WELCOME TO THE HOME PAGE OF MRS. OLSON
LANGUAGE TEACHER FOR THE
  MARINE TEAM !!!

Character Word of the Month:
Caring

Students on the Marine Team are working to achieve the Language Grade Level Expectations as provided by
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. 
This year's classroom theme is based on the following quote:
"Life is not about finding yourself.  Life is about creating yourself."
 

Thursday, August 24- WELCOME BACK!!!!
Friday, August 25- Getting Acquainted exercises

Monday, August 28- Class discussion about Perception
Tuesday, August 29-  Character Education program explanation
                                   Word of the Month -Accountable
Wednesday, August 30- Syllabus and class expectations
                                       Signed syllabus due Wednesday, Sept. 6
Thursday, August 31- Character Education games
Friday, September 1- Biopoem small group work
                                   Biopoem due Thursday, Sept. 7

Monday, Sept. 4- Labor Day No School
Tuesday, Sept. 5- Attitude is everything exercises
Wednesday, Sept. 6- Library Orientation- Worksheet due in class
Thursday, Sept. 7-Reading
Friday, Sept 8- Re-write biopoem on final copy paper

Monday, Sept. 11-"Real Encounters" assembly
                               Raising the Ranks
                               Reading Counts
                                Finish biopoem
Tuesday, Sept. 12-SRI Testing
                               
Wednesday, Sept. 13- Organize class notebook
                                     Hand back papers
                                      Signed SRI letter due Friday, Sept. 22
Thursday, Sept. 14- Decision making discussion
Friday, Sept. 15-Prepare for "Meet the Teacher" Night

Monday, Sept. 18-Class meeting
                              Begin Blackwater
Tuesday-Friday, Sept. 19 -28 Read and discuss Blackwater

Monday, Oct. 2-Class meeting
                             Literary terms discussion
Tuesday, Oct. 3-Review for Blackwater test

Wednesday, Oct 4-Blackwater and literary terms TEST!!!!!

Thursday and Friday, Oct. 5-6-MAP predictive test (This is a test designed to assess what skills need to be addressed before MAP testing in April.  Your child cannot study for this one.)

Monday, Oct. 9
-MAP predicitive test

Tuesday, Oct. 10-Class meeting/ GLE discussion

Wednesday- Thursday, Oct. 11-12-Note taking skills

Friday, Oct. 13- Writing for special occasions

Monday, Oct 16 - SRI test in the computer lab

Tuesday, Oct. 17-Learning Styles Inventory

Wednesday, Oct 18- Proofreading and Spelling Work

Thursday, Oct. 19- Teen Newsweek

Friday, Oct 20- Talent Show Assembly/Community Service Project

Monday, Oct. 23- BlackWater  Reading Counts Test

Tuesday, Oct. 24-
High School Thespians Assembly
                               Class discussion about "The Lie"

Wednesday, Oct. 25- "The Lie"

Thursday, Oct 26- Think First Assembly
                               "The Lie"
Friday, Oct. 27- No School

Monday, October 30- Class meeting

Tuesday, October 31- "The Lie

Wednesday, November 1- Fantastic Caverns Field Trip

Thursday, November 2- "The Lie"

Friday, November 3- Critical Thinkign Skills using "Red Herring Stories"

Monday, November 6- "Reflections of the Civil War"

Tuesday, November 7- "Reflections of the Civil War"

Wednesday, November 8- "The Clown"

Thursday, November 9-Intro to the writing process

Friday, November 10- Veterans Day Assembly
                                       Early Out Day

Monday, November 13-Intro to the writing process

Tuesday, November 14- Personal Opinion Writing

Wednesday, November 15-Personal Opinion writing

Thursday, November 16- Writing a letter of request

Friday, November 17- Writing a letter of request

Monday, November 20-Proofread and revise letter of request

Tuesday, November 21- Computer Lab to type letter/SRI test

Wednesday, November 22- Community Service- Dodgeball Tournament
                                               $275 raised for needy families at Christmas !!!!!!!!

Thursday, November 23- Thanksgiving

Friday, November 24-  Thanksgiving Break  (Shopping!!!!!!!!!)

Monday, November 27-