Sunday, October 28, 2012

Week of October 29 - November 2

Hi everyone,

Here is the schedule for the upcoming week:

Computers 1
On Monday, we will review the chapter over business letters. On Tuesday, we will take a test over the chapter. Wednesday - Friday will be spent introducing Excel and beginning the first project using the program. Most students tend to prefer the Excel activities and I usually see higher grades on Excel assignments than on Word assignments.

Business Concepts 
On Monday, students will complete their individual budgets and we will review the chapter over budgeting. On Tuesday, we will take a test over the chapter and I will collect notes. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will complete a reading guide over chapter 17 about checking accounts. On Friday, we will introduce the checking account packets that students will be completing over the next couple of weeks. I'll provide more information about the packets next week. There should not be any outside homework.

Business Law
On Monday, students will edit the tort videos that they filmed last week. On Tuesday, we will review the chapter over civil law and on Wednesday, we will take a test over the chapter and I will collect notes. On Thursday, we will start watching the movie A Civil Action. Students will write a response essay after we finish the movie.

I think that's it for this week. I'd like to invite everyone to the VCHS talent show on Friday night. It is at 7 p.m. in the high school gym. Hope to see  you there!

MD

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Week of October 22 - 26

Hi everyone,

This is the first week of the second quarter and it is a four-day week. Here is what I have planned:

Computers 1
Students will complete a reading guide over the business letters chapter. Later in the week, they will type their last business letter project. We will have a test over this chapter some time next week.

Business Concepts
We all survived the taxes chapter! It is usually the most difficult. Now, we are on to budgeting. This is a short, but important chapter. Study guides over the chapter will be due on Thursday. Everything else will be completed in class.

Business Law
We will continue the chapter over civil law and torts this week. Study guides over the chapter will be due on Thursday. Everything else will be completed in class.

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

MD

Sunday, October 14, 2012

Week of October 15 - 19

Hi everyone,

Here is the schedule for the last week of the first quarter.

Computers 1
We will continue working on letters and letterheads in Word this week.

Business Concepts 
On Monday, we will review the chapter over taxes. On Tuesday, we will have a test over the chapter and I will collect notes. On Wednesday and Thursday, students will make Powerpoints over the top ten things they learned this quarter. Friday will be their end of quarter free day. There should not be any outside homework.

Business Law
On Monday, we will start chapter 5 over civil law. We will take notes in class and do activities. There should not be any outside homework.

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

MD

Monday, October 8, 2012

Week of October 8 - 12

Hi everyone,

Here is the schedule for another four-day week:

Computers 1
On Monday, we will review the project 2 chapter of Word. On Tuesday, students will take a test over the chapter. As with the first test, part will be written (matching, true/false, etc.) and part will be production (formatting a research paper in MLA format). On Thursday and Friday, we will start working on the third and final chapter in Word, over letterheads and letters.

Business Concepts
We will continue the taxes chapter this week. On Tuesday and Wednesday, we will work on filling out 1040EZ forms. Later in the week, students will learn about other types of taxes and look at sales tax rates in other states. Study guides 2 & 3 will be due on Friday.

Business Law
Students will continue working on criminal trial projects and they will be presented on Thursday and Friday this week.

I think that's everything. Have a great week!

MD

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Week of October 1 - 5

Hi everyone,

Thanks to all the parents who made it to conferences. I enjoyed meeting you!

Students will have a four-day week, due to the teacher's institute on Friday. Here is the planned schedule:

Computers 1
Students will continue working on research paper formatting this week.

Business Concepts
This week we will begin discussing income taxes. Students will fill out W-4 forms and will be introduced to the 1040EZ, which they will actually fill out starting next week. There should be no outside homework.

Business Law
Students will work on their group projects over criminal trials all week. We should do presentations early next week.

I think that's it for now. Have a great week!

MD

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Week of September 24 - 28

Hi everyone,

Parent-teacher conferences are scheduled this week on Thursday evening and on Friday afternoon. I hope many of you are able to attend.

Here is the schedule for the upcoming week. Students will have an 11:45 dismissal on Friday.

Computers 1
We will continue working on research papers this week.

Business Concepts 
Study guides 9.3 and 9.4 will now be due on Tuesday this week. On Wednesday, we will take a test over chapter 9. There should not be any other outside homework.

Business Law
Study guides for chapter 4 will be due on Wednesday and we will take a test over the chapter on Thursday. There should not be any other outside homework.

I think that's it for this week. Have a good one and I hope to see you at parent-teacher conferences.

MD

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Week of September 17 - 21

Hi everyone,

Well, it's homecoming week again. This week tends to be a bit less productive than other weeks in the school year, but here is what I'm hoping to get accomplished.

Computers 1
We will start the second chapter in Word this week, over research papers. Students will not actually be writing papers, but they will be setting them up in MLA format, by learning how to create in-text citations, create a works cited page, etc. There will be no outside homework.

Business Concepts
We will continue chapter 9 this week over careers. Students will research two careers of interest to them and we will discuss job applications and interviews. Study guides 9.1 and 9.2 will be due on Thursday and study guides 9.3 and 9.4 will be due next Monday. All other work will be completed in class.

Business Law
This week we will start chapter 4 over criminal law. All homework/activities should be completed in class.

That's it for this week. Have a good one!

MD