Volume 7 Issue
19
January
12, 2010
4-H
NewsÉ
This evening, the 4-H county Public Speaking Contest will
take place here at Meigs. Students
who received a first place ribbon will give their speeches tonight beginning at
5:30PM. The next 4-H meeting is
next Tuesday, January 19. Art
posters are to be 14 inches by 22 inches.
Students are to create a catchy slogan and design about 4-H for the
posters. Students should also
continue to work on the project sheet they selected. Trinity, our project leader, will select several students at
random to share each month at the 4-H meeting.
HomeworkÉ
This semester, homework that is not turned in on time will
be subject to receiving no credit.
This does not include student absences. Students, please be diligent to make sure all homework is
turned in on time.
Science
FairÉ
Students
should, at this point, have an hypothesis developed and be testing it in a
controlled setting. The results of
that test will be then analyzed and communicated through the project
display. Projects will be due in
class on Monday, February 8. The
Meigs science fair will occur February 10. Winners at that time will go on the Metro –Nashville
fair in March. For more information go to: http://www.flyparsons.org/sciencefair.html
Academic
UpdateÉ
1). Click on the button labeled ÒGRADE 5Ó for links to our
on-line textbooks among other helpful items.
2). The January Book
is Tuck Everlasting. Students
should have it read by Friday, January 22. It is an easy read.
ItÕs also very enjoyable!
The week of January 25, we will do several classroom activities with the
book.
3). We are working
towards the science fair. http://www.flyparsons.org/sciencefair.html
4). We are finishing
reading the novel, Bridge
to Terabitha in reading.
5). We are studying
Reconstruction and the Industrial Revolution in socials studies.
6). Link to thte
blog at http://www.flyparsons.com/blog
A
Note from Mr. PÉ
1. Students are
still sitting with classroom teams in the cafeteria for lunch this month.
2. There are very few returned papers today.
3. Please
remember that corrections are not recorded each week after being received on
the Tuesday Signature Sheet. If a
paper was returned to Mr. P with corrections, you may expect to see that added
in at the end of the nine weeks.
4. DonÕt forget to earn extra Meigs Moolah by keeping up
with and filling out a HOMEWORK WORD CHART found on the homework webpage daily.
Mr. PÕs
Student of the WeekÉ
¥January
11-15, 2010
Molly Kroeger
Be sure to read about Molly on the electronic ÒStudent of
WeekÓ board in Mr. ParsonsÕ room and on the web in the password protected area
soon.
Next weekÕs student
of the week. . . Jared Lange
Items to
Bring. . .
Ÿ Red
Tuesday Folder Signature ChartÉ
Ÿ CORRECTED
WORKÉ
Dates to
RememberÉ
01.14.10 Science
Fair Log Book CheckÉ
01.19.10 Spelling
Test #14É
01.18.10 NO
SCHOOLÉ
01.19.10 PERSONAL
JOURNAL #91-100 dueÉ
01.22.10 TUCK
EVERLASTING DUEÉ
01.25.10 READING
LOG DUEÉ
02.08.10 SCIENCE
FAIR DUEÉ
02.12.10 HALF
DAY = DISMISSAL at 11:30AMÉ
25pts: Secret Word = ¥see the
websiteÉ
For Additional News Items &
Info Check:
On The WEBSITE ONLY:
EXTRA EXTRA
EXTRAÉ
It pays to check the website, tooÉ
This WeekÕs SECRET WORD
(Jan. 12):
25pts: Note Home Secret Word =
ÒCenozoicÓ
Mr. PÕs SECRET INFORMATION
LEAK:
www.flyparsons.org/today.html
TEAM SHIRTSÉ
As always, please watch the website to know which days our
class will wear our class shirts in the future! The next date to wear class t-shirts is Wednesday, January
13, and maroon class shirts is Friday, January 15.
[GRADESPEED]: Check it OutÉ
UPDATE!
