Monday, 11/01/2010

Math: 
Blue- Study Island,
Purple- Study Island 
Orange- Study Island




Science:
6th- Study Island
7th- Study Island
8th- Study Island



Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio22: What Would You Do First...

Clairemont house fire causes $450,000 in damage

By The San Diego Union-Tribune

Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 3:05 p.m.

SAN DIEGO — A fire at a one-story Clairemont home caused about $450,000 in damage Saturday morning.
A San Diego Fire Department dispatcher said five engines responded to the house fire at Clayford and Charing streets after receiving 911 calls about 7:40 a.m.
No one was injured. Two residents were displaced from the home. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
-KELI DAILEY

Ms. T Friday 10-29-10 Activities

Fridays at the Chula Vista Learning Academy are a mixed bag of activities, depending on what needs to be accomplished by the end of the week, and who needs extra support in their core classes.

This Friday, students had P.E. Free Play; good times were had by all, beautiful weather. Students worked on Study Island in the media lab. They made up missing assignments with Ms. K and they completed short reading assignments for Ms. T, where they could choose to read silently, in pairs or in small groups.

Quizzes for students reading  The Outsiders and Holes were postponed until Monday.

Parents and Students, please make sure to review our policies regarding late and missed work due to absences. I posted them on the blog yesterday, and we sent home forms which were to be returned and signed today.

Have a great Hallloooooweeeeen!!!

Ms. T P.E. 10-28-10, 10-29-10

P.E. typically takes place Monday through Friday, 9:15 to 9:40, Thursdays afternoons, and Friday mornings. During the morning sessions, students walk and socialize. On Thursdays, they run and do yoga, stretching and strength training. On Fridays we have a P.E. committee which plans Friday's activities. The committee consists of a boy and a girl from each grade. They meet and pre-plan one month's worth of Friday morning activities. In October, we did Team Ball, Soccer, Football, and today, the last Friday in October, we had free play. Students took balls, hula hoops and jump ropes outside. Some played football, some played softball, some shot free throws. We also had free play yesterday, Thursday 10-28, during which time similar activities took place.  November's P.E. committee will be Courtland, Julia, Gustavo, Kaitlyn T., Jorge and Kellie. They will meet Monday morning to plan November's Fridays.

Friday, 10/29/2010

Math: 
Blue- Study Island,
Purple- Study Island 
Orange- Study Island




Science:
6th- Study Island
7th- Study Island
8th- Study Island



Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio22 Photoshop Gourd Carving Techniques:

http://www.spike.com/video/photoshop-tutorial/2932824 

 

Thursday, 10/28/2010

Math: 
Blue- Study Island,
Purple- Study Island 
Orange- Study Island




Science:
6th- Study Island
7th- Study Island
8th- Study Island



Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work



Studio22  Organic Sculptures with Photoshop 

1. Pick an image you find compelling for whatever reason (best if the image is high quality - large number of dpi, or at least large in size if a 72 dpi web image)

2. Next, convert the image to a grayscale image (in Photoshop go to Image menu, Mode, Grayscale)

3. The next major adjustment you will make is to "posterize" the image (in Photoshop go to Image menu, Adjustments, Posterize, in levels box type 3)

4. When the image generate in step 3 doesn't look just right to you (doesn't appeal to your aesthetic sense), you'll need to make some fine adjustments. These adjustment processes take the longest time since you want the "perfect" image. 

What to do:

• Step backwards to the grayscale image generated in step 2 (In Photoshop go to the Edit menu, click Step Back until you get to the image desired)
• Then adjust the brightness and contrast of the image (In Photoshop go to the Enhance menu, Adjust Brightness/Contrast, make adjustments)
• And then repeat step 3

4a. Adjust the image by adjusting the gray tones (again starting with the image generated in Step 2, In Photoshop go to the Enhance menu, Adjust Color, Color Variations, make adjustments).

