and celebrate your child’s portfolio/work.
Friday
February 27, 2015
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8:00-8:20 a.m. Madyson
8:20-8:40 Emily
8:40-9:00 Ayalnesh
9:00-9:20Mackenzie
9:20-9:40Sage
9:40-10:00Brianna
10:40-11:00_________
11:00-11:20_________
11:20-11:40Grainne
11:40-12:00 __________
1:00-1:20 p.m. _________
1:20-1:40_________
1:40-2:00_________
2:00-2:20China
2:20-2:40Leif
2:40-3:00 Nixon
3:00-3:20 Lars
3:20-3:40Kate
3:40-4:00 Debra
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Tuesday, February 17, 2015
A Note from Melody re: Conferences
Dear JCOS families,
As you plan your time for conferences next week, I invite you to plan a visit to the art room. It is a great way to connect with your child as a creative person. There will be a few very easy art projects for you to make with your child. You are also invited to chat with Melody about how your student is doing in class. This is a great opportunity to nurture the whole child/person. Also, we will be making a movie about what it means to be strong. This film will be entered in the Film Festival. Come by and be in our movie.
Thanks,
Melody
Our SDL topics. Can you be a consultant?
JCOS
Bridges 2014-2015
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Topic
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Report
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DO
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Ayalnesh
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Endangered
Elephants
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Why are
elephants endangered?
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Educate,
raise money, and Adopt an Elephant
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Brianna
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Photography
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Different
types of cameras
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Taking
pictures and comparing them
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China
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Paris
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Paris
culture; Paris history
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Cook French
food at home and do a choice time activity
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Chloe
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Autobody
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The tools
and how they are used in the autobody industry
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Go to an
autobody shop and do a shadow/apprenticeship
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Debra
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Las Vegas
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The history
of Las Vegas
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Got to Las
Vegas and see and describe 4 or 5 highlights.
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Elisha
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Knots
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Research the
history of knots and what they were used for
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Practice and
learn 3-5 knots
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Emily
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Ancient
Wonders of the World
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Ancient
Wonders of the World
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Make a
sculpture of favorite wonder and design modern wonder
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Grainne
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Movie acting
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Biography of
Emma Watson
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Writing and
staring in a film adaptation
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Guinness
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Wonderful
Welding
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Different
metals- how they are made and what they do; How to weld safely; What in the
world is welded
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Welding
internship with Scott Rockbear.
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Hayden
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Podcasting
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How to make
a podcast
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Make on
podcast on how to make a podcast
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Izzy
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Animal
Intelligence
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What is
animal experimentation? Pros and cons.
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Train Kululu
to do a trick consistently.
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Jason
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Cooking
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Most
important tools in the kitchen and what they do
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Cook 3
recipes and share mom’s special sauce with class.
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Jerome
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Spray
Painting
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History of
graffiti; difference between illegal and legal graffiti
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Make
graffiti of the five pillars of the open school
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Kate
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French
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Background
of the French language
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Learn some
French and make a mini-dictionary/pamphlet
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Kian
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Restoring a
car
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How to
remodel a car
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Apprenticeship
with Heart and Rodney
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Lars
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Fly fishing
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Define and
compare and contrast fly fishing and “traditional” fishing
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Go and practice
fly fishing; practice the process; learn to tie flies
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Leif
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Japanese
cooking
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History of
Rice and Difference between Korean/Japanese chopsticks
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Make 3
different types of sushi, chose favorite, and serve to IA teachers
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Mackenzie
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Science
behind GMOs
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What are and
what’s the purpose of GMOs
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Go to farm
and ask an organic farmer opinion; blind taste test
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Madyson
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Cake
baking/decorating
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The science
behind the main cake ingredients a
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Make an
animal print out of frosting; make three cakes; visit a baker
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Molly
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Indian
Cuisine
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Commonly
used Indian Spices
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Make some
recipes and then design own.
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Nixon
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New Orleans
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History of
New Orleans
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Identify
what makes “New Orleans” food, chose 3 foods and cook them.
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Riley
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Greek
Mythology
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Origins of
the Greek gods and how they were
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Create a new
god myth (story and statue)
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Rodrigo
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Soccer
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Where and
how soccer was invented
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Try to learn
a new soccer trick; join a club
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Sage
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Fast Food
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Cholesterol
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Eat a meal
at a F.F. joint and calculate the calories and figure out much exercise it
would take to burn that off
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Sofia
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Cake
baking/decorating
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Most popular
wedding cakes and why
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Take classes
in decorating
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Tayler
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S. Korean
Culture
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Intro: S.
