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-