What a bright idea!

Here is one of our super sevies after deconstructing her diorama. She was full of ideas! 

Getting to know YOUR blog!

I want to take a few minutes to point out some useful features on the blog. All this stuff is here for YOU! So use it. :)

At the top of the blog, just underneath the title, you'll see a couple links. One is Home, one is my About Mrs. Hart page, and the other will take you to the SMS website. Keep an eye on this section as I'm sure I'll be adding a few other links and pages to the blog as it grows.

On the right hand side, I've added a bunch of gadgets. Some of them, like my Shelfari and Twitter feed, are just for fun. But some are important!

The Live Binder link is really important. It will take you to an online three-ring binder that I've set up for our class. It has tabs (just like dividers in your notebook!) for some of the units we've worked on. Under those tabs you will find sub tabs that contain all kinds of goodies - links, assignments for downloading and printing and other stuff! So check it out. 

I also added a bunch of Hot Links for you. These links will take you to places around the internet that you probably already visit - you can link to Skyward so you can check your grades, you can link to First Class (the school email client) so you can email your teachers, plus I added the lunch menu so you will always know when the next chicken nugget day is! Now all these links are in one place. You're welcome!

Questions? Ideas for other gadgets I should add? Email me: kahart at usd497 dot org (remember to type it like a regular email address; I wrote it like this so the spammers don't get me!).

SMS Fight Song

I thought you'd like to see the video we shot a couple years ago, when SMS was still SJHS! The entire school gathered together and sang our fight song. It was quite the experience! This is one of the many things that makes South such a special place.

Lyrics:
We are the Black and Gold
brave and bold are we.
We fight with all our spirit
to push us to another victory.
So stand up and give a cheer! (woo!)
Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight.
This is the Cougar battle cry
so come on Cougars fight!
Rah, rah, rah rah rah
rah, rah, rah rah rah
rah, rah, rah rah rah
Goooo Cougars!

I figured out how to post pictures!

Look out, everyone! Now I can easily share pictures of our classroom antics. I'll be sending home a permission slip, so if you want to see your smiling face here, get your parents to sign off!

hopefully we don't have too many of these happening in class... :)

Here I am flipping out on the Sky Bike at Science City.

Posing with Sir Isaac Newton at Science City.

And because you know I can't help myself, a snap of Rylan and me in our KU gear.

Plans and Purpose

I thought I'd begin by outlining the purpose of our blog, so you all know what you can expect and help hold me accountable!

• The blog will serve as a means of communication between me, you, and your family. It will keep everyone in the loop in regards to what is going on in class.
• The blog will contain a class calendar that I will update each month. This way you can keep your planner up to date, even from home! 
• The blog will be a place where you can come to obtain homework and class assignments. I will post links to all the assignments that I have electronically so that you may download them for printing. 
• The blog will occasionally be a way for you to earn extra credit. I may post links or extra assignments for you to complete and turn in at school. You will be rewarded in extra credit points or Cougar Bucks.

I will update the blog every week, on Fridays after school so it will be ready for the following week. Eventually I'd like for all of my students to have a Google account so that you can all post comments to the blog. I'm picturing book reviews and journal entries being on located totally on the blog at some point.

While I work on getting this set up around here, check out the About Mrs. Hart page, my Twitter feed, and my Shelfari! Enjoy! 

Welcome!

I've decided to start a *new* blog! I like the format of Blogger better than the blog over at Edublogs, and it's much easier to use. So here we are! Stay tuned for updates and fun features as I work on building the blog.