"Welcome, daring girls! This class is based mostly on the tips and tricks from the popular book, “The Daring Book For Girls”. (No boys allowed!) That means we’ll learn everything from history and language arts, to pocket knives, and how to build a lemon-powered clock. This class is the ultimate knowledge builder; and with great knowledge, comes great responsibility. So we’ll also be studying God’s Word and answering the questions most relevant to us today, how to handle them, and what God says about them.
In this adventure, I mean class, you will require:
- “The Daring Book For Girls”, found on Amazon and most bookstores
- A backpack, satchel, or grocery bag to fill with the essential gear: Pocket knife or multitool, bandana, rope and twine, journal and pencil/pen, hair bands, bungee cords, a flashlight, compass, safety pins, duct tape, a deck of cards, a good book, and most importantly, patience.
Of course, can add anything to this list to personalize your daring experience.
I will supply everything else required using your contribution in the supply fee. "
This sign language class is for young kids to learn simple beginner signs like greetings, foods, and colors. Students will have fun learning the different ways they can use ASL, and memory games to memorize signs. Parents are more than welcome to sit in and learn the signs with them! Students must have hands, a face full of expression, and a heart to learn a new language. The amount of time put into practicing will depend on the student or parent.
Welcome to ASL Level 2! In this class, students from the Sign Language For Beginners class are invited to dive deeper into conversation and communication in sign language. Anyone with experience in sign language, or a drive to be challenged into a new language, is also welcome. This class will be immersion (which means no talking), so students are required to know how to read in order to learn the words written on the board. Parents are also welcome to sit in. Practice by students outside of class is dependent on the student and their parents.
Students in third, fourth, and fifth grades will work to improve their communication skills through oral and written communication. We will focus heavily on the Writing Process, the Traits of Writing, and practice these concepts through expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Students will also learn to support their ideas through text evidence. Grammar and vocabulary will be woven throughout. Bring a composition style notebook, pencils, pens, colored pencils, scissors.
Homework: 1-2 hours a week
Students will learn all about our wonderful state of WA in a fun, interactive history class for 4th and 5th grade students. Students will create interactive notebooks, discover the Corp of Discovery through literature, participate in reader's theatre, and most importantly, learn the history of the people and events that shaped our state. Bring a composition notebook, pencils, scissors, colored pencils. For second semester, the novel The Captain's Dog
Homework: 30 minutes/week
Students will work to improve their argumentative writing by flexing their critical thinking muscles. We will begin the semester by analyzing written work and developing a baseline for what good argument writing looks like. We will read and discuss scenarios that involve the need for solid argument and text based evidence to persuade an audience, developing a foundation for writing our own arguments. Students will then work together to solve a real world issue. In a proposal argument, students will describe a significant problem and a reasonable solution, applying all of the skills developed in the first semester. We will also improve our critical thinking through reading, writing, and discussion, and will attend to basic research skills, including MLA documentation. Additionally, we will practice the writing traits of word choice, sentence structure, ideas and organization.. Texts will include traditional sources such as a writing handbook, but we will also examine the arguments in other texts—in popular culture, advertisements, and websites. Students need to have access to a laptop or tablet that they can bring to class and use at home for research and word processing.
If you are in 7th grade, you must have taken my Middle School English class as a prerequisite. Bring a laptop or tablet, paper, pencils, highlighters, binder or other organization system.
Homework: 60-90 mins/wk
Monday - Classroom - 228: 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Wednesday - Classroom - 228: 10:00 am - 10:50 am
Description:
Argumentative Writing
Students will work to improve their argumentative writing by flexing their critical thinking muscles. We will begin the semester by analyzing written work and developing a baseline for what good argument writing looks like. We will read and discuss scenarios that involve the need for solid argument and text based evidence to persuade an audience, developing a foundation for writing our own arguments. Students will then work together to solve a real world issue. In a proposal argument, students will describe a significant problem and a reasonable solution, applying all of the skills developed in the first semester. We will also improve our critical thinking through reading, writing, and discussion, and will attend to basic research skills, including MLA documentation. Additionally, we will practice the writing traits of word choice, sentence structure, ideas and organization. Lessons for the first semester will come from Argumentative Writing and Critical Thinking 6-12. We will also explore arguments in other texts—in popular culture, advertisements, and websites. This will include the reading of To Kill a Mockingbird, and stories by Edgar Allen Poe. Students need to have access to a laptop or tablet that they can bring to class and use at home for research and word processing.
Requirements:
If you are in 7th grade, you must have taken my Middle School English class as a prerequisite. Bring a laptop or tablet, paper, pencils, highlighters, binder or other organizational system.
Middle school aged students will work to improve their communication skills through oral and written communication. We will focus heavily on the Writing Process, the Traits of Writing, and practice these concepts through expository writing, argumentative writing, and public speaking. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the use of text evidence to support our opinions. Grammar and vocabulary will be woven throughout. Bring a composition notebook, scissors, pencils, highlighters
Homework: 60 mins/wk
Middle school aged students will work to improve their communication skills through oral and written communication. We will focus heavily on the Writing Process, the Traits of Writing, and practice these concepts through expository writing, argumentative writing, and public speaking. Heavy emphasis will be placed on the use of text evidence to support our opinions. In order to do this, students will be expected to research and read a variety of articles that relate to their chosen topics. Also, articles and plays from Scope Magazine by Scholastic will be used occasionally as a way to expand ideas and discussion. Grammar and vocabulary will be woven throughout using Simple Solutions and teacher chosen grammar activities. *Fee note: Students re-enrolling for the second semester will pay a $15 supply fee vs $35 as your workbook was purchased the first semester. Fees will be adjusted after enrollment.
Requirements:
Bring a composition notebook, scissors, pencils, highlighters
Monday - Classroom - 228: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Wednesday - Classroom - 228: 11:00 am - 11:50 am
Description:
Upper Elementary English
Students in third, fourth, and fifth grades will work to improve their communication skills through oral and written communication. We will focus heavily on the Writing Process, the Traits of Writing, and practice these concepts through expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Students will also learn to support their ideas through text evidence. Picture books will be used to illustrate the six traits of writing, as well as books on our great states of America when we tackle our persuasive writing piece. The novel Because of Winn-Dixie will be read during the second semester. Grammar and vocabulary will be woven throughout using the grammar workbook, Simple Solutions. *Fee note: Students re-enrolling for the second semester will pay a $15 supply fee vs $35 as your workbook was purchased the first semester. Fees will be adjusted after enrollment.
Requirements:
Bring a composition style notebook, pencils, pens, colored pencils, scissors.