Tuesday, February 28

 Science:

1 - Finish annotating the Human Microbiome article (if you didn't finish in class). Complete the Human Microbiome assignment (in GC) if you did not finish during class.

2 - Work on your Bacteria Lab Report. Follow all directions carefully. This is due Friday 3/3 by the end of the school day or 5:00 pm. You can work on this after the quiz on Friday if needed. 

3 - Study for your quiz on Friday. See GC for study materials and practice questions.

ELA:

All classes: If you would like to retest on any skills from the "Flowers for Algernon" test, you must turn in the requirements by Friday this week. The requirements are:

        1) Retest Request Google Form (in Google Classroom)

        2) Error Remediation (in Google Classroom)

I am working on getting the scores and rubric to you for the written responses so you can remediate those.

The retest will be Wednesday next week. You can see how you scored for each skill by viewing the assignment comment in PowerSchool.

Period 2: "Environmentalism vs Conservationism" in Google Classroom -- due Thursday

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you have completed warm ups 1-20.  Your document will be collected for a project grade next Monday, March 6th.  Late work will NOT be accepted for this classwork assignment!

2.  Make sure that you complete the Part 3 Submission Template by the end of the day and submit in GC.

3.  Make sure that you are ready to present tomorrow.  Presentations will take place in the regular classroom in front of your peers on Wednesday and Thursday.

Core Connections:

We are continuing our Project Work Days with either Social Studies or Science work.  You should finish your Part 3 of the Legacy of the Constitution or work on your Science Lab Report.  

Math 8 Tutoring after school today and Thursday from 3:45-4:45 pm. Less than 40 instructional days before EOG exams. Send me an email to let me know your child is coming. Thank you.

Monday, February 27, 2023

Science:

1 - Work on your Bacteria Lab Report. The lab report guide and class data are both posted in Google Classroom.  Answer all Conclusion questions using complete sentences, good grammar, and your own ideas/thoughts. Follow all directions discussed in class.  Stay tuned for a due date - I'll let you know soon. Do your best work! 

2 - Quiz on Friday, March 3. Topic: viruses, bacteria, & fungi.  Use the study material posted in Google Classroom. Review all slideshows starting Feb. 10 through this week. 

Core Connections:

Remember that your Social Studies Constitution Part 3 is due tomorrow.

We're working on the Science Lab Report Write up

Today's Checklist for Science Lab Report.

Sections clearly labeled: 

• Purpose
• Predictions
• Procedures
• Results 
• Conclusions

In your results, make sure you have the pictures clearly labeled into four quadrants.  Make sure you're using your vocabulary to describe them.

In your conclusion section, there are three paragraphs. Please make sure you're following the instructions for these. 

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

"Queen's English" corrections (fix evidence AND questions)

Period 2:

"Environmentalism vs Conservationism" - in Google Classroom (due Thurs)

Period 3:

Read Animal Farm chapter 1 and answer the questions in Google Classroom. Remember -- there is a PDF of the book posted at the top of the "Classwork" tab in GClassroom if you need it.

Friday, February 24, 2023

Core Connections:

Before you leave class, please make sure you've got a final draft ready for review for Part 3 of your Social Studies Project. You should be nearly done.   

On Monday and Tuesday of next week, you'll be working on the Science Lab Reports during our Core Connections time together.

ELA

Periods 1, 4, 5::

"Environmentalism vs Conservationism" assignment in Google Classroom.

Period 3:

Russian Revolution - reading and questions in Google Classroom

Thursday, February 23, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Please continue working on your Social Studies Project. 

2. Google Form to support SS Project.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #18 (classwork)

2.  Jeopardy Review (classwork)

3.  Enrichment cluster research (classwork and homework)

4.  Study for your test!  

Play Jeopardy:  https://www.superteachertools.us/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game.php?gamefile=2770443#.Y_fKUXbMKM8

ELA

Periods 1, 4, 5:

"Environmentalism vs Conservationism" assignment in Google Classroom -- due Monday

Period 3:

1) Prereading Vocab Activity #3

2) Vocab quiz tomorrow

3) **You will have 10 minutes to work on the Media Exploration tomorrow. If this will not be enough time for you, or you would like to get ahead and work on the weekend homework during that time, work on Media Exploration tonight.

