Thursday, November 12, 2009

First Trimester is quickly coming to a close. You may want to review the words and definitions in preparation for the upcoming test. Click here to see the words and definitions.

first Trimester W.A.V.E. Vocabulary Schedule 2009-2010



date vocabulary word definition graphic organizer



9/15/09




PUT TOGETHER THE WAVE VOCABULARY

NOTEBOOK







9/18/09 FRIDAY


FIRST TRIMESTER PRETEST







9/22/09


1. INEVITABLE



2. ZEAL



UNAVOIDABLE; BOUND TO HAPPEN

ENTHUSIASM


PAVE

9/29/09


3. INSIPID
4. TRITE



BLAND, BORING

UNORIGINAL; DULL


DEFINITION WORD CHART

10/06/09


5. DEPRAVITY
6. ACUITY



CORRUPTION, WICKEDNESS

SHARPNESS OF PERCEPTION OR MIND


WORD UNDERSTANDING

10/13/09


7. DISCERN



8. ABHOR



DISTINGUISH ONE THING FROM ANOTHER

HATE


MAKING CONNECTIONS

10/20/09


9. EXPEDITE
10. ENGENDER



QUICKEN

CAUSE


PAVE

10/27/09


11. PERIPHERAL



12. HARANGUE



ON THE EDGE; UNIMPORTANT

NOISY ATTACKING SPEECH


DEFINITION WORD CHART

11/03/09


13. TACITURN





14. ABROGATE



QUIET; UNCOMMUNICATIVE; SILENT

CANCEL; DENY; REPEAL


WORD UNDERSTANDING

11/10/09


15. APPREHENSIVE
16. ENSCONCE



FEARFUL; WORRIED

ESTABLISH FIRMLY IN A POSITION


MAKING CONNECTIONS

Thursday, September 17, 2009

WAVE Schedule
Monday - no wave
Tuesday - Vocabulary activities with SAT words. We have broken them up into three sections so that we will cover them all in a child's stay here at ESMS.
Wednesday - ON DEMAND WRITING - topics are posed and student's have 25 minutes to compose a response. This day is devoted to getting students more experienced writing specifically to the prompt.
THURSDAY - CommonPlace Books - students bring in pictures or 2-dimensional artifacts that inspire them to write at least a page about the image. The goal is to get students away from just describing what is happening in the image, more towards what emotions the images evoke.
FRIDAY - SHARING/COUNSELOR's ACTIVITIES - throughout the year, we have approximately one Friday each month for an activity sponsored by the counselor.

THURSDAY - Commonplace Writing

9/17/09

I miss the mountains -- the cool breeze, the smell of the trees, the sound of the rushing water, the clarity that only being away from the din of electronics can give you. I miss the solitude amongst the grandeur of nature and the soothing aspect it has on my body, mind and spirit.

I grew up camping and hiking and have seen and stayed at almost every campground, overflow campground, and national park on the west coast. It's something that is part of my culture and I started when I was just a little person. These days when weekends are usually filled with chores, bills, and other things, I miss sitting around the campfire with my family, learning to play cards, to tend a fire, to sip hot chocolate (and later coffee) without melting the cup. The many ranger talks and ranger walks are but a memory.