Math I Students

I have posted your assignment on Delta Math. Please complete by tomorrow morning at 8 am. Friday we will review for your Sequence Test on Monday. Email me should you have any questions at rkozak@voyageracademy.net. Have a great day.

Math 8 Students

Today we start learning more specifics about Dilations, the fourth of four Transformations (Translations, Rotations, and Reflections). We know dilations are not RIGID, unlike the other three, because the pre-image of a Dilation DOES change its SIZE after the Transformation into an image. That is, it gets larger or smaller. Translations, rotations, and reflections stay the SAME size. Notice in the Math Is Fun link below the differences and similarities between Transformations. Notice also that they call Dilations by a different name...RESIZING. When shapes keep their size, area, angles and line lengths after a flip, turn, or slide, we call them CONGRUENT and when they change their size we call them SIMILAR. Translations, Rotations, and Reflections create CONGRUENT SHAPES, while Dilations create SIMILAR SHAPES.

Click on the links in the MathIsFun INDEX at the bottom and go through each term carefully reading and completing ALL the activities and questions.  The index includes:
1. Rotation
2. Reflection
3. Translation
4. Resizing
5. Congruent
6. Similar
7. Symmetry Index
8. Geometry Index

The Mathopolis questions are very important. Please make sure you answer every question for each of the terms in the INDEX. 

Thank you. Email me at rkozak@voyageracademy.net should you have ANY questions.

Thursday, September 1st

ELA:

Complete the "Affixes Pretest" posted in Jupiter. MAKE SURE YOU READ DIRECTIONS. (The assignment will become available at 8am)

Science:

1st Period: Answer the Attendance Question in Google Classroom by 1pm today.

All Classes: 

1 - Complete the "Explore the Elements" assignment in Google Classroom.  Follow directions carefully! Submit this in Google Classroom.

2 - If you did not finish color-coding the periodic table (Wednesday's classwork/homework), finish this assignment.  Follow directions. Remember to color the Key on Part A and Part B. Answer the Family Ties questions (on the back of the instructions). 

3 - Study for next week's quiz. Topics covered: Elements/Compounds/Mixtures, Atoms, Periodic Table. Use the review material posted in Google Classroom.  The quiz will most likely be on Wednesday, 9/6.

Social Studies:

1.  Continue to review your notes on the 5 themes of geography, Native American and European culture and vocabulary (Anchor words and Colonization).  Test on Friday, September 8th!

2.  Complete the Flocabulary assignment which can be found in google classroom.

**First period....please submit the answer to the attendance question by Noon today to be counted virtually PRESENT!

Core Connections:

1.  Please complete the attendance form.

2.  Complete and submit the PFAS activity posted yesterday.

3. There is a periodic table crossword puzzle - please try it.  

Wednesday, August 30, 2023

 Core Connections:

1. Please complete and turn in the Careers in Chemistry activity (due today).

2  Work on PFAS Outline (due tomorrow)

Science:

1 - Finish color-coding your periodic tables, Part A and Part B.  Follow directions.  Use the tips / clarifications in today's slideshow as well. Remember to color the Key on both sides!  

2 - Answer the "Family Ties" questions.  These are on the back side of the instructions for color-coding your periodic table.

3 - Study for next week's quiz. Use the review material posted in Google Classroom to prepare.  

Social Studies:

1.  Review the 5 Themes of Geography, Anchor Vocab, Native American Culture and European Culture readings and Colonization vocabulary.  Test 1 will be administered on Friday, Sept. 8.

Tuesday, August 29, 2023

Core Connections:

1.  Follow Up:  Outline Skills C.J. Walker:  This Think-Pair-Share activity includes a Google Form to submit your reflections.  Turn in the Google form.

2.  Work on Jobs in Chemistry/Cosmetics for STEM support.

3.  Optional/AIG opportunity at the bottom of the Jobs in Chemistry (not required, but may be of interest).

Social Studies:

1.  Finish the "European World" reading and questions from class.

2.  Review the 5 themes of geography, anchor vocab and Native American culture notes.  Your first test will be on Friday, September 8th.

Science:

3rd Period- Finish the "Reflection" questions on your Periodic Table Comparison chart, based on the activity we did in class today.  Your chart will most likely not be complete (that's okay!), but please answer the reflection questions as best as possible.

All Classes - Bring colored pencils to class tomorrow. We will work on color-coding the periodic table in class tomorrow. If we started in your class today, it is not homework tonight.

Quiz next week on matter, elements, compounds, mixtures, and the periodic table.  Study pages 1-10 in the "now" section of your binder. Review the daily slideshows posted in GC. 

Monday, August 28, 2023

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've completed and turned in the Chemicals in Our Cosmetics activities from last week and today.

Part 1: Ancient Cosmetics article (3-2-1 Summary) (Thursday)

Part 2: Chemicals in Cosmetics Scavenger Hunt (Friday)

Part 3: Madame C.J. Walker outline and Venn

Social Studies:

1.  Review your SS Anchor vocabulary

2.  Review your notes on Native American culture and the Cherokee people.  Make sure that you understand the definition of culture.

Science:

1 - Finish today's Warm Up if you were not in class today. 

2 - Complete the Atomic Structure Color By Number (front & back).

Spanish:  

Study for the evaluation on Wednesday: 

- List of words from last week, Cases in which the articles are omitted, and Padlet sentences from last week. 

Friday, August 25, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Finish the Chemicals in Our Cosmetics 3-2-1 Summary.  Please turn this in.

2.  Work on the Scavenger Hunt.  This should be completed during class today.

 Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #9

2.  Make sure that you have completed your reading and questions on Native American culture (classwork)

ELA:

Finish your warmup if you did not finish during class. (available in Google Classroom)

Science:

1 - Finish your Warm Ups for this week and submit them if you did not submit during class today.

2 - Finish the Atoms Review Activity (Google Form in GC) if you did not finish during class.  Use your notes and periodic table to help.

3 - If you did not finish pages 6-7 in your Matter LearnEd notebook (due today in class), finish this for a late grade.  You will need to show me your completed pages (hopefully on or before Monday!) for credit on this assignment.

Thursday, August 24, 2023

Science:

1 - Finish the Atomic Math Challenge if you did not finish during class today (front & back).

2 - Complete pages 6-7 in your Matter LearnEd notebook. The slideshow is posted in Google Classroom; use slides 2-22 (login code is 43090). If you cannot access the LearnEd website or it does not load, use this slideshow and slides 27-47. 

1.  Finish Two Truths and a Lie and turn it in.

2. ATOMS game (interactive notebook).

3. You can begin reading Chemicals in Our Cosmetics.

Social Studies:

1. Complete warm up #8

2. Make sure that you are reviewing the 5 themes of geography, ss anchor vocab and the definition of culture.

Spanish: Remember to do your five sentence homework in your Padlet daily. This is a yearlong activity from Monday through Thursday. 

8th Grade Curriculum Night

 Thank you for joining us for Curriculum Night! Our slideshow with information is linked below. Our meeting recording is also linked for your viewing pleasure.  We look forward to a wonderful year with a fantastic group of 8th graders!

Curriculum Night Slideshow (2023-2024)

Curriculum Night Zoom Recording 

Greetings Math I Parents,

Homework tonight is to complete two assignments in Khan Academy. There will be a Sequences quiz on Friday. Students must know the four formulas for Arithmetic, Geometric, Explicit, and Recursive Sequences. 

Greetings Math 8 Parents

 Homework tonight is to complete two assignments from the Khan Academy assignments. There is a Transformations quiz on translations, rotations, and reflections on Friday. 

Mr. K

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

  Parents, our 8th grade Curriculum Night is tonight via Zoom!  Information has been sent via email and ClassTag.  The meeting will be recorded and the link to the recording will be shared here. 

We look forward to meeting with you this evening!

Science:

1 - Complete today's Warm Up if you missed class or didn't finish in class. The Warm Up is posted with the daily slideshow in Google Classroom. This is typically posted by the end of the day or some time after your class period.

2 - Review the Element Math notes we took in class today. If you missed class, use today's slideshow to complete the Element Math notes (received in class today). You will also need a copy of the periodic table (this will be given to you when you return to school). 

3 - Check PowerSchool and complete any missing assignments. Be sure to email Mrs. Graham if you completed your Flocabulary assignments late. 

Core Connections:

1. Complete the Digital Footprint activities from yesterday - especially your actual footprint.

2. Get started on Two Truths and a Lie.  

Tuesday, August 22, 2023

 Parents, our 8th grade Curriculum Night is Wednesday, August 23 at 5:30 via Zoom.  Information was emailed to parents last week and sent via ClassTag yesterday.  A Zoom link and reminder email will be sent prior to Wednesday's meeting. The meeting will be recorded and the link to the recording will be shared here. 

We look forward to meeting with you on Wednesday! 

Core Connections:

1.  Watch the Digital Footprint video.

2.  Fill out the Google Form

3.  Create your art/footprint (if you need more time with this, it's OK - don't do for homework).

Science:

1 - Finish the ChemThink Tutorial assignment in Google Classroom (both parts). Be sure to answer all questions on the Google doc for full credit. 

