Glen Ogden

Mr. Ogden in the 6th grade. Proof that he is really not from a different planet. He's smiling because he just read a book, and yes, those are his ears.

Here's the web site for my Online ME poster on Glogster. http://ogdog.edu.glogster.com/mr-ogden/

Go Bulldogs!

Wecome back to Lakeside!

Welcome to a new school year at Lakeside. Remember, I am a part of all that I have read. When you look at common ingredients to success in this world, reading is singularly important, and in order to become a successful reader you must practice. To become a better ball player or to succeed in ballet, one must practice. Learn to turn off that TV or video game and discover the wonder literature has to offer.

Dear Parents,
I invite you to call or visit if you have any questions about the class. On the first day of school I will send home class information that I would like you to read and sign. These will be inside of your student's grammar tech manual, a folder containing information students will use all year. Key items to remember:

Weekly Progress Reports !!!!

I issue an academic progress report to every student every Friday. This will show each assignment and assigned grade for the subjects spelling, reading, language, and language. Ask your son or daughter to see this.
For reading classes I write the assignments and due dates for the whole week on the board every Monday. Students write this information in their homework notebooks on Monday morning.

Assignments for this week: 02/03/12

Note about assignments: All students write down their assignments in their planning books purchased here at school. Every Monday I write the homework on the board. It is there all week. This site serves as a reminder and resource for parents.

READING/LANGUAGE ARTS

1&2, 5&6 PERIODS

READING-"Lochness Monster/Tortoise's Shell" 404-415. Write down the vocabulary words on page 405 in your Cornell notes. Study them. They will be on your spelling test on Friday in addition to the green book spelling words.

Test Friday-

GTM test

Cornell Notes-due Friday

Selection Support pages 121,122, 124-due Thursday

Novel

This week more of Wrinkle in Time, a novel. We will be working on vocabulary activities and reading chapter 5. Be sure to turn worksheet #4 this week.

SPELLING- Lesson 25 pages 118-125. Write each word 3x.

Test Friday on the 20 words in your spelling greenbook and in your orange book for the reading selection--

LANGUAGE- DOL - Due Wednesday

Know the rules of grammar! DOL is a sheet I will hand out Monday. Students rewrite 10 sentences on binder paper. Pay attention to the rules on the left side of each sentence. This will give you clues as to errors. Be careful. Each error is two points. We will be discussing these rules all year long and writing about them in our grammar tech manual. There's no mystery about grammar. Just like your times tables, you just have to know and study them. This is due Wednesday or before. Try to finish it in class.

Computer Lab:

The final draft of your research paper is due this Tuesday in computer lab. 2/4/12

Title page

Outline

Essay

Bibliography

I issued the Book of Virtues handout for the year. Our first official writing was the autobiography. We are now beginning our persuasive essay.

Classroom activities and Standards this week:

Research papers, note taking, bibliographies, Media, Connecting and clarifying ideas, Genres, Capitalization,The effect of character on plot, Verbs!, 3 types of sentences (simple, compound and complex), review of figurative language, multi-paragraph essays, Point of View, Review of verbs, Microsoft Word and PowerPoint formatting basics.

Don't forget AR!!! This is 10 percent of your grade. Look each Friday at your report to see your current AR percent. Don't wait to the last minute because it will affect your reading grade significantly. Read your library books at home, take a test here in the computer lab.

Computer Lab and Writing: Our first and subsequent visits to the computer lab will include using Type to Learn for 10 minutes. Be sure you do not look at the keys! Note that students will have opportunities to work with computer in the lab and in the classrroom. Encourage your student to use the computer at home as well. I will discuss basic formatting and typing skills. I will also discuss using the flash drive and how to save files to different drives using Windows Explorer. A handout will be issued that challenges kids to learn formatting skills in PowerPoint and Word, two of several programs students will be using all year.

The three books:

Oranges-an orange textbook

Limes-A Spelling workbook (a green book)

Potatoes-Selection Support Workbook (a brown book). A book that supports the orange textbook.

Supplies:paper, pencils, pens, red pen, colored pencils or crayons, and optional flash drive (memory stick).

Well, now you can live!!!

HISTORY-

Assignments: Students will work in their HTM's-BVNS (see below)

Note: I'll be checking HTM's this week again!

Monday: BVNS

Reading-Ch. 8 section 3

Section Assessment- p. 245 1-4 in class

PowerPoint-

Section Review-

Quizzes-

Other: Mapping-Central America-pages 87-89

Handout is due Friday

Standards Review- pages 247 and 248 1-18 are due Wednesday.

Tuesday: BVNS-

Reading-

PowerPoint-Review of Sections 1-3 Chapter 8.

Standards Review-Continued

Section Assessment:

Wednesday: BVNS

Reading-

Quizzes: TEST!!!!!

PowerPoint-

Thursday BVNS

Reading- Chapter 9 Section 1

PowerPoint-

Friday: Finish maps

Quiz-

Reading-

Keywords-

PowerPoint-

Turn in maps-Central America

What is HTM?- History Tech Manuals- Students write in these every day. We will make these the first and second day of school. Students record BVNS.

What is BVNS? Bellringer, Vocabulary, Notes, and Summary. Each day students will divide a piece of binder paper inside of their HTM into 4 sections-BVNS. At the beginning of class students will see an activity that they will work on quietly (bellringer). As the period progresses they will write and define their Vocabulary words, take Notes on either the reading or PowerPoint, and finally Summarize for the day.

Computers in the Classroom-typing, basic formatting, saving to a flash drive, using Windows Explorer...

Guitar

PERIOD 8- GUITAR/STUDY HALL

Students can drop off their guitars in my class in the morning, but they must be taken home the same day. Thank you, Glen Ogden.

Students will bring their guitars Monday, Tuesday, and Friday. On Wednesday and Thursday the school has tutoring.

    Study Hall: All students must come prepared to study hall. You will need your homework or an AR book. This is a time to study and complete your homework not to talk.

    Guitar: Those of you who are taking lessons in guitar must have these items:
         Guitar and case
         Optional electronic tuner. You can purchase these at any music store for as little as $14.
          I will issue each of you a workbook and music to study. Try to practice at least three times a week. 10-20 minutes a night is fine. Turn the TV off. Live a little!

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