Wacks Class

8th Graders: Check out these cool websites about Anne Frank

2011-11-06T19:29:00.000-08:00

Anne at age 13her roomposters on the wallthe secret door

http://www.annefrank.org/en/Subsites/Home/
http://www.annefrank.org/

2011-10-17T19:50:00.000-07:00

END OF THE QUARTER IS FRIDAY!

Tell me what you thought of the first 45 days of school and post your favorite music group/singer's image on my page. Can you do it? Did you try out your artistic skills to the left on "Stickman"?

Harriet Tubman's niece talks about the Underground Railroad

2011-09-25T21:36:00.000-07:00

http://www.hulu.com/watch/54926/a-celebration-of-black-history-profile-of-harriet-tubman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmsNGrkbHm4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClvBRWZXgPw&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQ2Kbk4QTGU&feature=related

Harlem Rennaissance Yesterday and Today

2011-09-10T14:43:00.000-07:00

Sandra...check the comments

2011-09-10T14:25:00.001-07:00

Giant Rats!!! Seventh graders: you didn't think it was true?!!! Hmmm...where does "Three Skeleton Key" take place?

2011-09-05T14:34:00.000-07:00

Scientists have discovered a new species of giant rat in a remote rainforest in Papua New Guinea.

Measuring 32.2 inches from nose to tail and weighing around 3.3 pounds, the species is thought to be one of the largest rats ever to be found.

The discovery was made by a team from the BBC Natural History Unit inside the crater of Mount Bosavi -- an extinct volcano in the Southern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea.

Greasers vs Socs: which one are you? Take the Quiz (click here)

2011-08-28T15:01:00.000-07:00

Rikki Tikki pictures

2011-08-28T14:45:00.000-07:00

First day of school...

2011-08-17T12:31:00.000-07:00

I loved it! Everyone was sooooo excited and sooooooo nice! I can't wait to read your letters!

Back to School

2011-08-13T13:11:00.000-07:00

Well, it's time for school once again. This will be my 20th year! Woo hoo!
I can't wait to see all my students again and to hear about your summer
adventures.
Yesterday our family celebrated our oldest son's, whom I refer to as "Coco", 21st Birthday! Another milestone. He will begin his final year of college and then have to make some big decisions on what to do with the next part of his journey in life. We move our middle child, Sophie, into her dorm room on Tuesday for her first year of college at Chico State University. She has worked very hard in school to make it to this point. Our youngest son, Gabe, will begin high school on Wednesday. He had an amazing experience this summer getting to play on an international hockey team in the Junior Olympics. They played teams from Great Britain, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Columbia. The end of summer means new beginnings. Although we are sad to see our daughter leave the "nest", we are excited about the "path" ahead and new journeys.
It is much the same for my students. Say goodbye to the lazy summer days, swimming all afternoon, and the long nights getting to stay up late.
Say hello to new friends, old friends, teachers, and new journeys!
I hope you have your school supplies and maybe a new outfit or a new pair of shoes to show off to your friends, but most importantly...stories to share of your journeys, dreams, and adventures!
See you soon!

2011-06-15T10:23:00.000-07:00

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER FILLED WITH MANY ADVENTURES!!!

Don't forget to WRITE about them and to READ !!!

I am reading Unbroken , based on a true story about a young man , a very fast mile runner, who suddenly finds himself in the midst of WWII fighting the Japanese. His B24 fighter plane has crashed into the Pacific and he, along with two co-fighters, is trying to survive. If they do survive the elements, the nearest island is inhabited by the Japanese , so I am guessing they will fall into the hands of the enemy. I can't wait to read every night! I hope you have a good book as well!

I MISS all of you. Please keep in touch!

2011-04-17T15:54:00.000-07:00

HAPPY SPRING BREAK!

I hope all of you have a great week and thanks for all the FUN at read-a-thon!!!
KEEP READING!

Let's all get 100% so we can have a ROCKIN' good party the last day of school!

2011-03-12T00:07:00.001-08:00

News in Japanhttp://video.nytimes.com/video/2011/03/11/world/asia/100000000718996/tc-031111.html?ref=asia

2011-03-12T00:06:00.001-08:00

News in Japan

BookPrint

2011-02-08T11:11:00.001-08:00

This is like Facebook but for those of you who want to connect with students around the world and talk about books. Check it out!

visit these web sites before Thursday

2011-02-04T17:39:00.000-08:00

Jeff Savage--non-fiction--http://www.jeffsavage.com/author.html
Sarah Klise--illustrator-- http://kateandsarahklise.com/
Mike Graf --realistic fiction --http://www.mikegrafauthor.com/-

Nancy Leek-- Storytelling and Origami

Liz Brackmann: Public Service Message

Jon Shult: cartooning

2011-01-03T18:27:00.001-08:00

Check out the new links to your left.

2011-01-01T08:17:00.001-08:00

Wow!!! It snowed during the night! I am going to have to wish for things more often!
I wish... ... all my students would turn in all their assignments on time! :)

2010-12-31T16:07:00.000-08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL MY WONDERFUL STUDENTS!!!
Let it Snow...Let it Snow...Let it Snow...

Snow Art

2010-12-13T21:20:00.001-08:00

NEED SNOW

2010-12-13T20:52:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy your families, the food, and the stories being told around the table. Most of all, be thankful!

2010-11-24T23:38:00.001-08:00

The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. ~H.U. Westermayer

Check this Stunt...Do Not Try This At Home

2010-11-07T21:59:00.000-08:00

Practice Your Grammar Parts of Speech

2010-11-02T20:45:00.001-07:00

Go to the Gorilla Link on the Left or click the post above

GO AZTECS!

2010-10-28T18:48:00.000-07:00

Good luck all you boys in the playoffs Saturday!
Aztecs Rock!

AR Testing

2010-10-24T20:01:00.000-07:00

Students who haven't been able to test at home will just need to take their tests at school. Sorry.

Sophie...former C.K. Tiger Pride

2010-10-20T20:09:00.001-07:00

Oct. 20th, 2010; Scholar Athlete of the Week; Sophie Wackerman

The Hajj at a Glance

2010-10-13T21:38:00.000-07:00

This might be helpful for some of you reporting on this.
http://www.ummah.net/hajj/glance/index.html

Try some Islamic calligraphy!

2010-10-13T21:36:00.000-07:00

HAPPY OCTOBER

2010-10-02T08:52:00.000-07:00


TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood,
*And sorry I could not travel both*
*And be one traveler, long I stood*
*And looked down one as far as I could*
*To where it bent in the undergrowth;*

*Then took the other, as just as fair,*
*And having perhaps the better claim,*
*Because it was grassy and wanted wear;*
*Though as for that the passing there*
*Had worn them really about the same,*

*And both that morning equally lay*
*In leaves no step had trodden black.*
*Oh, I kept the first for another day!*
*Yet knowing how way leads on to way,*
*I doubted if I should ever come back.*

*I shall be telling this with a sigh*
*Somewhere ages and ages hence:*
*Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—*
*I took the one less traveled by,*
And that has made all the difference. written by Robert Frost, poet

HAVE A GOOD VACATION EVERYONE! DON'T FORGET TO READ!!!

Missed All of You Today :(

2010-09-30T15:40:00.001-07:00

Emperor's Test

2010-09-29T23:28:00.001-07:00

Did everyone take the Emperor's test? Hurry up people!

Video of the Week

2010-09-26T09:54:00.000-07:00

Octopus vs Shark">

Trojans Rock!

2010-09-25T17:27:00.000-07:00

What a fun night and I saw lots of students who had that Trojan Spirit! Here's a pic of Sophie for those of you who asked.

Book Chat

2010-09-22T17:50:00.000-07:00

Well done class! I hope everyone enjoyed the experience. I know I did especially the yummy English and French treats! Too bad the islanders didn't get any. Keep Reading rugrats, and if you have suggestions for our next book--post it!

Studying Islam--exciting stuff!!!

2010-09-22T17:48:00.000-07:00

Just what IS the Black Stone of the Ka’aba? If not an actual meteorite, it may be the product of a meteor impact. Pieces of black “impact glass” have been found near the ancient lost city (recently rediscovered) of Ubar in Saudia Arabia’s Rub al-Khali, or Empty Quarter – the approximately 6,000 year old event may have even led, directly or indirectly, to the destruction of Ubar. One thing about impact glass: it sometimes floats due to gas bubbles trapped inside while in a molten state. legends have it that after the Black Stone was stolen and subsequently returned to Mecca, it was tested by immersing it in water. Yes, it floated.

