Lesson Plans for: yearbook
Instructor: Mrs. Swanson
Lesson Plans for:
yearbook
Instructor:
Mrs. Swanson
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | In-Service for teachers | |
| Tuesday | In-Service for teachers | |
| Wednesday | In-Service for teachers | |
| Thursday | Talk about what a yearbook is; students volunteer for fall pages; | |
| Friday | mark cubby holes in lab; choose computers; discuss ladder, color, portrait sections, and themes; open yearbook kit and put things away. | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | ladder "committee" meets to work on ladder; another "committee" brainstorms theme ideas; others are cleaning out last year's photos and papers; | |
| Tuesday | ladder "committee" meets to work on ladder; another "committee" brainstorms theme ideas; others are loading new programs onto the computers; | |
| Wednesday | ladder "committee" meets to work on ladder; another "committee" brainstorms theme ideas and is narrowing list down to ten; others are loading programs onto the computers; | |
| Thursday | ladder "committee" meets to work on ladder; another "committee" narrows themes to five; others are starting to look for designs for various sections of the yearbook; | |
| Friday | ladder "committee" meets to work on ladder; students will vote on a theme today; others are looking for designs for yearbook sections; learn how to roll film today, as well. |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Labor Day--no school | |
| Tuesday | clean up photos from last year; get senior homeroom materials ready for Friday; make schedule for Homecoming Week picture-taking; choose designs and get those onto the computers; put three fonts on all nine computers | |
| Wednesday | get designs on computers and add fonts; choose graphics for folios; do sports quiz using handouts. | sports handouts quiz |
| Thursday | work on designs for each section of book | |
| Friday | finalize designs for sections of book; finalize these on the computers. update scores for fall sports | update scoreboards for fall sports |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Take "Get Up and Go Day" candids all day; keep working on section designs. Those with soph/frosh pages can work on those; | |
| Tuesday | Take "Decade Day" candids all day; keep working on section designs; work on soph/frosh pages and varsity sports pages; | |
| Wednesday | Take "Character Day" candids all day; keep working on section designs; work on soph/frosh pages and varsity sports pages; | |
| Thursday | Take "Color Day" candids; work on sports pages | |
| Friday | Take "Red and Black Day" candids; work on sports pages--shorter class today; | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Work on beginning pages--get Homecoming/Class Days films taken into Harold's; start placing photos on pages--sports or opening pages; work on Arts section design; | Work in class and use time wisely. |
| Tuesday | work in Photoshop to learn how to get photos ready for pages; then place some of these on pages | |
| Wednesday | work on beginning pages--continuing to place photos | |
| Thursday | start placing captions as photos are placed on pages; | |
| Friday | place captions for each photo on beginning pages | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Attend Press Days in Brookings | |
| Tuesday | Work on first two first-quarter pages; pick cover design for this year's theme. Contact the artist. | |
| Wednesday | Work on first two first-quarter pages; | |
| Thursday | Work on first two first-quarter pages; | |
| Friday | Work on first two first-quarter pages; | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Make sure that we get fall sports photos retaken with color film for yearbook this week as fall sports are almost over. Work on pages, replacing B/W ones with color tags. Place photos and captions this week. Folio should be done by today. | Folio on color pages should be done today; |
| Tuesday | Place photos and captions this week for first two pages; | When students finish placing photos and captions, they can start working on their stories. |
| Wednesday | Place photos and captions this week for first two pages; | |
| Thursday | Place photos and captions this week for first two pages; | |
| Friday | Place photos and captions this week for first two pages; | As many photos and captions should be placed this week as possible. |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Intel Workshop Day | |
| Tuesday | Place photos and captions on pages | |
| Wednesday | Place photos and captions on pages | All photos should be placed today |
| Thursday | Place photos and captions on pages | Place photos if not done--get them on those pages... |
| Friday | Place photos and captions on pages | Write captions for each photo. Don't forget "photo by"... |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Place racing and cross country photos; replace quote boxes on opening pages with smaller photos; place these photos and quotes; all staff members finish placing photos and now captions and quotes and stories on pages; All first-quarter work must be done by October 26. | |
| Tuesday | all staff members finish placing photos and now captions and quotes and stories on pages; All first-quarter work must be done by October 26. | |
| Wednesday | all staff members finish placing photos and now captions and quotes and stories on pages; All first-quarter work must be done by October 26. | |
