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Week 10-11 10/30-11/9

10/30/2023

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Announcements

SGA Voting Form - Fill out by the end of Homeroom 10/30
District Winter Art Show- Information & Submission Form
Us District Attorney United Against Hate Contest: Info Deadline Nov. 3rd (no extensions are given)
No School 11/6, 11/7, 11/10 (only 2 days of school for Students Week 11)
Adobe Express Project - this is a bonus assignment for people for Week 11. If you complete it be sure to submit it on the Daily Work Assignment ;-) Use your School Login information to log into Adobe Express and follow the directions in the link ;-)

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

Tuesday: Main Coil project work day 2/3
Thursday: Main Coil project work day 3/3- Take picture of project and submit on Canvas-even if unfinished, then Have project in the kiln room by end of class.
Wednesday: Coil Project Critique

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

Tuesday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 6/7
Thursday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 7/7
Friday: Ponus Paper Sculpture Work Day 8/7 (will also have documentary to watch while working)

B1 AP Art History

Monday:
- Finish Early Italian Renaissance Notes Video
Wednesday: High Renaissance Notes Video 1 Video 2
Friday: Review for Unit 3 Exam
Thursday: Unit 3 Exam

B2 8th Grade Art- Mandala Unit

Monday: Mandala Unit Packet Parts 4-5 Due by end of class
Wednesday: Mandala Project work Day 1/5
- Block in Big Rocks and Gravel
- Start adding details to Big Rocks ONLY- otherwise design is too simple and need to think about how you will add complexity.
Friday: Start adding details to Gravel ONLY-otherwise design is too simple and need to think about how you will add complexity.

Thursday: Finish All Pencil work by end of class (will have 2 days next week to Ink- Project Due next week)

B4 Ceramics IPA- IPA Coil Unit

Monday: Work Day 3/6 for Main Coil Project
Wednesday: Work Day 4/6 for Main Coil Project
Friday: Work Day 5/6 for Main Coil Project
Thursday: Work Day 6/6 for Main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Week 9 10/22-10/27 LAST DAY of Q1

10/22/2023

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Voting Form
Ms. Schmit will be absent Monday 10/23- Be sure to submit images and/or descriptions for Daily work of what you worked on during class time to earn points for that day.
10/27 Last day for Q1 Late/Regrade work

All assignments currently posted will count towards Q1 Grades- make sure they are all in by the end of the week ;-)
If Assignments are locked they're too late to submit for my class
Check your Grades in Canvas AND Powerschool- the SCORES should sync nightly- If scores are not matching email me asap. ** "Overall Grade" is accurately calculated in Powerschool but likely won't match Canvas ;-)

Class Work

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

Monday: Fix your Grade Day Read and follow directions in the link.
- Note: I did a lot of grading and likely added some assignments since last time. Just open the assignment and read/follow instructions in the description ;-) Do your best to find answers to any questions you have on your own or ask your neighbors. I'll be back Tuesday to help but being proactive will help you get caught up faster.
Wednesdays: Quick Main Coil Project Pitch, start building Main Coil Project
Friday: Main Coil project work day 1/3

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

Monday: Fix your Grade Day Read and follow directions in the link.
Note: I did a lot of grading and added some assignments since last time. Just open the assignment and read/follow instructions in the description ;-) Do your best to find answers to any questions you have on your own or ask your neighbors. I'll be back Tuesday to help but being proactive will help you get caught up faster.
Wednesdays: Paper Sculpture Work Day 2/7
Friday: Paper Sculpture Work Day 3/7 be ready for another Progress Check next Tuesday!

B1 AP Art History

Tuesday: Talk about Unit 3 Exam (break it up or wait till end of Unit?)
- Finish 3.2 Northern Renaissance Notes Audio (no video)
- Early Italian Renaissance Notes Video
Thursday: High Renaissance Notes Video 1 Video 2

B2 8th Grade Art- Mandala Unit

Tuesday: Start Mandala Unit - Packet Parts 1-3 due by end of class
Thursday: Mandala Unit Packet Parts 4-5 Due by end of class

B4 Ceramics IPA- IPA Coil Unit

Tuesday: Work Day 1/6 for Main Coil Project
Thursday: Work Day 2/6 for Main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Week 8 10/16-20

10/11/2023

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Wednesday is an Early Release Day

