SCIENCE:
This week, June 1-5, is our final SCIENCE instructional week of the school year. We will continue the week with our “Weather” study. After this week, enrichment activities and/or information relative to Environmental Issues/Atmospheric Issues/ Air Quality will be posted. This week will also serve as a week for catch up on any assignments or activities that were missed. June 5 is our final deadline for submitting work. Our AGENDA for the Week of June 1-5 follows: ✔Monday, 6/01: Types of Storms ✔Tuesday, 6/02: Weather Instruments ✔Wednesday, 6/03: Weather Map – Day 1 of 2 ✔Thursday, 6/04: Weather Map – Day 2 of 2 ✔Friday, 6/05: Weather Forecasting 🏆 Remember to do your BEST daily! ALL assignments can be submitted and 'Turn In' by Friday, JUNE 5. So, pace yourself throughout the week. MAKE SURE you submit and 'Turn In' assignments correctly in order to receive credit. Please enjoy these learning materials and have a safe week. 📣📣JAGUARS REMEMBER📣📣 🥗 Githens faculty, staff, and community volunteers will continue to provide GRAB and GO MEALS Mondays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. If possible, be there early! 📝 DPS Phase 3 Digital Resources are available within our SCIENCE Google Classroom "Distance Learning Resources" section. 💻Jaguar SCIENCE Virtual Schedule Week of June 1-5 💻DAILY Assignments for 7th Grade Science Students 💻Teacher email: Monday through Friday 💻Teacher "Virtual Office" hours: Wednesday & Friday (1-3 pm; sign-up on Team website) 💻*Recorded "Virtual Lesson": Tuesday and Thursday (*Added Recordings based on lesson MATH: ELA: This week, students will complete an art analysis activity as well as the various choice board activities at the end of the district packet. Please view the recorded zoom lesson for clarification about activities. SOCIAL STUDIES:
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Does your student love to read? Are they ready to start performing research projects and writing samples at the high school level? In this Project/Inquiry Based Learning course, our students get to dive in to hot topics, current events, pop culture, and literary canon. Students will perform research, debate various social justice initiatives, discuss multimedia across centuries and genres, and evaluate what it means to live in a pluralistic society. Throughout the course, students will be challenged and will rise to advanced academic occasions in order to prepare them not only to obtain a high school course credit but, perhaps more importantly, to be fully prepared to tackle honors and Advanced Placement courses when they move on from GMS.
Topic: English I Info Night Time: May 28, 2020 06:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting: https://dpsnc.zoom.us/j/99425963221 Presenter: Sarah Montello SOCIAL STUDIES:
This week we will learn about the formation of newly independent states after WW2 as the British Empire began to lose its international foothold. The tensions that started then are still going on today between Israel/Palestine, India/Pakistan, and in Southeast Asia. The week will wrap up with a Choose Your Own Adventure Decolonization Buffet. MATH: ELA: After finishing the Cesar Chavez activities posted on classroom, students should complete the reading, Cooking Up Native Traditions, and the zoom recording on annotating questions and test taking strategies for the text. Later this week, I will post a lesson to accompany the text about video games entitled, Everything Cute, Nothing Stressful. In this lesson, I will guide students though a "Golden Lines" activity for choosing the most important and relevant parts of the text to include in their organizers. Students are encouraged to complete Vocabulary.com activities each week. Link is posted on classroom. SCIENCE: SCIENCE:
We will continue our study of “Weather” this week. This week’s AGENDA and TOPICS include the following: 5/18: Convection Currents Virtual Stations 5/19: Prevailing westerlies and Polar easterlies PowerPoint and Guided Notes 5/20: UNC TV Corioilis Effect – Discussion questions 5/21: Gulf Stream video – Discussion/ reflection 5/22: Jet Stream – Current Events Crash Course w/Kahoot! 🏆Remember to do your BEST daily! ALL assignments can be submitted and 'Turn In' by Friday, May 15. So, pace yourself throughout the week. MAKE SURE you submit and 'Turn In' assignments correctly in order to receive credit. Please enjoy these learning materials and have a safe week. 