4) Russian Revolution - reading & questions from Google Classroom (due Monday)

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #17

2. Continue to attempt to answer your Key Questions from your Enrichment Activity Planning Guide.

3.  Study for your test on Friday.

ELA:

Periods 1, 2, 4, 5: 

Finish answering the questions on the "Queen's English" passage. Make sure you are labelling the color-coded evidence from the passage as you go.

Period 3:

1) Finish answering the questions on the "Queen's English" passage. Make sure you are labelling the color-coded evidence from the passage as you go.

2) Prereading Vocab Activity #2 (in GClassroom)

Core Connections:

I hope you enjoyed the High School Tours. Please check for missing assignments.  

Your work focus is on Social Studies:  Constitution Project: Part 3

3) Vocab quiz on Friday

Science: 

Finish these sectios of your Bacteria Lab Report if you did not do them in class / MTSS today:

• Purpose / Plate Map / Predictions / Procedure Day 1 (this should have been done Tuesday if you were in class).
• Procedure Day 2
• Results Day 2:
• Photo of your plate
• Description of all 4 sections using bacteria growth terms (chart with descriptions is posted in MTSS Google Classroom)
• Description of a 2nd plate (not your own)
• Description of a 3rd plate (not your own)

See today's slideshow for pictures of  additional plates if needed (scroll to the end of the slideshow for the pictures). FOLLOW DIRECTIONS and do your best work! 

Tuesday, February 21st, 2023

 ELA:

Periods 1, 2, 4, 5:

Questions 1-5 in the "Queen's English" handout. Make sure you match the evidence to each question AND answer the questions.

Period 3:

1) Vocab Activity #1 (in Google Classroom)

2) Queen's English - due Thursday

3) Vocab Quiz on Friday

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #16 (classwork)

2.  Review and share obituaries of Abraham Lincoln (classwork)

3.  Establish an enrichment cluster and begin to research your topic (classwork)

4.  Prepare for Friday's test by using the study materials posted on this blog last Friday. (homework)

Core Connections:

Please complete and submit any missing CC assignments ASAP.

This is a project work week for the Social Studies Constitution Project: Part 3.  

We'll tour the high school on Wednesday during CC.

Science:

1 - Complete the Purpose, Predictions, and Procedure (Day 1) of your Bacteria Lab Report if you did not finish during class. See today's slideshow (in Google Classroom) for descriptions of what to put in each of these sections. In your Procedure (Day 1), be sure to use the words in the pink box at the bottom of  Slide 17 of today's slideshow. 

2 - Complete your Flocabulary:Bacteria assignments if you did not complete these yesterday!  They are now 1 day late (if you did not submit yesterday).  Be sure you email me (kgraham@voyageracademy.net) when you finish, if you are submitting this assignment late. 

Math Tutoring Today. Only about 45 Instructional Days To the EOG and EOC!

Don't forget about math tutoring every Tuesday and Thursday from 3:45-4:45 pm. Time is of the essence to sharpen our skills before our EOG and EOC exams. 

Monday, February 20, 2023

 Social Studies:

Homeroom students need to complete the attendance question before noon today!

1.  Complete Warm up #15 (5 min)

2.  Read p. 535-537 in the America text (this should take you 5 min)

3.  Review the notes from the reading in GC (2 minutes)

4.  Define obituary and find an example of one online (5 minutes)

5.  Create an obituary for President Lincoln.  Your obituary should be 2-3 paragraphs in length 

(15-20 min)

6. Begin to review the study materials for your test on the Civil War unit this Friday 2/24!

Study Materials for TEST 2:

Unit Vocabulary (quizlet)

America Text: Ch. 15

Notes and Power point presentation on Ch. 15 Section 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5

Emancipation Proclamation video + questions

Gettysburg Address handouts

Differences between the North and the South video questions

Science:

1 - 1st period (my homeroom): Answer the Attendance Question in Google Classroom by noon. (This will be posted early Monday morning for you - you don't see it in GC yet.)

