Missing Homework E-mails

With this busy time of year rolling around, I have chosen to lighten my load by not sending missing homework e-mails every night any longer.  If you are wondering whether your child has turned in a particular assignment, feel free to send me an e-mail and I am happy to let you know.  If this doesn't work for you, and you'd prefer I continue sending daily e-mails, just let me know that as well and I will try my best to accommodate you.

homework/study schedule

As finals approach and more students request help putting together a homework schedule, I thought it may be useful for this to be accessible to everyone.

Here is a typical night.  You'll notice that all but two subjects request 30 minutes, adding up to a homework load of between 2 and 3 hours each night.  Except for R and R weekends and extremely rare exceptions, all students should have homework in all subjects every night.

The order things happen in is flexible.

3:30-4: get home, eat a snack, etc.
4-4:15: study Latin paradigms and vocabulary
4:15-4:30: Latin worksheet
4:30-4:35: take a break
4:35-4:50: Lit/Comp reading, exercise, etc.
4:50-5:05: Lit/Comp study definitions of vocab. and grammar
5:05-5:10: break
5:10-5:30: History reading, writing, etc.
5:30-5:40: look over History notes and study vocab
5:40-5:45: break
5:45-6:05: science reading, worksheet, etc.
6:05-6:15: study science definitions and look over notes
6:15-7: eat dinner
7-7:30: math homework (Note: If you finish early, move on to art.  If it takes you longer than 30 minutes, stop and go see Mr. Huynh before school in his classroom the following day to ask for help.)
7:30-8: art homework

Every student and their family has a different schedule, including various extra-curricular activities.  Please feel free to come to tutoring or make an appointment if you'd like help making a homework schedule that better suits you.

Yours in time management,
Miss Fischer

Ben Franklin's Argument for the Turkey as the National Bird

"Others object to the Bald Eagle, as looking too much like a Dindon, or Turkey. For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral Character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.

With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country...

I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For in Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on."

Yours in National Pride,

Miss Fischer

tutoring time change

Hi everyone,

I am changing my tutoring time due to transportation issues.  It is now at Wednesdays after school from 2:05-2:45.  I am still available by appointment.

Interactive Egypt

Here is the link promised to my students today during class.  :)  Enjoy!

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/explore-ancient-egypt.html

Spelling Practice

There will be spelling practice each Tuesday after school.  This will be a time when I can teach students strategies for spelling according to etymology, and remembering words that seem like exceptions.  Anyone is invited as many or as few times as they would like, but please note that if your child is choosing between this and attending tutoring if needed, I would encourage them to attend tutoring.

test/quiz signatures

I am missing about 65 tests and quizzes sent out for signature this quarter.  Tomorrow is the last day to get these in.  Remember, it is a 0 until it comes back signed.  7A is getting back some quizzes and tests today; please sign these if there is a parent signature line as well.

7B homework this weekend

Hi 7B,

I gave you the wrong worksheet for this weekend.  Please disregard this worksheet and work on rewriting your paper on Egyptian feelings about the Nile.

6th grade homework this weekend

6th grade had a pretty hefty homework assignment this weekend.  It seems like it shouldn't take longer than an hour, but if it does, just have your child stop and send me a note via e-mail to let me know he/she couldn't complete it.  I don't want to take up your whole weekend.  :)

Yours in bite-sized assignments,
Miss Fischer

No homework 7th grade

I just wanted to confirm that there is no homework for 7A or 7B this weekend.