7^th Grade Silver Team Newsletter: Week of March 30 - April 3

Math – Mr. Johnson

Wow!  What a difference a couple of weeks make.  Here we are, hunkered down in our homes, trying to figure out how to deliver instruction remotely to our students.  For the next two weeks, I will have students use the last units of their courses (since they won’t be repeated on the Spring Final Exam) to get used to the process of remote learning.  Therefore, for the first two weeks, March 30^th to April 10^th, I will only assign homework for participation – no assessments during these two weeks.

Beginning on Monday, April 13^th, I will return to where we left off before leaving school – mid-Chapter 7 for Math-7 and mid-Chapter 8 for Pre-Algebra and begin assessing quizzes and tests when warranted.

Note:  Before leaving school, all students had four homework assignments already in Infinite Campus.  Please check – many students have missing work from before Spring Break.  Students can photograph or scan those missing assignments and email them to me for posting in IC.  Make it happen!

 Math-7 (1st/2^nd/3rd Periods):  I have already been in contact with students via their school email accounts.  Before and during the break, I sent out two general math updates.  You may want to read these with your student.  Also, on Sunday, March 29^th, I sent out the Lesson plans for Remote Week #1, March 30^th to April 3^rd.  You may also want to review these notes with your student.

This week, we will move to Chapter 9, Probability.  This week’s lessons cover both Theoretical and Experimental Probability.  There will be a textbook and worksheet assignment for each lesson.  Friday will be a review day, working through two re-teaching worksheets.

Students have already received guidance on how to watch Homework Video Tutors from our Publisher’s website.

I have established a daily Google Hangout from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. each day for Math-7 Students.  This optional hangout is a time that students can meet me “live” in a chat to ask questions for seek extra support.  I will certainly be available via email, outside of that time.  I will try to reply to emails as soon as possible as time permits.

Pre-Algebra (4th Period):  I have already been in contact with students via their school email accounts.  Before and during the break, I sent out two general math updates.  You may want to read these with your student.  Also, on Sunday, March 29^th, I sent out the Lesson plans for Remote Week #1, March 30^th to April 3^rd.  You may also want to review these notes with your student.

This week, we will move to Chapter 10, Data Analysis.  This week’s lessons cover both making and interpreting Scatter Plots.  There will be a textbook and worksheet assignment for each lesson.  Friday will be a review day, working through two re-teaching worksheets.

Students have already received guidance on how to watch Homework Video Tutors from our Publisher’s website.

I have established a daily Google Hangout from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. each day for Pre-Algebra Students.  This optional hangout is a time that students can meet me “live” in a chat to ask questions for seek extra support.  I will certainly be available via email, outside of that time.  I will try to reply to emails as soon as possible as time permits.

World Studies – Mr. Koops

    For World Studies online classes, students should log in to their accounts. My classes can be found in Google Classroom. Students should add a class (I believe it is the + tab). When asked for the class code, students will enter the codes for the units below:

Mr. Koops 1   wk6xtsp

Mr. Koops 2   s6tjvil

Mr. Koops 3   i5453rm

Mr. Koops 4   j3vmp6z

Mr. Koops 5   jmqmtpn

Mr. Koops 6   kkcfg5d

If you have questions on how to get started with online World Studies, here are 20 things that might be helpful:

Science – Mr. Barrett

Language Arts – Mr. Searle

Hello Students!!

I actually really miss you guys. Haha!! There’s a lot happening with this Remote-Learning thing. I’m sure you are getting (or will be getting) a lot of information from all of your teachers. Read through this information for Language Arts, and if you have questions or concerns, definitely email me. This is new to all of us, so we will figure it out together! Just remember… CHECK YOUR EMAIL CONSTANTLY throughout the school days. We will begin Remote Learning tomorrow on TUESDAY, MARCH 31^ST

 FIRST- (Google Classroom):

We will be using Google Classroom for assignments and for turning stuff in. It’s the same “Brian Feathers” classes you’ve had from the beginning of the year and that we used for the Refugee Essays. You should be able to just log-on like normal, and you shouldn’t need it, but here are the class codes for each period:

1^st Period:  52g34mw

2^nd Period:  k5gc3az

3^rd Period:  cfhn3id

4^th Period: oifskq5

 SECOND - (Video Chat Options?):

I would love to see and talk to you guys! I’m trying to figure out the best way to do that. We will maybe use Zoom, or maybe Google Hangout, or maybe something else. I’m still figuring that out. These invites would be OPTIONAL for now if you just want to talk or ask questions… I do not expect that we will run classes every day via video. Your tasks for English Language Arts will be more self-paced for now.

 THIRD – (Classwork Expectations):

For now, let’s try to keep it simple...

1. DAILY JOURNAL WRITING

We’ll go back to daily journals. I will assign a prompt each day in Google Classroom.  You will write a MINIMUM of 10 complete sentences (a well-developed short-essay) as a response. Provide answers, opinions, examples, and support for the daily writing prompt.

This will count as daily writing practice, but it will also be a way for me to “take attendance.” Which means you need to submit your response DURING your normally scheduled class. When you submit, there will be a time stamp on your assignment.  For example, 1^st Period Students will submit between 7:25am - 8:30am… 2^nd Period between 8:35 - 9:35am… 3^rd Period between 9:40am- 10:40am… and 4^th Period between 10:45 am - 11:45am each day.

2. SCHOLASTIC SCOPE MAGAZINE

There are various readings, activities, lessons, and quizzes associated with Scholastic Scope Magazine, and they are very good for Language Arts.  I will assign a series of readings and activities each week to be completed by the end of the week (Friday). The Scope assignments can be more “self-paced,” but must be completed and turned in by the end of each week.

Classroom Password: fundime95

 3. THE INDEPENDENT READING ASSIGNMENT

The Independent Reading Assignment that was due on 3/20 can be turned in anytime now. I will put the assignment in Google Classroom and you can submit the documents, or you can take pictures of it and send it as attachments.

 COMING SOON…?

I would plan on seeing some Robin Hood Grammar and some new Independent Reading expectations coming soon. Have an idea of a Choice Novel or book you want to be reading. Many of you have books to read. Many can find one around the house. If you need to access Pikes Peak Library, the LPMS library, or other online sources for choice novel reading materials, be thinking about that.

Good luck! Check your email often. Keep up with Google Classroom assignments, and HOPEFULLY we will be back in the school building soon!

 Searle