Alright students...
I'm having a few issues with the current template on An Argument Without End. I'd love to hear from you what template I should use.
Look at the other teachers' sites and look around online. Tell me which ones you like and why.
Thanks!
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Monday, August 13, 2012
What Have We Been Doing In Technology Class?
So what have we been doing this first week (almost) in Technology class?
We've been—and will continue to be—discussing policies in the class and subjects we will cover. We have already started with a brief review of the history of technology and the 'Creation of the Computer' (using the Modern Marvels documentary of the same name) and in-class notes. Soon we will start discussing how to take care of our computers, the parts, and Pages.
The only 'assignments' we have had at this point are for students to bring in their composition book or spiral-bound notebook, which will be dedicated to use only in history class, and to write me a 'Dear Mr. Eddy' letter. As an optional extra credit assignment, students could have brought in a note signed by a parent saying that the Welcome Letter has been read. I am still accepting the signed note for extra credit.
I hope you can come to Back to School Night this Wednesday. I look forward to seeing old faces and meeting new ones!
What Have We Been Doing In American History?
So what have we been doing this first week (almost) in American History?
We've been—and will continue to be—discussing policies in the class and subjects we will cover. We have already started with a brief review of 'America Before Columbus' (using the documentary of the same name) and in-class notes. Soon we will start discussing the English colonies on the East Coast.
The only 'assignments' we have had at this point are for students to bring in their three-ring binder, which will be dedicated to use only in history class and to write me a 'Dear Mr. Eddy' letter. As an optional extra credit assignment, students could have brought in a note signed by a parent saying that the Welcome Letter has been read. I am still accepting the signed note for extra credit.
I hope you can come to Back to School Night this Wednesday. I look forward to seeing old faces and meeting new ones!
We've been—and will continue to be—discussing policies in the class and subjects we will cover. We have already started with a brief review of 'America Before Columbus' (using the documentary of the same name) and in-class notes. Soon we will start discussing the English colonies on the East Coast.
The only 'assignments' we have had at this point are for students to bring in their three-ring binder, which will be dedicated to use only in history class and to write me a 'Dear Mr. Eddy' letter. As an optional extra credit assignment, students could have brought in a note signed by a parent saying that the Welcome Letter has been read. I am still accepting the signed note for extra credit.
I hope you can come to Back to School Night this Wednesday. I look forward to seeing old faces and meeting new ones!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Do You Know About The Gala?
Class Basket for SRA Gala
Our class is putting together a basket for the Santa Rosa Academy Gala. Every class makes a themed basket which is then auctioned off at the gala to raise funds. This year our theme is the Joy of Ukulele.
What can you do to help?
I would like our basket to include a ukulele, a tuner, a ukulele case, a compact disc or two, perhaps an instructional dvd. Anything ukulele or music-related will be great! If you can donate any of the items or money towards one of those items, it would be fantastic!
Thanks in advance!
What can you do to help?
I would like our basket to include a ukulele, a tuner, a ukulele case, a compact disc or two, perhaps an instructional dvd. Anything ukulele or music-related will be great! If you can donate any of the items or money towards one of those items, it would be fantastic!
Thanks in advance!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Please Return ID Cards!
Students,
I need you to return to me your ID cards that were distributed yesterday. I gave them out by mistake too early. Our SRA Booster Club needs to catalog and sticker your ID cards for you.
Please bring them back to my classroom as soon as you can!
Thank you!
I need you to return to me your ID cards that were distributed yesterday. I gave them out by mistake too early. Our SRA Booster Club needs to catalog and sticker your ID cards for you.
Please bring them back to my classroom as soon as you can!
Thank you!
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Make Sure to Bring Your Composition Books!
Starting this Monday, it is imperative that you bring your composition books with you everyday. Days on which we don't use our composition books will be rare indeed. Your composition books will give you the information you need to do well in my class.
Please leave the first three or four pages completely blank. We will start filling those in later in the year. Also remember that I will tell you what I want written on the right-hand pages. The left-hand pages will be for you to process the information on the right-hand pages. You can write additional notes, or examples, or further information on the left-hand pages. I will occasionally check your composition books to see if you have written what I want you to on the right-hand pages. You can also use your composition books on class quizzes.
Also be sure to start bringing working dry-erase markers. We will begin using the whiteboards in class this week.
Please leave the first three or four pages completely blank. We will start filling those in later in the year. Also remember that I will tell you what I want written on the right-hand pages. The left-hand pages will be for you to process the information on the right-hand pages. You can write additional notes, or examples, or further information on the left-hand pages. I will occasionally check your composition books to see if you have written what I want you to on the right-hand pages. You can also use your composition books on class quizzes.
