Week of May 17-21

Hi everyone,
This will be my last schedule related blog post for this school year. At the end of this week (or very early next week) I will post grades containing all assignments except for the final exam and that will be my final post for this school year.

If you have found the blog helpful this year, please drop me an e-mail at mdunn@fayette.k12.il.us to let me know. It will help me to decide if I will do this again next year. If there is anything you would liked changed, please let me know that, too. Okay, on to this week's schedule and the current grades.



8th grade computers
This week we will work on creating tables in Word. Next week, we will review and complete study guides in preparation for the end of quarter test.



Business concepts
On Wednesday, we will take a test over chapter 18 (credit) and I will also collect notes at that time. On Thursday and Friday students will work with a parter to create a Powerpoint on the most important things they have learned this semester. Next Monday and Tuesday we will review for the final exam. Students will receive all of their old tests back. The final exam will be comprised of previous test questions, only true/false, multiple choice, and matching. All tests will need to be returned to me in order to take the final exam.



Web page 2
All students took the final exam this afternoon. The three juniors remaining in class will have study halls for the remainder of the school year.



Current grades (click to enlarge)




Have a great week! It's almost over!

MD

Grades - May 10

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MD

Week of May 10-14

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the delay in posting grades. I have been grading like crazy this weekend and hope to have grades posted on here tomorrow evening.

Here is the schedule for this week:

8th grade computers
We will begin to review different types of documents covered during the quarter.

Business concepts
Study guides will be due Monday. We will continue with credit card activities this week. Next week, we will take a test over the chapter on Wednesday. Seniors will take their exams next Monday, the 17th.

Web page 2
This is our last week of this class, with only three students not being seniors. We will wrap up Flash activities and review for the final exam.

That's it for this week. Grades will be up tomorrow evening. Have a great week!

MD

Week of May 3-7

Hi everyone,

Well, we've made it to the last month of school. This week, the high school will be sending out progress reports. So, I have not posted the grades here. I will post junior high grades as soon as I get them into the computer tomorrow. Here is the schedule for this week:

8th grade computers
We will continue typing personal business letters this week.

Business concepts
We will begin our last chapter for the semester. It covers loans and credit cards. We will start notes on Monday and finish the week with a movie called Maxed Out Thursday and Friday. All homework should be completed in class.

Web page 2
Only two weeks left for the seniors in this class. We will try to cover two more chapters from the Flash textbook before preparing for the final exam.

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

MD

Grades- April 26

Week of April 26-30

Hi everyone,

I have been grading this weekend. I will put grades into the grading program tomorrow and post them here tomorrow night. Until then, here is the schedule for the upcoming week:

8th grade computers
Personal-business letters will be introduced this week. Students will type two letters a day, with emphasis on format and accuracy.

Business concepts
We are in the middle of a chapter on savings and investments, which includes a section on mortgages. This week will be a bit different as juniors will be taking the PSAE on Wednesday and Thursday. So, we will review for the test on Tuesday, but we will watch a movie called the Digital Divide on Wednesday and Thursday, so juniors don't miss out on class content. Then, we will take the test over the savings chapter on Friday. Study guides will be handed out Monday and due on Wednesday, with some time given to work on them in class.

Web page 2
Students will work on creating their own Flash document on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday-Friday will be catchup time as half of the class will be out for PSAE and field trips during those days.

I think that's it for this week. I will have grades up tomorrow. Have a good one!

MD

Week of April 19-23

Hi everyone,

This week, the JH will be sending out progress reports. So, I will not be posting those grades. Also, the grades for Web Page 2 (7th hour) have not changed from last week, as I have not finished grading the Flash projects students are working on. Below are the business concepts grades as of 4/16. These grades include all participation points for working on the checking packet last week.



Schedule for the upcoming week:

8th Grade Computers
We will start typing standard memos this week.

Business concepts
On Monday, I will answer checking packet questions and we will review. On Tuesday, we will take a test over checking accounts and all checking packets will be due at the beginning of the hour. On Wednesday, we will start a chapter about savings accounts with an online activity to be completed in class.

Web page 2
We will begin project 4 in Adobe Flash.

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

MD