FRIDAY ROUTINE | Testimonio Keynote Day 4

Learning Target(s):  I can type like a ninja and finish typing my paragraphs

Announcements: 

• Look pretty day is next Tuesday!
• Today in HISTORY
• 1187 – Saladin begins the Siege of Jerusalem.
• 2011 – The United States ends its "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, allowing gay men and women to serve openly for the first time.
• NO HEADPHONES OR ELECTRONICS WITHOUT ASKING * NO STREAMING MEDIA  I say this because sometimes children don't realize that we are NOT on DEADLINE anymore!

Homework: Finish typing your FOUR paragraphs - put them in the organizer if you want BUT GET THEM FINISHED

Friday Routine

• Typing TEST  - with technique grades for CWH
• Check Grades
• Click on the PowerSchool link in the "Grind" section of the Blog [upper right]
• Log in to PowerSchool
• Find your LOWEST grade and click on it
• Figure out WHY you have that grade and move to the next task...
• Open Planner
• Plan for the next 7 days
• Plan out WHEN you are going to take the time to work on your schoolwork (including reading) outside of class-time.

• Check your Email and write your advisor
• Email your advisor: tell your advisor how you did THIS WEEK.  
• How are your grades? 
• Did you live up to the plan you made LAST FRIDAY? 
•  What did you promise?  
• Did you keep that promise?
• What will you do better/different this week?  
• Here is the kind of thing you could say: 
• Copy and paste this AS A START, but make sure you edit out the blanks and the other choices!

"Dear wise and kind advisor.  I just looked at my grades and over all I would say they are 

GREAT! - just fine! - pretty good - not as good as I would have liked

Last week I promised myself I would _____________ ____________ and I ___________ ________________(what did you promise your teacher and yourself last week? How well did you meet that goal?).  This week I plan to __________ ____________.  Just thought you would like to know.  

Respectfully, Your Name"

• CC: john@envisionacademy.org 
• Subject line: FRIDAY GRADE CHECK - BLOCK ? - FIRST LASTNAME
• If you have all B+ or higher grades: Email the teacher you feel intellectually challenges you most and ask them a question you would like to know the answer to.  Make this serious; don't waste their time.
• Below are ALL of your Advisor's emails - remember you are only sending it to ONE of them...
• natalia@envisionacademy.org
• faradia@envisionacademy.org
• dustin@envisionacademy.org
• ronald@envisionacademy.org
• john@envisionacademy.org

Agenda: 

• Do some work, in THIS order of priority

1. Finish typing three "I am the student..." paragraphs
• Here is the prompt
2. Finish typing your Mathography
• "Describe your memories as a math student from kindergarten until now.  WHY ARE YOU THE MATH STUDENT YOU ARE TODAY?  Use examples from your school math experiences."
3. Using the 3-column organizer convert each paragraph into a script  and slide outline 
• Here is the example organizer
4. Consult with John if you are finished putting all FOUR paragraphs into the TABLE