4b. You can also Posterize the image (Step 3) in more than 3 tones of gray and they use Replace Color (In Photoshop go to Enhance menu, Adjust Color, Replace Color) to reduce the number of gray tones by 'combining' adjacent grays yourself. Sometime this helps to reduce/increase unbalanced areas that might be problematic when carving.

5. Once you get the 3-tone gray image you want you'll want to size it for the organic material you will be carving.

http://www.pumpkincarving101.com/pumpkin_carving_stencils.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoL_b6NTxm4&feature=related 

http://www.spike.com/video/photoshop-tutorial/2932824

 

Policies for making up work missed due to absence

October 27, 2010

Dear Students and Parents of Mountain Peak Charter school,

Due to the recently increasing number of absences, we want to clarify our policies with regard to late and missed work.

1. Students may make up classwork and missed tests and assignments within 2 days of their return to school after an absence. For example, if a student is absent on Monday and returns Tuesday, all missed work will need to be completed by Thursday.
2. For group projects and presentations, students may present or turn in their projects with their group upon their return, but the person in the group who was absent will receive one letter grade lower than the rest of the group.
3. It is the responsibility of the student who has been absent to find out what work needs to be made up and to complete it within the required 2 days.
4. If a student requires additional help outside of class due to missed lessons, it is his or her responsibility to schedule time with the teacher before or after school for extra instructional time.
5. Lab work can not be made up.
6. The majority of our days' activities and assignments can be found on the school blog: mpcswork.blogspot .com. The username is caastudent and the password is studio22.
   
   We hope these guidelines are helpful to all of you, but we strongly suggest that students attend school daily in order to receive the very best education possible.

Thank you,

Ms. Trapnell

Ms. Keehan

Mr. Smith

Mrs. Rapp

Ms. T English Notes Thursday 10-28-10

Joy-Luck Club Students took a quiz and only Brittany, Dejaih and Illiana did well. We are in negotiations as to what will happen next. Unacceptable. Rec'd yesterday's assignment from Art.

Mockingbird Quiz  Students took a quiz and no one did well. Also, this group is in negotiations as to what will happen next. Rec'd assignment from Jacqueline.

Outsiders: Early group. Read and discussed pages 61-67, finishing chapter 5. Discussed foreshadowing. Quiz tomorrow, Friday 10-29-10. Rec'd yesterday's assignment from Victoria, Emily and Rodrigo. Fabian had already done his.

8th grade meeting: From 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. I met with the 8th graders to discuss the decline in performance in many of the students as well as the somewhat apathetic approaches to assignments and projects. Let me be clear: I'm not seeing a decline in progress and attitude in all of the 8th graders, but in quite a few of them. I told them that while I can certainly empathize with their positions in life as 8th graders, I would be remiss in performing my job as a teacher if I allowed them to skate by simply because they didn't care for the book or they were tired. I reminded them that life is comprised of completing a lot of tasks that we don't particularly enjoy. I spoke of the importance of finishing things that we start, and I reassured them that we would definitely be completing projects and reading books throughout the year that they WOULD enjoy.

Holes: Both Holes groups met together this morning. We read chapter 10 and there will be a short comprehension quiz on Friday.

Outsiders Late group: We read pages 61 to 65 together and students read pages 65 to 67 silently. There will be a short quiz tomorrow.

Ms. T History 10-27-10

6th grade: Students took a test on Chapter 6 in History: The 4 Mesopotamian Empires. Students were given study guides on both Monday and Tuesday. They were also told exactly what would be on the test and were given 10 minutes to study at the beginning of class.

7th and 8th grades: Students are making drama presentations today. The 7s are acting out the conflict between Pope Gregory and King Henry IV. 8s are acting out their choice of Shay's Rebellion or the Constitutional Convention. Students will be graded on the rubric posted previously this week.

Ms. T English Notes Wednesday 10-27-10

Outsiders early group: Students are writing letters from Ponyboy to his brothers describing the incident that has occurred and what he is doing about it. Fabian, Rodrigo, Emily and Victoria need to finish the assignment for homework. Joselyn is absent and will need to make it up within 3 days.

