Week of March 18 - 22

Hi everyone,

This week is always the craziest week of the year for me, because it is the week of the school play and I am one of the directors. We would love to have you attend this year's play, Black Hearts and Bearded Ladies, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 22, and Saturday, March 23, in the high school gym.

My students get a bit of a break, at least towards the end of the week. Here is what I have planned:

Computers 1
On Monday, we will review Excel Project 1 and on Tuesday we will take a test over the chapter. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will watch a movie about the 101 greatest gadgets ever made. Friday is a half day and will be a day for students to make up any work they may be missing.

Business Concepts
On Monday, students will work on their chapter 17 reading guides in class. On Tuesday, the reading guides are due and we will begin to discuss checking accounts. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will watch a movie about common cons and how to avoid falling into a trap. On Friday, I won't see my business concepts classes.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD

Week of March 11 - 15

Hi everyone,

All grades for the 3rd quarter are in TeacherEase. Unless your child has an assignment marked "missing," the current average will be the quarter grade. The office will be printing and sending report cards some time this week.

Here is the schedule for the first week of the 4th quarter:

Computers 1
Students will continue working in Excel, using the SUM function and learning about formatting. No test this week.

Business Concepts
We will continue the budgeting chapter this week. Study guides are due on Tuesday. On Monday and Tuesday, students will work on creating their own budgets for life after high school. On Thursday, I will collect notes and students will take a test over the chapter.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one.

MD

Week of March 4 - 8

Hi everyone,

We have reached the last week of the 3rd quarter. Here is what I have planned:

Computers 1
On Monday, we will review the chapter over letterheads and business letters. On Tuesday, students will take a test over the chapter. On Wednesday, students will be introduced to Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program, and we will begin working through the first project together.

Business Concepts
On Monday and Tuesday, students will work in groups to create Powerpoints. Each PowerPoint will include 10 important facts useful for everyday life learned in the first quarter of the class.  Students will be graded on information, readability, pictures/animations, proofreading, and overall effort.

On Wednesday, a guest speaker will talk to the classes about careers and options after high school. On Thursday, we will start chapter 16 over budgeting. There should be no outside of class homework this week.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one.

MD

Week of February 25 - March 1

Hi,

I hope everyone enjoyed the snow days last week. Thanks to the extra days off, I'm completely caught up with grading. All grades are in TeacherEase for you to view. It's hard to believe, but there are only two weeks left of 3rd quarter; time for that final push to get grades up. Here is what I have scheduled for this week:

Computers 1
We will continue typing business letters and creating letterheads. No test this week.

Business Concepts
We will continue discussing taxes this week. All study guides will be due on Tuesday (pushed back due to snow days). We will review on Wednesday and take a test on Thursday over taxes. I will also collect notes on that day.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one.

MD

Week of February 18 - 22

Hi everyone,

I hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend. Here is the schedule for the upcoming week:

Computers 1
We will continue working on business letters with letterheads. There will be no test this week.

Business Concepts 
We will continue with the taxes chapter this week. Students will learn how to fill out 1040EZ forms and students with W-2 forms can bring them in to have their taxes done in class. Study guides for sections 1 and 2 will be due on Thursday.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one.

MD

Week of February 11 - 15

Hi everyone,

Here is the schedule for this week:

Computers 1
On Monday, we will review the chapter over research papers. On Tuesday, we will take a test over the chapter. Students have their reading guides for studying. The rest of the week we will start project 3, which covers letterheads and letters.

Business Concepts
On Monday, study guides 9.3 and 9.4 are due and we will review. On Tuesday, students will take a test over chapter 9. The rest of the week we will start a chapter over taxes. Students will fill out a W-4, look at W-2s, and fill out 1040EZ forms. Any student who has a W-2 can bring it in and we will fill out his/her 1040EZ as a class.  There should be no other homework this week.

Have a good one.

MD

Week of February 4 - 8

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the late post this week. I would blame the Super Bowl, but since I didn't actually watch it, that wouldn't be fair. Here is what I have scheduled this week:

Computers 1
We will continue working on research papers. No test this week.

Business Concepts 
We will continue the chapter on careers. Students will write a paragraph about their chosen career using information they gathered last week. Later in the week, they will watch a movie about interviewing. Study guides for sections 1 and 2 will be due on Thursday.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD