08/30/2010 SEPTEMBER TOPICS
The website below is the student's homepage at school. It lists the educational sites used by the students with classes.
CLASSROOM INTERNET SITES
Library Theme- Adventure and Africa literature
Keyboarding is practiced with each grade level each Technology Class time
3rd Grade
Library-Introduce library and card catalog
Technology-Discuss use of technology and Accepted Use Policy.
4th Grade
Library- Review library rules and card catalog.
Technology-Discuss use of technology and Accepted Use Policy.
5th Grade
Library- Review library rules, card catalog and parts of a book/story.
Technology-Discuss use of technology and Accepted Use Policy.
6th Grade
Library- Review library rules, card catalog and parts of a book/story.
Technology-Discuss use of technology and Accepted Use Policy.
11/30/2009 Biography
My name is Debra Gilkes, Media Director here at Blessed Sacrament. I have a BA and Master's degree in Education and Media Technology. I love to read and share books with my students. In this age of technology and information, I share with students and give them the opportunity to use new and old technologies that help them to become life long learners. I also discuss with them how to use the technology safely, responsibly and effectively. It is an exciting and challenging time to be a teacher!
08/25/2010 SPANISH TOPICS August -September 2010
Welcome back to school!
We will begin by getting to know each other with an introduction to Spanish greetings. Each student will have an opportunity to pick a Spanish name to use during class. We will review where in the world Spanish is spoken and touch on some cultural and regional differences in the Spanish dialect.
Key vocabulary will include the words for classroom objects, numbers, colors, and the letters of the alphabet. Students will have a chance to learn through music, movement, and art. An after school club will be offered beginning in September.
08/25/2010 Biography
My name is Andrea Korthuis and I am the Spanish teacher at Blessed Sacrament Intermediate School. I have a BA in Spanish Literature and linguistics from the University of Michigan, as well as a K-8 teaching certification. I have eight years teaching experience with children ranging in age from Preschool through sixth grade. I have lived in Ecuador and Chile and traveled throughout South America and Mexico. My written and oral Spanish is fluent. I implement a cultural exploratory curriculum where students are active participants in learning about a different way of life!
08/25/2010 Biography
Ms. Rinehart teaches orchestra and band.
08/25/2010 Instrumental Music Registration
New students may register for orchestra and band lessons this fall. Orientation sessions will be held the first week of school and lessons begin the week of September 6th. There will be an open house at Leitholds Music Thursday September 2nd from 3:30 - 6:00
08/25/2010 September Topics
Introduction-Back to School Rules & Safety
Third-Sixth grades will learn rules and safety of physical education.
Skills Unit-Volleyball
Third-Sixth grades will learn forearm passing (bumping), setting, underhand and overhand serving, rules and scoring for a game and match in volleyball.
11/30/2009 Biography
My name is Stacey McIlquham, Physical Education Teacher and Athletic Director here at Blessed Sacrament School. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Exercise and Sport Science-Teaching and a Master's Degree in Professional Development. I am active in my personal life with golf, tennis, volleyball, walking, biking, and roller blading. It is important to me to offer a variety of activities so my students will develop and lead an active healthy lifestyle for years to come!
08/25/2010 Artsonia
Here you will find a digital portfolio of your child's art work. We compile these samples through the school year. It is available to you and your relatives or friends to showcase certain art assignments. Artsonia portfolios continue on using the same screennames with Aquinas Middle School.
08/25/2010 September Topics in Art Class
Grade 3: color families, line design, introduce facial proportions, self portrait
Grade 4: shape design, layout of the color wheel, review facial proportions, self portrait
Grade 5: monochromatic color scheme, changing a value of color by adding black, white or gray, planning a portrait, self portrait in one color
Grade 6: adjacent colors on the color wheel, portrait, self portrait using only adjacent colors,
All students will begin the year reviewing types of art and materials (various media). Each student will keep an art folder in the room and it may be used for sketching assignments and when assigned work is done. I like to encourage sketching and making of art trading cards when other work is finished. I hope to inspire all students to do their best work and to encourage each other in our artistic efforts. Last year we tried to emphasize sources that inspire artists. We will continue with that idea as well as introducing artistic collaboration. We want to find ways that we can better work together to design art that is shared or worked on by more than one artist. We will do this in many ways. We may make suggestions to each other as we work and even offer advice to other artists when they are in the finishing stages of a project. It would be nice to collaborate to the extent that more than one person could be involved in the same art piece. In the month of September we hope to connect all the self portraits to create one large mural for our school.
11/30/2009 Biography
My name is Kathy Link. I teach art classes at Blessed Sacrament School for grades 3 - 6. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin in LaCrosse with a BS degree in Elementary Education and Art. I have taken additional coursework in Early Reading Empowerment, so I also assist special needs students with reading and language arts classes. In the fall of 2009 I began my 20th year of teaching.