Joy-Luck Club students began writing letters from the perspective of a Chinese immigrant to his or her family in China, describing their impressions of life in the United States. Courtland, Brittany, Art and Andrea V. will turn in their letters tomorrow. Trever, Enrique and Mariah will have until Friday to complete the assignment. Dejaih, Lilli and Helen rocked it and got finished.

Mockingbird: Students are writing letters from Jem to Scout explaining why he cried when he discovered that the knot hole in the tree had been filled with cement. Jacqueline will need to make up the assignment by Friday. Julia rocked it and got done. So did Adrian and Julian. Luke was asked to re-do his.

Holes groups, both early and late: Students wrote letters from Stanley to his mother, describing what Camp Green Lake is really like. In the early group, Jorge, Esmeralda, Marisol, Michael, Leo, Gustavo, Dayna, Nathan C, and Clarissa all got finished! Good job! In the late group, Joshua Charles, Vanessa, Jose, Danny, Andrea G. Katelyn A., Dalisa, Diana, Kellie, Joshua J.all got finished, yay!

Outsiders late group: Students are writing letters from Ponyboy to his brothers describing the incident that has occurred and what he is doing about it. Nathaniel, Ben, Abner. The rest of the group did not report back to me as they were asked. Their letters are due tomorrow at 11.

Wednesday, 10/27/2010

Math: 
Blue- Study Island, workbook
Purple- Study Island  practice 4-9: page 299, 1-4 & 8-13
Orange- Study Island




Science:
6th- Study Island
7th- Study Island

8th- Study Island

Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio22:  Glowing Lines and Shapes Tutorial

Ms. T What took place in History: Tuesday 10-26-10

6th Grade: 6th graders are preparing for a test on Chapter 6, the 4 Mesopotamian Empires. They filled in a study guide today and the test will take place tomorrow. Homework is to study for the test by using both the study guide and yesterday's vocabulary crossword puzzle.

7th Grade: 7th graders are preparing short dramatizations to be presented on Wednesday 10-27 (tomorrow). Last Thursday, Students researched their topic, Yesterday, they wrote and planned their dramatizations, today this will rehearse and tomorrow they will present. Students are eligible for participation points each day if they stay on task and are focused and working well in teams.

8th grade: 8th  graders are preparing short dramatizations to be presented on Wednesday 10-27 (tomorrow). Last Thursday, Students researched their topic, Yesterday, they wrote and planned their dramatizations, today this will rehearse and tomorrow they will present. Students are eligible for participation points each day if they stay on task and are focused and working well in teams.

Ms. T Things covered in English, 10-26-10

Joy-Luck Club Group: This group was told to read up to page 101 by Thursday 10-28, at which time they'll have a quiz. Tomorrow, Wednesday, they will complete a short writing project (letter described in previous post)

To Kill a Mockingbird: This group was told to read chapters 8 and 9 by Thursday 10-28, at which time they'll have a quiz. Wednesday, they also will complete a short writing project.

The Outsiders, 8th grade group:We read through page 61 in the book. Tomorrow,Wednesday, 10-27, we will complete a writing assignment which was described on the work blog yesterday. There will be reading homework on Wednesday night and a quiz on Thursday 10-28.

Holes group, 6th and 7th (Leo, Gustavo, Michael, Esmeralda, Jorge, Nathan, Marisol, Clarissa, Dayna =Group1 and Gisselle, Diana, Dalisa, Andrea G. Kate A., Nazaria, Danny, Kellie, Jose, Vanessa, Joshua J., Joshua C. =Group 2)
In these groups, we finished Chapter 9 in Holes . Tomorrow, Wed. 10-27, students will complete a writing assignment.

The Outsiders, 7th grade group:  (Selene, Ben, Alexis, Vivian, Nathaniel, Kaitlyn T.) We read through p. 61 in the book. Tomorrow, Wednesday, 10-27, we will complete a writing assignment which was described on the work blog yesterday. There will be reading homework on Wednesday night and a quiz on Thursday 10-28.

