April 15 2020

Wednesday 4/15/20 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

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Today’s Zoom at Noon will focus on the EWP. This is for anyone who has not completed the draft, revisions, or editing the essay. (Zoom link and password are in Calendar and Classroom!)

This is the final week of the Our Heroes unit. Next week we will begin a new unit in StudySync.

1. Academic Vocab:

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Learning Target: Students will be able to acquire and use academic words and phrases.

On Classroom, open Academic Vocab L9 (Reference and Student slides)

  • Do the following three words today:
    • transmit
    • vacant
    • vacuum
  • Have sentences ready to share on today’s Zoom at Noon

2. On Classroom, open Daily Check-in / Our Heroes Unit Checklist assignment:

  • MUST DO assignments (Do Reading & EWP assignments IN ORDER) If the assignment is already graded in PowerSchool, you will need to click “GRADE” (here on the blog –>) and complete the Form to let me know you want me to grade it.
  • MAY DO assignments (only for when you have completed ALL of the Must Do assignments): See next steps for Superhero Infographic below.

3. Reading Log (5+ days a week): Do on Biblionasium as usual. Turn in reminder on Classroom once you have finished.

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MAY DO (ONLY when finished with MUST DO assignments)

1. Children’s March

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Learning Target: Students will be able to interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.

On Classroom, open The Children’s March assignment.

  • Follow directions there.

2. See other options for May Do’s on checklist.

3. If you have completed everything on the MAY DO list, I can give you more options. Just email me!

Remember: You can email me with any questions about these lessons.  I will respond during my office hours on Mondays-Fridays from noon-3:00.

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on today’s ZOOM at NOON!

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April 14 2020

Tuesday 4/14/20 – Math

Welcome to Math!

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Notes:

  1. Do the Google Calendar for Time Management assignment on Classroom, if you haven’t done it yet. (For Per. 8, the assignment is in LA Classroom.)
  2. Join me for today’s ZOOM at NOON (Expected) and 12:30 (Accelerated). (Link/password are on Google Calendar and Classroom.)
  3. Both Groups: Always start by catching up on your my.hrw.com dashboard.
  4. My office hours are from noon-3:00pm Monday-Friday. You can email me with questions about the lessons. Screenshot the problem you are working on.
  5. Miss Nichols Per. 3 Group: instructions for today are in Study Skills Classroom.

Expected – 12.4: Representing Algebraic Relationships in Tables and Graphs

  1. Start lesson on Classroom.
  2. Join me for Zoom at Noon.
  3. Finish lesson.

Accelerated – Finishing work

  1. Continue with assignments on my.hrw.com.
  2. If you have an empty dashboard, there is a Module 4 assignment on Classroom.
  3. Join me for Zoom at 12:30.

As always, email me if you have any questions!

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April 13 2020

Monday 4/13/20 – Language Arts

Good Morning, Class!

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(For a video version of this post, click here.)

Please join me to discuss today’s Language Arts lessons on ZOOM at NOON (link and password are in Calendar and Classroom)!

1. Academic Vocab:

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Learning Target copy

Learning Target: Students will be able to acquire and use academic words and phrases.

On Classroom, open Academic Vocab L9 (Reference and Student slides)

  • Do the following two words today:
    • justify
    • submit
  • Have sentences ready to share on today’s ZOOM at NOON

2. On Classroom, open Daily Check-in / Our Heroes Unit Checklist assignment:

  • MUST DO assignments (Do Reading & EWP assignments IN ORDER) If the assignment is already graded in PowerSchool, you will need to click “GRADE” (here on the blog –>) and complete the Form to let me know you want me to grade it.
  • MAY DO assignments (only for when you have completed ALL of the Must Do assignments): See next steps for Superhero Infographic below.

3. Reading Log (5+ days a week): Do on Biblionasium as usual. Turn in reminder on Classroom once you have finished.

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MAY DO (ONLY when finished with MUST DO assignments)

1. Superhero Infographic

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Learning Target: Students will be able to conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate.

