Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

 

Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

Mon., Feb. 3 – All blocks: Catcher 1 discussion; grammar.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Feb. 4—Blocks 2,3,4: grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Feb. 5 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: grammar test.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Feb 6 – Blocks 4,7,6:  grammar test; grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Feb. 7 – All blocks: Catcher, quiz 2.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

Mon., Feb. 3 – All blocks: Catcher 1 discussion; grammar.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Feb. 4—Blocks 2,3,4: grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Feb. 5 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: grammar test.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Feb 6 – Blocks 4,7,6:  grammar test; grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Feb. 7 – All blocks: Catcher, quiz 2.

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

FW: RE:

 

 

From: Martha Barrios Mead [mailto:kvmead@comcast.net]
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 10:58 AM
To: Susan Fields
Subject: Re: RE:

 

Dear Susan,

 

Thank you for your lovely note.  I think Zoey is extremely wise.  It is always time to make a friend.  Thank you my friend for reaching out to me.  I listened to your sermon and it was witty, informative and  from your heart.   It is a lovely testament to all of us who love teaching.  Eloquent, very eloquent.  

 

I will remember to stay away from the beer isle, if I am in a store where Joe B might be shopping.  Thank you for making me laugh.  

 

Have a wonderful day,

M

Sent from my iPad

 

 

On Jan 27, 2014, at 10:08 AM, Susan Fields <sfields@davisacademy.org> wrote:

Good morning, Martha:

 

I did miss you in church yesterday and do hope for a quick return of your energy and pep…and of your beautiful smile…but tell Sheriff Ken that I think your house arrest was definitely called for… I know that you are disappointed by the change in plans re: surgery right now, but I feel certain that more of the same good results will delight you all – and hopefully make the surgery less difficult.  I hope that you were indeed able to attend the Los Ninos meeting yesterday --- YOU are Los Ninos, or so I used to look at you and think, "That's that great gal that heads up Los Ninos."  I recall hearing you speak a number of times.  Re: simulcast, next time you aren't in church, maybe I will have the choir do a Martha-wave J since you will likely be tuned in! Speaking of simulcast, if you want to know my passion, check out "Sound Teaching" when you have a moment on MVPC streaming:  I think it was one Sunday in October 2012, a day when Joe Bs sermon was about how we are all teachers and the about the difference between vocation and avocation. http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/25817809  (He caught me one Saturday at Publix – when I was buying a case of beer and had my hand in the cooler– and asked me if I would mind speaking!  What could I say?  I had been caught red-handed!  I readily agreed – anything to get us both away from the beer cooler ASAP…J  I was on the way to sail up at Lanier – and it was a HOT day!)) I feel so blessed to be a teacher – I love every day! BTW, I read about a week or so ago that AUDIOLOGISTS are among the top 5 HAPPIEST people – did you see that article?

 

I had the pleasure of sitting with Evelyn Allen yesterday during Holy Communion, and we had some time to chat before and after… ( I taught Evelyn's oldest son, Robbie, and her oldest granddaughter, Robbie's daughter, at North Springs; we go back a long way…  She is so much fun!  She happened to ask me what I thought about the new teacher insurance, as she had heard complaints from several retirees not yet on Medicare.  I said I had not used the new coverage yet but mentioned that you had run into some difficulty following your first infusion of the new year.  She spoke so lovingly of you, Martha, and keeps you in her prayers as do so many.  (I could kick myself for not having approached you much earlier and at least thanked you for all that you do, but as Zoey lets me know on every walk…anytime is the right time to make a new friend.)

 

I send you and Ken hugs, love and Shalom.  S

 

From: Martha Barrios Mead [mailto:kvmead@comcast.net]
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2014 3:58 PM
To: Susan Fields
Subject: Re:

 

Hi Susan, 

 

I received your wonderful card.  I am so sorry to have missed your student, last Sunday.   I returned from MD Anderson with a bit of a cold.  Ken had me under house arrest.  I will not likely be at church tomorrow either as I have very little energy and have promised to go to a Los Ninos meeting in the afternoon.  Some where between MD Anderson and my last chemo treatment, I have lost my normal return to energy.  I pray it returns, as I move from the couch to my chair in the kitchen and back again.  It feels very foreign.