2 - Review your notes on the Parts of an Atom.  If it helps, color your notes to distinguish the protons, neutrons, & electrons on your "Parts of an Atom" notes from class today (the back side of p.5 in your "Now" section).

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #6 (classwork)

2.  HW Check "What is an American? questions (classwork)

3.  Complete Flocabulary "What is History?" (classwork and homework if not completed in class.

*Video, Vocab practice, Read and Respond Practice, Graded quiz)

Español: 

1. No olvides hacer tus cinco oraciones con nuevas palabras en Padlet 

2. Estudia para la evaluacion escrita de mañana

Math 8 and Math 1

 I have posted a number of assignments to complete on Khan Academy. Each assignment has 2-4 questions and should take about 5-10 minutes. Tonight students will begin these assignments and have all completed by Friday. 

Math 8 students continue with Transformations. Specifically, they should know the four types of transformations and be able to describe each one. They are translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations.  Translations slide up and down and left and ride. Rotations turn clockwise and counterclockwise and are measured by degrees. Reflections are like the mirror image across a line of reflection. Dilations are the only non-rigid transformations and are measured by their increase or decrease in size. 

Math 1 students continue with Sequences. There are explicit and recursive and arithmetic and geometric. Students should know the formulas for each and how to identify the equation/function give a sequence of numbers. Students have been assigned Khan Academy homework to be completed by Friday.

Monday, August 21, 2023

 Parents, our 8th grade Curriculum Night is Wednesday, August 23 at 5:30 via Zoom.  Information was emailed to parents last week.  A Zoom link and reminder email will be sent prior to Wednesday's meeting. The meeting will be recorded and the link to the recording will be shared here. 

We look forward to meeting with you on Wednesday! 

Science:

1 - Complete Warm Up #1 (done in class today; do this if you were absent)

2 - Finish the Models of Matter diagrams if you did not finish during class.

3 - Finish your "Flocabulary: Pure Substances & Mixtures" assignments that we started in class today - all sections. Remember that the Read & Respond and Quiz portions count as a grade, and that all 4 parts are required for full credit (Video, Vocab Game, Read & Respond, Quiz).

Social Studies:

1.  Turn in your 5 Themes mini project (quiz grade)

2.  Complete warm up #5 (new prompts found in GC)

3.  Complete the word wall/pictionary activity on social studies anchor vocabulary (classwork)

4.  Complete the activity "What is an American?" questions 1-8 (classwork and homework).  This will be checked for a homework grade tomorrow.

*Questions 1-4 were completed in class on Friday

*Questions 5-8 are to be completed today

Core Connections:

Turn in the Hero's Journey Part 2. 

Spanish:

 Reminder: Remember to do your five new words and five sentences in your Padlet today.  

 Study for the written quiz on Wednesday

Math 8 Abbreviations Assignment Due Monday at 8 am.

The assignment involves drawing initials of your first and last name in block letters onto the first quadrant of a coordinate plane. I demonstrated this in class using "Mr. K." Next, chose 4-5 key points (x,y) and assigned them a letter starting with A. Then I identified the exact points on the coordinate plane. Next, I chose a rotation of 90 degrees clockwise onto the 4th quadrant and identified the same key points and their placement in quadrant four. I continued using a reflection onto the 3rd and a translation onto the 2nd quadrant identifying each transformation and the new points (x,y) of the letters. Students began working on this activity on Friday and have until Monday, August 20th to complete. Send me an email at rkozak@voyageracademy.net if you need further information. 

Monday, we will begin Lesson 6 Describing Transformations and Lesson 7 No Bending or Stretching. 

We are still in need of some class supplies. I have an amazon wishlist here.....https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C3D48NOZEB55?ref_=wl_share

Thank you. 

Mr. K

Friday, August 18, 2023

 Core Connections:

1. Make sure you've turned in the Hero Card.  (Due yesterday)

2.  Work on the Marvel Kids' Heroes Venn Diagram.  Unfortunately, we've been unable to troubleshoot why some people can access them and others cannot.  So.... Choose any two examples from fiction for the Venn Diagram to turn in.  (Due today)

3.  Work on the Hero's Journey.  (Due Monday)

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you have completed entry #4 on your Social Studies Warm up Doc for Q1 using Friday's prompts.

2.  Make sure that you have completed 1-4 on the "What is an American?" handout (classwork)

3. Make sure that you have completed page one of the Word Wall/Pictionary assignment (classwork).

ELA:

1. ALL CLASSES: "Introversion Survey" (due Tuesday) -- respond once for yourself, then give the survey to an adult and have them fill it out once with answers based on their own personalities.

