Welcome Students!

I am looking forward to meeting all the new 6th graders, returning 7th and 8th graders and all new students to Sebastian Charter Junior High for the 2010-2011 school year!

6th graders-have you finished your summer reading yet?

The Acorn People

So, how has your summer been so far...

I have had a very busy and fun summer.  I visited Myrtle Beach for the first time.  It was my parents 50th wedding anniversary and my entire extended family met for a week of fun and sun.

I also attended a workshop in Orlando with Lifetouch for our school yearbook.  If you didn't know, I am the advisor for Yearbook and we will have an awesome yearbook again this year.  I learned about many great tips and ideas we will use. Sign up to be a member and become a part of preserving the history of your school.

I also spent a few days in St. Augustine, the oldest city in the US.  I took a spooky Ghost Walk Tour and was touched by the spirit of Sally.  Ask me about this when you see me.  I have the heart to show you.  TEN MERITS IF YOU ASK ME BEFORE CLASS!

I am getting ready to take a long drive to New York tomorrow.  My daughter attends college in Ithaca, NY and I am moving her into her new campus apartment (she is a junior this year). She is studying pre-med/exercise science. My son attends IRSC and is planning on transferring to Florida Tech.  He plays ice-hockey in Rockledge every Friday night.  My nephew lives with us and he is a junior at the Sebastian River High school.  He plays guitar and loves music.

Mr. McIntosh is my husband of 25 years and he is a Math and PE teacher at SCJH.

I have two dogs and two cats.  You will be sure to hear all about them this year.

So, I will see you all on August 23, 2010 for a fun-filled learning experience.  Don't forget to set your alarm!!!

Mrs. McIntosh

Language Arts/Reading/Computer Lab Teacher

CHECK YOUR GRADES HERE- ESEMBLER FOR YOU

COMPUTER LAB~

Jays

Welcome to Computer Lab

Our first assingment will be using Microsoft Publisher.  You will be creating a newlsetter ALL ABOUT YOU!

New for 2010

CASTLE LEARNING LINK-no assignments at this time.

 Previous Assignments:

Family Trees and Crests-Where is your family from?

Coat of Arms-make your own and print it out?

Ellis Island-find your relatives

Go to Geni.com and start your own family tree for free!

Virtual Book Template

Searching-Class Activity Webquest

READ. WRITE. RIGHT. PLAGIARISM WEBQUEST

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

PRESS JOURNAL

 AFRICA CREATE YOUR OWN NEW COUNTRY!

 DoInk.com

 Key Pals-we are writing to students in 7th grade from a school in Peru. Ongoing

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LANGUAGE ARTS W/MRS. MCINTOSH

Tuck Everlasting Webquest

When you get to the section about life in the 1880's you will have to come out to this link or copy and paste the current link and remove gen info and the o.

Life in the 1880's

The link for cloning needs to be copied and pasted into the browser of click the cloning link below.

Cloning

Think Quest Tuck Everlasting

Jeopardy Game for Tuck Everlasting

Tuck Everlasting Quizlet

WE ARE continually WORKING ON OUR SENTENCE WRITING STRATEGIES~

WRITING COMPOUND SENTENCES USING OUR SENTENCE WRITING STRATEGIES. I,cI, I;I

BRUSH UP ON YOUR GRAMMAR-
TRY SOME MAD LIBS FOR FUN!

MADLIBS

READ A BOOK-

DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

OR TWO-

CAMP CONFIDENTIAL-

GAMES, GAMES, AND MORE GAMES!!!

Schooltimegames.com

CHECKERS SUDOKO CHESS

 
1. Before you start your story, you should develop an outline covering the beginning to the end. You need to know where you are going with your story.

2. It is acceptable to amend the outline as you write the story (all good writers do this).

3. Try to pick characters, setting, and plots with which you are familiar. You may wish to pick an event in your life which made an impression on you; don't hesitate to use the event changing names, places, etc. if you wish.