 

We are going to see our twin grand babies this evening to see if I can't capture some of their energy.  

 

I watch the simulcast when I am not at church.  It is so nice to be able to worship even if I am not sitting in my pew.

 

Many thanks for your steadfastness,

Martha

Sent from my iPad

 

 

On Jan 24, 2014, at 11:19 AM, Susan Fields <sfields@davisacademy.org> wrote:

Shalom, Martha:

 

I imagine that you had an infusion – last one before surgery?? – on Tuesday, so I know day 3 is often a bad one…  I hope that today is not the case – and that today is a good day.  Much love to you and Ken.

 

 

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Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta's Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

Jan 27--Feb. 7

 

Mon., Jan. 27 –grammar; Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank. 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 –Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations with Mr. Kudlats; set up Drew Frank meeting;  no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

Mon., Feb. 3 – All blocks: Catcher 1 discussion; grammar.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Feb. 4—Blocks 2,3,4: grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Feb. 5 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: grammar test.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Feb 6 – Blocks 4,7,6:  grammar test; grammar or contextual reading or analogies or SSWEs.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Feb. 7 – All blocks: Catcher, quiz 2.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

We will begin Catcher in the Rye and continue grammar study: infinitives and SSWEs; there is also a grammar test over editing skills.

 

 

Mon., Jan 20 – MLK Holiday. JJJ!!!!

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 21 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Hand out Catcher in the Rye; give 5 due dates: SSWE due; infinitives; study for grammar test.  MS> FIELDS: DO phone calls!!!!!!

 

 

____________________, _____________________, ____________________________,

 

_____________________, ______________________.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 22 – Blocks: 2,7,6,3: GRAMMAR test; hand out Catcher in the Rye and 5 due dates:

 

_____________________, ______________________, __________________________,

 

_____________________, ______________________.

 

HW: ___________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 23 – Blocks 4,7,6: GRAMMAR test; grammar.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 24 – ALL blocks:  Vocab 8 test.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Mon., Jan. 27 – no classes; 8^th grade participates in Interfaith Service/Volunteer Day

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 28 – Blocks 2,3,4:  Ms. Fields, schedule 3 observations and let Mr. Kudlats know; arrange with 3 teachers; set up conference with Mr. Frank.  Grammar/SSWE/diagramming.

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 29 – Blocks 2,7,6,3: Catcher quiz pp. 1-46;  discussion.

 

HW: _____________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 30 –Blocks 4,7,6: Catcher quiz  pp. 1-46; discussion.

 

HW: ______________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 31 – All blocks: Vocab 9 test

 

HW: _______________________________________________________________________

 

 

 

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

Jan. 13--17

 

 

From: Susan Fields
Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 7:29 AM
To: Susan Fields Blog (sfields4.email@blogger.com)
Cc: Joan Blumenfeld
Subject:

 

 

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Students are learning infinitives and preparing for next grammar test; students will re-submit a less than stellar set of essays on the novel SPEAK; students will have a writing assignment that involves deductive/inductive reasoning and is based on their out-of-class novel, a mystery; students continue their year-long study of roots and unlocking new words based on roots.

 

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Mon., Jan. 13 – ALL Blocks: Roots 8 test; hand out study sheet for grammar test 1-22/1-23.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 14 – A day; go over SSWE in class – if we have gotten to infinitives; otherwise, we are learning infinitives..

HW : ________________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 15 – A day:  Book of choice should be read by today; quiz on book of choice; go over SSWE in class.