Gradespeed.com will update again later this week The updates will reflect the past
week. Late work has been recorded
as of Tuesday, January 12. Notice
any missing assignments. Please
submit them each week with the Tuesday Folder Sheet.
A
Special CouponÉ
Print and clip this coupon below for a special REWARD. To get the reward, please obtain a parentÕs
signature that states your parent has checked gradespeed.com.
COUPON
StudentÕs Name ______________________________________________________________
ParentÕs Signature
______________________________________________________________
Date:
_____________________ Secret Word:
_______________________________________
More
About Which to Mark Your CalendarÉ
Log Book Check is December 10.
Centennial is Wednesday, December 16.
The November Monthly Book game board is due December 17.
Winter Holidays
begin December 18.
https://gradespeed.mnps.orgÉ
Grades are on-line at gradespeed.mnps.org. Parents and students have a password to
check each subject in order to view grades. This should be done each Tuesday.
TwitterÉ
Parents have another way of staying connected to our
class. Log on to www.twitter.com on your computer or cell
phone and follow our class. Mr. P
posts daily updates about whatÕs happening at www.twitter.com/meigsmagnet. It is not necessary to sign up a
twitter account to view our class tweets.
Personal
JournalsÉ
Tuesday, January 19 is the next date for personal journals
to be checked. Entries #91-100
will be checked. All entries are
to be at least one paragraph in length and hand written in the personal journal
composition notebook. Typed or
lose papers will not be accepted.
There will be no late journal grades this time. If it is not turned in on Monday, and
completed, a zero will be assigned.
Please be diligent in staying caught up!
HomeworkÉ
Many thanks go to all of the students who are faithful in
turning assignments in on time regularly.
We do, still, have a few students who are continuing to be neglectful in
getting assignments in at the appointed time. Students, please be reminded that failing to turn
assignments in on time is going to affect your report card grade. Please make a new commitment to keep up
to date on homework and make your parents, teacher and yourself proud!
TuesdaysÉ
Students receive graded papers in the Red Tuesday Folder
every Tuesday. All papers do go home on Tuesdays. If for any reason they do not arrive, let Mr. P know. Students may correct any and all
assignments and assessments for some of the credit (points) back. Those
corrections are to be stapled to the Tuesday Folder Signature Sheet. Mr. P then re-grades the corrections
and put the points earned in a category on Gradespeed labeled extra
credit. The original grade does
remain, while the points earned by making corrections are cumulated in that
extra credit category. As
mentioned, student grades are on-line at https://gradespeed.mnps.org. Parents and students have a password to
check each subject in order to view grades. This should be done each Tuesday and recorded on the
Tuesday Folder Signature Sheet.
HOMEWORK
WORDS = Special RewardsÉ
Kids, be sure to check the ÒHWÓ webpage for the HOMEWORK
WORD each day. Each week a special
reward will await those who follow through! By the way there are also chances
for secret words on Twitter and the Tuesday Note Home from time to time! Please look and donÕt forget!
Mr. PÕs
ProceduresÉ
Students, the following are reminders of specific classroom
procedures:
o
Push your chair in when you leave your desk.
o
Have your agenda signed daily.
o
Locker breaks are 7:45AM, and 2:45PM. Students should remember to take all
materials from the locker at that time.
Keep all materials in your locker until needed.
o
7:45AM morning work is posted on the television each
morning as you arrive in the classroom.
This is due at 8:15AM along with your daily tech task and all
homework. Students, be sure to be
prepared everyday and be on time with all of your assignments.
NotesÉ
¯ Hey
kids, remember to send your Tech Task (Monday, Wednesday, & Friday) via
e-mail. Please send it to Mr. P
[james.parsons@mnps.org]. Your tech task should be saved on your computer as a
MICROSOFT OFFICE WORD DOCUMENT with your name and date in the title. Attach the document to an e-mail to
send it to Mr. P. DonÕt forget to
include your name and the date in the title of the e-mail. Doing this will save paper!
Bye ByeÉ