Welcome Back Milwood Students!

I am really excited to start our new year in science. We also have a new intern here. His name is Mr. Korchnak and he is from Western Michigan University. He will be a great help to all of us this year.

Each week you can check this site to see what we are doing during the week. I try to have the blog completed for the next week no later than Sunday evening.

This year, 8th grade is going to be working on prerequisites for their high school science classes. There is lots to learn so attendance will be crucial.

We are in need of magazines for science classes this week. Any that you can send in would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

Here is the schedule for our first week of class:

September 4th, Tuesday

Advisory

Staff will greet students at the basketball courts on the side of the building. Students will locate or be helped to locate their Advisory teacher. The teacher will then go over entrance and exit procedures with students before they enter the building. Once Advisory groups have entered the building, teachers will then discuss the hallway expectations for Milwood with students. Students will then proceed to their classroom for attendance.

Students will remain in their Advisory class for the remainder of the morning. There will be getting to know you activities, first day of school packets handed out to go home, school video announcements, and practicing school assembly expectations. Then there will be dismissal.


September 5th, Wednesday

Advisory

Students will work on expected behaviors for Classroom and Instructional Areas.

Creation Station

Students will practice the routine for entering the classroom and completing the threshold activity. They will be introduced to their classroom teachers (Kahler and Korchnak). Then students will learn about the classroom norms and create a folding book to learn the norms. Then they will complete a short get to know you activity.

Science

Students will complete the same activity as during Creation Station.


September 6th, Thursday

Advisory

Students will review Arrival and Departure expectations.

Science

Students will review the Threshold expectations and then complete one. There will be a classbuilding activity called, "Find a Partner Who...". Then, we will review the classroom norms by completing the Norms worksheet with a partner.

September 7th, Friday

Advisory

We will review the threshold activity. Students will then work to complete a getting to know you activity (Find Someone Who...), watch the school announcements, and review Bathroom expectations.

Creation Station

Students will review the classroom norms and then complete a teambuilding activity at their table called, "On A Deserted Island with Only a Belt". Teams will work on their social roles during this activity by utilizing the jobs of: Speed Sergeant, Chief Support, Sultan of Silly, and Synergy Guru. Teams will share their ideas.

Science

Students will review and demonstrate for their teachers, their knowledge of correctly crossing the Threshold and completing the activity. They will then work on a classbuilding activity (Find Someone) and share with them which Norm will help them during science class. Students will then go back to their teams (tables) to complete with their partner a "Welcome-to-Science Collage". Collages will be hung in the room.