Happy Wednesday!
This morning I had a serious talk with the class about being organized and responsible. We are almost through the first quarter and by this time I expect students to come to school on time, complete the morning routine quickly, and hand in all homework which has been done to the best of their ability. I have had too many students handing in incomplete assignments or handing in homework late. From now on, if I feel it is happening too often with no valid excuse, those students will be subjected to a lunch detention which will also cause their House to lose points.
Today we did some vocabulary practice, began rehearsing for our play for Language Festival, reviewed what we have learned so far about animal reproduction in Science, and talked about women's fight for the right to vote in Social Studies.
Please check out our first ever DISK Newspaper done ENTIRELY by the middle school students!
http://www.diskg.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Newspaper-Fall-2016.pdf
A note for parents:
We talk a lot about healthy living in our class (exercise, eating fruits and vegetables, and getting enough rest!) and one of the topics that keep coming up is bedtime. Some students go to bed later than me! I was doing some research and came upon this interesting article. Take a look if you're interested =)
http://time.com/3663796/for-better-grades-let-your-kids-sleep-more/
Some of the highlights were:
*What they found was a “significant” performance variable in math and languages that was related to a good night’s sleep.
*The National Sleep Foundation recommends that children ages five to 12 get 10-11 hours of sleep a night.
*To develop healthy sleep habits, the National Sleep Foundation suggest parents establish a consistent bedtime routine, emphasize the need for a regular sleep schedule, keep television and computers out of bedrooms and teach children about healthy sleep habits.
I am sending this out because of course I want the kids to get their homework done on time but not at the cost of a good night's rest. If their homework is taking them longer than an hour,that's an issue. Please let me know if this is the case so that I can give them extra help at school or try to figure out what the problem is. I aim to give them no more than 45 minutes a night but depending on the student that can take up to an hour.
If it's getting into the night hours and they are still working please just write me a note letting me know why the work was unfinished and encourage them to go to bed early. If they stay up too late in the evening they are tired at school the next day and can't participate or focus well anyway so it's really not worth it. I would rather have well rested, alert kids ready to learn than ones who are too tired to function properly.
Remember, sleep deep wake light !
=)
HOMEWORK:
**STUDY FOR EXAMS**
*Please memorize the first 3 lines of your Language Festival script by Thursday
SOCIAL STUDIES:
*Susan B. Anthony biography report is due Thursday October 6
Friday October 7:
*Vocabulary Test Lessons 1-6
*Math Exam
***The word of the day is SLEEP!***
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