| Thursday | all staff members finish placing photos and now captions and quotes and stories on pages; All first-quarter work must be done by October 26. | |
| Friday | all staff members finish placing photos and now captions and quotes and stories on pages; All first-quarter work must be done by October 26. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Work on pages that are due this week--place rest of photos, captions, headlines, subheadlines, stories, and graphics. | Work on pages due Thursday; |
| Tuesday | Work on pages that are due this week--place rest of photos, captions, headlines, subheadlines, stories, and graphics. | Work on pages due Thursday; |
| Wednesday | Work on pages that are due this week--place rest of photos, captions, headlines, subheadlines, stories, and graphics. | Work on pages due Thursday; |
| Thursday | Work on pages that are due this week--place rest of photos, captions, headlines, subheadlines, stories, and graphics. | Pages due today--printouts and envelopes |
| Friday | Work on pages that are due this week--place rest of photos, captions, headlines, subheadlines, stories, and graphics. Assign second-quarter pages--everyone needs four. | Turn in pages not done yesterday |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Select second-quarter pages and fill out envelopes for these; pull up the templates, save as new pages, and do folios, change B/W to color, and change page numbers. | |
| Tuesday | Pull up second template for second quarter, save as new page, change B/W photos to color, change page numbers, and do folios. | |
| Wednesday | Figure out which mugshot (portrait) photos will go on each page and start selecting photos from disk and put on each harddrive | |
| Thursday | Choose portraits for pages and start placing them on the harddrives; | |
| Friday | Choose portraits for pages which will be due for midterm and place photos in harddrive folders. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | work on freshman template for portraits section of yearbook; everyone works on pages which will be due at midterm. | Work on pages |
| Tuesday | type up names on new portrait templates; type in folios for two pages and make out envelopes for new pages, as well. figure out which stories each spread will cover | Work on pages |
| Wednesday | type up names on new portrait templates; type in folios for two pages and make out envelopes for new pages, as well; choose stories and start getting quotes; | Work on pages |
| Thursday | type up names on new portrait templates; type in folios for two pages and make out envelopes for new pages, as well; get quotes for stories | Work on pages |
| Friday | type up names on new portrait templates; type in folios for two pages and make out envelopes for new pages, as well; get quotes for stories and take candids for any pages that need them. | Work on pages |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Veteran's Day--no school | |
| Tuesday | pull senior surveys from packets and give to Dr. Talcott or Pam Miller for DEAR classes today; place portraits on underclass men spreads for yearbook; keep pulling senior portraits from share drive for those pages; type names next to portraits and take candid photographs for these pages; | Work on pages |
| Wednesday | place portraits on underclass men spreads for yearbook; keep pulling senior portraits from share drive for those pages; type names next to portraits and take candid photographs for these pages; | Work on pages |
| Thursday | place portraits on underclass men spreads for yearbook; keep pulling senior portraits from share drive for those pages; type names next to portraits and take candid photographs for these pages; | Work on pages |
| Friday | place portraits on underclass men spreads for yearbook; keep pulling senior portraits from share drive for those pages; type names next to portraits and take candid photographs for these pages; | Work on pages |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | work on midterm pages; place candids on pages or at least get the candids taken | |
| Tuesday | place candids and work on stories--tally surveys for senior stories; others develop their own stories; | |
| Wednesday | no school--Thanksgiving break | |
| Thursday | no school--Thanksgiving | |
| Friday | no school--Thanksgiving break | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | midterm pages due Friday; work on these pages--finish up for grading; edit some to send to California by December 1 | |
| Tuesday | midterm pages due Friday; work on these pages--finish up for grading; edit some to send to California by December 1 | |
| Wednesday | midterm pages due Friday; work on these pages--finish up for grading; edit some to send to California by December 1 | |
| Thursday | midterm pages due Friday; work on these pages--finish up for grading; edit some to send to California by December 1 | |
| Friday | midterm pages due Friday; work on these pages--finish up for grading; edit some to send to California by December 1 | midterm pages due by today. |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Midterm pages due this week; start working on post-midterm pages if others are done. Continue to place senior photos; | |
| Tuesday | Midterm pages due this week; start working on post-midterm pages if others are done. Continue to place senior photos; | |
