This week is the last week (by Thursday the 23rd actually) to add or drop a class for your student. I am still making sure that the right math class is in the mix, and that they have writing in there. I will send a new and final schedule to everyone by the end of the week.
This Friday we are going on an excursion to Powell's Books. This is a great trip! Every student can get something (through the activity fee and my classroom budget). This will be a book they can bring to school and eventually use a project book for class (i.e. book report, essay, reflection paper etc.). We also get to practice being in the world as a respectful group and have a day being surrounded by and talking about literature. I will not use the budget to buy snacks or toys at Powell's, but if you would like to send your child with something extra there is a coffee shop on the premises. I am sorry I cannot extend the money past book buying...
School Paperwork: IF you have not turned in the "home visit" paperwork, we need it. This includes the field trip permission form, activity fee payment ($135), free/reduced lunch application (if necessary), and more. If you did not get these in the mail, they are available ONLINE on our website at www.trilliumcharterschool.org under "home visit packet".
P.S. Thanks to everyone who helped out last Friday on our first service trip. It had some kinks, but with your flexibility it went VERY smoothly and was quite rewarding.
Kirk
Monday, September 20, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
By the way...
I thought that I would include the Bill of Rights of our school (from the Trillium Constitution available on our website). I talk about this quite a bit and it, along with the core values detailed on the advising syllabus, is the driving force of how we are expected to interact at school.
Article VII. Bill of Rights and Responsibilities
- All members have the right to pursue their curiosities, interests, and passions with the responsibility to demonstrate what they have learned.
- All members have the right to learn and teach in a way that works best for them with the responsibility to learn and teach in a way that is safe, non-disruptive and productive.
- All members have the right to have their body, space, beliefs, property and feelings respected with the responsibility to respect the body, space, beliefs, property and feelings of others.
- All members have the right to speak freely with the responsibility to speak without harming others.
- All members have the right to be listened to with the responsibility to listen to others.
- All members have the right to have a turn with community items with the responsibility to share community items with others.
homework
Please note that this is the add/drop time still. Classes will begin to be working on material and potentially have some take home assignments. Math and foreign language are good things to ask your student about. Here are a few small things to work on for my classes.
Advising: students need to be thinking of what their PLP activities and goals will be in this class (personal learning plan). On Monday they can begin work on what we discuss one-on-one
Writing Workshop: taking notes, please watch approximately 20 commercials on television or via the computer. Write down how each one relates to your 5 senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing). This material will be processed in class on Tuesday.
Math of Travel: Finish the worksheet below (if possible). I know that it might be something that your student has never seen before and we have been and will continue to go over it in class. NOTE: this is not a "math" class but it is important in the simulation we will be doing.
Mental Math in Percent Problems (for Math of Travel)
1. Find mentally. Find first 10% or 1% of the number to help. Subtraction helps too.
2. Round the numbers and estimate the percentages.
4. Use your ability to mentally calculate 10% and 1% of number, and your ability to round numbers,
and solve these percent problems mentally. In each problem, an approximate answer is enough.
a. 10% of 250
30% of 250
b. 1% of 320
7% of 320
c. 10% of $11
60% of $11
d. 1% of $1,500
6% of $1,500
e. 25% of $48
75% of $48
f. 4% of 90
12% of 90
g. 20% of $4.50
80% of $4.50
h. 5% of 62
95% of 62
a. 7 people out of the 99 visitors bought a gift.
→ About ___% of the visitors bought of a gift.
b. 63 out of 241 women preferred store A.
→ About ___% of the women preferred store A.
3. Estimate the success percents by rounding some of the
numbers.
Name Tries Baskets Success percent
Jack 26 12
Dick 31 20
Dave 19 14
Matt 49 35
a. In group 1, 19 out of 120 mice got the disease, and in group 2, 22 out of 106 mice got the
disease. About how many percent of mice got the disease in each group?
b. A $37.90 jacket is on 20% discount. About how much is the discounted price?
c. Jack pays 21.5% of his $1,850 salary as taxes. About how much is left for him?
d. The now $157 house rent will increase by 7%. About how much is the new rent?
e. A $497 laptop is on 15% discount, and a $455 laptop is on 10% discount. Which is cheaper?
f. If you give $4 off of a $13 item, and $7 off of a $20 item, about how much are the discount
percents?
Advising: students need to be thinking of what their PLP activities and goals will be in this class (personal learning plan). On Monday they can begin work on what we discuss one-on-one
Writing Workshop: taking notes, please watch approximately 20 commercials on television or via the computer. Write down how each one relates to your 5 senses (taste, touch, smell, sight, hearing). This material will be processed in class on Tuesday.
Math of Travel: Finish the worksheet below (if possible). I know that it might be something that your student has never seen before and we have been and will continue to go over it in class. NOTE: this is not a "math" class but it is important in the simulation we will be doing.
Mental Math in Percent Problems (for Math of Travel)
1. Find mentally. Find first 10% or 1% of the number to help. Subtraction helps too.
2. Round the numbers and estimate the percentages.
4. Use your ability to mentally calculate 10% and 1% of number, and your ability to round numbers,
and solve these percent problems mentally. In each problem, an approximate answer is enough.
a. 10% of 250
30% of 250
b. 1% of 320
7% of 320
c. 10% of $11
60% of $11
d. 1% of $1,500
6% of $1,500
e. 25% of $48
75% of $48
f. 4% of 90
12% of 90
g. 20% of $4.50
80% of $4.50
h. 5% of 62
95% of 62
a. 7 people out of the 99 visitors bought a gift.
→ About ___% of the visitors bought of a gift.
b. 63 out of 241 women preferred store A.
→ About ___% of the women preferred store A.
3. Estimate the success percents by rounding some of the
numbers.
Name Tries Baskets Success percent
Jack 26 12
Dick 31 20
Dave 19 14
Matt 49 35
a. In group 1, 19 out of 120 mice got the disease, and in group 2, 22 out of 106 mice got the
disease. About how many percent of mice got the disease in each group?
b. A $37.90 jacket is on 20% discount. About how much is the discounted price?
c. Jack pays 21.5% of his $1,850 salary as taxes. About how much is left for him?
d. The now $157 house rent will increase by 7%. About how much is the new rent?
e. A $497 laptop is on 15% discount, and a $455 laptop is on 10% discount. Which is cheaper?
f. If you give $4 off of a $13 item, and $7 off of a $20 item, about how much are the discount
percents?
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