Room 208: Agenda for the Week of May 5 - May 9, 2008

Monday, May 5, 2008

Agenda for the Week of May 5 - May 9, 2008

Students at James Workman will begin taking the California State Tests on Tuesday. Testing will continue through Wednesday and Thursday. There will be no testing on Friday. Testing will resume Tuesday of next week. Sixth grade students will test in Language Arts on this Tuesday and Wednesday, and test in math this Thursday and next Tuesday. Good luck!

Hello Students! Please find your Agenda listed in the space below. All homework for the week so far is shown. "TBA" is an abbreviation that means "To Be Announced." If you see TBA, then you know that I will tell you what the homework is in class.

Language Arts: Periods 2 & 6
Monday: Finish your essay and have a final copy (including all of your paperwork) ready to hand in tomorrow.
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday: TBA
Friday: TBA

Social Studies: Periods 3 & 7
Monday: Color and illustrate Flow Map for the Peloponnesian War (between Athens and Sparta).
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday: TBA
Friday: TBA

2 comments:

Anonymous said...: Mrs.Pack what page number is it for the trade tree map also if possible when we have 110 min in testing period do you think you can give me copies of the papers im doing and do it then

Kevin; May 6, 2008 at 8:37 PM
Anonymous said...: mrs.pack my garageband won't let me record!
it just keeps on quiting itself; May 7, 2008 at 8:56 PM

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Expectations for Computer Usage:

1. Be on task at all times. No applications other than the one we are working in should be open.
2. Be attentive. Listen to what Mrs. Pack is saying and watch what she is doing on the LCD projector during instruction. Begin the assignment when she tells you to do so.
3. Be a hard worker. Use your time wisely and remember that work will be easier with Mrs. Pack and your fellow students to help you when you need it.
4. Be proactive. Before you ask Mrs. Pack a technical question, you must first check with two other students closest to you to see if they know the answer.
5. Be fully charged. You are responsible for making sure that your computer is charged and ready for use each day.

Things You Can Do to Ace the CST

1. Get plenty of sleep the night before each day of the test.
2. Have breakfast the day of the test. Food = Brain Power
3. Take your time on the test, and read each question carefully.
4. Look for keywords and vocabulary you know in each question and the answer choices provided.
5. Use process of elimination to get rid of the answers that are definitely wrong.
6. Highlight or underline important points (main ideas) in each selection.
7. Check your test number and bubble in the correct number carefully when you are told to do so.
8. Be careful when you bubble in your answers - don't lose track of where you want to bubble!
9. Only answer the amount of questions you are told to complete on a given day.
10. Do not talk or distract others during the test. TREAT OTHERS THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE TREATED.
11. Read each selection carefully, and read the questions before you begin reading the selection.
12. Read each poem on the test at least twice. Try to "translate" each line so you can figure out what the author is trying to say.
13. If you start to get nervous, breathe deeply a couple of times to calm down.