Just Who Is Mrs. Schmieding?

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For student enrichment, check out these sites

Someone walk off with the volume of the encyclopedia you want? Try a quicksearch on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Ask Oxford: http://www.askoxford.com/?view=ukNot all dictionaries are created equally. Try the Oxford English Dictionary online.

http://www.webmath.com/
Stuck on a certain HW problem? This site will take you through it step by step to help you solve your pecific problem. It's awesome.

Maths is Fun - Math Resources This is a great site to practice your times tables. There are other fun games too.

Cool math 4 kids - math games, math puzzles, math lessons - designed for kids and fun!
I played with the Home Page for quite some time! This site is a blast. Play and learn at the same time. Very colorful!

The Federalist Papers
The College of Law at the University of Oklahoma provides this site of the 86 Federalist Papers. See what our Founding fathers had in mind.

Things that are not in the U.S. Constitution - The U.S. Constitution Online - US Constitution.net
Ever wonder if it's in the Constitution? Many of the things we rely on aren't. This site tells about what's NOT in the Constitution.

The U.S. Constitution Online - USConstitution.net This site not only provides the text of the U.S. Constitution, it also lproveds The Declaration of Independence, and The Articles of Confederation. It also has games and brain teasers.

The Mascot Dilemma: Pride or Prejudice? This is an interesting site to visit for a "perspective check." Agruments fit with the Persausive writing assignmenmt.

Oxford English Dictionary Look up a word or receive the new word for the day, a OED service.

Policies and Procedures

Mrs. Schmieding's Classroom Expectations:
1. Be in your seat at the bell.
2. Bring all needed materials to class including books, paper, pencils and pens.
3. Fill in your planner with the assignment written on the board at the start of the class period. Students may not write No HW. All students must write what the assignment was for each given day.  

Parents may communicate with me using the planner.  I will sign off on assignments if the student brings it to me at the end of the class period.
4. Respect extends to people and property.
5. Students' planner will be used as their Hall Pass once signed by the teacher. All students are required to bring their planner to class each day.
6. Friday is Friday Quiz day. Students will be tested on the content of that week. After the quiz, students will make up missing, incomplete, and work that has not achieved at least 70% accuracy. Full credit is given for assignments that is resubmitted with corrections made.
7. The best way to communicate with me is by email: schmieding_p@4j.lane.edu.

How much Math is enough Math

Your student will probably have about 20-30 minutes of homework a night. I try to give students enough time in class to at least get a good start on their homework. A lot of the students actually finish their homework in class...about half have to take it home. I would be glad to sign off completion of homework on their planner page at the end of class. Students must take the initiative to bring the planner to me the last 5 minutes of class along with their completed homework. Please let me know how I can further assist you in keeping your student organized and current.

An excellent new resource I will be using in class is Danica McKellar's book, "Math Doesn't Suck." I highly recommend this book as an at-home resource book.  It's very common sense, funny, and current.  I was able to find it

Happenings at Home

Please check the "Happenings" label to check on what is currently going on in the classroom, or what changes are in progress. I look forward to helping you keep in touch with what is going on in the classroom.

About me

Welcome to my blog. I love to communicate...especially if it gives parents a step up on the homework battle. I teach 7th grade Math and 7th grade Block (Language Arts and Social Studies).   This year I will also each a 6th grade Enrichment class that includes study skills, organization, a class novel, and a service learning project.  More on that later.

My true loves are reading, writing and getting kids to trust their ability to pick up on concepts that they have heretofore written off. I hear it all the time, "I'm no good at_____. I'll never get it!". It's a joy to see them catch on in spite of their fears.
My background and hobbies include art businesses, sales, theatre (always a good tool in a middle school classroom!), gardening, singing in my husband's garage band, two adult children (one currently teaching Math at Forest Grove High School), and writing to intrigue.
Please feel free to contact me at my 4j email: schmieding_p@4j.lane.edu. It's the best way to get a speedy response.