| Wednesday | Midterm pages due this week; start working on post-midterm pages if others are done. Continue to place senior photos; | |
| Thursday | Midterm pages due this week; start working on post-midterm pages if others are done. Continue to place senior photos; | |
| Friday | Midterm pages due this week; start working on post-midterm pages if others are done. Continue to place senior photos; | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | work on post-midterm pages; take winter sports photos during the week; edit midterm pages and send 16 before Christmas; start filling in senior photos from Life Touch if photos aren't in; | |
| Tuesday | get signature cards ready for senior pages and add these to the senior envelopes; send more yearbook order forms before Christmas as they come in. get folios and envelopes done this week for new pages. | |
| Wednesday | get signature cards ready for senior pages and add these to the senior envelopes; send more yearbook order forms before Christmas as they come in. get folios and envelopes done this week for new pages. | |
| Thursday | get signature cards ready for senior pages and add these to the senior envelopes; send more yearbook order forms before Christmas as they come in. get folios and envelopes done this week for new pages. | |
| Friday | get first three pages for everyone indexed before Christmas. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | semester review; others work on pages | |
| Tuesday | semester review; others work on pages | |
| Wednesday | semester tests | |
| Thursday | semester tests | |
| Friday | semester tests | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Christmas break | |
| Tuesday | Christmas break | |
| Wednesday | Christmas break | |
| Thursday | Christmas break | |
| Friday | Christmas break | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Christmas break | |
| Tuesday | Christmas break | |
| Wednesday | Christmas break | |
| Thursday | Fix and finish page problems Mrs. Swanson looked at over break; get portrait pages finished, edited, and sent to plant. | |
| Friday | Fix and finish page problems Mrs. Swanson looked at over break; get portrait pages finished, edited, and sent to plant. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | finish senior pages by placing school photos; finish other second-quarter pages by this Friday; keep editing pages to finish deadline 1; | |
| Tuesday | get winter sports photos taken and keep up with scores for each team; get quotes for stories, and place photos as they are taken; | |
| Wednesday | write stories and captions as winter sports seasons progress | |
| Thursday | keep doing the things listed on first three days. | |
| Friday | keep doing the things listed on first three days. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Teacher Workday; grades due at noon; | |
| Tuesday | Start third-quarter pages; each student will choose four to work on; two will be due at midterm; two will be due at end of quarter; continue to work on old pages, also, that still need to be finished; | |
| Wednesday | make out envelopes for new pages; bring up templates and resave in appropriate folders; add folios to pages; | |
| Thursday | be sure correct page numbers are on new pages, and save them into Deadline 3 or 4; get score sheets for winter sports; email coaches for stats, if ready to do that; figure out what each page needs and start obtaining pictures, etc. | |
| Friday | take photos over weekend of any winter sports pictures that are needed or acquire them from other sources; work on new pages--do whatever can be done; edit old pages to send to plant. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day--no school | |
| Tuesday | work on midterm pages--put on folios and start getting quotes for writing stories; start taking photos for picture boxes and writing captions for those photos | |
| Wednesday | work on midterm pages--put on folios and start getting quotes for writing stories; start taking photos for picture boxes and writing captions for those photos | |
| Thursday | work on midterm pages--put on folios and start getting quotes for writing stories; start taking photos for picture boxes and writing captions for those photos | |
| Friday | work on midterm pages--put on folios and start getting quotes for writing stories; start taking photos for picture boxes and writing captions for those photos | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | get pictures taken for winter sports this week and One-Act Play; put pictures on computer from Symphonic Band performance last week; put missing senior photo on page; work on new curriculum and arts pages; get quotes for stories and start writing captions for team photos. | |
| Tuesday | get pictures taken for winter sports this week and One-Act Play; put pictures on computer from Symphonic Band performance last week; put missing senior photo on page; work on new curriculum and arts pages; get quotes for stories and start writing captions for team photos. | |
| Wednesday | get pictures taken for winter sports this week and One-Act Play; put pictures on computer from Symphonic Band performance last week; put missing senior photo on page; work on new curriculum and arts pages; get quotes for stories and start writing captions for team photos. | |
