First Week Recap

Well, we finished the first week of Earth Science class. Here is a brief recap of what we did. The room was ridiculously hot on the first day so hour 3 went into the hallway (sorry about that), hour 4 went to Miss Winberg's room and hour 5 stayed in the room. On the first day we did an activity to get to know each other called two truths and a lie (3rd hour decided not to do this). We passed out the syllabus which was due either Friday (3rd and 4th hour) or Monday (5th hour).

Because I had a hard time with some of the students not being as respectful as they should be, I decided to have a day where we would have a round-table discussion about what it means to be a respectful student. This took place on Wednesday. The discussion about respect was a really great one that solidified in my mind the fact that all the students that I teach know what it means to be a respectful student, but some choose not to be. This lead to the lecture about the rules.

I only have one rule in my classroom. You guys should know what it is...RESPECT!

Respect yourself- before you can respect others you need to have confidence that you are a good person.
Respect others right to learn- you might not feel like learning on a particular day, but that does not give you the right to disrupt others' learning.
Respect the teacher- I try do the right thing, every day. I work hard to bring you relevant information and activities and I show everyone respect through my actions and words, and I think I deserve your respect.
Respect the school and School Property- this school is here for you. To help you imrove your life and get an education. Treat it with respect.

On Thursday we started a book cover contest. The winner of which receives a knit cap (Columbia Heights). We covered our books and began the process of designing covers that have all of the branches of Earth Science on them. On Friday, I lectured about the 4 Branches (5 if you count Environmental Science). We continued our book cover designing, and I announced that CD-ROM versions of the book will be made available.