The Final Post for 2019-2020

It has been  a real joy traveling the world with y’all this year!  Y'all have really stepped up to the plate and dealt with all this like champs! I wish we hadn’t been “homebound” for the last term, but I'm glad I got to know you this year.   I hope to see you all next year as 7th graders!  

We'll have a short "End of Year Zoom" Thursday - details on the ItsLearning calendar.  Wear a "traditional head dress" of your choice if you want! 

Don’t forget to send me postcards as you travel over the coming years! I've already got a fabulous chain to hang them from once we're back in the classroom. 

Finally, if you're getting this in an email, you may want to unsubscribe - unless you just want to keep getting my delightful posts next year. 😉

Niki Connor

12550 Vindon

Houston, TX 77024

May 18-28

Next week, May 18-22,  I will have a lesson about the Korean and Vietnam Wars in ItsLearning.  This is based on your choices in the poll. There is nothing to turn in or graded, just some basic overview and a few interesting details.

I have placed the ISNs that were left in my room in the hall across from the front office - look for a brown paper sign.  You can pick it up during your turn-in time next week. 

On Friday, May 22, we will take a Zoom trip to Antarctica. It will be from 1:00-1:30, optional, and posted in ItsLearning.

The week after, May 25 -28,  I will post lessons on Australia.  Just like the war lessons they are based on your choice and not for a grade.  

On Thursday, May 28, at 1:00, I will  host a final “end of year Zoom”.  Feel free to wear the "traditional head dress" of your choice.  We'll just celebrate the end of the year with a few corny jokes and time to visit.  This is for sure not the 4th Nine Weeks I had envisioned, but I do appreciate all your hard work and flexibility.  I hope I get to see all of you next year for a hug and 7th grade!

May 11-15

When you have kids, people tell you, “The days are long and the years are short.”  That’s what this Crisis Schooling has felt like to me.  I’m still enjoying the inspired art you are submitting!  So many great examples of creatively re-purposing things.  And, I love reading about what inspired you.

Map Review seems to be going well this week.  A lot of you struggled with question 7, so I added +5 to everyone’s Task Three: Maps and Globes and Landforms as I record them in the gradebook.

Next week we will review economic and political systems – and also practice reading and analyzing demographic information and charts and graphs. Those two grades will be the last of the grades for this year! We will not have a Zoom next week because I will be on campus during our scheduled Zoom time.  We will have a Zoom the following week.

The last two weeks of May, I will provide some lessons on the topics YOU chose in our poll. There won’t be any grades or any required work, but there will be opportunities to learn some new stuff and interact.  Of course, I will also be working to help anyone who needs to finish up the graded work.

Check out the poll results below:

May 4-8 and Grades FYI

Grades (Some of this is a repeat, but we’re all getting A LOT of info right now; I won’t judge you if you need it again!):

• I have updated all grades as of what was turned in by 3:30 today, Friday, May 1 for the progress report.
• I put in zeros for any work that is missing from April 6-24 - ALL of those assignments MAY be done for FULL credit, let me know what you need help with.
• If you haven’t turned in this week’s grades, the Travel and Art Reflection Questions and the Art Project, I just left them blank.  It is fine to turn them in next week if you need more time.
• The Silk Road grade was a homework grade BEFORE Spring Break and cannot be made up or changed at this point.
• The ALWTW grade is a “sneaky bonus” – if you completed all the questions thoughtfully, I put it in as an extra 100.  If it was incomplete or undone it won’t hurt your average in any way.

 May 4-8

• We will focus on Geography, Maps and Globes.  
• Look for lots of maps and a few more silly memes (Did y’all appreciate those? Or where they too cheese-y?)
• Look for two graded activities in ItsLearning Monday morning. 
• Look for one scheduled Zoom at 1:00 on Friday, just for check-in and question-answering time. 
• Look for a poll this week.  We just can’t cover everything we would have, so I want to know what y’all are most interested in for May 18-29.

I’m REALLY enjoying all your fabulous art – wish we could all enjoy it together!