____________________________________________________________________________________



Groups and meeting times:

9 a.m. Trever, Art, Enrique, Courtland, Helen,. Dejaih, Illiana, Brittany, Mariah, Andrea V.

9:30 a.m. Luke, Adrian, Jacqueline, Julia, Julian.

10 a.m .Rodrigo, Fabian, Felipe, Emily, Joselyn. Victoria, Abner

10:30 a.m. Leo, Gustavo, Michael, Esmeralda, Jorge, Nathan, Noe, Marisol, CLarissa, Dayna

11 a.m. Gisselle, Diana, Dalisa, Andrea G., Kate A., Nazaria, Danny, Kellie, Jose, Vanessa, Joshua J., Joshua C.

11:30 Selene, Ben, Alexis, Vivian, Nathaniel, Kaitlyn T.

Tuesday, 10/26/2010

Math: 
Blue- workbook- page 86/87. have to sue textbook to finish the lesson
Purple- page 208 from text. #5-23 odd, show work and check answers
Orange- page 176 from text. 17, 19, 25, 31, 33, 35, 37, 41, 47, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63. show work and check answers.  test revisions with parent signature are due Wednesday. 



Science:   
Good Morning Kiddos~
Yep, urine.  Why are scientist studying urine? Well, go read the article linked right here and find out! Then, as a comment to this post, write at least a one paragraph summary.  Tell me what animal they are studying, what the dried urine is called, where in the world they are doing this, WHY in the world they are doing it, and why it is important.  Also include who is doing the research, what university they are from, and where their work has been published.

Please include your name in the comment section so that you can receive credit.

It is Tuesday morning right now, this is due at the end of the day Wednesday.

~Ms. Keehan

6th- go to www.delicious.com and make an account. as you find web pages about your biome, save them in delicious so that you are read them later.
7th- working on the cardiovascular system.  Blood is next. hehehehe
8th- finish chapter 17, section 1,2,3 about chemical reaction.  You should be able to answer MOST of the questions without using your book. use the text if you need to. ****Chemistry unit test will be a BIG test.  You WILL need to review EVERYTHING you have learned thus far to prepare for it. *****



Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio22:  Make a "MYROK" rite of passage:  Rite of Passage is a ritual event that marks a person's progress from one status to another. It is a universal phenomenon which can show anthropologists what social hierarchies, values and beliefs are important in specific cultures.

Ms. T English assignments, week of 10-25 to 10-29

Joy-Luck Club: Write a letter written from the point of view of an immigrant, to your family who is still in your country of origin. Include your impressions of American life and comparisons of that life to life in your country of origin.

The Outsiders: Write a letter from the point of view of Ponyboy to Darry and Sodapop, explaining what has happened and where you are.

Holes: Write a letter from the point of view of Stanley to his parents, describing life at Camp Greenlake.

To Kill a Mockingbird: Finish assigned reading questions.

All work due Thursday.

Isn't this FUN?!! :-)

Ms. T History, Week of 10-25 to 10-29

6th grade: Monday, crossword puzzle test review
Tuesday, vocabulary and study guide for test
Wednesday, Chapter 6 test

7th grade: Monday, partner project: write
Tuesday, partner project, rehearse
Wednesday, partner project, perform

8th grade: Monday, group project, write
Tuesday, group project, rehearse
Wednesday, group project, perform

7th and 8th graders: you will be assigned points for participation and focus on Monday and Tuesday, 10 points per day, based on my observations. Your presentations will be graded based on the following rubric:

Rubric for History Presentation

	4	3	2	1
Teamwork	All students were seen participating: each student had a job	The majority of the students were seen participating in some way	1-2 people did all the work	No one did any work
Preparation	Presentation was smooth, everyone knew their lines, it was easy to follow	Presentation was smooth with only a couple of mistakes; still easy to follow	Presentation had many mistakes and was difficult to follow	Presentation could not be followed at all due to mistakes
Creativity	Unexpected, unique dialogue; interesting spin on the event	Something unique and unexpected , 1 or 2 times	Nothing unique, but covered all the facts	The bare minimum was covered
Entertainment Value	“I laughed, I cried....” “Riveting” “surprise hit of 2010” “clever and quick-witted”	Interesting, held my attention	Kept me awake	“uneven”, “boring” praying for it to end

