This week in AVID…AVID 101

Monday – Intro to Learning Logs

Tuesday – All About Me posters

Wednesday – Time Log Reflection

Thursday – Mingle Bingo

Friday – Intro to Focused Note Taking

AVID 7th Grade

Monday – Study Buddy Contracts and Social Contract

Tuesday – Social Skills

Wednesday – Portfolio’s

Thursday Mingle Bingo

Friday – Team Builder

8th AVID
· Monday: Time management
· Tuesday: Goal Setting
· Wednesday: Bio Poem Preparation
· Thursday: Continuing Bio Poems
· Friday: Present Bio poems

Course Information:

• This course is designed to work on building reading and writing skills for struggling students.
• The first two weeks of school will be for conducting screener and/or assessments to find base-line data and placing students in the correct course level.

This week in Language!…LANGUAGE ! Placement screeners are being completed and students will be placed in the correct levels this week.

Students in all English Language Arts classes have been given Oral Reading Fluency tests to determine a base-line score to measure student progress. The students have also been given a spelling inventory to gauge their sound-letter correspondence. Students will also take a MAZE screener which will assess their comprehension. The SanDiego Quick Assessment of reading is another quick measure of the level of student independent vocabulary level.

This week in Spanish…6th grade Spanish:

· Monday: Greetings Quiz

· Tuesday: Numbers

· Wednesday: Continuing Numbers

· Thursday: Number Quiz

· Friday: Body parts

7th/8th Spanish

· Monday: Continuing Greetings

· Tuesday: Continuing Greetings

· Wednesday: Starting Skits

· Thursday: Continuing working on Skits/ Presenting them

· Friday: Finish Skits/ Review what we learned during the week

This week in World Courses…

This week in STEM…

This week in Robotics…

This past week in Math 180:Monday – Introductions and Classroom expectations

Tuesday – Introduce Math 180 Software

Learning Growth Mindset

Wednesday – Administer Pre-Test

Practice Classroom Routines

Thursday – Administer SMI test

Friday – Complete testing

This coming week in Math 180:

This week in STAR

This week in Strength & Conditioning…

PE Course info:

• PE Uniforms will be required starting on September 3rd. Until then students need to bring a change of clothes (Shorts, T-shirt, and athletic non-marking shoe). Uniforms can be bought at The Screen Machine, 115 East 7th Street, Junction City. (785-762-3081)
• Fitness pre-test
• Introduce heart rate monitors

This week in PE…

This week in Band…

Course Information:

October 10: All Choir, Guitar, Blue Orchestra, Red Band, 6:00 pm at FRMS

November 8: USD 475 Choral Festival, 7:00 at JCHS

December 11: All Choir, Guitar, Band, 6:00pm at FRMS

(Concert dates are subject to change, should they change information regarding new dates and times will be sent out ASAP)

Concert attire for any student involved in Choir or Guitars.

Concert attire for the men- nice dress slacks (black, khaki, or other darker color), polo or button down shirt, dress shoes.

Concert attire for the ladies- nice dress slacks (black, khaki, or other darker color), blouse, dress shoes (ballet flats, heels may be worn). OR dress (knee length or below), OR skirt (knee length or below) and blouse

Please refrain from wearing t-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, flip flops, snow/rain boots, and any very brightly colored clothing that would be distracting to the audience such as hot pink, neon yellow/green.

If there are any questions please email [email protected]

This week in Choir…

Course Information:

October 10: All Choir, Guitar, Blue Orchestra, Red Band, 6:00 pm at FRMS

November 8: USD 475 Choral Festival, 7:00 at JCHS

December 11: All Choir, Guitar, Band, 6:00pm at FRMS

(Concert dates are subject to change, should they change information regarding new dates and times will be sent out ASAP)

Concert attire for any student involved in Choir or Guitars.

Concert attire for the men- nice dress slacks (black, khaki, or other darker color), polo or button down shirt, dress shoes.

Concert attire for the ladies- nice dress slacks (black, khaki, or other darker color), blouse, dress shoes (ballet flats, heels may be worn). OR dress (knee length or below), OR skirt (knee length or below) and blouse

Please refrain from wearing t-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, flip flops, snow/rain boots, and any very brightly colored clothing that would be distracting to the audience such as hot pink, neon yellow/green.

