Week of October 11-15

Hi everyone,

Here are the grades as of 10/8/10. Click the image for a larger view.



Here is the schedule for the upcoming week.

Business Concepts 2
We will finish up chapter 6 on Tuesday and Wednesday, review on Thursday and take a test on Friday. I will also collect notes that day. 6.1 and 6.2 study guides will be due Wednesday and 6.3 study guide will be due Thursday.

Business Concepts 1
We will finish up the chapter on taxes on Tuesday and Wednesday, review on Thursday and take a test on Friday. I will also collect notes that day. Study guides for sections 2 and 3 will be due on Wednesday and the section 4 study guide will be due on Thursday.

Business Math
We will review chapter 2 on Tuesday and take a test on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday we will work on the chapter 3 reading guide in class. Reading guides will be due Monday, October 18 if not finished in class. There should be no other homework for the week. Students with a D or an F at this time are strongly encouraged to come in for tutoring from 8-8:15 or from 3:15-3:30 any day of the week.

Business Law
On Tuesday, we will review chapter 4 over criminal law. On Wednesday we will take a test over this chapter. I will also collect notes that day. On Thursday and Friday, students will work in small groups on their famous criminal trials projects. Groups and trials were chosen last Friday. Each group will write a paper, create a PowerPoint, and give a short presentation over a famous criminal trial.

I think that's it for this week. Believe it or not, the first quarter is over in a couple of weeks. It is extremely important that students work hard to get grades up (or keep them up) during this time. The quarter grade will count for 40% of the semester grade.

Enjoy the rest of the long weekend and have a great week!

MD

Week of October 4-8

Hi everyone,

Thanks to all the parents who attended parent-teacher conferences on Thursday and Friday. It was very nice to meet all of you.

Here are the grades as of 10/1/10:


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Here is the schedule for this week:

Business Concepts 2
We will begin chapter 6 which covers the process of starting a small business. We will do activities daily with no take-home work planned.

Business Concepts 1
We will begin a chapter covering taxes. Students will learn how to fill out a 1040EZ form this week. There should not be any take-home work and students do not need to bring textbooks to class during this chapter. It is not covered in the textbook, but is something that I think is important to include in the class.

Business Math
We will continue chapter 2, covering sections 4-6 this week with a planned review on Thursday. With no school on Friday or Monday, we will plan to review again Tuesday, October 12 and take a test over chapter 2 on Wednesday, October 13.

Business Law
If all goes smoothly, we are planning to finish the chapter over criminal law this week. I am planning a test on Thursday, with notes collected at that time.

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

MD

Grades - September 28

I apologize for the late post. I forgot to save the grades to my flash drive last night. Here they are this morning. Click on the image for a larger view.


MD

Week of September 27-October 1

Hi everyone,

I'm grading again this weekend. I will put all of my grades in the computer on Monday and will post grades here Monday night.

This Thursday and Friday, September 30 and October 1 are parent-teacher conferences. On Thursday, conferences will be held from 3-6 p.m. and on Friday from 12:45-3:45. I hope many of you will be able to stop in for a quick visit. It's always nice to see the parents of the students I see every day.

Now for this week's schedule:

Business Concepts 2
We will finish up the notes for chapter 5 on Monday and Tuesday. We will review on Wednesday and take a test on Thursday. I will collect notes the day of the test. Study guides will be due on Wednesday.

Business Concepts 1
We will finish up chapter 9 this week. On Friday, 4th hour turned in 9.1 and 9.2 study guides at the end of the hour. I assigned these study guides to 7th hour to be due Monday. The remaining study guides will be due on Wednesday. On Thursday we will take a test over chapter 9 and I will also collect notes that day.

Business Math
We are continuing with chapter 2 this week. On Monday, we will review the three sections that we have covered. We will continue to try to cover a section a day, with homework problems assigned daily. Still no test this week.

Business Law
On Monday, we will start chapter 4 about criminal law. Students often find this to be the most interesting chapter. We will discuss different types of crimes and look at the Illinois Criminal Code. We will take notes this week, with no take-home work planned.

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

MD

Grades - September 20

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Week of September 20-24

Hi everyone,

I have been grading over the weekend and will post updated grades Monday evening here on the blog.

For now, here is the schedule for this week:

Business Concepts 2
We will take a test over chapter 3 on Monday and begin covering chapter 5, over business organization on Tuesday. We will do activities in class throughout the week, but there should not be any take home work.

Business Concepts 1
We will begin chapter 9 on careers and finding a job on Monday. Students will look at their interests and values to determine careers that may be appealing to them. Then, we will discuss the steps of finding a job, including the search, application and interview processes. There should not be any take home work this week and there will not be a test this week.

Business Math
On Monday, we will work on the chapter 2 reading guide in class. The reading guide will be due at the beginning of the hour on Tuesday. We will begin covering each section of chapter 2 daily, with homework assigned each night. No test this week.

Business Law
We will cover chapter 3 this week over the court system. It's a quick chapter and we will have a test on Friday. Study guides will be due Thursday.

That's it for this week. I'll have the grades posted tomorrow evening. Have a great week.

MD

Week of September 13-17

Hi everyone,

Here are the grades as of 9/10/10. Click the image for a larger view.



Here is the schedule for the upcoming week.

Business concepts 2
We will continue chapter 3 notes and activities, with a test planned for Friday. Study guides should be due on Wednesday.

Business concepts 1
Students will work on identity theft PowerPoints early in the week and we will plan on having a test on Friday over chapter 15. Study guides will be due on Wednesday or Thursday.

Business math
We have finished all five sections of chapter 1. The beginning of the week will be a review, with a test planned for Wednesday. Students who may be struggling with the content in this chapter are encouraged to come to before or after school tutoring, as much of what we do this year will build on the concepts in this chapter.

Business law
Students will write a short paper on the Enron scandal, as we finished watching the movie on Friday. Later in the week, we will explore Internet law.

I think that's it for this week. Please e-mail me with any questions/concerns you may have.

MD