Week of Jan. 24-28

CONGRATULATIONS TO 6P1 for having 100% homework return rate on the DREAMS homework assignment.  Way to go, 6P1!!  You rock!! (corrected)

With next week being Catholic Schools Week, which is busy with many activities, I am assigning no new homework this week.  As a whole, we are doing better with missing assignments, however we still have many students who need to get caught up with both classwook and homework.  Please take this opportunity to check your grade on optionc.com and get yourself up to date before next week's events. 

Remember, I dock your assignment grade 10% if it is one week late, 20% if it is two weeks late.  You will get no credit for submitting work more than 2 weeks late, but some teachers require that EVERY assignment given this year be completed in order to go on the field trip.  So, turning in an assignment more that two weeks late will not help your Computer grade but will keep you on the field trip.

Let's wrap up all your assignments so far!

Week of Jan. 17-21, 2011

Homework (5-8):

Answer the prompt below. All the following requirement apply.

50-100 words, no spelling/grammar errors
Title: "The Future of Computers"
Due: Wed., Jan. 26.,2011
SLE: "Effective Communicators"
Include a full header, including your class code

Writing Prompt:

On January 22 , 1984, the Apple Macintosh was introduced. Since 1984 computers have evolved a great deal. What do you think computers may look like in the next 20 years? Be sure to include a sketch with your writing.

Week of Jan. 10-14

Homework (5-8):
Writing Prompt:
Jan. 13 is “Make Your Dreams Come True Day.”  What are your dreams?  Write about the dreams you have for your future.  Explain how you are going to make them come true.Title: "Dreams"Due: Wednesday, Jan. 19
50-100 words, no spelling or grammar errors
include a full header, including your Computer Class Code
SLE: Effective Communicators

Week of Jan. 3 -7

Welcome back, everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful Winter Break.  I can't believe the school year is half over already. Now that a new quarter has begun, everyone gets a fresh start, much like reconciliation.  I hope you will all make the best of this opportunity to get your work done and turned in ON TIME. Isn't it nice to start FRESH?

HOMEWORK (grades 5-8):
Before the break, many of you contributed to our Advent Slideshow project by sending me pictures of your advent wreaths and nativity scenes. OLM School contributed TWO slideshows to the project.  This week's homework will be to view the slideshows posted by OLM and other schools and reflect on them. Here's what to do...

1. First, go to Mrs. Poole's blog and read the interesting post she made about the origins of the nativity scene.  Her blog post is here.  (Please note that her contest is over.) She has some very interesting information there.
2. Then go to http://advent-2010.wikispaces.com/ and check out our slideshows and those posted by other schools.  You don't have to view them all but take a look at ours and at least two others.
3. Answer the writing propt below.

Writing Prompt:
After viewing our OLM slideshows and those of at least two other schools, describe some of your favorite pictures of nativities and/or advent wreaths.  Which schools' slideshows did you watch?  You do not need to identify your favorites specifically by picture number and school. Simply describe one or two that you saw and liked.  Why did you like them?  Explain.

As always, here are the requirements.

• 50-100 words, no spelling or grammar errors
• Title: "Nativity Project Reflection"
• Due: Wed., January 12, 2011
• SLE: "Effective Communicators"
• Include a COMPLETE header, including your Computer Class code