📣 JAGUARS REMEMBER📣 🥗 Githens faculty, staff, and community volunteers will continue to provide GRAB and GO MEALS Mondays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. If possible, be there early! 📝DPS Phase 3 Digital Resources are available within our SCIENCE Google Classroom "Distance Learning Resources" section. 💻 Jaguar SCIENCE Virtual Schedule💻 Week of May 18-22 💻DAILY Science Assignments for 7th Grade Science Students 💻Teacher email: Monday through Friday 💻Teacher "Virtual Office" hours: Wednesday & Friday (1- 3 pm; sign-up on Team website) 💻*Recorded "Virtual Lesson": Tuesday and Thursday (*Added recordings based on lesson) 💻30 min Daily "Lunch" or "Brunch": TBD (meet with your classmates via Zoom) MATH: Greetings students and families! We have just finished out our section on scale drawings this week in google classroom and will be starting our last section on 3 dimensional figures this Friday. If you have not yet signed in to google classroom and done the scale drawing material, please do so. These are VERY interactive activities and I can see your progress as you go for feedback. Live meetings are on Thursdays at 11 am and 2 pm. We always go over some of the newest material before I take questions and a save a few min each session I post the invitation in Google classroom before each meeting. Please use your video when you join a meeting, I’m always happy to see all your faces. Please keep working through your iReady and the material in google classrooms. Let’s be as ready as we can be for next year! ELA: This week, students will be completing the "blast" Harvest to Harvest along with activities in studysync. We will work on identifying the text structures used in nonfiction to annotate the text. Following that, we will read and annotate About Cesar, and use annotation skills to determine the central idea in the text. Students should view the recorded Zoom lessons posted on Google Classroom on Central Idea and Text Structure. I will also post additional review materials so that students can practice these skills. SOCIAL STUDIES: This week we will learn about the Cold War - its participants, its origins, and the nature of the conflict. We will begin new book chats, so please sign up for and locate a version of the book you can use. We will work to get/make PDF copies available as we can. The week will conclude with a Virtual Cold War Learning Experience led by Ms. Donnelly. Social Studies:
This coming week we will learn about the end of the Holocaust, but the continuance of Anti-Semitism and Genocide into our current day. This leads us to reflect on why we must, “NEVER FORGET.” The week will conclude with a reflective Virtual Field Trip to Yad Vashem in Israel. ELA: This week, students should view the recorded Zoom lessons posted on google classroom for review of material to be covered. (Figurative language, Theme, and Central Idea). I will also post links to the district-provided packet on classroom, as well as other supplemental materials and videos. We will read and annotate the poem, Speech to the Young, by Gwendolyn Brooks. Students should identify the different types of figurative language in the poem and how the language helps to develop the theme. We will also read the nonfiction text, Five Reasons Why Being Kind Makes You Feel Good, According to Science. While this link will be posted on classroom to print, if students prefer to complete directly on commonlit.org, they have that option as well, and it has been assigned on the site. I will begin hosting Google Meet sessions every weekday at 2:00 for individual classes who have questions about the material. The meet link can be found on the "stream" page of individual google classroom pages. Core 1-Monday, Core 2-Tuesday, Core 3-Wednesday, Core 4-Thursday If you have any questions about this, please reach out via email. SCIENCE: We will continue our study of “Weather” this week. This week’s AGENDA and TOPICS include the following: ✔Monday, 5/11: The Water Cycle ✔Tuesday, 5/12: Cloud Types ✔Wednesday, 5/13: Weather vs. Climate ✔Thursday, 5/14: Wind ✔Friday, 5/15: Local Winds 🏆Remember to do your BEST daily! ALL assignments can be submitted and 'Turn In' by Friday, May 15. MAKE SURE you submit and 'Turn In' assignments correctly in order to receive credit. Please enjoy these learning materials and have a safe week. 📣 JAGUARS REMEMBER📣 🥗 Githens faculty, staff, and community volunteers will continue to provide GRAB and GO MEALS Mondays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. If possible, be there early! 📝Phase 3 Digital Resources are available within our Google Classroom Resources. 💻 Jaguar SCIENCE Virtual Schedule💻 Week of May 11-15 💻DAILY Science Assignments for 7th Grade Science Students 💻Teacher email: Monday through Friday 💻Teacher "Virtual Office" hours: Wednesday & Friday (1- 3 pm; sign-up on Team website) 💻*Recorded "Virtual Lesson": Tuesday and Thursday (*Added recordings based on lesson) 💻30 min Daily "Lunch" or "Brunch": TBD (meet with your classmates via Zoom) SCIENCE:
Hello Jaguars! We will continue our study of “Weather” this week. Please be sure to check our SCIENCE Google Classroom DAILY for updates and assignments. Remember to do your BEST! Please enjoy the learning materials and have a safe week. 📣 JAGUARS REMEMBER📣 🥗 Githens faculty, staff, and community volunteers will continue to provide GRAB and GO MEALS Mondays and Thursdays 11:00 am – 12:30 pm. If possible, be there early! 📝Instructional Packets will be available for families Thursday, May 7 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm and 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm in the Githens Bus Parking Lot. 💻 Jaguar SCIENCE Virtual Schedule💻 Week of May 4-11 💻DAILY Science Assignments for 7th Grade Science Students 💻Teacher email: Monday through Friday 💻Teacher "Virtual Office" hours: Wednesday & Friday (1- 3 pm; sign-up on Team website) 💻Recorded "Virtual Lesson": Tuesday and Thursday 💻30 min Daily "Lunch" or "Brunch": TBD (meet with your classmates via Zoom) ELA: Virtual Zoom lessons will be recorded and posted on Mondays and Thursdays. Students should continue to check Google Classroom for additional information regarding materials. Paper copies of the district-provided packets will be available for pickup on May 7 in the bus parking lot at Githens. Digital copies of these materials will be posted on Google Classroom. Zoom class meetings will be held on Fridays at 11. I am always available through email with any questions or concerns. MATH:
This week I have added two scheduled virtual class sessions both on Thursdays. The first is at 11 am and the second is at 2 pm. It was so great to see everyone this week and students are bringing some excellent questions and discussions! Invitations to attend next Thursday’s meetings will be posted in my google classrooms about an hour before the meeting takes place. Also, we finished up the series on circles and added support material related to the Phase 2 packet. With the exception of circles, all this material is review of concepts previously covered this year. We are currently working to make available some material on Scale Drawings. This is a highly interactive unit and I encourage students to try out the resources the 7th grade math team has worked to provide. Our upcoming virtual meetings will include discussion of the material on scale drawing. As always, I am still available for additional support concerning any topic we have covered so far. Any requests may be made via my email. SCIENCE: Our final unit of study, "Atmosphere," begins this week. Please be sure to check our SCIENCE Google Classroom DAILY for updates and assignments. Anytime you have questions while working, please email me Monday through Friday. If you have further questions or concerns, I will have “Virtual Office” hours via Zoom on Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm. An invite is required. The sign-up sheet is located on the Jaguar Team Website. IMPORTANT: If you DO NOT have access to a computer, or would prefer a paper copy of the DPS/GMS Instructional Science packet, please let your Homeroom Teacher know by email. Remember to do your BEST! Please enjoy the learning materials and have a safe week. ELA: This week, students should view the attached materials in google classroom on "Argumentative Writing." Students should revisit the nonfiction text in Studysync titled "Reality TV and Society" and complete evaluate the text for the author's strength in making a point and counterpoint. In classroom, I have posted additional videos for students to watch as review before drafting their own argumentative essay on one of the topics provided. I am also going to put together a Zoom recording to model how to complete activities from this point forward. Look for these videos to be posted on google classroom as well. SOCIAL STUDIES: This coming week we will learn about Concentration and Extermination Camps - particularly the inhuman brutalities carried out by humans against other humans there, will continue reading our historical fiction novels, and go on a Virtual Field Trip to Auschwitz. Check the