On Technology and Home Life

I really enjoy the articles from Heartmanity.  This organization is dedicated to helping relationships flourish and families work well together.  Check this great out out on technology and life:

Techo-Love Balance


You can go the Heartmanity homepage to see more articles.

6th - Puppets Away!

Some work from the 6th grade puppet projects. 

6th Grade Workers

Here we are 6th grade Day 3 doing some Personal Development posters.  Personal Development means "me growing" and this week 6th graders are learning all about how they will be growing and changing over the next 6-8 years!  Fun stuff!!!!

Supplies 6th & 7th Quarter 2

Hello!  
Here are the supplies 6th and 7th graders will need 2nd quarter:

6th grade:
$6.75 to be paid by November 17th to Mrs. Anderson in the front office.  DON'T FORGET to bring Mrs. Hubbard the receipt!


7th Grade: Due in class by Nov 21st

·         1 pair of old but cleanish and without many holes adult jeans

o   (Avoid women’s super fitted jeans; they are not big enough for project)

·         2 ½ - 3 yards of ribbon 5/8 inch - 1 ½ inch wide

·         ¼ yard of decorative fabric (if student wants to put ruffles on bottom of apron)

·         1 large spool of thread - any color

·         1-2 old T-shirts, tank tops, or long sleeve shirts

o   any size:  baby - adult (although adult XL and bigger is not the best)

7th Grade Aprons Q1

Fantastic Aprons Quarter 1!!!!  

Helping each other tie on aprons.  

Student Conferences

November 4 is the end of the quarter and Student-Led conferences will be next week.  Conferences will be held Wednesday & Thursday November 9th &10th from 4-8 pm.

Please plan on joining us at OMS to chat with teachers, see student work, and receive your student's grade report.

PT - Counting $

Money counting...

Our jar rocks!  

Here are some PT students counting money for our OMS Track Money raising project. We didn't get the most $$$ but we all think we have the best container!

Sewing Fun!

Students have been making some great locker caddies (6th) and aprons (7th).  Here are a couple of t-shirt incidents that came out of sewing...

Tshirt by Reese, worn by Parker

Ryan gets stuck in a tshirt bound to be a bag...

Are you ready to sew?!

Mrs. Hubbard is READY!!!

Sewing, Sewing, Sewing!

All grades spent the last week sewing. What creativity, teamwork, and perseverance I have seen in the classroom!  I have taken a few photos but cannot get them off of phone and onto computer!  Here are some from a yearbook camera - 7th grade aprons.  Good work team!
What are they making?
6th - locker caddies
7th - aprons
8th - last week was creative sewing and they will get back to sewing in about a month with individual projects.

7th - Primary Relationships

This week we continue to learn about the social desires of all people, focusing on Primary Relationships. Students must identify, explain, and appreciate their primary relationships.  Be looking for mail all you moms, dads, grandparents, and other role models!

6th - Puppets Away!

6th graders are learning about peer pressure this week and doing a project to raise their self esteem.  Ask your student what self esteem is and how to increase their own as well as a friends.  In class, they are creating puppets that will eventually be used to practice refusal skills?  What are refusal skills? Talk to your student and see if you can figure it out.  We'll be talking about it in class on Tuesday.

8th Power of One postponed

Well... communication is everything, correct 8th grade?  Our Power of One projects are on hold until we have computer space. Probably until the 2nd week of October.  There are great ideas a-foot however!  Which is most exciting.  Until then, 8th grade will be learning about communication and relationship (for all relationships, not just dating) skills.

8th Supplies

8th Grade Supplies were due Monday. Please bring in, if you have not already: 
·        1-2 inch 3-ring binder


When students pick out their sewing projects, the cost of their projects will also need to be brought in. More information to follow on that later.  

7th - Supplies

7th grade supplies were do this week.  If you have not brought them in, please do so as soon as possible. If your family cannot provide them, please contact Mrs. Hubbard and let her know.  Thanks!


7th Supplies are:

• 1 pair of old but cleanish and without many holes adult jeans
• (Avoid women’s super fitted jeans; they are not big enough for project
•  2 ½ - 3 yards of ribbon 5/8 inch - 1 ½ inch wide
• ¼ yard of decorative fabric (if student wants to put ruffles on bottom of apron)
• 1 large spool of thread - any color
• 1-2 old T-shirts, tank tops, or long sleeve shirts - any size. 

6th - Supply List

6th Graders should bring in $6.75 to pay for their sewing project as soon as possible.

3 Social Desires

According to Eric Jensen, author of Poverty & the Brain, students (and I would pose all people) are looking for 3 social desires to be fulfilled.  Ask your student what those three things are. Below is the answer for you:

1. Good Primary Relationship
2. Feeling of Belonging
3. To Feel Special and Important

We have been exploring these concepts in class, ask your student how.

6th - Self Esteem

Well, 6th grade is all done with their specific self esteem work, and we will now move into Peer Pressure.

We are ALWAYS looking for magazines for class projects, so if you have some laying around please send them in with your student!

THANKS!

Prime Time - Receipt of Student Handbooks DUE!

All Prime Time students should have turning in their Receipt of Student - Parent Handbook today.  If they have not turned it in, it needs to be signed and returned Monday!

Thanks!