On Classroom, open Superhero Infographic Project assignment

  • Read instructions for Parts V. Share and VI. Reflect. (Watch Week 2 video for more guidance.)

2. See other options for May Do’s on checklist.

3. If you have completed everything on the MAY DO list, I can give you more options. Just email me!

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April 10 2020

Friday 4/10/20 – All Classes

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Notes:

1. Take a moment to fill out this form to let me know how your week went.

 

2. Today’s ZOOM at NOON is to talk about Language Arts, Math, or Per. 3 Study Skills. Wear Superhero Clothing if you have some! (See Google Calendar or Classroom for the FRIDAY link and password to join the meeting.)

 

3. Those who haven’t done the GOOGLE CALENDAR FOR TIME MANAGEMENT assignment on Classroom, please do it. This is a crucial tool for your success during Distance Learning and for life! (See Counselor McCann’s message.)

 

4. On Mondays and Wednesdays, you have 30 minutes of MATH practice on IXL. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, it’s 30 minutes of IXL practice for LANGUAGE ARTS. See Classroom for details about signing into IXL and navigating the dashboard.

 

5. On Fridays, check GRADES in PowerSchool and make a DOJO POST about your achievements and goals. (Code is in LA Classroom.) When you complete missing/late work, click GRADE (see button to the right–>) and it will go on my list of assignments to grade. (Use the assignment name in PowerSchool.)

 

6. For MATH: Always start by catching up on any assignments still on your my.hrw.com dashboard. For LANGUAGE ARTS: Keep using the Our Heroes Checklist. You have one more week to finish assignments from the list before we start our next unit.

 

7. Language Arts:Remember to do your BOOK TALK on FLIPGRID! See assignment on Google classroom.

 

My office hours are from noon-3:00pm Monday-Friday. You can email me anytime with questions, but this is when I will most likely get back to you.

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April 9 2020

Thursday 4/9/20 – Math

Welcome to Math!

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Notes:

  1. Today we will have ZOOM at NOON for the Expected Group and at 12:30 for Accelerated. (See Google Calendar or Classroom for the link and password to join the meeting.)
  2. Do the Google Calendar for Time Management assignment on Classroom, if you haven’t done it yet.
  3. On Mondays and Wednesdays, you are doing 30 minutes of math practice on IXL. See assignment on Classroom for details.
  4. Both Groups: Always start by catching up on any assignments still on your my.hrw.com dashboard.
  5. My office hours are from noon-3:00pm Monday-Friday. You can email me with questions about the lessons. Screenshot the problem you are working on.
  6. SUPERHERO CLOTHING DAY: just for fun, wear superhero clothing/costume for tomorrow (Friday’s) Zoom calls with all three teachers. Let’s see how many we can get!

Expected -12.3: Writing Equations from Tables

  1. On my.hrw.com, open 12.3: Writing Equations from Tables and do green–blue–purple parts of lesson before today’s Zoom session.
  2. Attend today’s ZOOM session at NOON.
  3. Do 12.3 ISE orange and red whistles.
  4. Legends of Learning – Awakening games are for when you have finished everything on my.hrw.com. (See 12.2-12.4: Independent and Dependent Variables assignment on Classroom for login instructions.)
  5. Remember that Friday is a day for catching up on late/unfinished work. You can also practice on IXL or do more Legends of Learning if you are all caught up.

Accelerated – Modules 1 & 3: Integers & Rational Numbers Review

  1. On my.hrw.com finish 6.NS: third cluster
  2. Play Legends of Learning – Awakening when you have finished everything on my.hrw.com. (See Modules 1 & 3: Integers & Rational Numbers assignment on Classroom for login instructions.)
  3. Join me on Zoom today at 12:30 for another activity!
  4. Remember that Friday is a day for catching up on late/unfinished work. You can also practice on IXL or do more Legends of Learning if you are all caught up.

As always, email me if you have any questions!

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