http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com Welcome to the Home of the Blue Devils! en-us podOmatic RSS Generator Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:15:53 GMT 7th,8th,advisor/advisee,arts,cms,county,education,high,history,jr,language,maine,math,mathematics,middle,outsiders,school,washington Welcome to the Home of the Blue Devils! CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL calaismiddleschool@podOmatic.com clean no CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Please post comments and let us know where you are from, and if you have a school podcast page. Another year is almost over. The last group has finished up with their exploration of dance and learned some slick moves. We hope you enjoy this rendition of Honky Tonk Padonkadonk from group one. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-16T18_42_50-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-16T18_42_50-07_00 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:39:57 GMT 2009-06-17 2009-06-17 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,calais,dance,electives,honky,padonkadonk,tonk,video/quicktime 186 no Another year is almost over. The last group has finished up with their exploration of dance and learned some slick moves. We hope you enjoy this rendition of Honky Tonk Padonkadonk from group one. The 8th grade has been studying Newton's three laws of motion. Recently they were tasked to create a "Newton Scooter" in an attempt to prove Newton's Third Law of Motion: For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Here are the attempts made by Meaghan, Lucas, Amanda, Sierra, Alex, Logan, and Mallory. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-04T12_36_54-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-04T12_36_54-07_00 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:30:28 GMT 2009-06-04 2009-06-04 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,motion,newton,physical,science,scooters 175 clean The 8th grade has been studying Newton's three laws of motion. Recently they were tasked to create a "Newton Scooter" in an attempt to prove Newton's Third Law of Motion: For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Here are the attempts made by Meaghan, Lucas, Amanda, Sierra, Alex, Logan, and Mallory. Students were divided into 7 groups: unsaturated fat, saturated fat, trans fat, simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and protein. They needed to develop 5 key points about their nutrient and then write a song, skit or poem to give as a presentation. Here are Jordan, James, and Jacob with their take on saturated fats. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-04T12_11_12-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-04T12_11_12-07_00 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:06:27 GMT 2009-06-04 2009-06-04 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL carbohydrates,fats,health,nutrition,saturated,skits,unsaturated 81 clean Students were divided into 7 groups: unsaturated fat, saturated fat, trans fat, simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, dietary fiber, and protein. They needed to develop 5 key points about their nutrient and then write a song, skit or poem to give as a presentation. Here are Jordan, James, and Jacob with their take on saturated fats. Well another year is almost over. The last group has finished up with their exploration of dance and learned some slick moves. They hope you enjoy this rendition of Disco and Salsa from group one. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-03T09_46_33-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-03T09_46_33-07_00 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 16:41:02 GMT 2009-06-03 2009-06-03 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,advisor/advisee,dance,dancing,disco,exploratory,salsa 268 clean Well another year is almost over. The last group has finished up with their exploration of dance and learned some slick moves. They hope you enjoy this rendition of Disco and Salsa from group one. 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-02T09_02_43-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-06-02T09_02_43-07_00 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:59:22 GMT 2009-06-02 2009-06-02 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 3,7th,advisor/advisee,mac,pc,technology,vs. 72 clean 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-05-18T05_05_03-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-05-18T05_05_03-07_00 Mon, 18 May 2009 12:02:37 GMT 2009-05-18 2009-05-18 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,advisor/advisee,comic,life,mac,pc,vs. 56 clean 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-05-08T05_00_39-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-05-08T05_00_39-07_00 Fri, 08 May 2009 11:52:49 GMT 2009-05-08 2009-05-08 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,computer,computing,ibook,one-to-one,video 39 clean 7th and 8th grade students in Maine enjoy the one-to-one computing ability afforded by a state program that puts a Mac iBook in the hands of each student. For a little bit of fun, I challenged some 7th graders to make a television commercial based on the now famous "I'm a Mac and I'm a PC" advertising campaign. They were to show the power of students enjoying a one-to-one computer advantage with their Mac iBooks, over students that had to go to a computer lab. Thank you Sabba, Jordan, Conor and Casey. The 8th grade history students have been doing a unit on the Rise of Islam. They studied the beginnings of the religion, shari'ah, the Sunni and Shiite split, how it spread throughout the world, touched on the Crusades, and how Islam impacts the world today. One part of the unit required the students to research a topic, create a presentation, and share it with the class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-12T10_43_45-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-12T10_43_45-07_00 