If there are any questions please email [email protected]

This week in Guitars…

Course information:

• For our beginners, we will be trying out each of the four orchestra instruments. This will include the violin, viola, cello, and bass.
• I am excited to be here at Fort Riley Middle School and cannot wait to begin rehearsing with the orchestras. If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

This week in Orchestra…Red Orchestra:

· Monday, August 20: Students will begin working on how to hold their instruments properly and the labels of different parts of the instrument.

· Tuesday, August 21: Students will continue working on posture and begin locating the where the A and D string notes are on the music staff.

· Wednesday, August 22: Students will begin learning about how to hold the bow.

· Thursday, August 23: Students will take a pre-test to see what they know about music theory.

· Friday, August 24: Students will begin to play using the bow.

White and Blue Orchestra:

· This week we will spend time sight reading music and reviewing posture, bow holds, and where the notes are on their music staff. We will take a music theory pre-test on Thursday, August 23 to see what they already know about music theory.

This week in JAG…

This week in Computers…· Monday – Intro to Keyboarding

· Tuesday – PowerPoint elliments

· Wednesday – PowerPoint

· Thursday – Keyboarding Skills

· Friday – Keyboarding Skills

This week in App Design…· Monday – File Management Unit

· Tuesday – File Management Unit

· Wednesday – Assessment File Management Unit

· Thursday – Book Lesson 1.1

· Friday – Book Lesson 1.1

This week in Makers & Innovators…· Monday – File Management Unit

· Tuesday – File Management Unit

· Wednesday – Assessment File Management

· Thursday – Book Lesson 1.1

· Friday – Book Lesson 1.1

This week in Everyday Teen Skills…8th Grade (6th Hour)

Focus – Personal Development

Monday- Paradigms & Perceptions, What is personality?

Tuesday- Developing personality, Individuality & Uniqueness

Wednesday- Personal Bank Accounts, Self Esteem, Personal Bank Account Log- (Will be due on 8-29-18)

Thursday- Being Proactive vs Reactive, Circle of no control

Friday- Overcoming setbacks, Can do attitude, Proactive vs Reactive Log- (Will be due on 8-27-18)

7/8th Mix Class (3rd Hour)

Focus – Personal Development

Monday- Signed Syllabus is due, What is personality?, What makes you unique?

Tuesday- Personality Tests, How do all of our personalities work together?

Wednesday-Self Esteem, Personal Bank Account Log- (Will be due 8-29-18)

Thursday- Circle of no control, Passing Blame, Personal Responsibility

Friday- Comparison trap, Fair isn’t always equal, Wants vs Needs

7th Grade (1st Hour)

Focus – Personal Development

Monday- What is personality?

Tuesday- Personality Types & What they mean

Wednesday- Self Esteem & how it impacts personality

Thursday- Building a positive self-esteem

Friday- Comparison Traps, Wants vs needs

6th Grade (2nd & 7th Hour)

Focus – Communication & Personal Development

Monday- Communication Skills, Team Work

Tuesday- Team Building Exercises

Wednesday-What is personality?, Character Traits, Quiz Review

Thursday- Personality Tests, Individuality

Friday- Quiz on active listening, communication, & Personality

This week in Art…Explorations in Art Grade 6

Art 7-8

· Monday 8/20: Complete Micro Project, Pre-Assessment (All classes)

· Tuesday 8/21: Elements and Principles

o Introduction to (Explorations 6)

o collaborative project presentation (Art 7,8)

· Wednesday 8/22: Elements and Principles

o 1st Project Prep & Make (Explorations 6)

o collaborative project presentation (Art 7,8)

· Thursday 8/23: Elements and Principles

o Group Presentations (Art 7,8)

o 1st Project Completion, 2nd Project Prep (Explorations 6)

· Friday 8/24: Elements and Principles

o 2nd Project Make (Explorations 6)

o Group Presentations (Art 7,8)

This week in Multimedia…

This week in ELL elective…