Grade your team:

	4	3	2	1
Teamwork
Preparation
Creativity
Entertainment Value

Grade yourself:

	4	3	2	1
Teamwork
Preparation
Creativity
Entertainment Value

Monday, 10/24/2010

Math: 
Blue- Study Island, workbook page 235
Purple- Study Island
Orange- Study Island




Science:
6th- Study Island

7th- Study Island

8th- Study Island

Humanities:
Orange Group - site work
Purple Group - site work
Blue Group - site work



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio22:  Cold/Hot Logo Design

Making a Check out your "MYROK"

Friday, 10/22/2010

Math:  

Blue- Study Island
Purple- Study Island
Orange- Study Island



Science:

6th- Study Island,  Test on chapter 5-- they need to finish their workbooks

7th- Study Island, Finish chapter 17, section 1,2,4.

8th- Study Island,  Finish chapter 15, start ch 17

Humanities:
Orange Group - Study Island
Purple Group - Study Island
Blue Group - Study Island



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Thursday, 10/21/2010

Math:  

blue- blue- page 153, #1-8 and page 193 #1-12, DO NOT ESTIMATE!!

purple- keep working on reducing fractions with variables. 

orange- have a test on solving and graphing inequalities with absolute value. chapter 3 of algebra book.

Science:

6th- have a test on chapter 5-- they need to finish their workbooks

7th- finish chapter 17, section 1,2,4.

8th- finish chapter 15, start ch 17

Humanities:
Orange Group - Study Island
Purple Group - Study Island
Blue Group - Study Island



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work 

Studio 22:  Tinting Old Photos

Wednesday 10/20/2010

Math:  

blue- needs to finish "skills" packet

purple- keep working on reducing fractions with variables. 

orange- have a test on solving and graphing inequalities with absolute value. chapter 3 of algebra book.

Science:

6th- have a test on chapter 5-- they need to finish their workbooks

7th- finish chapter 17, section 1,2,4.

8th- finish chapter 15, start ch 17

Humanities:
Orange Group - Study Island
Purple Group - Study Island
Blue Group - Study Island



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work 

Studio 22:  Tinting Old Photos

Black & White

Black & White with Color

Tuesday, 10/19/2010

Math:  
Orange Group - absolute value inequalities worksheet # 1,3,7,10 and compound inequalities wksht # 2-5
Purple Group - workbook page 62 and 63 and finish those pages
Blue Group - workbook page 44-45, page 188- all, page 195 #16-21, page 207- all

Science:
6th- study for chapter 5 test.  
7th- workbook 17-4, page 182-184
8th- workbook 15- all due thursday


Humanities:
Orange Group - Study Island
Purple Group - Study Island
Blue Group - Study Island



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work

Studio 22:  Photoshop Using Layers to Add Color

Monday, 10/18/2010

Math:  
Orange Group - absolute value inequalities worksheet # 1,3,7,10 and compound inequalities wksht # 2-5
Purple Group - workbook page 295 evens
Blue Group - workbook page 44-45, page 188- all, page 195 #16-21, page 207- all

Science:
6th- study for chapter 5 test.  
7th- workbook 17-4, page 182-184
8th- workbook 15- all due thursday


Humanities:
Orange Group - Study Island
Purple Group - Study Island
Blue Group - Study Island



History:
Group 1 - site work
Group 2 - site work
Group 3 - site work


Studio 22:  GIMP/Photoshop Tutorial:  Changing Eye Color

Welcome to the ROCK PROJECT

1. What is your name?

2. Where did you come from?

3. Who are your parents

4. Why did you decide to become a door stop?

5. When did you leave the hillside?

6. How many people have kicked you around?

7. Etc.