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Class Information
LogicMonday September 9th, 2024:
Classwork: Textbook Chapters #6 and #7, “Contradictory and Contrary Statements," and, “Subcontraries and Subalterns,” read in class. Homework Packets for both chapters also handed out. Homework: Weekly Planner Check Due by 3:00 p.m.! (Work on Flashcards, Notes, and / or Daily Exercises 1 - 4 in the Homework Packets) Tuesday September 10th, 2024: Classwork: Chapters #6 and #7 re-read in class and discussed. Both chapters reviewed and walk-through of what quizzes will look like for the class. Homework: NO HOMEWORK DUE! (Work on Flashcards, Notes, and / or Daily Exercises 1 - 4 in the Homework Packets) Wednesday September 11th, 2024: Classwork: Chapters #6 and #7 discussed and reviewed in class in preparation for the quiz. Time provided in class to work on notes and homework packet. Homework: Flashcards for Chapters #6 and #7 Due by 3:00 p.m.! (Work on Notes, and / or Daily Exercises 1 - 4 in the Homework Packets) Thursday September 12th, 2024: Classwork: Quiz preparation and review for the Chapter material for #6 and #7. Homework: NO HOMEWORK DUE! (Work on Notes, Daily Exercises 1 – 4, and Review Exercises). Friday September 13th, 2024: Classwork: Quiz for the Chapter material for #6 and #7. Homework: Notes, Daily Exercises 1 – 4, and Review Exercises are due in class. All mentioned Chapter assignments due by 3:00 p.m.! 7th grade Student SkillsMonday September 9th, 2024:
Students will continue and hopefully finish the fourth and final unit of their NWEA Baseline testing. Any remaining class time will be spent working on homework for other classes. Tuesday September 10th, 2024: Students will finish any remaining modules for NWEA Baseline testing. All remaining class time will be spent working on homework for other classes. Wednesday August 28th, 2024: Continue reading "Carry On Mr. Bowditch," in class for fifteen minutes to strengthen Reading Comprehension abilities. During reading, students will listen and fill out the questions for the reading section covered that day. After reading, students will continue practicing cursive handwriting. Any remaining class time will be spent on going through homework for other classes. Thursday August 29th, 2024: Continue reading "Carry On Mr. Bowditch," in class for fifteen minutes to strengthen Reading Comprehension abilities. During reading, students will listen and fill out the questions for the reading section covered that day. After reading, students will go over an in-class exercise we will work on with cursive the following day. Any remaining class time will be spent on going through homework for other classes. Friday August 30th, 2024: Students will come into class and receive directions regarding an in-class exercise they will do using cursive handwriting. While this will take up the majority of class time, if any time is left over it will be spent working on homework for other classes. 8th grade study skillsMonday September 9th, 2024:
Students will continue and hopefully finish the fourth and final unit of their NWEA Baseline testing. Any remaining class time will be spent working on homework for other classes. Tuesday September 10th, 2024: Students will finish any remaining modules for NWEA Baseline testing. All remaining class time will be spent working on homework for other classes. Wednesday September 11th, 2024: Continue reading "The Phantom Tollbooth," in class for twenty minutes to strengthen Reading Comprehension abilities. During reading, students will listen and fill out the questions for the reading section covered that day. All remaining class time will be spent going over the student’s first grade check results and beginning to strategize how to improve their grades. Thursday September 12th, 2024: Continue reading "The Phantom Tollbooth," in class for twenty minutes to strengthen Reading Comprehension abilities. During reading, students will listen and fill out the questions for the reading section covered that day. All remaining class time will be spent discussing plans for students to improve their grades in the classes they are struggling in. Friday September 13th, 2024: Continue reading "The Phantom Tollbooth," in class for twenty minutes to strengthen Reading Comprehension abilities. During reading, students will listen and fill out the questions for the reading section covered that day. All remaining class time will be spent coming up with and carrying out some of the plans the students have come up with to address classes with grades that they ought to improve. their grades in the classes they are struggling in. |
BiographyHello everyone! I am Kellen Hemmings and I will be kicking off my (technically) second year teaching here at JMPS with our middle school Student Skills classes, our high school Traditional Logic class, and a new senior elective I am offering during the second trimester on Career Development and Future Planning.
For extracurriculars this year I am returning as the high school head coach for girls’ varsity basketball and as the head coach for both junior high and high school track and field. Additionally, I have become the Assistant Athletic Director here at JMPS to help grow and improve our already competitive athletic program. I was born and raised here in Tempe, Arizona along with my two younger brothers and younger sister. While the experience of being a full-time teacher is still relatively new to me, being a James Madison Patriot is not. From my eighth-grade year of middle school to my senior year of high school, I played basketball and baseball here at JMPS. As a homeschooler, I loved to find an encouraging and supportive community that welcomed me into their group. Aside from sports, I also did some volunteer work, sat in on several different classes while waiting for the team to leave for games, and studied for and took the PSAT through JMPS. When I was not playing sports for JMPS in high school, I competed in the homeschool speech and debate league STOA in dozens of events for five years, and was a part of Boy Scout Troop 7, achieving the Rank of Eagle Scout my senior year. After graduating high school in 2018, I moved to Purcellville, Virginia to attend Patrick Henry College. During my time there, I worked on earning a dual major in American Politics and Policy, and Economics and Business Analytics through a five-year program. Due to a chronic illness that developed during my junior and senior years of college and the passing of my father in 2023, I moved back here to Arizona to be with family. Currently, I am working on finishing the last few classes towards my degree. Even though I am still working on finishing the last few requirements of my education, I got something more out of college then I could ever hope to achieve in my life when I met and fell in love with my wife Katie. We recently welcomed our first kid into the world this past spring and have been loving every second of parenting (even the not-so-fun parts). With whatever free time I am able to find I like to read, watch and play sports, workout, go on hikes, complete various home projects, and travel. |
