Posted on March 24, 2009 at 6:59 pm
DISD requires all teachers to use their websites so this website won’t be used for my official classroom website for a while.
The DISD Mrs. Oak’s Class Website is here:
http://www.dentonisd.org/52720812134113407/site/default.asp
Posted on August 13, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Wow, it’s already August 13. Tomorrow I begin staff development at Denton ISD. In just 13 days, school will begin again! While I’m not quite ready for it, a part of me is very excited to be teaching computers again in Denton ISD. Welcome to everyone–we’re going to have an awesome year!
Posted on June 21, 2008 at 9:52 pm
“The irony is that people think that because they went to school and watched their teachers, that they know what it takes to teach. Well, I’ve seen my doctor, do I hold a medical license? I buy clothing…can I design and market it? Just because we experience things in our lives, doesn’t make us experts [...]
Posted on May 2, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Upcoming 7th graders will read:
Truesight by David Stahler Jr.
Upcoming 8th graders will read:
The Pearl by John Steinbeck
See more info here:
Summer Reading
Posted on April 22, 2008 at 3:38 pm
Wildcats, get your official North Ridge school video this week for only $10–including the Family Celebration Night video, special 8th grade video, & almost 2 hours of bonus footage. Pre-order Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday in the cafeteria or all month (April) in Mrs. Oak’s room, room D-13.
Posted on March 14, 2008 at 7:07 am
Just a reminder for students:
Top 10 due in PAP Rdg & GT on 3/25
Vocab 2 quiz in PAP Rdg on 3/25
Memory assignment due in PAP Rdg on 4/3
Memory assignment due in GT Rdg on 4/10
Speeches due in PAP Eng on 3/25
Posted on March 13, 2008 at 5:16 pm
Tonight is Family Celebration Night from 6 pm until 7:30. In the cafeteria will be the FCN video (1 of 2 large videos I make for the school). Come check it out! It will be for sale later this month along with the 8th grade day video and over an hour of bonus footage. Also [...]
Posted on March 5, 2008 at 5:13 pm
If students go to my blog, they can see my top 10 list for the top 10 assignment, along with links to more info on the books and authors.
Posted on February 13, 2008 at 9:47 pm
Grades are in the gradebook for these and were by progress report. Students were given 2 full weeks in class to work on the assignment, as well as 4 weeks outside of class (not including the winter break). Students were reminded often that they would need to work on these outside of class as well. [...]
Posted on January 21, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Because the new six weeks is here, the downloads for Dickens are no longer available. If you are working on your portfolio at the last minute and didn’t get the downloads earlier as requested, you can find them here:
life of Dickens
info hunt
Desc. Poster
Xmas Card
Portfolio
Book of Symbols
P. M. Protagonist
Vocab
Posted on January 6, 2008 at 1:56 am
Semester review sheets for semester exams are now available on the DOWNLOADS page at the bottom. Reviews are up for On-Level English, Pre-AP English, Pre-AP Reading, and GT Reading. If you download it, please be sure to grab the correct one.
Posted on January 3, 2008 at 9:21 am
Students and parents were told at the beginning of the year that they would need to purchase Witness and Fahrenheit 451 for this school year. Students will need Witness beginning Tuesday, January 22 (just after exams), and will need Fahrenheit 451 shortly after that. Students are encouraged to purchase these books now, as most schools [...]
Posted on December 18, 2007 at 9:40 pm
Just a reminder that this portfolio, while much smaller than the Shakespeare one, is due January 22. Students will have about 2 weeks in class to work on it but are encouraged to begin work on it NOW. This is not intended to be a homework assignment over the break, but students should work on [...]
Posted on November 22, 2007 at 9:49 am
After the break, Pre-AP and GT students have some major deadlines:
Portfolio performances on Monday, 11/26
Portfolio due on Tuesday, 11/27
Shakespeare Massive Test on Friday, 11/30
Students have had more than 4 weeks to work on these, 2-3 of those weeks were in class “work days,” so no one should be just starting it. Every student should be [...]
Mrs. Oak is a computer teacher at McMath, and a complete and utter nerd. She has a long standing relationship with video games and books. She writes sci-fi and plays Pokemon, completely unafraid to admit it. For more practically useless information on Mrs. Oak, read the ABOUT ME page via the link on the left.