Korean Culture: clothing, music, food
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Watch a
documentary and makes notes; memorize and retell a folktale
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Thursday, February 12, 2015
Out of Five Book Review (FINAL DRAFT) is due on Tuesday, February 24. Many have already turned it in.
Class Library Book
Review
Paragraph 1:
Introductory paragraph essentials
·
Your
name, gender, age, and a tiny bit about you
·
The
book’s title and author
·
The
genre(s) the book fits into (and why)
·
The
original reason you chose this book to read
Paragraph 2: A brief summary of the
plot (main characters, setting, theme, large conflict…) that doesn’t give away
too much.
Paragraphs 3
and 4 (Pick an idea from below or make up your own):
What was one of your favorite parts of
the book? Why?
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Who are the main characters? Are they believable? How does the author
make them feel like “real people”? Do you know anyone like them?
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What do you like or dislike about the
author’s writing style?
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What is the background/biography of
the author? Has she/he written any
other books?
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The books strengths. Give an example and explain why.
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A weakness of the book. Give an example and explain why.
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Pick one of the thinking strategies
and explain (with examples) how you used it while reading this text.
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Where and when does the action in the
text take place? Does the author do a
good job making you feel like you are there? How?
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A glossary of some words a reader
might need to know ahead of time.
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Paragraph 5:
Concluding paragraph
1.
Give
this book a score of 1-5 stars, with 5 being a “MUST READ.”
2.
Who
would like this book? Who wouldn’t?
Back page BONUS:
3.
Illustrate
a picture from the text. Give the
picture a title .
4.
Make
a movie poster advertising the movie for this book.
5.
Make
a crossword puzzle or word search based on the book.
6.
Write
some discussion topics or trivia questions (include the answers somewhere).
Is it okay to bring a laptop to school? Absolutely! But.....
As we are getting into the SDL process, it is often helpful for students to bring in their own laptops for work time. This has been very successful in the past if the students rigorously follow these guidelines:
1. Ask before using the laptop/ipad/kindle as there are only specific times and dates they are permitted.
2. Classroom and library use only (no field trips out to the playground).
3. 100% appropriate use only, even one trip to visit Minecraft, Farmville, YouTube (for example) results in the immediate removal of the device and privileges taken away.
4. No sharing of equipment.
5. The student is responsible for the safety of their device at school and in transport.
6. Students may not access other student's work unless they have been invited to do so, even if they have been give the password.
7. Students may not give their password out to their friends.
8. Rules may be added if situations arise. Thank you for reading to the end of the list.
1. Ask before using the laptop/ipad/kindle as there are only specific times and dates they are permitted.
2. Classroom and library use only (no field trips out to the playground).
3. 100% appropriate use only, even one trip to visit Minecraft, Farmville, YouTube (for example) results in the immediate removal of the device and privileges taken away.
4. No sharing of equipment.
5. The student is responsible for the safety of their device at school and in transport.
6. Students may not access other student's work unless they have been invited to do so, even if they have been give the password.
7. Students may not give their password out to their friends.
8. Rules may be added if situations arise. Thank you for reading to the end of the list.
Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Conference Times Below.
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Conference Date
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Conference Time
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Ayalnesh
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Friday, 2/27/15
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8:40-9:00
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Brianna
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Friday, 2/27/15
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9:40-10:00
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China
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Chloe
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Thursday, 2/26
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1:00-1:20
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Debra
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Friday, 2/27/15
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3:40-4:00
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Elisha
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Thursday, 2/26
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3:40-4:00
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Emily
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Friday, 2/27/15
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8:20-8:40
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Grainne
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Friday, 2/27
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11:20-11:40
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Guinness
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Thursday, 2/26
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9:40-10:00
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Hayden
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Izzy
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Thursday, 2/26
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1:40-2:00
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Jason
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Thursday, 2/26
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3:20-3:40
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Jerome
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Thursday, 2/26
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8:00-8:20
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Kate
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Friday, 2/27/15
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3:20-3:40
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Kian
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Lars
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Friday, 2/27/15
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3:00-3:20
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Leif
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Mackenzie
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Friday, 2/27/15
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9:00-9:20
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Madyson
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Friday, 2/27/15
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8:00-8:20
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Molly
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Thursday, 2/26
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8:00-8:20
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Nixon
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Friday, 2/27/15
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2:40-3:00
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Riley
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Rodrigo
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Thursday, 2/26
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2:20-2:40
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Sage
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Friday 2/27
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9:20-9:40
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Sofia
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Thursday, 2/26
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8:40-9:00
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Tayler
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Thursday, 2/26
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1:20-1:40
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