HW : ________________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 16 – Blocks 4,7,6: Book of choice should be read by today; quiz on book of choice. ;go over SSWE in class; diagramming.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 17 – ALL blocks: Roots 9 test. Take home all grammar notes for study. Turn in corrected SPEAK  papers – do not create new errors – your original grade may be penalized…  I love you…

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

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Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

 

_______

Students are learning infinitives and preparing for next grammar test; students will re-submit a less than stellar set of essays on the novel SPEAK; students will have a writing assignment that involves deductive/inductive reasoning and is based on their out-of-class novel, a mystery; students continue their year-long study of roots and unlocking new words based on roots.

 

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Mon., Jan. 13 – ALL Blocks: Roots 8 test; hand out study sheet for grammar test 1-22/1-23.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Tues., Jan. 14 – A day; go over SSWE in class – if we have gotten to infinitives; otherwise, we are learning infinitives..

HW : ________________________________________________________________________

 

Wed., Jan. 15 – A day:  Book of choice should be read by today; quiz on book of choice; go over SSWE in class.

HW : ________________________________________________________________________

 

Thurs., Jan. 16 – Blocks 4,7,6: Book of choice should be read by today; quiz on book of choice. ;go over SSWE in class; diagramming.

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

 

Fri., Jan. 17 – ALL blocks: Roots 9 test. Take home all grammar notes for study. Turn in corrected SPEAK  papers – do not create new errors – your original grade may be penalized…  I love you…

HW: ________________________________________________________________________

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Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

 

 

Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

 

FW: Thinking of you...

 

 

From: Susan Fields
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2014 3:29 PM
To: Martha Barrios Mead
Subject: RE: Thinking of you...

 

Dear Martha and Ken:

 

Since you will leave tomorrow and thus my weekly snail-mail card will certainly not reach you in time, know that you remain close in the hearts and prayers of so many people:

 

May the Houston roads rise up to meet you with blessings that will be talked about in years and years to come; may your M. D. Anderson doctors welcome you with boundless optimism, and may they impart their beatific gifts of compassion and skill; may the caring, good wishes and unceasing prayers of all who love you be the wind at your backs; may our merciful Lord and Savior embrace, comfort, and hold you in healing hands.  Shalom.

 

Love, Susan

PS: Martha, I was so glad to see you and to meet Ken today.

 

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From: Martha Barrios Mead [kvmead@comcast.net]
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 8:39 AM
To: Susan Fields
Subject: Re: Thinking of you...

Hi Susan, 

 

All is well, they did not schedule me for last Tuesday for an infusion.  I had two doctors appointments and both were good.  

 

Your sweet note arrived.  Ken went to Arcadia High School in San Gabriel valley near Pasadena.  I went to high school in San Francisco. Ken and I met at San Diego State University.  I met him at 18, we married when I was 22 and getting ready to go to graduate school.  The friends are all his friends from Arcadia.  They are the Most fabulous bunch.  One friend's family has the most spectacular 9 bedroom "cabin" in Colorado, so we gathered there for a crazy time.  Wine, laughter and song were the order of the day.  Fabulous gathering.  We really had a spectacular year! 

 

We leave Monday afternoon.  I am looking forward to the trip to Houston.  We need some updates on my pet scan.  I am feeling very optimistic, 

 

Thanks for keeping up with me,

M

 

Sent from my iPad

 

 

On Jan 10, 2014, at 8:23 AM, Susan Fields <sfields@davisacademy.org> wrote:

Good Morning, Martha:

 

Assuming that you had another infusion on Tuesday – if the day was not so darn cold that the procedure was cancelled – I hope that the worst of the aftermath symptoms are over – and that today is a good day.  Take care, my friend. Hope to see you Sunday…

 

 

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Susan C. Fields 8th grade Language Arts Davis Leadership Team The Davis Academy 7901 Roberts Drive Atlanta, GA 30350 770-671-0085     Main Line Ext. 144

Catch our Ruach!  The Davis Academy is Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day
School and a proud affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.