Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Have a Fabulous Summer!

Be safe this summer.
It's been great learning with you this year! Have an awesome break, and I'll see you on August 31!

For next year's English students:
*If you haven't turned in an English book or Pinny, do so immediately or bring in the money to replace it. Your grade will be marked as "incomplete" until you do so.

Feel free to contact me with questions over the summer at the email address listed to the right. Go Timberwolves!

Friday, June 5, 2015

The Last Day Before Finals!! 06/05-08/15 (Friday/Monday)

Physical Education
BRING YOUR PINNY TO CLASS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. IF YOU LOST YOUR PINNY, BRING $4 TO PURCHASE ONE.
Come to class prepared with your binder, water, writing utensil, and movement clothes. We will be writing and we will also be moving around.

Strength & Conditioning
Come to class prepared with your binder, water, writing utensil, and movement clothes. We will be writing and we will be moving around.

English 9
BRING YOUR BOOKS IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY DONE SO. IF YOU LOST A BOOK, BRING IN THE $$ TO REPLACE IT.
Bring Fahrenheit 451, paper, notes, and ink pens to class. You will also need the prompt I gave out in class. Follow the directions carefully! You may type up your final exam on a laptop if you have one, but be sure to bring a flash drive for printing purposes.


Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Wednesday/Thursday, 06/03-04/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-5 minutes of your choice of activity: just keep moving!

Sports
-Ultimate Frisbee Final

Strength & Conditioning
1. Be ready for your group's custom WOD next class!

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
WOD of your group's choice #2

English 9
1. Finish the VL12 weekly work packetClick here for the official definitions powerpoint.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 finish the book! Read pages 133-158 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Monday, June 1, 2015

Monday/Tuesday, 06/01-02/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-5 minutes of your choice of activity: just keep moving!

Sports
-Basketball Final

Strength & Conditioning
1. Be ready for your group's chosen WOD next class!

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
WOD of your group's choice #1

English 9
1. Lord of the Flies essay FINISH and type! Remember that each member of your partnership needs to have the essay organizer filled out. Click here for the rubric and prompts.
2. Continue the VL12 weekly work packetClick here for the official definitions powerpoint.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 read pages 89-133 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Thursday/Friday, 05/28-29/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
15 squats
run
15 table push-ups
run
15 lunges
run
Sports
-Basketball or Volleyball with Middle School in the gym

Strength & Conditioning
1. Be ready for your group's chosen WOD next class!

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Death by Pull-ups/Death by Burpees

English 9
1. Lord of the Flies essay finish the organizer. Remember that each member of your partnership needs to have the essay organizer filled out. Click here for the rubric and prompts.
2. VL12 definitions in the weekly work packet. Click here for the official definitions powerpoint.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 read pages 45-89 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/26-27/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-5 rounds of the following:
20 seconds wall sit
20 seconds push-ups
20 seconds sit-ups
Score is the total number of push-ups and sit-ups all combined

Sports
-Baseball in the gym

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
The Filthy Fifty (or Dirty Thirty or Survive Twenty-Five or Funny Twenty)
Do 50 (or 30/25/20) reps of each of the following, in order, for time:
Bench Jumps
Jumping Pull-ups
Kettlebell Swings
Walking Lunges
Knees to Elbows
Push Press
Good Mornings
Wall Balls
Burpees
Jump Rope Jumps

English 9
1. Lord of the Flies essay CDs finish. Remember that each member of your partnership needs to have the essay organizer filled out. Click here for the rubric and prompts.
2. VL12 definition guesses in the weekly work packet.
3. FAHRENHEIT 451 read pages 1-45 and take notes on your own. Be ready to answer questions about the reading when you get back to school.

Wednesday, May 20, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/19-20/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-AMRAP in 7 minutes:
3 push-ups
6 supermans
9 sit-ups
Sports
-Ultimate frisbee throwing and playing with altered rules

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Helen~
For time:
3 rounds of
-400m run
-21 kettlebell swings
-12 pull-ups

English 9
1. Trial reflection: How did the trial go? How did your side do? If you could do it again, what would you change? What went well? What went poorly? What would you add that wasn't said or brought up? Was anything inaccurate or unfair?