2. Period 1: Make sure you have written and submitted your INITIAL response to one of the prompts on the "quiet cheer" forum in Jupiter (you can find this in your "Messages" section). You do NOT need to respond to someone else's post yet.

Science:

1. Be sure you have turned in your Warm Ups for this week (Aug. 14-18) in Google Classroom.

2. If you didn't have your homework today (Color By Number), remember that you have 3 days to complete assignments after the due date.  Finish this over the weekend to avoid missing more points!

3. Bring your science binder and colored pencils to class on Monday. We'll continue Models of Matter on Monday. 

Have a wonderful weekend!  Thanks for working hard this week in science!

Thursday, August 17, 2023

 Core Connections:

1.  Complete your hero card and turn it in today in class.

2.  Begin Marvel Kids Heroes reading and Venn Diagram.  Not for homework - we will work on it tomorrow, too.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #3 using Thursday's TIER choices.  

REMINDER:  ALL TIERS require a minimum of 3 complete sentences to receive full credit.  The daily agenda slideshow has been updated to reflect this change.

2.  5 Themes of Geography Mini Project Workday:  Use the tools provided and your BRAIN to create your cube.  It will be collected on Monday, August 21.  Today is the only day that you will be given to work on it in class.

Science:

1 - Finish the Element, Compound, Mixture Color By Number (yes, the front and the back) if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - REVIEW your notes on elements, compounds, and mixtures  (pages 2-3 in your Now section, and the slideshows posted in Google Classroom).

Math 8 Core 1 Homework for tonight, 8/15/23 is DeltaMath "Transformations Practice"

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

There will be an interest meeting FRIDAY in the gym during lunch for any 6th, 7th or 8th grade student interested in running for a student council office. It will take less than 10 minutes.

Core Connections: 

1.  Continue working on Heroes and Hope slides (All classes but 2nd period should have completed and turned these in during class.)

2.  Work on Hero Card during class (You do NOT need to work on this at home.)

ELA:

Finish your "In a Word" final draft. This includes:

    1. Writing your word BOLD on the front of the cardstock (you may decorate it, too!)

    2. Put your final draft of the paragraph on the back. You may handwrite OR print it out and glue it on the back.

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #2 on the Social Studies Warm-ups Q1 document

2.  Begin working on your 5 Themes of Geography Mini Project "Cube".  You will be given a workday tomorrow.  The project will be turned in on Friday 8/18.

*Remember that the Flocabulary assignment is due today.  If you have not completed it you will see a zero in powerschool.  You have 3 days to turn in late assignments.  Please email me if you are turning in late work per my earlier instructions!

Monday, August 14, 2023

Core Connections:  

1.  Google Form:  Hero Warm Up

2.  Heroes and Hope slides

3.  Begin Hero Card

Social Studies:

1. Complete the 5 Themes of Geography FLOCABULARY assignment

(Video, vocab game, read and respond practice, and the quiz (graded))

2. Make sure that you have completed warm up #1 on your Social Studies Warm-Ups Q1 Google DOC!

Science:

1 - Be sure your science binder is set up the way we organized it in class today.  If you missed class, please check today's slideshow posted in Google Classroom for reference (you will get any handouts / pages that you do not have when you return to school). 

2 - Review the Lab Equipment notes we discussed in class today. 

Math I Families

We began our first unit, Sequences, in Math I, Over the next few days students will learn about Recursive vs Explicit and Geometric vs Arithmetic Sequences. No homework on Friday, but be sure to check Delta Math for completion of the warm up and homework assignments from this short week. 

Our classroom is in need of thin, black Expo Markers. Students use them to work out problems on their desks. I have about a dozen, be they do not last long. If you would like to donate, then please go to my Amazon Wish List here...https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C3D48NOZEB55?ref_=wl_share. 

Have a great weekend. 

Friday, August 11, 2023

Core Connections:

1. Check for missing assignments.

2.  Continue with "Hopeful Words."  Don't work ahead on this assignment - we are working on tech skills that need to be completed together. 

ELA

"In a Word" rough draft --due Tuesday (reminder: the rubric for the FINAL stage of this assignment is .posted in Jupiter)

Science

1. Be sure you have submitted your Warm Up document; this was done in class if you were here today. If you were absent, please check Google Classroom and answer any Warm Up questions you missed this week.

2. Be sure you have completed and submitted the "Introduce Yourself" assignment (due today).

3. Bring your science supplies (binder, 4 dividers, page protectors, and a Sharpie) to class on Monday. We will set up your science binder and organize the materials you have received so far.

Have a great weekend! 

