----- Original Message ----- From: Esther Revivo - estherrv@xxxxxxxxxxx Subject: payment for checking logs/ contract Hello! I am very pleased and indeed hope that what Tziona wrote about getting recompense for checking the logs is true. I am CRAZY about doing the projects. I spend time on Google finding 3-4 web sites that have English easy enough for my pupils to deal with and e-mail them to the pupils; have pupils e-mail me their final work before it gets printed chock full of mistakes and subsequently e-mail it back. Then I spend time like everyone else marking and commenting on the work. I love projects, but having grocery and utilities bills to pay, it would be nice to get more than a nod from my rakezet and principal for all this work.. Regarding contracts: Mitzi wrote, "The assessment rubric is out in the open and can be signed by students and parents ( and principals!) before you get started." To avoid the pressure (and abuse) after my magenim (yearly grades) were given out, until my early retirement June 2008 (I now teach only 9th and 10th grades now,) I would have each and every one of my pupils sign a letter like this in Hebrew: " I , who signed below, am cognizant of the fact that my magen (yearly grade) may be lowered by my English teacher if I : 1- cut classes/ am absent/ late more than "X" times. 2- Do NOT give in papers and book reports on time (or at all.) 3- miss quizzes / exams" After beginning this type of contract, I NEVER got the abuse I had received in earlier years. In the younger grades I give out a contract like the one I copy/pasted to be signed by a parent after having gone over it in class with my pupils. (If anyone would like to copy it or parts of it, be my guest. This also prevented irate parents complaining about low grades after report card time claiming, "I had absolutely no idea......") Once again, I teach in an Ulpana you can change parts not suitable for your school. Hope this is helpful to someone out there :) áñ'ã ãøéùåú òì îðú ìäöìéç äùðä áàðâìéú àñúø øáéáå îåøä ìàðâìéú ùðä"ì x y, z 1)úìîéãåú úâòðä áæîï òí ñôø, îçáøú åëìé ëúéáä ( òôøåï !!!).äîåøä òìåìä ìèìôï äáéúä ìáøø ìîä úìîéãä ìà äåôéòä, áîéåçã áëéúåú äâáåäåú. áàåúï ëéúåú ùéáçðå ìáâøåú áñéåí äùðä úäéä ä÷ôãä éúøä ìèåáú äáðåú ëé ääòãøåéåú éôâòå îàåã áäéùâé äúìîéãåú!! àðé øåöä ùëìï éöìéçå áò'ä!! 2) úìîéãä ùîàçøú éåúø î5 ã÷åú (ììà àéùåø îâåøí îåñîê) ìà úåøùä ìäëðñ ìùéòåø, åúáçï áò''ô áùéòåø äáà òì úåëï äùéòåø ùäôñéãä. áùðä ùçìôä úåôòä æå äúâáøä îòáø ìðñáì! 3)úìîéãä ùçñøä áéåí îáçï îñéáä ëì ùäéà úáçï áîáçï çåæø úåê ùáåò éîéí áúðàé ùäîåøä úøàä àéùåø øôåàé àå ú÷áì èìôåï îääåøéí :08-9930562 4)àé äëðú ù"á áôòí äùìéùéú áàåúå ñîñèø- úâøåí ìäåøãú öéåï. àé äáàú îéìåï ëùééãøù- ééçùá ëàé äëðú ù"á! àéï ìäñúîê òì äùàìú îéìåï îùåí î÷åí! 5)àðé øâéìä åîúçéáú, áò'ä, ììîã ùéøéí, åìäøàåú ñøèéí áàðâìéú, åìòéúéí ìùç÷ îùç÷éí çéðåëééí- ëàùø ðéëøú ìîéãä øöéðéú áëéúä. 6)áðåú äëéúä îçåéáåú ì÷øåà 3 ñôøåðéí áàðâìéú áëì ñîñèø åìîñåø ãéååç î÷åöø òì äñéôåø áò"ô, áàðâìéú. ëîå ëï úéãøù äëðú portfolio àå ôøåé÷è ìáâøåú áëúá. ( äñáø îôåøè ééîñø áò"ô áäîùê) îùéîä æå çéåðéú åáú ùìà îîìàä àåúä- ìà ú÷áì öéåï áúòåãä! ìáðåú ëéúåú é'-éá' éù ôøåé÷èéí ìáâøåú áî÷åí portfolio åòì ôøåé÷èéí àìå äáðåú éáçðå áòì ôä áëéúä éá', áò'ä. 7) äúìîéãåú îúá÷ùåú ìäåôéò áàåìôðä áçåìöú úìáåùú åáçöàéú öðåòä áøåç äàåìôðà ëôé ëì áú äúçééáä áëðéñúä ìîñâøúðå. áú ùîâéòä áçöàéú ìà öðåòä àå ììà úìáåùú òìåìä ìäéùìç ìäðäìä àå äáéúä ìäçìéó áâã.áî÷åí ìäëðñ ìùéòåø. äîåøä îöéãä îúçéáú áòæ"ä ììîã àú àåöø äîéìéí, äã÷ãå÷ åäçåîø äìéîåãé áöåøä îòðéðú! àðé úôéìä ùáòæ"ä ðòùä åðöìéç. äððé îá÷ùú àú ùéúåó äôòåìä ùì ëì àçú åàçú áëãé ùëì áðåú äëéúä úú÷ãîðä ëøöåé! áðåñó ìãôé àéæåï çåæø ùéçåì÷å áîùê äùðä äîåøä úùîç ì÷áì áé÷åøú åäöòåú îäáðåú áöåøä îëåáãú åøàåéä ( åàôéìå áëúá áòéìåí ùí ìúà ùìä ìéã çãø îåøéí.) ëúéáä åçúéîä èåáä ìëï áðåú é÷øåú ! éä"ø ùðòùä åðöìéç!!! àðé îá÷ùú ùàçã ääåøéí éçúåí òì ãó æä. ááøëä, äîåøä ìàðâìéú We can do it G-d willing, so let's get started!! çúéîú äåøéí _____________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What can you do with the new Windows Live? Find out ----------------------------------------------- ** Etni homepage - http://www.etni.org or - http://www.etni.org.il ** ** for help - ask@xxxxxxxx ** ** to post to this list - etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** -----------------------------------------------