| Thursday | get pictures taken for winter sports this week and One-Act Play; put pictures on computer from Symphonic Band performance last week; put missing senior photo on page; work on new curriculum and arts pages; get quotes for stories and start writing captions for team photos. | |
| Friday | get pictures taken for winter sports this week and One-Act Play; put pictures on computer from Symphonic Band performance last week; put missing senior photo on page; work on new curriculum and arts pages; get quotes for stories and start writing captions for team photos. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | get rest of winter sports photos taken; collect senior "most likely to" surveys and get story typed up for page; work on midterm pages which are due soon (the 13th); | |
| Tuesday | get rest of winter sports photos taken; collect senior "most likely to" surveys and get story typed up for page; work on midterm pages which are due soon (the 13th); | |
| Wednesday | get rest of winter sports photos taken; collect senior "most likely to" surveys and get story typed up for page; work on midterm pages which are due soon (the 13th); | |
| Thursday | get rest of winter sports photos taken; collect senior "most likely to" surveys and get story typed up for page; work on midterm pages which are due soon (the 13th); | |
| Friday | get rest of winter sports photos taken; collect senior "most likely to" surveys and get story typed up for page; work on midterm pages which are due soon (the 13th); everyone has different pages, so all students work on whatever they need to do to finish midterm pages on time. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | print yearbook pages for midterm today for conferences; | |
| Tuesday | finish midterm pages; these are due Wednesday; | midterm pages due Wednesday; |
| Wednesday | midterm pages due today; | |
| Thursday | start work on post-midterm pages--do folios after starting new templates. | |
| Friday | no school--teacher conference compensation day | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | no school--President's Day | |
| Tuesday | work on post-midterm pages: get retirement photos placed and write story based on answers to interview questions; update sports scores for basketball; | |
| Wednesday | get All-State band photo taken; finalize date for chorus photos next week; start indexing pages; remind bowlers to send us copy of their group photos; take bowling candids this week. Take dance photos this week at state wrestling? | |
| Thursday | index pages from beginning of year and keep working on new pages | |
| Friday | index old pages and work on post-midterm pages | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | work on curriculum, arts, and organization pages, as well as finish up winter sports pages | |
| Tuesday | type up retirement story for that page; finalize indexing list to avoid errors later; get updated scores from coaches; take curriculum and winter sports photos | |
| Wednesday | get quotes for sports and curriculum pages, as well as organizations pages, among other duties; take chorus group photos today | |
| Thursday | work on pages, as quarter ends soon. Take picture of people working--those who are retiring, | |
| Friday | continue to finish sports pages as they wind down. | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | keep getting quotes and pictures needed for each third-quarter page; work on theme pages and take community photos as needed for them pages, too. | |
| Tuesday | finish retirement page; update scores after last weekend's game; get final quotes for sports that are ending or done--basketball, wrestling, bowling | |
| Wednesday | get bowling pictures placed on pages; keep working on organization and curriculum pages; | |
| Thursday | keep getting quotes and pictures needed for each third-quarter page; write captions; place folios if not done; index pages | |
| Friday | keep getting quotes and pictures needed for each third-quarter page; place folios if not done; index | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Finish 3rd-quarter pages this week; they are due by next Tuesday; take jazz band photos this week; get rest of winter sports and outside-of-school sports photos; get all chorus photos identified and get candids put on pages for chorus; get team photos of bowling and get those identified and placed on pages; | Finish 3rd-quarter pages this week; they are due by next Tuesday; take jazz band photos this week; get rest of winter sports and outside-of-school sports photos; get all chorus photos identified and get candids put on pages for chorus; get team photos of bowling and get those identified and placed on pages; |
| Tuesday | Take sign language class candids, more German candids, and Spanish candids--get these placed on foreign language page; take rest of curriculum and organization pictures, including Student Council, if possible | Take sign language class candids, more German candids, and Spanish candids--get these placed on foreign language page; take rest of curriculum and organization pictures, including Student Council, if possible |
| Wednesday | Get captions written; get quotes for stories to finish stories; place headlines | Get captions written; get quotes for stories to finish stories; place headlines |