Social Studies Website and Google Classroom for “Save the Dates”, details, and materials. Times/Dates: Book Club Chats Tuesdays and Thursdays @ 11:30 am via Zoom Live Social Studies Jaguar Team Time on Wednesday @ 2 pm via Zoom Live MATH The 7th grade math team has been putting together support material to help you complete packet work! Look for those materials in google classrooms. I am available by appointment for virtual assistance with questions on any math topic. Please remember grades are due this Friday! If you are missing work or would like to boost your grade, please submit your work! All submitted work will be considered for extra credit. If you have specific questions about your grade, please reach out to me through email or in google classroom. ELA Week 3 of the distant learning packet should be completed this week beginning with Hunger Strikes Blast and Gandhi's Legacy. Remember, that all makeup work and extra credit assignments are due THIS FRIDAY. SCIENCE Hello Jaguars! I hope you all are safe and making a special effort to learn something new each day. We are now in Week 5 of our Science At-Home/Distance Learning. Our Science At-Home/Distance Learning is for enrichment, review, and to continue with new topics that we would have covered if we were still in school. I encourage all students to work at your own pace on these daily activities. Deadlines are set in order to assist with student self-pacing. Our goal for this week, April 20-24, is to learn about and explore SIMPLE MACHINES. Please be sure to check our Science Google Classroom DAILY for more details! Also, as a reminder. If you are interested in increasing or improving your 3rd Quarter Grade in Science, please make sure you complete and submit either the Google Classroom Science assignments OR the Science DPS/GMS instructional packet by Friday, April 24, 2020. Anytime you have questions while working, please email me Monday through Friday. If you have further questions or concerns, I will have “Virtual Office” hours via Zoom on Friday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm. An invite is required. The sign-up sheet is located on the Jaguar Team Website. IMPORTANT: If you DO NOT have access to a computer, or would prefer a paper copy of the Science packet, please let your Homeroom Teacher know by email. Remember to do your BEST! Please enjoy the learning materials and have a safe week. GRADES
Grades will be shared with parents via parent portal on May 4, 2020 Students may submit work via a myriad of ways-email, google classroom, pictures via text message etc.
Science:
I hope you all are safe and making a special effort to learn each day. We are now in Week 4 of our Science At-Home/Distance Learning. Our goal for this week, April 14 – 17, is to continue learning about FORCE & ENERGY. By the end of the week, you should be very familiar with the following topics and terms: ELECTRIC CIRCUITS, ELECTRICITY, WORK, POWER, FORCE, and MOTION!
If you have questions while working, please email me Monday through Friday. If you have further questions or concerns, I will have “Virtual Office” hours via Zoom on Friday afternoons from 1 pm to 3 pm. An invite is required. The sign-up sheet is located on the Jaguar Team Website. IMPORTANT: If you DO NOT have access to a computer, or would prefer a paper copy of the Science packet, please let your Homeroom Teacher know by email. Remember to do your BEST! Please enjoy the learning materials and have a safe week. Social Studies will be participating in a webinar on 4.14. at 1 pm. Please visit Ms. Garzon's Google Classroom for the link. ELA: Unfortunately, I have to cancel the Zoom class meeting set for THIS Friday, April 17. Please be sure to check back in next week for our Friday meeting. Also, any makeup work/extra credit that you would like to turn in to improve your grade for quarter 3 will be accepted for credit until April 24. You can choose to email me pictures of assignments, or turn things in as google classroom assignments. (I am posting a link now that says "Quarter 3 Makeup Work." You can add whatever you want there. If you have been completing commonlit or newsela articles (Yes, I'm checking those), then I am adding those quizzes as credit also. A new site read.activelylearn.com offers additional reading passages and articles that students can complete for makeup work/extra credit. All students should have received an invite through Google Classroom. Let me know if you have any questions. |
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