The Black Stone, or “Al-Hajarul Aswad”, is an ancient Muslim relic that according to Islamic tradition, fell from heaven to form the altar upon which the biblical Adam and Eve performed their first sacrifice. The black stone was venerated before the founding of Islam, and is said to have been positioned at the eastern cornerstone of the holy Ka’aba in the center of Mecca’s Grand Mosque by the prophet Muhammad himself.

Man leading Muslims in prayer inside the Mosque

Kaaba at night

The Kaaba is the holiest site in Islam, and it is the qibla, the direction Muslims face when praying.

Honors: Book Chat

2010-09-21T19:54:00.001-07:00

Cooking up something rather English for English tomorrow! yum... cheerio

Wacks Class: Wack's Class: Honors Students

2010-09-20T17:30:00.000-07:00

Wack's Class: Honors Students

Wacks Class: Honors Students

2010-09-20T17:24:00.000-07:00

Holmes' restaurant

Krazy Kolleen

2010-09-17T16:57:00.001-07:00

Did you get my comment on the homework? Do you have any questions about it? Hope you are feeling better. We miss you.

What Roman Numeral is This One?

2010-09-16T18:58:00.000-07:00

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Honors Students

2010-09-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

Link for Restaurant menu to Holmes' favorite restaurant Book Chat this Wednesday

Come ready to discuss!

Bring FOOD or DRINKS

Mongoose Attacks Snake

2010-09-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

Check this video out! Thanks Michael for finding this one!

RATS!!!

2010-09-09T22:01:00.000-07:00

Click on "RATS!!!" to see the video on the largest rats discovered. I tried to find a good picture for you guys. They are enormous. Kolleen , do you still think these are cute?

Fall of Rome

2010-09-08T18:59:00.000-07:00

http://www.authorstream.com/Presentation/adelinacp-261618-roman-empire-ancient-rome-republic-3-legacy-education-ppt-powerpoint/He looks soooo sad!

Do you see the colosseum?

Add caption

Thursday we will finish our story in English...hopefully! We will also find out why Rome FALLLLSSSSS!!!!!!!! Bummer...those Romans had it all going too! What happened? Study those note cards everyone!

Hi.

2010-09-07T12:36:00.000-07:00

Adrienne- homework today is 30 minutes of reading and write in your CORD :) Derek and Kev...hey...glad you can get into my blog at school now. Do you like the new videos?

Man Reunites with his Friend, the Gorilla

2010-09-06T20:32:00.000-07:00

I love this one! It is so cute!

2010-09-02T21:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Maddie...12 pt.font when you are typing and double space your story instead of single space. Thanks. Good job in class today. :) you were very nice to everyone...tee hee

Absent students

2010-09-02T13:00:00.000-07:00

Hey all you students who are home sick today! We miss you and hope to see you soon! Be ready for a test tomorrow on the vocabulary words and the story Rikki Tikki. Keep reading and writing!

Rikki-tikki Pictures of Rikki, Nag, Karait, and Darzee

2010-08-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

Me come out and be brave now....give me food!

Karait and Rikki duel

Nasty Nagaina

Protecting the babies

Water Buffalo Stick Together

2010-08-29T09:34:00.000-07:00

Watch how buffalo help each other no matter what...just like good friends.

No animals were harmed in the making of this film.

Interview with Gary Paulsen

2010-08-29T09:14:00.000-07:00

Finished reading Hatchet? Then check this interview out. Is anyone going to read his next book, Brian's Winter?

2010-08-23T22:14:00.000-07:00

Soooooo... it's the second week of school. Are you starting to catch on to how things work around campus? Getting used to the routine with all your new teachers and classes? There's a lot to remember!!! For instance, a binder...duh! Pencils...duh! And let's not forget our notebook for English and our note cards for social studies. How about homework? Did you finish all of it? Of course you did because you are awesome like that! See you tomorrow! Dance is in 4 days and soccer tryouts tomorrow!