2 - All Classes: I am posting this early, in case you want to complete it over your 'break' from the school building. Finish the Flocabulary: Bacteria assignments. Complete the Video, Vocab Cards, Vocab Game, R&R, and Quiz. 

• The Vocab Cards, Vocab Game, and R&R will count as separate classwork grades.
• The Quiz will count as a quiz/test grade.  Consider it an open-note, open-resource quiz. Work by yourself, but use the Flocabulary information and class notes to help you.
• These are due by the end of the day on Monday, February 20.

ELA

Finish your Midyear Learning Reflection (in Google Classroom). Remember to make your responses SPECIFIC.

Examples of strong, specific responses include:

-I learned that theme is not always positive.
-I learned that theme is not just the moral of the story.
-I learned that to figure out the effect of irony, you need to put yourself in the situation.

Core Connections:

1. Please finish any of the assignments from last week by 12:00 noon today if you haven't already.

2. Please complete your Reflection 2/20 on digital learning.

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Core Connections:

Please make sure you're completing today's assignment.  I've been looking at the completion rates for work. (Don't make me come back there...)

Focus on today's task - it's a fantastic series of short courses from the NC Biotech center.  You'll earn certificates!

1. Lab Safety (Choose the regular one or zombies... I did both.  I like the Zombies.)

2. Graphing:  For real - it's y=mx+b in the real world for a JOB!  (I did it!  I felt so smart!)

Seriously, y'all.  Finish today's stuff first, then go back and do the work from earlier in the week.  

Social Studies:

1.  Finish the reflection board and turn it in for a grade ("The Address")

Science:

1 - Finish the N.2 IXL assignment in your MTSS Google Classroom if you did not finish it or if you missed MTSS today.

2 - Finish the Flocabulary: Bacteria assignments by the end of the day on Monday.  If it is not posted in your Google Classroom yet, it will be assigned on Thursday morning (2/16).

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

 Happy Valentine's Day!

Core Connections:

1. Please make sure you've completed yesterday's assignment.

2. Complete the Google Form Reflection on today's Voyager Guidance Presentation about Stress & Anxiety

Social Studies:

1.  Take time to reflect on "The Address" by Ken Burns.  The documentary film will continue tomorrow.  You will turn in your reflection sheet at the conclusion of the film.

2.  Continue to review the notes and vocabulary on the Civil War unit of study.

Monday, February 13, 2023

Core Connections:

Please finish the Biotech Part 2 activities posted in GC. 

Social Studies:

1.  Project workday for Part 3.  Use the rubric as a checklist!

2.  Continue to review your notes and vocab on the Civil War.

ELA

Study for your unit test tomorrow! Remember that you have study resources posted in Google Classroom.

Friday, February 10, 2023

Core Connections:

1. We're finishing the Spelling Finals.  Congratulations to each Section Winner - annoucements on Monday!

2. Get started on your Career Pathful activities with Interactive Notebooks and online activities in Clever.

Thursday, February 9

Support the NJHS Food Drive if you can (Feb. 13-28)! The grade level that brings the most food wins a PTSO-sponsored ice cream party. YAY!

Science

Finish the 3 BrainPop Viruses assignments (posted in Google Classroom) if you did not finish today in class.  You need to complete the Video, Challenge, and Quiz.  Be sure you complete all 3 parts of this assignment. 

Social Studies

1.  Finish the Gettysburg Address questions from the classwork lesson.

*not for a grade, just a challenge:)

Core Connections:

1.  Excellent job on the Spelling Bee today.  We've still got some spelling finalists to continue their competition.

2. There is no homework.  Tomorrow we'll be working on Career Pathful activities.  Bring your Interactive Notebooks (and preferably scissors/glue, etc...)  

3.  Check for missing assignments. 

ELA

Study for the irony requiz tomorrow.