| Thursday | Set date for pictures for musical dress rehearsal photos; finish up whatever is needed for third-quarter pages; when finished, index the new pages and any old ones that are done | Set date for pictures for musical dress rehearsal photos; finish up whatever is needed for third-quarter pages; when finished, index the new pages and any old ones that are done |
| Friday | Finish pages and index all pages that have been completed so far. | Finish pages and index all pages that have been completed so far. |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | get bowling pictures and place on pages--collect third-quarter pages which are finished; some still have odds and ends to complete this week. | |
| Tuesday | take jazz band photos Tuesday evening; get photos placed and identified; | |
| Wednesday | all third-quarter pages should be finished--check to see that all grades are complete. | |
| Thursday | all third-quarter pages should be finished--check to see that all grades are complete--students need to fix any errors. | |
| Friday | no school--Easter Break | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | no school--Easter Break | |
| Tuesday | determine which pages are still left to do for fourth quarter and divide them up equally; index old pages | |
| Wednesday | start new pages for 4th quarter and index old ones | |
| Thursday | start new pages for 4th quarter and index old ones | |
| Friday | start new pages for 4th quarter and index old ones | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | no school--snow day | |
| Tuesday | index pages, mark ladder when indexing is done, and turn in proof for a grade; work on new pages--get photos lined up for oral interp group photo, baseball, softball, tennis and golf; take pictures at musical dress rehearsal at 4:00 p.m. | |
| Wednesday | get spring sports tennis and golf candids taken today, if possible; figure out when track group photos can be taken. jazz band page is now finished | |
| Thursday | get junior candids taken today for K. M. page; keep indexing old pages for credit | |
| Friday | take spring sports photos if weather is nice; keep working on pages for midterm; | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | work on pages--find out when oral interp group photo can be taken; email Vern Hauser about spring sports group photos; take orchestra candids off camera; work on musical pages | |
| Tuesday | NO CLASS DUE TO JUNIOR TESTING | |
| Wednesday | work on spring sports pages--get candids taken as soon as possible--track on Tuesday; tennis on Thursday, etc. | |
| Thursday | watch film as a break | |
| Friday | back to work on spring sports, musical, etc. Be sure all old pages are indexed; | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | take spring sports photos this week--weather will be finally nice! midterm pages due April 21 | work on pages |
| Tuesday | work on pages--edit, edit, edit, and index! | |
| Wednesday | work on pages--edit, edit, edit, and index! | |
| Thursday | take peer helpers and student council photos | |
| Friday | no school--prom--take photos of prom and after-prom | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | get spring sports pictures for tennis and golf taken this week | |
| Tuesday | take any other photos that are needed for pages for 4th quarter; make sure all pages get indexed; keep editing and get new printouts into "red" book; | |
| Wednesday | keep editing pages; work on last pages of year--make sure all old pages are completely finished before seniors are done for year; | |
| Thursday | keep editing pages; work on last pages of year--make sure all old pages are completely finished before seniors are done for year; | |
| Friday | no school--built-in snow day; | |
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What we do in class |
Due Today | |
| Monday | Work on post-midterm pages--get golf photos taken this week; place baseball, softball, and tennis group photos and identify players in photos | |
| Tuesday | Work on curriculum and remaining organizations pages, as possible. | |
| Wednesday | Work on remaining sports pages--make sure all candids are taken early in case they have to be retaken. | |
| Thursday | Index any pages that get finished this week. | |
| Friday | Finish second page for the quarter and turn in; | |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; |
| Tuesday | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; |
| Wednesday | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; | Finish third page for the quarter this week and index all pages that are now finished; |
| Thursday | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page |
| Friday | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page |
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What we do in class |
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| Monday | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page |
| Tuesday | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page; shortened classes; seniors are done at noon; | Finish fourth page for the quarter (those that have one) and index the page; shortened classes; seniors are done at noon; |
| Wednesday | semester test for those that need to take it | semester test for those that need to take it |
| Thursday | no class | no class |
| Friday | no class--Teacher Workday! | School's out for the summer! |
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