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:41:36 GMT 2009-04-12 2009-04-12 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,crusades,history,islam,shari'ah,shiite,sunni 99 clean The 8th grade history students have been doing a unit on the Rise of Islam. They studied the beginnings of the religion, shari'ah, the Sunni and Shiite split, how it spread throughout the world, touched on the Crusades, and how Islam impacts the world today. One part of the unit required the students to research a topic, create a presentation, and share it with the class. The 8th grade history students have been doing a unit on the Rise of Islam. They studied the beginnings of the religion, shari'ah, the Sunni and Shiite split, how it spread throughout the world, touched on the Crusades, and how Islam impacts the world today. One part of the unit required the students to research a topic, create a presentation, and share it with the class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-12T10_40_46-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-12T10_40_46-07_00 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 17:37:38 GMT 2009-04-12 2009-04-12 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,crusades,history,iran,iraq,islam,shari'ah,shiite,sunni 134 clean The 8th grade history students have been doing a unit on the Rise of Islam. They studied the beginnings of the religion, shari'ah, the Sunni and Shiite split, how it spread throughout the world, touched on the Crusades, and how Islam impacts the world today. One part of the unit required the students to research a topic, create a presentation, and share it with the class. As part of our movement class, exercise goals, life time learning objectives, and just 'cause its fun...each CMS student has one quarter of Dance instruction from a local dance instructor. We love you Barbara!. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-08T07_52_39-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-04-08T07_52_39-07_00 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:32:39 GMT 2009-04-08 2009-04-08 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,dance,fitness,lifetime 282 no As part of our movement class, exercise goals, life time learning objectives, and just 'cause its fun...each CMS student has one quarter of Dance instruction from a local dance instructor. We love you Barbara!. During Ancient China Studies, the 8th grade learned about some of China's Emperors. One of the assignments was to read a story about an Emperor, determine the qualities of that Emperor, create symbols for those qualities, and then create a robe using those symbols to honor that Emperor. This is the result. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-30T09_36_54-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-30T09_36_54-07_00 Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:31:11 GMT 2009-03-30 2009-03-30 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,china,di,emperor,history,robes,shun 152 no During Ancient China Studies, the 8th grade learned about some of China's Emperors. One of the assignments was to read a story about an Emperor, determine the qualities of that Emperor, create symbols for those qualities, and then create a robe using those symbols to honor that Emperor. This is the result. Megan and Sabba show off their Lego robot named Mr. Roboto in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-24T04_24_08-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-24T04_24_08-07_00 Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:20:42 GMT 2009-03-24 2009-03-24 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL cms,ed,lego,robotics,tech 39 clean Megan and Sabba show off their Lego robot named Mr. Roboto in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 3 Tara H. talks about The Milky Way Galaxy. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T14_07_10-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T14_07_10-07_00 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:04:46 GMT 2009-03-18 2009-03-18 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,galaxy,h.,milky,science,tara,way 265 clean Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 3 Tara H. talks about The Milky Way Galaxy. Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 2 Jordan D. talks about Ecospheres. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T11_10_36-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T11_10_36-07_00 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:07:26 GMT 2009-03-18 2009-03-18 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL astronomy,d.,ecosphere,jordan,science 138 clean Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 2 Jordan D. talks about Ecospheres. Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 1 Conor M. talks about Moon Rocks http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T09_56_30-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-18T09_56_30-07_00 Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:49:44 GMT 2009-03-18 2009-03-18 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,astronomy,moon,rocks,science 278 clean Welcome to "The Wonders Of Our Universe" presented by Mrs. Gardner's 7th grade Science classes. For the past few months we have been studying Astronomy. Astronomy is the study of all natural objects in space. These objects range from comets and meteors, to planets and moons, to stars, galaxies and interstellar matter. We are going to take you on a tour of some of these objects in space, so sit back and enjoy the view! In Episode 1 Conor M. talks about Moon Rocks In Mr. Moholland's Adviser/Advisee class, students had to create a comic book. The comic book had to have a hero and a villain, and had to teach a lesson. The students were to use themselves as the hero and makeup a villain. This podcast features the comicbook made by Sabba and Jordan. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T10_52_13-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-03-09T10_52_13-07_00 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:44:38 GMT 2009-03-09 2009-03-09 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,advisor/advisee,and,black,blue,devils,hourglass,ruby 214 clean In Mr. Moholland's Adviser/Advisee class, students had to create a comic book. The comic book had to have a hero and a villain, and had to teach a lesson. The students were to use themselves as the hero and makeup a villain. This podcast features the comicbook made by Sabba and Jordan. Please comment on our podcasts and let us know where you're from. Also, let us know if you have a school podcast we can watch. Hi, Mr. Randall here, I'm the 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher at CMS. This summer I was lucky enough to be a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher. I worked for the National Park Service (NPS) as a Ranger so that I could learn more about the NPS and bring that knowledge back to my school. This video was an attempt to show what Saint Croix Island Historic Site has to offer. To see more of my work as a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher see our podcast titled "Saint Croix Island International Historic Site". Thanks for watching. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-26T09_52_56-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-26T09_52_56-08_00 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:43:16 GMT 2009-03-13 2009-02-26 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL champlain,colonies,dugua,french,history,national,nps,park,service,st 388 clean Please comment on our podcasts and let us know where you're from. Also, let us know if you have a school podcast we can watch. Hi, Mr. Randall here, I'm the 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher at CMS. This summer I was lucky enough to be a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher. I worked for the National Park Service (NPS) as a Ranger so that I could learn more about the NPS and bring that knowledge back to my school. This video was an attempt to show what Saint Croix Island Historic Site has to offer. To see more of my work as a Teacher-Ranger-Teacher see our podcast titled "Saint Croix Island International Historic Site". Thanks for watching. As part of our Ancient China unit, the 8th grade had to learn the first 6 movements of Tai Chi, and perform them for the 7th grade. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-10T06_25_49-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-10T06_25_49-08_00 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:18:01 GMT 2009-02-10 2009-02-10 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,bonds,chi,china,cms,history,joey,maine,tai,video/quicktime 336 clean As part of our Ancient China unit, the 8th grade had to learn the first 6 movements of Tai Chi, and perform them for the 7th grade. In this episode Jacob and Andre show off their robot "The Destroyer". They really take it to the edge. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-05T07_13_56-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-05T07_13_56-08_00 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:06:20 GMT 2009-02-05 2009-02-05 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,ed,maine,middle,project,school,tech,video/quicktime 60 clean In this episode Jacob and Andre show off their robot "The Destroyer". They really take it to the edge. A sample of what the 7th and 8th grade students created last quarter during art class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-02T08_45_26-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-02-02T08_45_26-08_00 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:39:01 GMT 2009-02-02 2009-02-02 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,art,arts,class,education,podcast 145 clean A sample of what the 7th and 8th grade students created last quarter during art class. The 7th grade did an activity using casts of artifacts. The artifacts were from the Passamaquoddy people, one of 5 tribes that make up the Wabanaki (Passmaquoddy, Penobscot, MicMac, Mailiseet and Abenaki). http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-01-16T12_07_55-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-01-16T12_07_55-08_00 Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:04:20 GMT 2009-01-16 2009-01-16 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,abbe,artifacts,grade,museum,national,nps,park,passamaquoddy,service,wabanaki 197 clean The 7th grade did an activity using casts of artifacts. The artifacts were from the Passamaquoddy people, one of 5 tribes that make up the Wabanaki (Passmaquoddy, Penobscot, MicMac, Mailiseet and Abenaki). Josh C. created a story using the Wabanaki supernatural being Gluskap to tell a tale about sharing. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-01-13T03_59_35-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2009-01-13T03_59_35-08_00 Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:57:15 GMT 2009-01-13 2009-01-13 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,and,c,ducks,gluskap,josh,passamaquoddy,seven,the,wabanaki 139 clean Josh C. created a story using the Wabanaki supernatural being Gluskap to tell a tale about sharing. Mathew and Conor show off their Lego Robot named Bobert. They created Bobert in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-12T05_51_41-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-12T05_51_41-08_00 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:49:03 GMT 2008-12-12 2008-12-12 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,8th,cms,lego,robot,robotics,teched,technology,video 90 clean Mathew and Conor show off their Lego Robot named Bobert. They created Bobert in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. The 8th grade recently studied the origins of Hinduism and the Caste System in Ancient India. They were then tasked to create a song (Weird Al Yankovic style). One student recorded her song over the top of the karaoke version. She wanted to remain anonymous, but agreed to share it with all of you. She used GarageBand to record her song. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-11T04_52_40-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-11T04_52_40-08_00 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:44:54 GMT 2008-12-11 2008-12-11 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,caste,hinduism,history,india,system 268 clean The 8th grade recently studied the origins of Hinduism and the Caste System in Ancient India. They were then tasked to create a song (Weird Al Yankovic style). One student recorded her song over the top of the karaoke version. She wanted to remain anonymous, but agreed to share it with all of you. She used GarageBand to record her song. Lena and Bridget show off their Lego Robot named Spazzz. They created Spazzz in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T10_39_09-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T10_39_09-08_00 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:37:27 GMT 2008-12-03 2008-12-03 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL cms,lego,robotics,robots,teched 76 clean Lena and Bridget show off their Lego Robot named Spazzz. They created Spazzz in Mr. McCormick's Tech Ed class. The 8th grade recently finished reading The Outsiders, by S.E.Hinton. As a final project, they were required to make a podcast compiling the various assignments they had completed. This is the podcast by Tyler, Lucas, Nichole, and Amanda. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T08_50_30-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T08_50_30-08_00 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:47:07 GMT 2008-12-03 2008-12-03 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,arts,language,outsiders,s.e.hinton 204 clean The 8th grade recently finished reading The Outsiders, by S.E.Hinton. As a final project, they were required to make a podcast compiling the various assignments they had completed. This is the podcast by Tyler, Lucas, Nichole, and Amanda. The 8th grade recently finished reading The Outsiders, by S.E.Hinton. As a final project, they were required to make a podcast compiling the various assignments they had completed. This is the podcast by Casie, Brandy, Abby, and Josh. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T08_44_36-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-12-03T08_44_36-08_00 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:38:21 GMT 2008-12-03 2008-12-03 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,arts,english,language,outsiders,s.e.hinton,video 306 clean The 8th grade recently finished reading The Outsiders, by S.E.Hinton. As a final project, they were required to make a podcast compiling the various assignments they had completed. This is the podcast by Casie, Brandy, Abby, and Josh. CMS won the district soccer championship for the 2008-2009 school year. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-24T10_54_06-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-24T10_54_06-08_00 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:51:20 GMT 2008-11-24 2008-11-24 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL champions,champs,cms,soccer,sports 178 clean CMS won the district soccer championship for the 2008-2009 school year. The 7th grade has been learning about Wabanaki culture and how they learned using an oral tradition.. They also learned the Wabanaki taught lessons to their young through stories. Gluskap is a Wabanaki legendary being. He appears in many stories that teach lessons to Wabanaki young people. After studying him, Calais students tried to create their own story to tell about Gluskap. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-24T10_40_32-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-24T10_40_32-08_00 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 18:33:52 GMT 2008-11-24 2008-11-24 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 7th,gluskap,history,native,passamaquoddy,penobscot,wabanaki 242 clean The 7th grade has been learning about Wabanaki culture and how they learned using an oral tradition.. They also learned the Wabanaki taught lessons to their young through stories. Gluskap is a Wabanaki legendary being. He appears in many stories that teach lessons to Wabanaki young people. After studying him, Calais students tried to create their own story to tell about Gluskap. Amanda, Lucas, and Logan share what the 8th grade has been up to in math. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-08T03_07_02-08_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-11-08T03_07_02-08_00 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:36:37 GMT 2008-11-08 2008-11-07 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 4,8th,devils,education,graph,k-12,maine,math,middle,school 114 clean Amanda, Lucas, and Logan share what the 8th grade has been up to in math. Recently the 8th Grade went on a hike at Shackford Head Trails. This was a part of the Physical Educations program's Life Long physical activities program. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-28T03_49_44-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-28T03_49_44-07_00 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:46:50 GMT 2008-12-03 2008-10-28 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 8th,activities,fitness,heada,life,long,middle,phsical,shackford 232 clean Recently the 8th Grade went on a hike at Shackford Head Trails. This was a part of the Physical Educations program's Life Long physical activities program. The 7th Grade students from Calais Middle School went to Saint Croix Island International Historic Site to learn about the 1604 attempt by Pierre Dugua to settle the island. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-06T05_50_29-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-10-06T05_50_29-07_00 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:41:54 GMT 2009-03-13 2008-10-06 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 1604,champlain,dugua,french,history,middle,national,nps,park,saint,service,settlement 364 clean The 7th Grade students from Calais Middle School went to Saint Croix Island International Historic Site to learn about the 1604 attempt by Pierre Dugua to settle the island. For their Advisor/Advisee class, the Class of 2013 worked on creating and filming "I Believe" statements. As you can see, many of them had their friends help them. This is a sample of their work. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-26T05_54_02-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-09-26T05_54_02-07_00 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:44:33 GMT 2008-10-19 2008-09-26 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL advisor/advisee,believe,devils,i,k-12,middle,school,video,video/quicktime 407 clean For their Advisor/Advisee class, the Class of 2013 worked on creating and filming "I Believe" statements. As you can see, many of them had their friends help them. This is a sample of their work. In this episode, Justin H. and Joel L. read aloud some legends of Gluskap, the supernatural being found in many Wabanaki stories. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-01T04_40_20-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-01T04_40_20-07_00 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:35:09 GMT 2008-10-19 2008-07-01 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL gluskap,history,legends,mac,maine,maliseet,mic,passamaquoddy,penobscot,wabanaki 466 no In this episode, Justin H. and Joel L. read aloud some legends of Gluskap, the supernatural being found in many Wabanaki stories. We had a little time at the end of the year so I allowed the students to pick a topic that was of interest to them. This was Layne C's. The music is not the original track she recorded, it didn't transfer correctly, so I added some generic Garage Band music. Layne's was much better, sorry Layne. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-01T04_05_41-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-07-01T04_05_41-07_00 Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:47:35 GMT 2008-07-01 2008-07-01 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL history,ohio,prison,reformatory 182 no We had a little time at the end of the year so I allowed the students to pick a topic that was of interest to them. This was Layne C's. The music is not the original track she recorded, it didn't transfer correctly, so I added some generic Garage Band music. Layne's was much better, sorry Layne. While studying Japan, the 8th grade students created research projects. This one was done by Brook. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-27T07_40_03-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-27T07_40_03-07_00 Tue, 27 May 2008 14:34:02 GMT 2008-05-28 2008-05-27 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL history,japan,samurai 126 no While studying Japan, the 8th grade students created research projects. This one was done by Brook. This was a piece done by T.B. when we studied the Maine Wabanaki and the results of European contact. The students were required to take the facts we learned and write a script or poem to cover four parts. Pre-contact with Europeans, Initial Contact, Diseases, and Wars. They also had to create background music to go with the four parts in Garage Band. T. searched the internet for the pictures he used. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-27T05_27_53-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-27T05_27_53-07_00 Tue, 27 May 2008 12:26:04 GMT 2008-05-28 2008-05-27 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL abenaki,history,maine,maliseet,micmac,passamaquoddy,penobscot,wabanaki 184 no This was a piece done by T.B. when we studied the Maine Wabanaki and the results of European contact. The students were required to take the facts we learned and write a script or poem to cover four parts. Pre-contact with Europeans, Initial Contact, Diseases, and Wars. They also had to create background music to go with the four parts in Garage Band. T. searched the internet for the pictures he used. S.B. created a slide show demonstrating her research on ancient African civilizations. She used Keynote for the slide show, and then we sent it to Garage Band. All of her pictures were taken from the internet. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-19T04_19_48-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-19T04_19_48-07_00 Mon, 19 May 2008 11:19:48 GMT 2008-05-28 2008-05-19 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL axum,egypt,ghana,kanem,mali,songhai 122 clean S.B. created a slide show demonstrating her research on ancient African civilizations. She used Keynote for the slide show, and then we sent it to Garage Band. All of her pictures were taken from the internet. My 8th Grade History class was studying Hinduism, and the caste system. Then, using Garage Band, they had to create a song to show what they learned. This was one I did to show them what I wanted them to do. I'm using this one as a test to see if I can do this. http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-16T07_02_49-07_00 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com/entry/2008-05-16T07_02_49-07_00 Fri, 16 May 2008 14:02:49 GMT 2008-06-16 2008-05-16 http://calaismiddleschool.podOmatic.com CALAIS MIDDLE SCHOOL caste,dharma,hinduism,karma,system 206 clean My 8th Grade History class was studying Hinduism, and the caste system. Then, using Garage Band, they had to create a song to show what they learned. This was one I did to show them what I wanted them to do. I'm using this one as a test to see if I can do this.