Study for the "Flowers for Algernon" unit test on Tuesday.

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

 Social Studies

1.  Review the notes from yesterday's lesson on the Emancipation Proclamation.

2.  Read in your America text Ch. 15 section 4 "The Civil War and American Life".  Take notes on a shared google doc (with your group from yesterday)

3.  Review the power point presentation in GC on America 15.4 

4.  Continue to review notes from Ch. 15 and vocab from this unit!

*YOUR NEXT PROJECT WORKDAY IS FRIDAY. BRING SUPPLIES IF REQUIRED!

ELA

Periods 1 and 4: Finish your fortune tellers/cootie catchers. Make sure they are FILLED IN  and FOLDED. Instructions for folding will be posted in Google Classroom.

1) Flowers for Algernon study guide (due Thursday)

2)Irony requiz requirements (due Thursday): In order to retake the irony quiz, you must complete ALL activities in the assignment titled "OPTIONAL - extra irony practice" in Google Classroom, and complete an Error Remediation for the original irony quiz (we will do this together in class). The requiz will be on Friday.

3) Flowers for Algernon unit test -- this test is moved to TUESDAY next week.

Core Connections:

Round 1 of the Spelling Bee - Third Period has a Winner!  We'll wrap up tomorrow and then move on to our Environmental Justice - Water Unit. 

Science:

Quiz tomorrow!  Study your notes and slideshows on biomolecules and cell processes. Use the study tools posted in Google Classroom for review. Study the Food & Energy slideshows posted in GC and pages 14-15 in your Ecosystems LearnEd notebook.  

There is Math 8 and Math I Tutoring Today (Wednesday) and tomorrow from 3:30-4:30 pm. Let me know your child is coming by emailing me. Thank you.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

Tomorrow is the last day to buy Valentine Grams from Student Council. Bring money and information to your homeroom teacher.

Social Studies:

1.  Finish the classwork lesson on the Emancipation Proclamation if you did not finish it in class.

2.  Study your vocab and notes from the Civil War unit.

3.  The State of the Union Address is tonight at 9:00.  Watch a bit of it if you can. 

What is the state of our nation?  What are some of the upcoming plans for legislation?

Science:

1- Finish the Yeast Feast Lab from class today. 

2 - Study for Thursday's quiz on biomolecules & cell processes. Use the study tools posted in Google Classroom.  Study all notes and slideshows from this unit, and pages 14-15 in your Ecosystems LearnEd notebook.

Core Connections:

1. Prepare for the Spelling Bee (Wednesday!)

2. Make sure you've done your three spelling definitions/words from the shared spelling list.  I'm closing it tonight.  

ELA:

Period 5: On your sheet for comparing the short story and movie -- fill in one point in the "Emotional Impact" row, and complete the bottom box.

If you were in the library while we were finishing the "Flowers for Algernon" movie, make sure you watch the part you missed. The movie is posted in Google Classroom.

 Tuesday tutoring has moved to Wednesday due to an appointment. Thursday is still scheduled for tutoring. Greetings parents and students. Just a reminder about outstanding assignments. The deadline is Tuesday morning, tomorrow. Also, Math 8 students will take their Exponents and Scientific Notation Test on Wednesday. Math I students started the Interpreting Quadratic Functions unit today. Tonight's homework is to finish Lesson 1. 

Monday, February 6, 2023

 Science:

1- Quiz this week on Thursday! Study your notes on macromolecules, photoynthesis, and cellular respiration. Additional study material will be posted in Google Classroom.

2 - Finish any unfinished classwork from today. Use your flashcards to practice the equations for photosynthesis and cellular respiration.

Core Connections:

1. Please complete the Introduction to Environmental Justice article with questions.

2. Study your spelling words.  (Spelling Bee on Wednesday).

Social Studies:

1.  Begin Part 3 of the Constitution Project.  Decide which product you will produce.  Begin importing content from Part 1 and Part 2.  The new question for Part 3 is:

What do you believe is the legacy of the U.S. Constitution using the Amendment that you studied as the "lens"?