8th - Power of One

Today we discussed Power of One - A Better You in more detail. There are some GREAT personal improvement challenges and goals that will unfold in the next week and a half.  We have students striving to be more organized, better money managers, skilled entrepreneurs, better babysitters, more engaged family members, and generous philanthropists.  It is great! Can't wait to see how it all ends up.

8th - Power of One

Today we began talking about the Power of One in the 8th grade classes.  Power of One is the idea that One person can do a lot of change in the world if he/she chooses.  The students are going to work on their individual personal development (that is their own growing and changing), by choosing an something in their own lives to improve upon.  A Better You is the name of the project and so far we already have some great ideas coming out of the wood work.  A few students are very confused! But it will come together and be grand at the end!

Don't Dare to Compare - Dove Evolution Video

This week the 6th grade is learning about the power of computers and make-up in advertising.  They are learning not to compare themselves to pictures in magazines or to people on TV.  Click link below to see one of the videos they saw in class:
Dove Evolution Video

ALL classes: Syllabuses & supplies due...

Syllabuses were due on Monday, September 12.  Please hand them in if you have not. Also supplies are due this week.

This week in FACS

This 2nd week of school all FACS classes have been learning about Personal Development.  There have been a number of students gone and class sizes have been shift a bit, but everyone has been learning and reviewing lots of information.

Now, 8th grade will be starting the Power of One projects, 6th grade will continue working on self-esteem and then move into peer pressure, and 7th grade will explore the ideas of Eric Jensen regarding the social desires of all people.

It is a great year so far!

ALL classes: Parents Helping Students with Homework...

Here is a link to a great article about how to help your students finish their homework.  Enjoy!
Homework Without Hassles

Open House 9/8/11 Schedule

The Open House scheduled for September 8 will follow the schedule below.  Please come and visit us and learn about the classes your students are in at O'Leary this year.

Time	Session	Session	Session	Session
6:00	Administrators Meet and Greet Parents in Front Foyer
6:10	Language Arts Presentation in Classroom
6:08	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
6:12	Reading Presentation in Classroom	Language Arts Presentation in Classroom
6:20	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
6:24	Math Presentation in Classroom	Reading Presentation in Classroom	Language Arts Presentation in Classroom
6:32	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
6:36	Science Presentation in Classroom	Math Presentation in Classroom	Reading Presentation in Classroom	Language Arts Presentation in classroom
6:44	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
6:48	Social Studies Presentation in Classroom	Science Presentation in Classroom	Math Presentation in Classroom	Reading Presentation in Classroom
6:56	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
7:00	Other Courses’ Presentations in Classrooms	Social Studies Presentation in Classroom	Science Presentations in Classroom	Math Presentation in Classroom
7:08	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
7:12		Other Courses’ Presentations in Classroom	Social Studies Presentations in Classroom	Science Presentations in Classroom
7:20	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
7:24			Other Courses’ Presentations in Classrooms	Social Studies Presentations in Classrooms
7:32	Passing	Passing	Passing	Passing
7:36				Other Courses’ Presentations in Classrooms
7:44	This is the end of the day. Thank you for your attendance at our Open House.

The First Day of School...Procedures...

Well!  We all had a wonderful first day of school.  All students successfully completed Objective #1...  Demonstrate proper enter and exit procedures! and #2...Practice welcome skills with classmates!  Good work everyone!

Here is a run down on how to come in and leave the FACS classroom correctly:

FACS CLASSROOM

CLASSROOM PROCEEDURES

When entering the classroom: 

· Deal with nametag

· Check bell ringer spot

· Spit out gum

· Proceed to seat and start bell ringer task

During class:

· 5 to Zip = Be quiet & pay attention when teacher has hand in air

· You may raise your hand to ask a  question

· You may sharpen your pencil at any time as long as the teacher is not giving direct     lecture or instruction

· You may use the restroom if you fill out your agenda.  Three bathroom passes per quarter are allowed

· Clean up as you go, it will make clean up at the end of class easier

When leaving the classroom:

· Put unfinished work into project bins &  finished work into turn in bin

· Clean up work space and classroom supply areas  (Including floors!)

· Help table/class mates clean up their space

· Push in chair and line up when all of    classroom is cleaned up

· Wait to be excused by teacher not bell

Here is the run down for how to enter and exit the Prime Time classroom correctly: 

PRIME TIME

CLASSROOM PROCEEDURES

When entering the classroom: 

· Deal with nametag

· Spit out gum

· Say “Hello.  Good Morning,” to at least two people

· Check PT Info on board for specific tasks or special news

· Proceed to seat and begin homework or AR reading

During class:

· 5 to Zip = Be quiet & pay attention when teacher has hand in air

· You may raise your hand to ask a  question

· You may sharpen your pencil at any time as long as the teacher is not giving direct     lecture or instruction

· You may use the restroom if you fill out your agenda.  Three bathroom passes per quarter are allowed

· Clean up as you go, it will make clean up at the end of class easier

When leaving the classroom:

· Work up until one minute before bell rings then pack up work

· Clean up work space (Including floors!) and put away classroom supplies

· Put garbage into garbage can

· Push in chair and leave through door of your choice when bell rings

Tomorrow we will do syllabus and class rules.