Fowler Annoucements. Football Wins !

Headlines

 - Fowler Wins in Football

-  Meetings:  Baseball, National Honor Society, 

1) Great news Fowler won the game against Fulton 14-8 in OT!!!  It rained heavy throughout the game with the team playing hard the entire time. Click here to read it on Syracuse.com

 2) Brief meeting in the auditorium at 2:10 for anyone interested in playing any level of baseball this year.

3) There will be a National Honor Society meeting tomorrow at 2:10 in the library.  All current members and interested students should attend.  All current members should report to the library today right after school as well

To see the weekly sports schedule click here. 

Football, Global, and Government

Football Game

Time- 6 p.m   Where- Corcoran,  Fowler  vs. Fulton


Participation in Government Class, get your assignment in today - a week early and earn automatic 100 if 150 words in length. 


Global AIS and  II classes. , complete all 5 Castle Learning exams by Monday - to recieve a 100 on Castle Learning Participation.

Football Tonight ! 

Time- 6 p.m   Where- Corcoran,  Fowler  vs. Fulton

Music, Voting and the "Economics of Learning"

Today's Highlights

1) Global II class discussed the economics of school - what "good" is being exchanged. Following #3 is the assignment that is due Monday.

2) Participation in Government class created persuasive essay's on why young voter's are apathetic.

3) In Global I we built time line, discussing past, present and future.  And Global music was shared including
      Music from Africa - The Congo  - click to view. , ; Somalia click to view , and from South Asia    click to view

Global II assignment - due Monday.

Write 50-75 words - Describing Global II class. Use the following prompts to help you answer the question.
 - Why is Global II important? Or isn't - explain your answer.
- What is Global II  ? What is the main idea of the course? What "good" is exchanged?
- What is Learning, do people need this "good" (service)? 
- Does this class  have classroom culture that supports learning? explain
- What is geography, and history of this class? Do you think everyone will pass the exam? explain.

Voting - does it matter - Debate....

- Voter Apathy - What is it ? Are you an "Apathetic Voter" (not interested in voting) ?  Should we worry if everyone has it?

 - Today there is Republican Primary Debate

1) - Check out ad for debate

2) Click here to watch a campaign ad for one of the candidates.

Wed - Analyzing Events - Why it Matters.

Wed, Sept 21.  - Day 2

Global classes have been analyzing events, key Regents exam concepts,building vocabulary  and checking for knowledge using Castle Learning. 

People can still solve this week's challenge - click here to see the question. 

Also check out some world music  - click here to choose and listen.

Girls Volleyball Game today at Fowler starting at 4:30 !

Class Events

Today is a Day 1.

Global II today was reviewing regents, and in library using email and castle learning.

Participation in Government:  1st Draft write 50-75 words answering questions on Youth Voting. Over 18 postings have been received as of 3:30 pm.  Some will be posted once permission granted.

 Global I - Worked on sequencing events to create timeline, and create visuals for critical Global Studies words to know.

Sporting Events today
 ESM (3-1-0) at   Fowler  (3-1-1) - 4:30 pm at Burnet Park.

Tomorrow
Girls Vollleyball Game in Fowler Gym - 4:30.
  

Scroll down to next Blog entry to read about today's challenge

Challenge 1

Review the "home page" of SSGates.com, and describe the ads are being shown. If you click on the ads -what happens? Compare the ads - Is there anything similar about them? What is different?   The first 10 students  who email me will win a Fowler Library muffin or something of equal value.   You must send the email to ssgates@me.com

Update  9:53 - There is still time to answer the question and win, only a few so far have completed the challenge.

Class Assignments

Today is a Day 2.


All Global classes will need to sign and complete the short geography quiz on Castle Learning.

In Global AIS class today, we reviewed a Global Regents and classified the 1st 10 questions, identify key words, and reviewed the correct answers.   We also reviewed castle learning in the library and attempted to complete a geography review exam.

In Global II- class - We we reviewed a Global Regents and classified the 1st 10 questions, identify key words, and reviewed the correct answers. We reviewed what a Global Regents is, who takes it, why is important, and what are the different parts. We also discussed what is learning? what is good teaching? How do we know it when see it, hear it and feel it. Finally we then took a quiz on geography and key terms.

An update will be published later today. 

District Email Assignment Due

Global II, Government AIS and Participation in Government classes your first technology assignment is due by Friday, Sept 16. Assignment is to:  send me a "district email". Once I receive your email I will  then reply to the email I send to you sent confirming I received it.  If you have not received an email from me, send another requesting your "100" for the assignment -due Monday. Use the webmail link on the left side to access district email.





Tryout for Dracula are Today  - Sept 15 -after school. What is Dracula - watch the movie trailer. 
  

Global II - Assignment.

Directions: Respond to one of the three writing prompts. Use at least 25 words in your answer.

1) Hypothesize is history important? Define History? Can you give an example of historic event in your life or in the world?

2) Hypothesize how a student best learns.  Discuss and give examples of what learning sounds like, looks like, feels like? Is learning important?

3) Hypothesize what a good teacher does. Identify some important classroom rules that will help a student learn and the teacher teach. 

Answer by clicking on the comment button or write your response on a piece of paper and hand it in by the of the day. 

Fowler Classes have begun!

Global Studies II - Day 1 Block 1, Participation in Government met - Day 1 Block 3, and Global Studies I. all met.  Block 4 

Syria - Uprising - Capital City unaffected.

Life in Damascus Unaffected by Rebellion

DAMASCUS, Syria — As protests broke out across a restive Syria on a recent Sunday, and crowds were dispersed yet again by gunfire that left many dead, the conversation in the capital dwelled not on the uprising but rather on nails, along with the choice of polish and hair color and the latest in makeup trends.

“I want either fuchsia or orange to match my dress,” a woman in her 50s said as she rummaged through a box of nail polish in an upscale beauty salon in Damascus. “Either one.”

It does not take long to realize that there is a disconnect between Damascus and the rest of Syria. With a mix of denial and fear, and occasionally even satisfaction at the government’s determination to stanch dissent, many Damascenes insist on another reality.

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