Block 2 - 7:15-8:15 (Regular Class Block for ALL)
Block 1 - 8:20-9:15-Middle School Teachers Take Kids to Auditorium
Block 3 -9:20-10:15 High School Teachers Take Kids to Auditorium
Block 4 - 10:20-11:15-Regular Class Block for ALL
11:15 - Dismissal / Grab-and-Go Lunch

11:15 - Dismissal / Grab-and-Go Lunch
10/27 Last day for Q1 Late/Regrade work

If Assignments are locked they're too late to submit for my class
Check your Grades in Canvas AND Powerschool- the SCORES should sync nightly- If scores are not matching email me asap. ** Overall Grade is accurately calculated in Powerschool but likely won't match Canvas ;-)

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning Beginning Coil Unit

Tuesday: Final day of Main Coil Project planning (putting everything we've been doing together to develop a design for your Main Coil Project)
Thursday: Recycle Clay and start Main Coil Project (Due at end of next week)

A3 Sculpture IPA Paper Sculpture Unit 2

Tuesday: Present Maquettes in small groups, what was learned? what problems did you come across? what solutions did you find? or need help with? Start working on Main Paper Project
Thursday: Main Paper Project Work Day 1/7 (Due date will be during 2nd Quarter)

B1 AP Art History- Continue Unit 3 Early Europe and Colonial Americas

Monday: Unit 3.4 Gothic Art and Architecture.
Wednesdays: Early Release Day- writing workshop and Review for Exam
Friday: Unit 3 Exam (score will go on Q2)

B2 8th Grade Art Collaborative Mural Grid Project

Monday: Intro Zentangle Process, Zentangle Dragon Mural Image. Due at end of class- get as close to done as possible. (we're changing up and waiting to do the shading worksheet with the next unit)
Wednesday: Early Release Day- Fix your Grade Day
Friday: Wrap up Grid Unit
1. Submit Grid Planning - everything we did before the project, just fill out the template and submit a PDF of the template by the end of class.
2. Submit Grid Project (Just need the image of your project as complete as possible by the end of class, bonus if you have the 2 totally done)
3. If done with everything create your own full page zentangle project

B4 Ceramics IPA IPA Coil Unit

Monday: Last day to work on Background Building assignments
Wednesday: Planning day for combining Background Info learned and applying it to designing your main Coil Projet
Friday: Recycle clay and start building project

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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Week 7 10/9-13

10/9/2023

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Students taking PSAT or SAT - read and follow these directions in your Homeroom Class before Thursday 10-/12
Artist Symposium (Talk) Thursdays 10/12 @6:30pm in the auditorium.
Last Day for Late work 10/27 ( only 2 weeks away!)

Classwork

A1/A2 Ceramics Beginning- Beginning Coil Unit

Monday: Complete Practice Coil Project by end of class; Cleaning Quiz (personal work area, Table cleaning assignment, Art Shelf Storage Shelf)
Wednesdays: Jomon Pottery Notes, Start Planning for Main Coil Project (Brainstorming, sketching, source images)
Friday: Finish Planning for project and Recycling clay for Main Coil Project

A3 Sculpture IPA- Paper Sculpture Unit 2

Monday: Complete Research Part 3 before starting Maquette- a slide in the unit link. Start developing full size Paper Sculpture Maquette (Rough Draft). Maquette is due by the end of class Friday.
Wednesdays: Maquette workday 1/2
Friday: Maquette workday 2/2- due at end of class

B1 AP Art History

Tuesday: Unit 3.2- Early European - Muslim Art
Thursday: Unit 3.3- Early European - Romanesque
B2 8th Grade Art- Grid Unit
Tuesday: Mural Grid Project work day 2/3
Thursday: Mural Grid Project work day 3/3 - if you at least have all linework copied over- it's good enough to call done; Physically due at end of class today.

B4 Ceramics IPA- Coil Unit IPA

Tuesday: Practice Project Debrief and Coil Building Exploration (Part 1)
Thursday: Develop ideas for main Coil Project

Homeroom/SEL

Mindset Monday: Activity to help build resilience to stress
Targeted Tuesday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up.
Wellbeing Wednesday- Explore the 7 Mindsets
Thinking Thursday- "How to School" tip of the week- Ms. Schmit will be checking your grades! remember she'll step in to help you if want or if you have <75% for any class. Share recommendations for Monday/Wednesday Videos with Ms. S.
Reflection Friday- Check Grades/Canvas, get school work done/caught up, SSR time if everything is done and grades are up. Focus Conferences with Ms. Schmit.

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