Be Sweet Classroom: Recent Episodes
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A daily recap of everything that happened in the Be Sweet classroom of Ridgetop Middle School. Listen for exclusive content as we dig deeper into topics we cover in class including Moldy Oldies History.
A quick review of the Electoral College and insights into the lives of the BeSweet teachers. Don't miss the exciting announcement of an evening of family fun!
Mr. Sweet is solo so he gets to ramble on about his admiration for parents and the great blessing it is to be a history teacher!
Let's chat about the three political cartoon techniques you studied this week and listen to Ms. Bender reflect on her hero, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. At least until her power went out. Welcome Western Washington Wacky Weather!
Mr. Sweet is solo but offers a review of the week and a preview of next week. Your Week 2 Learning Plan was due today at 3 PM. DId you submit it?
We are moving to a weekly recap of what is due and what is new for students. Listen for this week's Phrase that Pays!
Week 2 ends tonight with new work coming out on Thursday. Also, a new topic for Friday's debate and a discussion on a movie suggestion.
Today we hear inspiring words that come from a movie called 3 Idiots. Ms. Bender got to study the ukulele during Office Hours and Mr. Sweet had a big announcement coming next week.
We have a new unit starting tomorrow so hear about the exciting Old School/New School options to explore America's greatest president. Also, hear how you can take free online courses in areas that interest you. Don't dream about becoming a computer programmer; start becoming one today!
We talk about the release of the review Social Studies content to the 7th Grade Learning center and Ms. Bender is hyped to take on all challengers tomorrow during the Educated Citizen Kahoot. Oh, and wear a shirt when you come to Office Hours!
Listen to hear about the expectations of how much time you should be contributing to each of your classes each day. Also, join in on the Great Hot Dog Debate!
Listen to hear how to access the new learning center on Monday and all the ways the Be Sweet Teachers will be available to help you be successful.
Reminder to get in your missing assessments before noon on Wednesday. At that time, we will be archiving all of our Google Classrooms in preparation for the new learning model that begins next week!
Just a quick reminder do get your Assessments completed before April 1st and hear Mr. Sweet's thoughts on how we don't need as many sets of clothes that we have.
We are getting ready for what is next and so should you. Learn what you need to be doing before April 1st and we are not kidding!
Just a brief announcement to encourage you to tune in to Wednesday's podcast for important information about the next two weeks. Check out Planbook if you can't wait.
Mr. Sweet's update on how life at the "Be Sweet Classroom - North Campus" and an interesting thing that happened in 1977 with Moldy Oldie History.
Today we talk about the "Pause" and discuss an important Supreme Court Case dealing with student free speech rights on Moldy Oldie History.
We talk about what you can be doing including how to record a FlipGrid video to share what you are up to academically. Also, we look at a Moldy Oldie History event from 1986.
Listen to for what you can be doing during the first days of the school closure to get caught up.
We discuss the Pretest we took in class today and Ms. Bender reveals the 1st Amendment poem winners.
Today we discuss something that most Americans don't know: the Five Freedoms of the First Amendment. Listen for a Phrase that Pays and a new segment called "Educated Citizen in a Minute" where we explain some commonly missed questions on the Educated Citizen of the Republic test.
Not much news today but tune it to hear about a new segment that will help you prepare for the next Educated Citizen of the Republic quiz.
Today will do a brief discussion to reveal the MVPs for Week 3 of 2nd and 3rd Quarters and tell you how to access tonight's Online Office Hours.
Today we give you a phrase that pays to look for as you watch the Super Tuesday election results and you get to know 8 more MVPs.
Not a whole lot to report today since it was a day for students to get things done so they could have a No Homework Weekend!
Today we look at what we did in class, we discuss an upcoming Supreme Court case that will prove that the Be Sweet is right and we look at a historic event from the same year as today's Moldy Oldie.
Today we review how to complete the SCOTUS Tic-Tac-Toe assignment and get an update on Rosie!
Today we debrief the movie adding insights that we may not have been able to discuss in class and share how to complete the SCOTUS Tic Tac Toe assignment.