Ms. Carswell

Welcome!

                                     

This blog will serve as an excellent communication tool for this school year. Please be sure to check back frequently becasue I post on a daily basis! If you have any questions, please e-mail me!

HAGS!

Dearest students,
Thank you for making my first year at Dodgen THE BEST!  I'll remember all of you forever!  I don't think a single day went by without one or many of you making me crack up!  Have a fantastic summer, and don't forget to come see me in the 8th grade! 
Big hugs,
Mrs. C-well

NO BOOKBAGS TOMORROW!

***ALERT:  Students do not need to bring ANYTHING to school tomorrow! 

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
We competed against Mrs. Millard's class today!  You guys are so funny!   Homework:  NONE!  Get ready for summer! 

READING
You either read silently or completed some brainteasers!  Homework:  None! 

Bring Two Stamps to Your Homeroom Teacher!

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!  PLEASE READ! 

• Bring two 44 cent stamps to your homeroom teachers in order for us to mail your report cards home! 
• All late work is due by WEDNESDAY!  If I do not have it in my hands by the end of the day, the work will NOT make it onto your report card! 
• Locker clean-outs are tomorrow!  You do not need your backpack on Thursday or Friday!
• If you have not returned your Literature or WAG book, I need both of them by WEDNESDAY!  
• Seventh period won the Frog Frenzy!  I will provide one slice of pizza, soda, and chips for each child.  If you want to bring in a dessert or snack to share, please drop it off in my homeroom in the morning! 

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
We finished making our PPT quizzes.  We will present tomorrow! Homework:  Please read the above announcements! 

READING
We finished reading The Secret Garden.  Homework:  None! 

Do You REALLY Know Your Peers?

AC LANGUAGE ARTS
We viewed our movies from last week.  Great job!  I'm sorry the technology did not work out the way we had wished, but I think you still had fun filming!  Homework:  All late work is due by WEDNESDAY!

LANGUAGE ARTS
We went to the ALT lab to make our MovieMaker quizzes.  We will play games with them tomorrow or Wednesday! Homework:  All late work is due by WEDNESDAY!

READING
We started reading The Secret Garden.  Homework:  None! 

Video Presentations

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
Since technology failed us, we viewed our videos in their "raw" form.  I'm sorry that we were unable to place them into Movie Maker, but I appreciate you being flexible!  You are all talented actors and actresses!  Homework:  Don't cry about Movie Maker not working. 


READING
You read silently!  Homework:  NONE!

Final Day of Taping

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
We spent the entire class period videotaping.  You will be in the lab tomorrow, Monday, and Tuesday for editing.  Homework:  All late work is due by Tuesday of next week!

READING
We presented our projects and raced Mrs. Millard's class!  CONGRATS ON THE WIN!  Homework:  None! 

Top Ten Tips!

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
We started the Top Ten Video Assignment.  In small groups of two or three, you videotaped your scenes.  We will be taping tomorrow, but we will be in the lab on Friday.  All taping must be wrapped-up by Thursday!  Homework:  Submit all late work ASAP!

READING
You finished your projects! Homework:  Projects are due tomorrow!  Wear running shoes for the race!

Survey Says...

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
After taking the survey, you had time to find a partner to film the final project of the year!  You will be filming and producing a movie over the next five days.  You had some time to brainstorm ideas for your movie.  Homework:  Bring back your Literature and WAG books ASAP!

READING
You had class time to work on your MM projects!  Homework:  MM projects due Thursday!  

Folktales Project Due Tomorrow!

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
You had the entire class period to work on your projects!  Remember that you may complete three projects for a "B" or four projects for an "A."  You will not have class time to work on them tomorrow!  Homework:  Finish projects!  Return all WAG and Literature books to me ASAP!   

READING
You started your Maniac Projects!  They will be due on Thursday!  Homework:  None! 

NO BOOKBAGS OR AGENDAS TOMORROW!

***Tomorrow is a special Drug Awareness day at Dodgen!  You do not need to bring anything with you (except your lunch)!  Get ready for an amazing, eye-opening day! 

LANGUAGE ARTS & AC LANGUAGE ARTS
You had the entire period to work on your projects!  I showed you your current grade and any missing work.  ALL LATE WORK IS DUE BY TUESDAY, MAY 18th!  Homework:  Bring in your textbooks and submit late work! 

READING
We took the final quiz on MM!  Homework:  Get ready to race Mrs. Millard's class next week!