Thursday, 8/22/13. Welcome to the First Day!
Seating Chart, Name Pronunciation, etc.
Copy homework into
assignment book (AKA: planner). This is what we do on the first
day of every week. The homework for the entire week (and sometimes
beyond) will be on the board the first day of each week, and the first
thing we do is copy it into our assignment books. Get a notebook by MONDAY!
CLICKERS! Practice. COPY AND CLICK!
The warm up will, after today, almost always be the first thing we do everyday.
--You grab your clicker as you come in the door. Check the sign! (Clickers: Yes or Clickers: No)
--You open your notebook, and write the title ("Warm Up") and date.
--You await further instructions.
--If the instructions say to copy, you copy into your notebook. You'll get enough time to do that, but warm ups are timed.
Warm Up. 8/23/12. Copy and Click. For the first three, please also explain why you chose your answer.
- tobacco : cigarette : : meat : _______ (Explain why.)
a) cow b) vegetable c) plant d) animal e) hamburger f) none of the above- boxer : athlete :: chair : ________ (Explain why.)
a) table b) stool c) seat d) furniture e) leg f) none of the above- needle : sew :: shovel : ________ (Explain why.)
a) tool b) dig c) thread d) work e) handle f) none of the above- Choose the one that is incorrectly spelled, and spell the word correctly. If all are correct, write and click "no mistake."
a) equiptment b) laboratory c) multiply d) parallel e) no mistake- 10% of 40 = ____ a) 36 b) 36% c ) 10 d) 4 e) 14
- Which is correct: "18 plus 19 is 36," or "18 plus 19 are 36"? Explain your answer.
Class Expectations Sheet.
READ tonight. There will be a quiz tomorrow after I go over it AFTER you READ it.
Get Mom/Dad to sign.
What to do when you're absent.
Web Site: school.mrcoward.com or go to the Laguna site, lams.slcusd.org. Go check both out TONIGHT.
Get a spiral notebook by Monday!
Get a KBAR book by Monday!
Time? I am a 20+ year veteran of middle school teaching, AMA.