Math 8 Families

 We began Unit 1 Rigid Transformations and Congruence. By the end of today students should be able to identify three of the four types of transformations including Reflections, Rotations, and Translations. The fourth, Dilations, is a separate Unit itself. I have assigned a couple of Delta Math activities as Warm-Ups and Homework assignments.Students should have these completed by Monday morning, By the end of the day today, your child should be able to tell you the three types of transformations and a little bit about their movements on a coordinate plane.  

Our classroom is in need of thin, black Expo Markers. Students use them to work out problems on their desks. I have about a dozen, be they do not last long. If you would like to donate, then please go to my Amazon Wish List here...https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1C3D48NOZEB55?ref_=wl_share. 

Have a great weekend. 

Thursday, August 10, 2023

Core Connections:

Make sure you've completed Day 1 activities.

Today's activities

1.  Interactive Notebook:  

    -Table of Contents
    -Summer Shuffle Game

2.    Begin "Hopeful Words"

Science:

Complete the "Introduce Yourself" assignment if you have not finished yet.  Follow instructions. Submit this in Google Classroom.  You will not be presenting these to the class, but I will view all of these to get to know you. :)

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you have joined GC.

2.  Make sure that you have reviewed the class docs from the first day.

3.  Make sure that you have put together your Social Studies notebook.  We will complete our first interactive notebook activity TOMORROW!

ELA:

1. Student survey (if not done last night)

2. Parent logins for Jupiter Ed will be sent via email by this afternoon. Please make sure that your parent(s) log in and set up a password.

Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Welcome 8th Graders!

Core Connections:

1.  Please make sure you're enrolled in your Google Classroom

2. Complete and turn in the Welcome to Core Connections Slideshow

3.  Complete the Welcome to Core Connections Google Form

4.  Play the Summer Shuffle Game

5.  Make sure you've got your Interactive Notebook for tomorrow.

ELA:

1. Have your parent/guardian sign the syllabus acknowledgement paper.

2. Finish the student survey from class. (EXCEPT periods 2, 5)

3. Have a 3-ring binder by MONDAY if you do not already have it.

Social Studies

Welcome back!

1.  Make sure that you have read over the documents in google classroom pertaining to the daily routine in social studies class!

Science:

1. Read the Welcome to Science information in Google Classroom.

2. Work on your "Introduce Yourself" assignment - due Friday in Google Classroom. 

Thanks for a great first day of school!  I enjoyed meeting you today!

Math I Families

 The following link provides Math I families with access to Family Support Materials for each unit we will be studying this year:

https://im.kendallhunt.com/HS/families/1/index.html

We will be completing units from the Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry Courses. In the first Unit in Algebra I "One Variable Statistics" in Family Materials your student will be learning about analyzing data. Statistics can help us recognize trends in what is typical, as well as how far from typical we can expect to go. There are also video lesson summaries for Algebra 1, Unit 1: One-variable Statistics. Each video highlights key concepts and vocabulary that students learn across one or more lessons in the unit. The content of these video lesson summaries is based on the written Lesson Summaries found at the end of lessons in the curriculum. The goal of these videos is to support students in reviewing and checking their understanding of important concepts and vocabulary. Here are some possible ways families can use these videos:

• Keep informed on concepts and vocabulary students are learning about in class.
• Watch with their student and pause at key points to predict what comes next or think up other examples of vocabulary terms (the bolded words).
• Consider following the Connecting to Other Units links to review the math concepts that led up to this unit or to preview where the concepts in this unit lead to in future units.

I hope you find these resources helpful. I will provide these Family Materials for each unit we study. 

Mr. Kozak

Math 8 Families

Dear Parents,

The following link: https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/families/3/index.html

provides families with an overview of the units we will study this year. Our first unit Unit 1 Rigid Transformations and Congruence provides you access to "Family Support Materials" and the three major concepts in this unit 1. Rigid Transformations, 2. Properties of Rigid Transformations, and 3. Congruence. 

The links lead you to video lesson summaries that highlights key concepts and vocabulary that your child will learn across one or more lessons in the unit. The content of these video lesson summaries is based on the written Lesson Summaries found at the end of lessons in the curriculum. The goal of these videos is to support students in reviewing and checking their understanding of important concepts and vocabulary. Here are some possible ways you can use these videos:

• Keep informed on concepts and vocabulary students are learning about in class.
• Watch with their student and pause at key points to predict what comes next or think up other examples of vocabulary terms (the bolded words).
• Consider following the Connecting to Other Units links to review the math concepts that led up to this unit or to preview where the concepts in this unit lead to in future units.

I hope you find these resources helpful. I will provide these Family Materials for each unit we study. 

Mr. Kozak