2010-08-19T14:06:00.000-07:00

Conner,
Here is a copy of your homework:
Don't forget your "I AM" poem is due as well as your personal timeline. We have been taking the GULPA test...looks like it will take us three days and tomorrow we will go to the computer lab to take our AR STAR Reading test.
You can answer these questions on the blog or e-mail them to me or write it...however you choose.
Hope you are having fun. Bring your note cards on Monday.
Social Studies-7 Name__________________________________

Study Guide Date _______________________

1. What page would I find a political map of Africa? ____________

2. What pages would I find the California Standards for World History?_____________

3. What chapter would I learn about Shoguns and Samurais?______________________

4. What color code is the Gazetteer? _______________Find Nepal in the Gazetteer and write the location in degrees._____________ What page # would you find a map of Nepal?

5. What civilizations are discussed in Unit 2?_____________,______________and _____________

6. What is the topic of Chapter 10? ________________________________________

7. On what page would I find the biography of Leonardo da Vinci? ________________

8. What reading skill will you be learning on pp.134-135?_________________________

9. What does the Foldables Study Organizer on page 482 ask you to do?_____________________________________________________________________

10. Two key terms in Chapter 5 Section 2, vassal and feudalism, are easy to find. Why? ___________________________________________________________________

11. There are several History Online boxes in Chapter 11. What does the last box provide help with? ____________________________________________

12. Write the Spanish translation for plateau. ______________ Write the definition in Spanish:________________________________________________________________________English:________________________________________________________________________

13. Where would I find information about Frederick II? Pp. ___________________

14. What pages are the acknowledgements listed? ________________________

15. What is the topic of The Way it Was feature on page 142?

16. What is the first Big Idea introduced on page 432?

17. On what page would I see a picture of the Wittenberg Cathedral? ___________

18. According to page 546-47, compare the languages of the Americas.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

19. A DBQ would be defined as what? (p.289) ____________________________________________

20. Where would I find assessments?___________________________________________________

2010-08-18T22:14:00.000-07:00

Hi students. Well, we made it over halfway through the week and I don't know about you, but I am sooooo tired. I have been looking at all of your timelines and getting to know you better...learning your crazy names you wrote on the note cards...and reading about your futures and dreams. I LOVED reading the letters too! I have such caring students AND some very good writers! I am excited to read even more.
Sorry, but tomorrow we have more testing and in social studies we will be getting to know our textbooks.
Conner,
Today we took our quiz on the 10 rules, and began the GULPA test . Do you remember that one from last year? I know...you wish you could have been here to take it. Oh well. You can make it up next week. Yeah...exciting stuff. Hope you had a good drive up to Washington and that you are reading a good book on the long trip. I will keep you posted.
See all of you spongies tomorrow.
P.S. Hi Tori. I am glad you could join our class.

Check out this little girl

2010-08-17T17:19:00.000-07:00

2010-08-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

Hey students. Did you have a great day today? Are you chillin' now or crackin' on that homework? Don't forget to impress me with your written expression...poems due Friday but you should start it today...change what you don't like tomorrow ...and turn it in all polished to perfection on Friday. Timelines due too!
...And to my most honorable Honors group...can't wait to read about you and your dreams of the future! So get crackin' and don't be slackin'. See you tomorrow!
Have fun , Connor on your trip! Click on the link for your homework Wed. and Thurs. night.

First day of school...

2010-08-16T20:55:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day! It was wonderful to meet all my new students and even though you will not admit it, I know you were excited to be at school again. I could feel the excitement!!! Ha-ha.
Don't forget to finish those note cards if you haven't already and honors students, don't forget to have your parents sign the letter. :) Extra credit if you remember the quote of the day!!! See you tomorrow, spongies.

2010-08-03T06:54:00.000-07:00

Working in my room today...only two weeks left of vacation. Frantically trying to get everything ready before the first day of school. I love the nervous energy and excitement of that first day of school.

2010-07-30T13:55:00.000-07:00

Hi to all my students- past, present, and future. Hope you are having a fun summer. As you can see, I am trying something NEW and entering the world of blogging. I hope to hear from someone soon. Who will be my FIRST blogger?