Also be sure to start bringing working dry-erase markers. We will begin using the whiteboards in class this week.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Welcome to Mr. Eddy's Eighth Grade History Class!
Welcome to Eighth Grade History at Santa Rosa Academy.
I hope you had a great summer and I am excited to be one of your teachers this year. I believe we will have a successful and fun year together. To do that, we need to make sure together that certain expectations are met.
Expectation One: you need to work hard in my class. The first step in working hard is to be prepared. You'll need to make sure your MacBook is charged and ready to go. We might not use it everyday, but you need to be prepared to use it on any day. You will also need a dedicated composition book just for my class and my class alone. Because we will be using the composition book alongside the MacBook, you will need a pen or pencil everyday. I suggest you have more than one. In class, we will also be using whiteboards often. To be prepared, you should always have at least one working dry erase marker. Other than those items, it is the willingness to work hard in my class that you need to bring with you everyday. That leads into the second expectation.
Expectation Two: be respectful. You likely already know that Santa Rosa Academy places an emphasis on the classic traits of good character. I find that respect is a good umbrella term to cover many, if not most, of them at the same time. I expect you to show respect for me and for your other teachers, for the school staff, for your classmates, for school material and the property of others, and for yourself. Our class will run much more smoothly if we can all keep that basic respect in mind.
Eighth Grade History focuses on history in the United States of America from approximately 1700 to the early 1900s. We'll learn about the colonial era, the French and Indian War, the War for American Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, the westward push, the Era of Good Feelings, the Monroe Doctrine, conflict and compromise in the struggle to end slavery, the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, industrialization and changing technologies, and so much more. It will be quite a ride!
Grades will be determined with a weighted point system. Tests and quizzes will be forty percent of the overall grade. Homework will be thirty percent of the overall grade. Projects and presentations will be twenty-five percent of the overall grade, and the final five percent of the overall grade will be participation and effort. I will rarely give opportunities for extra credit; you should put in your best effort with every assignment.
Just as I have expectations of you, you can also expect some things of me. Like you, I will be working hard at my job. I will make myself available to you in class and outside of class (I will post times soon for drop-in discussion and tutoring) to help you. I will keep this blog up-to-date for you and will respond promptly to emails. I will do what I can to help you succeed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to a great year!
I hope you had a great summer and I am excited to be one of your teachers this year. I believe we will have a successful and fun year together. To do that, we need to make sure together that certain expectations are met.
Expectation One: you need to work hard in my class. The first step in working hard is to be prepared. You'll need to make sure your MacBook is charged and ready to go. We might not use it everyday, but you need to be prepared to use it on any day. You will also need a dedicated composition book just for my class and my class alone. Because we will be using the composition book alongside the MacBook, you will need a pen or pencil everyday. I suggest you have more than one. In class, we will also be using whiteboards often. To be prepared, you should always have at least one working dry erase marker. Other than those items, it is the willingness to work hard in my class that you need to bring with you everyday. That leads into the second expectation.
Expectation Two: be respectful. You likely already know that Santa Rosa Academy places an emphasis on the classic traits of good character. I find that respect is a good umbrella term to cover many, if not most, of them at the same time. I expect you to show respect for me and for your other teachers, for the school staff, for your classmates, for school material and the property of others, and for yourself. Our class will run much more smoothly if we can all keep that basic respect in mind.
Eighth Grade History focuses on history in the United States of America from approximately 1700 to the early 1900s. We'll learn about the colonial era, the French and Indian War, the War for American Independence, the Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, the westward push, the Era of Good Feelings, the Monroe Doctrine, conflict and compromise in the struggle to end slavery, the Civil War, the Reconstruction Era, industrialization and changing technologies, and so much more. It will be quite a ride!
Grades will be determined with a weighted point system. Tests and quizzes will be forty percent of the overall grade. Homework will be thirty percent of the overall grade. Projects and presentations will be twenty-five percent of the overall grade, and the final five percent of the overall grade will be participation and effort. I will rarely give opportunities for extra credit; you should put in your best effort with every assignment.
Just as I have expectations of you, you can also expect some things of me. Like you, I will be working hard at my job. I will make myself available to you in class and outside of class (I will post times soon for drop-in discussion and tutoring) to help you. I will keep this blog up-to-date for you and will respond promptly to emails. I will do what I can to help you succeed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to a great year!
