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WELCOME TO SOUNDINGS

WELCOME TO SOUNDINGS. OPEN HOUSE for Parents/Guardians and Students of Soundings XIV 2014-2015. Soundings Basics. Students create their own curriculum. Students do NOT receive grades. Students work in small groups, individually and as a whole class.

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WELCOME TO SOUNDINGS

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  1. WELCOME TO SOUNDINGS OPEN HOUSE for Parents/Guardians and Students of Soundings XIV 2014-2015

  2. Soundings Basics Students create their own curriculum. Students do NOT receive grades. Students work in small groups, individually and as a whole class. Students always have work to be done each night. Emphasis is put on the quality of the work, not the quantity or a grade. Work is not “finished” until the student decides it is their “best”.

  3. Soundings Work • Log Book: • Daily Log Questions • Quotes Twice per Week • Daily Goals • Daily Accomplishments • Upcoming Due Dates • Notes from discussions

  4. Soundings Work • Self Assessments • Soundings students create the Self Assessment rubric • Begin October 8th • Bi-weekly • Due dates are set for the year

  5. Soundings Work • Self Assessments (cont.) • Students fill out assessment in school on Wednesday. • Teachers write comments and return to students by Friday. • Students take home assessment on Friday. • Parent(s)/Guardian(s) are asked to read, comment and sign assessment. • Students return with assessment by Monday.

  6. Soundings Work • Reading Journal: • Validations of Books Read • Types of Validations: • Book Talk • Letter to the Author • Pictures/Collage • New Ending/Epilogue • Critique of the Novel • Notes from Coffeehouses

  7. Soundings Work • Coffeehouses • Students identify favorite genres of literature • Students put into genre groups • Groups present the genre to the rest of the class • Presentation dates will be set for the year • Info/aspects of the genre are presented • Recommended novels • Activities related to the genre • Food

  8. Soundings Work • Current Events • Bi-Weekly • First one due October 1st • All class • Due dates set for the year • Due on Wednesdays • Students choose the article • Write summary of article with connection(s) and/or impact(s) • One to two pages typed

  9. Soundings Work • Individual Research Projects • Students choose topics • IRP #1: • Method of presentation – student choice • Due dates are set by teachers • Final Presentations – Mid-January • IRP #2: • Method of presentation – research paper • Due dates are set by students • Final Research Paper – Late May

  10. Soundings Work • Focus Papers • Writing Prompts • Five or more assigned each year • Two to Four pages in length • Related to goal setting, Units of Study, genres of literature, and modes of writing

  11. Soundings Work • Lab Experiments and Lab Reports • Lab Experiments are generated by teachers • Students are encouraged to do their own • Lab Reports • Typed • Conclusion – Essay • Primary focus on Physical Science (8th Grade) • Physics • Chemistry • Electricity/Magnetism

  12. Student-Led Conferences • Soundings Students run their respective conferences. • Conferences are offered twice each year • November – Required • Offered same week as the rest of RMS. • Two additional evenings offered in November. • May – Optional • Two or three evenings are offered. • Showcase completed work and progress. • Parent-Teacher conferences on Traditional teams – 20 minutes • Soundings Student-Led Conferences – 40 minutes (average)

  13. Website • Soundings website is a very valuable tool. • Contains most of the information you and your child will need. • http://www.rtsd.org//Domain/416

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