December 11, 2015

Update:

For those of you who are unaware, I sustained a serious injury to my hand which took me out of the classroom.  Now that I am back I am excited to be working with your children and helping them to discover new learning opportunities.  As a way to have you more aware of the weekly events that take place in my classroom, you can look forward to seeing this newsletter every Friday.  This newsletter will cover what happened the previous week, and give you a preview as to what you can look forward to in the upcoming week.  

Last Week:

Students will be working at four stations:

• Reading and Writing Station - Students will be reading from clay tablets and translating the words into the English Language.
• Laws Station - Students will use present day issues and apply the Code of Hammurabi to determine what the punishment would have been.  

• Mapping Station - Students will identify key geographic features of the Middle East

• Technology Station - Students will create a slide presentation on different types of inventions, mathematical concepts, chemistry, and astronomy.

Next Week:

Students will be preparing for a quiz on Thursday/Friday December depending on what day they have social studies.  Students will receive a study guide on Monday or Tuesday to help them prepare for the quiz.

They will also be involved in a culminating activity where they create a poster where they bring together all four pieces from the stations they learned about last week.  Students will be allowed to choose one of the four stations they have done research on as the focus of a writing assignment.

Tech Tip:

Google Classroom:  As we have moved to the Chromebook, student work has shifted from a paper version to to a blended version of paper and computer based work.  As parents you can always check your students work on Google Classroom by logging onto Google Classroom from any machine.  All students need are their username and password.  If you would like to learn more about how Google Classroom works please watch the video below. 

Should you have any questions about what is taking please contact me at: vogel.andy@byramschools.org