American Symbol Performance Task

 

 

 

The

"American Symbol"

Performance Task

 

is due next week

 

on Monday (A-Day) 

or 

Tuesday (B-Day).

 

Research assignment!

In social studies class,

students are

researching an American Symbol

of their choice.

 

After conducting their research,

students will publish their findings, 

draw an illustration of their symbol

and share in small groups.

 

To help with their research,

I have listed the website links below:

 

 

CSMS Portaportal:

(Online resources used at school)portaportal.com/csmsstudent

BrainPop Jr

BrainPop



 Fact Monster
 

 

Assignments

Don't forget to check our blog pages:

 

 

"Current Lessons"

 

or

 

"In Case You Missed It..."

(Last week)

 

Teacher makes mistake . . .

AGAIN!!

Please forgive me for my big blunder on eSchool! 

(New computer program vs. Old teacher)

I failed to click the little "Publish" button each time I posted a new assignment and/or grades... As a result, you were not able to see the assignments and grades posted. 

A big "thanks" to a sweet mom for giving me a heads-up.  I THINK it is now corrected. Hopefully, you can now see each assignment and each grade in your child's social studies class.

 

I welcome any/all help you can give me! :)

Power Of Work (POW) Form

 

POW Parent Contact Notice

(for Carl Stuart Middle School)

 

 

 

 

 

This is the form that will be sent home with your child if a homework / daily assignment is not turned in on the date due.

POW Info

They're baaa-aack!

 

POW = Power Of Work

 

CSMS POW program begins this week...

 

 

 

2013 POW Process

• POWS began Monday, September 16, 2013.

 

• Students will be issued 1 POW only per incomplete assignment. The issued POW will automatically be counted as one of 5 POWS (accumulated in all classes per each 9 week period) in not attending the Homework Bash. Once a POW is issued, it will count regardless if the work is completed or not.

• Students will have 24 hours to complete and return the assignment along with the signed POW for partial credit. The teacher will determine the amount of partial credit the student will receive.

• Students will only receive partial credit for returning both the POW and completed assignment.

• Failure to complete the assignment and signed POW within the 24 hour allotted time will result in a zero being entered in the grade-book.

• The names of students who receive 10 or more POWS in one 9 week period will be sent to Mr. Benton to determine a plan of action in preventing failure. (Considerations could include counselors assigning a mentor, Watch-Dog Dad Assignment, parent contact on potential failure, or other plan as decided by administrators.) 

 

• All staff members issuing graded assignments will participate in the POW Program. A POW can be issued for any graded assignment. 

 

• There is no carry over in POWS per 9-Weeks. Students will get a fresh start at each 9-weeks.

 

• The POW process was explained to students via morning announcements on Friday, September 13.

 

Mrs. Caldwell's Social Studies Class



eSchool will finally be updated on Friday, the thirteenth.
(Hmmmm... that's a little scary...) 

Our first Progress Reports, Interim Reports,

will be sent home with your child 

on Monday, September 16th.

Mrs. Caldwell's Social Studies Class

What a great start to a great school year at CSMS!!

 

Your children, our 5th graders, are getting settled in and adjusting so well to life in middle school.

 

Thank you, parents, for the good job you're doing as middle school parents. It's not an easy one; I know.
 

 

 

 

Mrs. Caldwell's Social Studies Class

I am still unable to update the pages on our classroom blog... 

Our technical staff is working to correct the problem.  As soon as it is corrected, all blog pages will be brought up to date immediately. 

Thank you for your patience. 

Mrs. Caldwell's Social Studies Class

There are technical problems with our classroom blog at this time. Conway Public Schools' technology department is addressing the problem. 

Sorry for the inconvenience.  Hope to be up and running very soon. 

Thank you for your patience.