Mr. Sykes  

dsykes@powayusd.com  

Welcome back!

Teacher/Class Location for 2010/2011:

•  Room 505- 7th grade  Humanities

Note: All visuals, text and links on this site are placed here for educational purposes only! 

 Ita diis placuit!

Quick Menu for the Impatient-              

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I Calendars and Schedules:

• Drama Club information: (NOTE- This is an extra curricular /after school program and is not part of the humanities class.

• **Humanities Assignment Calendar (Online check back here daily to keep up with your work!)

II ****History Faire (quarter # 4) Information  Sched. of events(what, where and when)***** (Parent meeting on the evening of ? TBA in the theater for parents.)

• .Costume help (sources) for the History Faire 

•    Old History Faire Pictures

•     History Research Reports -(Due Quarter #4 - Relax. Wait for it!

• Sched. for showings of selected Shakespeare (and other classic) plays from the Globe (in London)(Here)

III Help/Reference pages for students/parents:

• Conference Schedule for Oct.

• **Student's Daily Supplies List **

• (online) Flash card maker for your work in my class: http://www.flashcardmachine.com/            

• Good news in education that the press rarely tell us about ("Newsweek" article)

• ***Grade notices: NOTE- Grades are now online! [Go to the dist.  website { here} and check it out.

• **Grading Expectations (a guide to academic scoring/grading in this class)

• Groupwork expectations/requirements:

• Hist. Faire-  sched. of the day

• Parent request for GATE testing

• **Progressive Citizenship Chart (a guide to citizenship and effort grades earned in this class)

• Rachel's Challenge

• ROOM 505 INFORMATION SHEET

• Class Pictures  (updated as time allows)

• **Welcome Letter/Information Section

• World Invitational Joust Information:   http://www.worldjoust.com/  Oct. 26, 27 and 28th at the Poway Rodeo Grounds.This year's Pic.s Here

IV Satire:

• Brother Wulfnoth's Corner (updated when and where the muse takes me)

V Subject/Class Information Pages:

• Geography Units information

• History 7th Grade information

• Language Arts/Literature information

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More elaborate links below for those with time to browse:

Watch Mr. Sykes in 7th Grade (below)
 

(Bill Watterson)

                Homework

        My homework is really a big pain.

     All those thoughts, they won't stick in my brain

        And try though I might ,

        I'll be up all night.

     I'd much rather get hit by a train!

A Reflection on my Hairstyle-

That old English assignment so rare,

Would induce me to pull out my hair.

In my hands it did sit

Didn’t hurt me a bit

But on top, well it just wasn’t there.

Ode to our History Book-

Our history book, well it’s quite a bore,

With its facts, maps and lessons galore.

These I cram in my brain

But the pressure’s a strain

They might burst out and run on the floor.

         -by Brother Wulfnoth

*See students/teacher from this and past years at work here.

Extracurricular Stuff!

• Drama Club News 

• Drama Club Calendar

* Conference Week Sched. 2009/2010* TBA

Subject Information Pages:                                                                   

I. Drama Classes:

    I am very sorry but Mesa Verde will offer no drama classes this year. All parent/student complaints about this situation should be addressed, in writing, to the office. Please, see Drama Club (after school program) for any information on that program.

• Drama Class Page (assignments and due dates are on this page)

II. 7th Grade Humanities:

• Humanities Calendar -2004- 2005 (A work in progress. Check back often!) "Y'all come back now . Ya hear?")

             A. History: (Click Here)

• New***View Our Class at the History Faire- 05/12/05

• View Our Class at the History Faire- 05/13/04

B. Geography 

Happenings:

C. Language Arts/Literature

         Beowulf   

        The Canterbury Tales

Summer Reading Guides-

home.earthlink.net/

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III. Important "Stuff" for Students/Parents- 

• Daily Supplies List (click here)

• Welcome to 7th Grade- Letter to Parents*(*Please, read this over with your student and return the acknowledgement form to Mr. Sykes by Mon.,       /05.)

• GATE News:  

• Graphic Organizers (methods for taking notes)

• How to set up your notebooks  [and other important "stuff"]  

• Ways to get your child to talk about school -An article for the frustrated parents of middle school children.

• An Article, "Good (and bad) Writing Skills Stand Out in Workplace"

"And now for something completely different..."

IV. Brother Wulfnoth's Corner:

• Brother Wulfnoth looks at the

Maya ball game.

or

• Brother Wulfnoth gives a blow by blow of the Battle of Hastings:

V. Misc. (Stuff to look at if you're really

 bored.)
                        

  *** Please, remember the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and their families

 who are serving our country at home and

 abroad.

*In remembrance of those from my

 generation who also served when called.

 * Pictures of my

 grandchildren, my children and family.

* Personal Background

* Educational  Background

* Teaching Experience

Feel free to contact me at:

 dsykes@powayusd.com  

(A 15th Cen. Irish Bonnacht and his Kerns)

     An Irish Blessing

May you always have...
Walls for the wind
A roof for the rain
Tea beside the fire
Laughter to cheer you
Those you love near you
And all your heart might
Desire.

   Sla'inte

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