Welcome to Mr. Eddy's Seventh Grade History Class!
Welcome to Seventh Grade History at Santa Rosa Academy.
I hope you had a great summer and I am excited to be one of your teachers this year. I believe we will have a successful and fun year together. To do that, we need to make sure together that certain expectations are met.
Expectation One: you need to work hard in my class. The first step in working hard is to be prepared. You'll need to make sure your MacBook is charged and ready to go. We might not use it everyday, but you need to be prepared to use it on any day. You will also need a dedicated composition book just for my class and my class alone. Because we will be using the composition book alongside the MacBook, you will need a pen or pencil everyday. I suggest you have more than one. In class, we will also be using whiteboards often. To be prepared, you should always have at least one working dry erase marker. Other than those items, it is the willingness to work hard in my class that you need to bring with you everyday. That leads into the second expectation.
Expectation Two: be respectful. You likely already know that Santa Rosa Academy places an emphasis on the classic traits of good character. I find that respect is a good umbrella term to cover many, if not most, of them at the same time. I expect you to show respect for me and for your other teachers, for the school staff, for your classmates, for school material and the property of others, and for yourself. Our class will run much more smoothly if we can all keep that basic respect in mind.
Seventh Grade History focuses on history from approximately 500AD to 1700AD. We'll learn about the Roman and Byzantine Empires, the African Empires of Mali and Ghana, the dynasties of Medieval China and Japan, Medieval Europe, the Muslim Empires, and the civilizations of pre-colonial South and Central America. We'll learn about the great world religions and philosophies of Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. We'll explore the advances and challenges of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Exploration, the Age of Reason, and the Enlightenment. It will be quite a ride!
Grades will be determined with a weighted point system. Tests and quizzes will be forty percent of the overall grade. Homework will be thirty percent of the overall grade. Projects and presentations will be twenty-five percent of the overall grade, and the final five percent of the overall grade will be participation and effort. I will rarely give opportunities for extra credit; you should put in your best effort with every assignment.
Just as I have expectations of you, you can also expect some things of me. Like you, I will be working hard at my job. I will make myself available to you in class and outside of class (I will post times soon for drop-in discussion and tutoring) to help you. I will keep this blog up-to-date for you and will respond promptly to emails. I will do what I can to help you succeed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to a great year!
I hope you had a great summer and I am excited to be one of your teachers this year. I believe we will have a successful and fun year together. To do that, we need to make sure together that certain expectations are met.
Expectation One: you need to work hard in my class. The first step in working hard is to be prepared. You'll need to make sure your MacBook is charged and ready to go. We might not use it everyday, but you need to be prepared to use it on any day. You will also need a dedicated composition book just for my class and my class alone. Because we will be using the composition book alongside the MacBook, you will need a pen or pencil everyday. I suggest you have more than one. In class, we will also be using whiteboards often. To be prepared, you should always have at least one working dry erase marker. Other than those items, it is the willingness to work hard in my class that you need to bring with you everyday. That leads into the second expectation.
Expectation Two: be respectful. You likely already know that Santa Rosa Academy places an emphasis on the classic traits of good character. I find that respect is a good umbrella term to cover many, if not most, of them at the same time. I expect you to show respect for me and for your other teachers, for the school staff, for your classmates, for school material and the property of others, and for yourself. Our class will run much more smoothly if we can all keep that basic respect in mind.
Seventh Grade History focuses on history from approximately 500AD to 1700AD. We'll learn about the Roman and Byzantine Empires, the African Empires of Mali and Ghana, the dynasties of Medieval China and Japan, Medieval Europe, the Muslim Empires, and the civilizations of pre-colonial South and Central America. We'll learn about the great world religions and philosophies of Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. We'll explore the advances and challenges of the Renaissance, the Reformation, the Scientific Revolution, the Age of Exploration, the Age of Reason, and the Enlightenment. It will be quite a ride!
Grades will be determined with a weighted point system. Tests and quizzes will be forty percent of the overall grade. Homework will be thirty percent of the overall grade. Projects and presentations will be twenty-five percent of the overall grade, and the final five percent of the overall grade will be participation and effort. I will rarely give opportunities for extra credit; you should put in your best effort with every assignment.
Just as I have expectations of you, you can also expect some things of me. Like you, I will be working hard at my job. I will make myself available to you in class and outside of class (I will post times soon for drop-in discussion and tutoring) to help you. I will keep this blog up-to-date for you and will respond promptly to emails. I will do what I can to help you succeed.
If you have questions, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to a great year!
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