Film Festival iMovies

Students,

This is a friendly reminder that you are not to begin taking pictures or filming your iMovie yet. You are still working on the most important stage of your iMovie process, which is brainstorming and writing a general timeline for what you plan to show in your video. It is very important that you do not begin putting your movie together until you have had a Tree Map timeline approved by Mrs. Pack or Ms. Plutschuck.

Following approval, you will be able to write your script. Only after your script has been approved will you be able to begin filming or collecting images. Please stay focused and follow these directions to ensure that you iMovie is a quality production and worthy of being entered in the Middle School Film Festival.

See this website for contest rules, prizes, and other information.

Click on the images below to enlarge them and see my example Tree Map for my example iMovie.

Thank you,

Mrs. Pack

Double Bubble Pattern for Homework on 02/27/08

**Click on the picture to make it bigger.**

Ticket Out The Door Question For Class on 02/27/08:

Answer the following two-part question by commenting on the Blog with your response. Use facts to support your opinions:


Why do you think that the Huang-He (Yellow) River Valley was the most settled place in China? Why do you think it continues to be the most settled place today?

We Made The News!

Last Friday, shortly after the JWMS roll-out of laptop computers for students to take home, the Cathedral City Sun published a short article on the JWMS program. Check it out here on MyDesert.com. A few of our students are even quoted! :) How exciting...

Zhou Tree Map categories for tonight's homework:

**Click on the photo to make it bigger. You will be able to see the headings for your Tree Map.**

Agenda for the Week of February 25 - February 29, 2008

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: Budget Vocabulary (Words: horde, tentative, halfhearted, and apparatus.)
Tuesday: Budget Vocabulary (Words: unseasonable, incredulous, pantomime, zeal)
Wednesday: Two character traits for Luke on the Knowing a Character Log.
Thursday: Finish your Budget Vocabulary and your Knowing a Character Log.
Friday: None.





Social Studies: Periods 3 & 7
Monday: Shang Dynasty Tree Map
Tuesday: Finish your Zhou Tree Map. (See above post for categories.)
Wednesday: Double-Bubble Map to compare the Shang and Zhou Dynasties of China.
Thursday: None.
Friday: Finish your note cards on China if you did not do so in class.

Technology: Period 5

Monday: None.
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: Finish as much of your two Circle Maps as possible for your Film Festival iMovie.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.

Introduction to China

Go here to experience the Earth Album for Social Studies!

Thank You, Parents!

Dear Parents,

Thank you for taking an active interest in your son or daughter’s academic progress by choosing to attend parent conferences on February 13th and 14th, 2008. It was great to talk with all of you, and it was a pleasure to meet those of you whom I had not met before. I really appreciated having the opportunity to discuss your child’s behavior and academic welfare.
I would like to invite you to keep track of the Agenda and class announcements for Language Arts, Social Studies, and Technology by visiting my Blog at the following address:

http://www.packwoman.blogspot.com

I also invite you to email me with any future questions or concerns. You may reach me at the following email address: jpack@psusd.us

Thank you once again for your continued support of your child’s academic progress!
Sincerely,


Mrs. Pack

Agenda for the Week of February 19 - February 22, 2008

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 Budget Vocabulary Matrix. Spelling pyramids.
Tuesday: Period 2 - "Spotted Cats" CST Practice and Finish your Budget Vocab. Period 6 - Spelling pyramids and Budget Vocabulary Matrix.
Wednesday: Period 2 - Spelling pyarmids and spelling 5 times each. Period 6 - Spelling five times each
Thursday: Snapshot visuals and your choice of spelling homework.
Friday: Period 2 - "The Leaning Tower" CST Practice. Read the questions, highlight important information, and answer the questions. Flip back and forth between the selection and the questions.





Social Studies: Periods 3 & 7
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Period 3 - Finish podcast as much as possible. Periods 3 & 7 - Finish review worksheets.
Wednesday: None.
Thursday: Map of China
Friday: Finish your Tree Map on Geography of China.

Technology: Period 5

Monday: None.
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: None.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.

Parent Conferences

Parent Conferences will be held tomorrow, Wednesday, February 13, from 12 to 3 and 4 to 5:45PM in Room 208. From 6 - 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room, Ms. Plutschuck and I will be attending the 24/7 Laptop Roll-Out Celebration.

Additional Parent Conferences will be held Thursday, February 14, from 12 to 3PM in Room 208.

Agenda for the Week of February 11 - February 15, 2008

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 Budget Vocabulary Matrix. Spelling pyramids.
Tuesday: Period 2 - Finish worksheet page 71-72 and spelling five times each. Period 6 - Spelling five times each and finish worksheet from class.
Wednesday: Spelling pyramids. Worksheet page 257.
Thursday: Spelling five times each. Finish worksheet.
Friday: None.





Social Studies: Periods 3 & 7
Monday: NO SCHOOL
Tuesday: Period 7 - Brochure sections on geography, the caste system, and the cover. Period 3 - Finish your script if it's not done.
Wednesday: Period 7 - Brochure sections on Buddhism and Hinduism. Period 3 - Finish collecting pictures for your enhanced podcast.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.

Technology: Period 5

Monday: None.
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: None.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.

Buddhism WebQuest:

The search begins here.

A search engine you might use is Google.

Pay attention to KEY WORDS and search the Internet carefully!

Have fun!

Agenda for the Week of February 4-February 8, 2008

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 Budget Vocabulary Matrix. Spelling pyramids.
Tuesday: Finish the one or two questions in your Companion. Spelling words five times each. Page 83 worksheet.
Wednesday: Finish the questions in your Companion. Spelling pyramids.
Thursday: Spelling words five times each. CST Practice - "Letter the the Editor"
Friday: Period 2 - India Podcast Script. Period 6 - None.





Social Studies: Periods 3 & 7
Monday: Finish and color your Vocabulary Pre-Teach visuals. Make a Double-Bubble Map to compare Buddhism and Hinduism.
Tuesday: Draw and color illustrations for your Tree Map on the Mauryas.
Wednesday: Draw and color illustrations for your Tree Map on the Guptas.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.

Technology: Period 5

Monday: None.
Tuesday: None.
Wednesday: None.
Thursday: None.
Friday: None.