*the lens is your view or perspective

ELA

1) Flowers for Algernon study guide (due Thursday)

2)Irony requiz requirements (due Thursday): In order to retake the irony quiz, you must complete ALL activities in the assignment titled "OPTIONAL - extra irony practice" in Google Classroom, and complete an Error Remediation for the original irony quiz (we will do this together in class). The requiz will be on Friday.

3) Flowers for Algernon unit test -- this test is moved to TUESDAY next week.

Friday, February 3, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Study your spelling lists

2. Finish your Environmental Justice Article with Questions

3.  Spelling Game!

ELA:

IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY: Make sure you check the Reading Progress document for any reading you missed. The "Flowers for Algernon" short story is linked in the document AND posted in Google Classroom.

Math 8 Students

First, there are a number of unfinished assignments due in Delta Math. Specifically, students should be finished with Scientific Notation #1 and #2 by tomorrow morning. We will be having a QUIZ tomorrow so it's important for students to know how to 1) Write numbers in Standard Form to Scientific Notation and Scientific Notation to Standard Form. 2) Add and subtract numbers in Scientific Notation. 3) Core 3 and 4 students should also know how to multiply and divide in Scientific Notation. 

Second, Math I students will be having a Test on Monday involving Connecting Algebra and Geometry. Specifically, it will cover 1) Distance on the coordinate plane. 2) Midpoint of line segments 3) Slopes of parallel and perpendicular lines and 4) Proving geometric theorems algebraically. 

Third, we are still in need of Expo Markers in order for students to use the whiteboards to show their work. Thank you to those who donated already. I do have an Amazon Wishlist here.....https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C3D48NOZEB55?ref_=wl_share

Thank you. 

Mr. K

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Continue to work on your Spelling List (about 20 minutes).

2. Begin the Intro to Environmental Justice article with questions.  

Tomorrow, we'll do a few fun spelling words.

ELA

1) Irony quiz tomorrow. Extra study resources will be posted in Google Classroom today.

2) "Flowers for Algernon" reading journals for part 2 are due by end of class tomorrow.

Periods 2 and 4: Answer   questions 33 and 34 in your reading journal.

Period 5: answer question 36 in your reading journal

IF YOU WERE ABSENT TODAY: Make sure you check the Reading Progress document for any reading you missed. The "Flowers for Algernon" short story is linked in the document AND posted in Google Classroom.

Science:

Complete pages 14-15 in your Ecosystems LearnEd notebook.  Use Slides 64-75 (posted in Science Google Classroom).

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up#13 (classwork)

2.  Music of the Era Lesson.  Document is in GC.  (classwork)

*If you are absent today.  Here are the instructions:

Using the top box, listen to your favorite song.  Reflect by answering the questions as you listen to the song.  Move to box two.  Find "John Brown's Body" on YouTube.  Listen to the song and reflect.  Go to box 3.  Find the song "Battle Hymn of the Republic" on YouTube.  Listen to the song and reflect.  Go to box 4.  Find the song "Dixieland" on YouTube.  Listen to the song and reflect.

3.  Study your new unit vocab: Civil War.  Gimkit vocab challenge tomorrow.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #12 (classwork)

2.  Read in the America text Ch. 15 Section 2 "Early Years of the War" p. 518-520 (classwork)

3.  Complete the Flocabulary Civil War assignment: Video, Vocab game, review, read and respond, quiz

(classwork)

4.  Review your vocab and the notes on Ch. 15 section 1 and 2.  Gimkit vocab challenge on Friday!

Science:

Finish the Photosynthesis Color By Number if you did not finish.

ELA

Finish the Irony Breakout activity if you did not finish in class.

Core Connections:

1.  We're continuing to work on our Interactive Notebooks.  You should be on page R-2, which has our spelling words.

2.  We're preparing for our spelling bee on Wednesday, February, 8th.  (Although you can still see the word lists, I have closed the shared spreadsheets - we'll only add to them when I'm with you - together in class).