8/11/2019 Blogging Plan
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Blogging Plan
This blogging plan is based upon the proposal submitted to
Denise Hammrich, principal at All SaintsCatholic School. The class
blog will be updated twice a week, consisting of a general class
update onMondays and specific updates in listed subject areas on
Fridays . Each post will be written in commentaryformat. The
general class update will consist of upcoming events and classroom
information. The subject
area posts will contain information pertaining to specific
subject areas being taught. These postings willprovide
parents/guardians with an overview of what the students have been
learning about throughoutthe week and ways they can assist their
children. Periodic polls will also be posted for both students
andparents to participate in. Upon receipt of the Acceptable Use
Policy (AUP), students will also be postingcomments to the site,
using only their initials to identify the author.
General Comments Posting Schedule:
8/5/13 Welcome to the 4 th grade post pertaining to expectations
of both the students andparents/guardians.
8/12/13 List of school supplies needed for the year. Please note
that anything not on the list will besent home due to the limited
storage space in the classroom.
8/19/13 Reminder of the ice cream social and to drop school
supplies off. This will be an opportunityfor the students to
acquaint themselves with the classroom and where they will sitting
on theirfirst day of 4 th grade.
8/26/13 Publish dates of upcoming field trips and other
important events9/9/13 Provide parents/guardians with a copy of the
Acceptable Use Policy for technology at All Saints
Catholic School. A signed copy is required prior to any use of
technology.9/16/13 Publish a reminder of the importance of the
Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test and
how to prepare students. Students need to have adequate rest, a
good breakfast, and a stressfree morning. They also need to
understand the importance of taking their time during the testand
using their best test taking strategies.
9/23/13 Publish the calendar of dates the 4 th grade will be
leading Mass. Parents/guardians will beencouraged to attend Mass
and if possible, serve as eucharist ministers.
9/30/13 General update of the first month of school, including
schedule changes.
Subject Area Posting Schedule:
8/9/13 Reminder to review math facts focusing primarily on
multiplication.8/16/13 Reminder to read at least 20 minutes
daily.8/23/13 Publish weekly academic schedule including P.E.,
Spanish, music, library, and art.8/30/13 Discuss the Learning About
Lewiston with the students and the writing expectations
associated
with the project.9/6/13 Discuss the digital book review project
and provide students with examples. Explain how they
are going to create a digital library of book reviews and a
personal portfolio of all books readthroughout the year. Slide
presentations will be created documenting the book review
andVoiceThread will be used to narrate.
9/13/13 Review Accelerated Math with students, showing them
where the folders are kept, and discusssetting a personal goal.
9/20/13 Provide writing expectations explaining that the
majority of the final projects will be submittedusing Google Apps
for Education. Review with the students the Acceptable Use Policy
(APU)previously returned to school and the importance of Internet
security. Students will be giveninstruction on how to use Google
Apps for Education and sharing documents.
9/27/13 - Post a list of prayers which will be learned
throughout the year. These prayers will be workedon during religion
class and a final assessment will be made in May.