Monday, May 18, 2015

Friday/Monday, 05/15-18/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-50 squats all together

Sports
-Ultimate frisbee throwing and playing

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Elizabeth~
For time:
21-15-9 reps of
front squats
dips

English 9
1. JOTF #18 & #19 - last two journals. Finish putting together your final journal with a colored and designed cover and a table of contents.
2. Prepare for our in-class trial. This is your test on the book. Click HERE to download the trial powerpoint we went over in class.

Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Wednesday/Thursday, 05/13-14/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-30/40/50 burpees

Sports
-Volleyball review

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Fran~
For time:
21-15-9 reps of
thrusters
pull-ups

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #17 ("Castle Rock" which was read in class) and finish the book!
2. Prepare for our in-class trial.

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Monday/Tuesday, 05/11-12/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Basic warm-up to prepare for the FitnessGram.

Sports
-FitnessGram testing! Height, weight, curl-ups, push-ups, pacer, shoulder mobility, trunk extension.

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
The Baseline workout~
For time:
500m run
40 squats
30 sit-ups
20 push-ups
10 pull-ups

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #15 ("A View to a Death" pages 145-154) and #16 ("The Shell and the Glasses" pages 155-168).
2. Mask of Truth project due next class

Thursday, May 7, 2015

Thursday/Friday, 05/07-08/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Running, push-ups, curl-ups, supermans all in preparation for the FitnessGram.

Sports
-Castle Ball with the yoga class

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
Learning new movements:
-front squats
-wall balls
-thrusters
-sumo deadlift high pulls

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #13 + 14
2. Mask of Truth project due Wednesday
3. VL11 packet and test due Monday

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Tuesday/Wednesday, 05/05-06/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Tennis warm-ups

Sports
-Tennis doubles tournament!

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Physical Challenge
-5RM Overhead Press
-Max hold plank (for time)
-Maximum pull-ups in 10 minutes
-75/100/125/150 squats for time

English 9
1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #11 + 12
2. Mask of Truth project begin
3. VL11 packet and test due Monday

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Wednesday/Thursday, 04/29-30/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-Suicides

Notes Activity

-None

Sports
-Tennis: playing doubles with actual tennis balls

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Notes
-None

Strength
1RM testing for Deadlift, Overhead press, Squat, and Bench press

English 9
1. Get your Get Lit Classic Slam Field Trip permission slip signed!
2. Get your TAP card and put subway fare on it!
3. VL11 continue working on the packet.
4. JOTF (journal of the flies) #7, 8, 9, and 10.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5 push-ups!

Activity

-None

Sports
-Tennis: Overhand serves and playing doubles

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Notes
-How long does it take to get big and strong?

Strength
-Bodybuilding/hypertrophy training: Upper body pull day:
Pull-up 3x8
Barbell row 3x8
Shrug 3x10
Dumbbell curls 3x10
Lateral dumbbell raises 3x15
Bent-over dumbbell raises 3x15
Abs of your choice
Extra exercise of your choice!

English 9
1. Get your Get Lit Classic Slam Field Trip permission slip signed!
2. Get your TAP card and put subway fare on it!
3. VL10 word pic.
4. JOTF (journal of the flies) #5 finish and do JOTF #6.

****if you want to continue the poetry literary devices cornell notes, you can see the scavenger hunt packet HERE.

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Wednesday/Thursday, 04/22-23/15

Physical Education
1. No homework

Today's activity
Buy-in
-None - poetry slam

Activity

-None - poetry slam

Sports
-We'll continue with tennis next week!

Strength & Conditioning
1. No homework

Today's activity
Notes
-How long would it take to get "abs" by only doing sit-ups?

Strength
-Bodybuilding/hypertrophy training~ Upper body push day:
Weighted push-up 3x8
Dumbbell fly 3x10
Handstand/elevated/pike push-up 3x8
Dumbbell alternating press 3x8
Tricep dumbbell extensions 3x10
Bench dips 3x10
Abs of your choice
Focus muscle exercise of your choice

English 9
Congratulations to everyone who recited their poems!! They were awesome!!1. JOTF (journal of the flies) #4 - finish chapter 1.

****if you want to continue the poetry literary devices cornell notes, you can see the scavenger hunt packet HERE.

Get Lit Classic Slam Field Trip permission slip