4. Most short stories have only one or two characters, one plot, and no more than two settings in a story.

5. I recommend you develop your story in the following order:

a. Introduce your character and setting
b. As you introduce the characters and setting, give some details about them (appearance, personalities, what a setting looks like, etc.)
c. Have a conflict occur (this may be between the characters, between a character and a force of nature, or between a character and his or her society)
d. The conflict may be external (outside of the character), or it may be internal (in the character's mind)
e. Have the conflict reach a climax (the point of no return or where the events cannot be changed)
f. Have a denouement (falling action leading to a resolution of the conflict)
g. Have the conflict resolved

6. You may write the paper in long hand; however, I hope you will type the story which should be at least eight double-spaced pages using a font of 12. Should you write the paper in long hand, it should be at least 10 pages.

7. The paper is due the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday break. You will receive the equivalent of five test grades for this project. These grades will be posted into the grading system the second nine-week grading period. If you are able to turn in your paper early, additional points will be added to each of the five grades as follows: October 1-16---100 points; October 19 -30---50 points; November 2-20---25 points. No points will be awarded after November 20th.

What kind of man or woman will you be?

Are you going to be rich?
Is it important that you get a big job?
Are you going to be powerful?
Are you going to be a very important person?
Will you be driven to succeed?
Will you care for others?
Will you be a man or woman of your word?
Will people trust you?
Will people seek your advice?
Will you finish what start?
What kind of man or woman will you be?

You can try for the first 5 if you wish, but consider spending your life working towards the next 5.

HOMEWORK

Read 30 minutes and write in RRJ (reading response journal)

AR test due November 6th. 

Library Wish List

Be sure to check the front bulletin board as you enter the school for our library wish list.  These  are books that are requested by the students.  I have written the title, author.  All you need to do is take one off the wall, buy the book, place the paper inside the book with your child's name on it and return.  Your child can earn 5 merits for every AR book that is a book level of 4.5 or higher.  All donations are greatly appreciated!

EXTRA CREDIT

If a student wishes to do extra credit to help their grade, all they need to do is read.  Taking extra AR tests is the only way to do extra credit in my class.  Their overall average for the nine weeks on AR is worth 30% of their grade, therefore the more a student tests the higher their average.  Students can test whenever they finish a book. They need to be sure to take the vocabulary test, if one is offered, and to look for literacy skills tests. 

If your child is struggling, tutoring is available.

BOOK BATTLE

Do you enjoy reading fun, interesting, intriguing books?

  THEN, Book Battle is for you! 

Read the Sunshine State Young Readers books and earn prizes.

If you read:

5 books by October 28th, you get to go to a pizza party

10 books by January 20th, you get to dress down and go on a picnic at Riverview Park

All 15 books by March 26th, you get 15 dress down coupons, and a major prize that has not yet been announced

Reading these books also fulfills your requirement for AR.  If you are reading book battle books you do not have to stay within your specific reading level.    In April I will be choosing 7 people to represent us on our school Book Battle team to compete against the other middle schools.  Below is the list of book battle books for this year.

Wing Nut. Square Fish, ©2008.

The Misadventures of Maude March. Yearling, ©2007.

Into the Wild. Razorbill, ©2008.

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk. HarperCollins, ©2009.

Dragon Slippers. Bloomsbury USA, ©2008.

Found. Simon & Schuster, ©2009.

All the Lovely Bad Ones. Sandpiper, ©2009.

Airball: My Life in Briefs. Square Fish, ©2008.

Gabriel’s Horses. Peachtree, ©2007.

Go Big or Go Home. HarperCollins, ©2009.

La Línea. Square Fish, ©2008.

Schooled. Hyperion, ©2008.

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet. Laurel Leaf, ©2009.

First Light. Yearling, ©2008.

Runaway. Laurel Leaf, ©2008.

COME ON OUT AND HAVE SOME FUN!!!!!!