Friday, August 29, 2025

Friday, August 29, 2025

 Science

Finish the Flocabulary: Properties of Chemical Families if you did not finish during class / Viking Time today. Remember to access Flocabulary through Clever.

Social Studies

1.  Complete NC Ch. 3 assignment (classwork)

2.  Test 9/5-use study materials posted yesterday to prepare

Math 8 Quiz on Wednesday. It is on equations with fractions and equations with different solutions.

Core Connections:

Check for missing work.  Have a great three-day weekend!

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Thursday, August 28

 Social Studies

1.  Submit European Culture group notes (classwork)

2.  Review linked current event in GC regarding the latest scientific news about the LOST COLONY (optional homework)

3.  NC Text Ch. 2.4 "The Lost Colony"  Reading and Annotation with Group (classwork)

4.  Flocab: The Lost Colony of Roanoke (video, vocab game, r + r (no quiz)  (classwork and homework)

5.  Review new vocab using Quizlet study set (homework)

ANNOUNCEMENT

TEST 1 will be administered next Friday, September 5

Study Materials Listed Below:

5 Themes Notes, Anchor Vocab and Colonization vocab, I. N. activities 1-3, Native American Culture notes (America 1.2 and group notes), European Culture notes, Lost Colony notes, America 3.1 notes, NC Ch 3 notes (handout), Jamestown Primary Source Reading/Flocabulary

**Jeopardy Review Game (will be posted next week)

Math

Math 1: Finish Delta Math

Math 8: Finish classwork from today

ELA

Periods 1,2, 3, 4:

1) Finish any unfinished classwork (including the foreshadowing graphic organizer -- choose one example of each type of foreshadowing and put it in the organizer)

2) Mood & Tone Edpuzzle -- fill in the notes you got in class while you do this

3) Graded Friday warmup tomorrow

4) Quiz on Wednesday -- skills covered this unit include:

-Mood

-Foreshadowing

-Context clues/vocabulary

-Plot

-Text evidence/ A-C-E method

Period 5

1)  Finish mood annotations (if not done) -- mark mood words, what the mood is, and 

2) Mood shifts graphic organizer

3) Quiz on Wednesday – skills covered this unit include:

-Mood

-Foreshadowing

-Context clues/vocabulary

-Plot

-Text evidence / A-C-E method


Science

Study for tomorrow's quiz on matter, atoms, periodic table, and elements/compounds/mixtures. Use the review material / study guide posted in Google Classroom.

Finish color-coding the periodic table, if you did not finish.  This was due today

The Flocabulary is not homework, if your class started this today. You will work on this after the quiz tomorrow. 

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've turned in the following from this week.

1.  Plagiarism IRL (Monday)  

2. AI and Where We Are (Annotations should have been resubmitted Wednesday).

3.  Picture Prompt: Chats (Wednesday)

4.  BrainPOP: Periodic Table - Periodic Table, Practice Quiz, and Graded Quiz (Wednesday)

5. History of Periodic Table Graphic Organizer (Thursday)

School Store Information - from Student Council

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Wednesday, August 27

 Social Studies:

1.  Add 3 words to your Colonization study set:  sectionalism, representative government, Mayflower Compact (classwork/warm up)

2.  Make sure you have submitted your First Language reflection questions in GC (classwork)

3.  European culture reading and annotation/notes (groupwork classwork)

4.  Study new vocab: Colonization (homework)

ELA:

Periods 1, 2 ,3, 4:

1) #MP.05 - Comprehension questions (in Google Classroom)

2) Remember: Graded warm-up on Friday

Period 5:

1) If not finished in class: Annotate "The Monkey's Paw" for foreshadowing.

------Focus on annotating up to the stranger’s visit.

------Don’t worry about classifying the types of foreshadowing until the next step of the lesson. Just have them find where the foreshadowing is, for now.

2) Foreshadowing in Monkey's Paw graphic organizer


Math

Math 1: Finish literal equations worksheet

Science

All Classes - Finish color-coding your periodic tables if you did not finish in class today.  Complete Part A and Part B.  Be sure to color your key.  Follow directions

2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Periods: Finish the Family Matters assignment  (on paper; given to you in class today) using your color-coded periodic tables.

All Classes: Study for your science quiz on Friday. Use the review materials posted in Google Classroom earlier this week.  Study your notes and assignments on matter, atoms, elements/compounds/mixtures, and the basic information on the periodic table.  (Groups and Families will not be on this week's quiz.)

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Tuesday, August 26

 Social Studies

1.  Finish the Documentary and complete the Reflection questions/hw check tomorrow

2.  Review new vocab: Colonization

*classwork regarding the Native American readings and annotation will continue tomorrow with the same groups

Math

Math 1: Complete the Equation Word Problem Delta Math

Science

Review your notes on the periodic table.  Study for Friday's quiz.  See yesterday's post and Google Classroom for details and review material.

You will need colored pencils in class tomorrow (Wednesday). Please bring them with you to class.

Monday, August 25, 2025

Monday, August 25

 Social Studies

1.  Make sure that you have watched the first 35 minutes of the documentary film First Language:  The Race to Save Cherokee.

2.  Work on the Reflection questions as you go.  Due on Wednesday for a classwork/homework grade

3.  Create a new vocab study set in Quizlet and name it COLONIZATION (classwork)

4.  Study new vocab (homework)

ELA

Read "The Monkey's Paw" and annotate for vocabulary:

  1. Underline each word from today's "Context Clues" worksheet as you come across it in the short story.
  2. Check your worksheet answers, considering the situational clues and context in the story.
  3. Write the definition near the word in the story.
Science
1 - Finish the Atoms Review Activity in Google Classroom if you did  not finish during class today. Remember to submit the form once you have answered all the questions.

2 - Study for Friday's quiz (matter, elements/compounds/mixtures, atomic structure, basic periodic table info -not groups/families).  See Google Classroom for review material and practice links.

Core Connections:
1. Plagiarism IRL Google Form.
Hold off on the MLA Citations Game/Activities - we'll do them in class tomorrow.

Friday, August 22, 2025

Friday, August 22nd, 2025

 ELA:

1) Finish yesterday's MTSS assignment by Monday

If you were absent today, you missed the graded warm-up and the central idea/summary quiz. You will need to see me to make these up when you return to school.

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #10 (classwork)

2.  Quiz (classwork)

3.  Reading Film Intro:  "The Race to Save Cherokee" (classwork)

4.  Film-first 20 minutes (classwork)

Core Connections:

1. Please make sure you've turned in your Picture Prompt: Screentime (Google Form).  

2. Check for any missing work in Google Classroom.

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Thursday, August 21, 2025

 ELA:

1) Graded warm-up tomorrow

2) Quiz on central ideas and summary tomorrow (use the "Extra Help" link in your Google Classroom Quick Links if you are looking for study resources)

Science:

Finish the Atomic Math Challenge (yes, both sides!) if you did not finish during class today. 

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #9

2.  Review the Annotation handout-then place in the FILE section of the SS Notebook (classwork)

3.  Read, Take Notes and Answer Questions: AMERICA text Ch.1 Section 2 (classwork)

4.  Study for your Quiz tomorrow:  5 themes + anchor vocab (homework)

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've turned in your Cosmetic Industry and STEM Careers. 

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Wednesday, August 20th, 2005

 ELA:

1) Finish today's classwork ("Objective Summaries")

2) Quiz on central ideas and summaries on Friday (you can find study resources in the "Extra Help" site, linked in Google Classroom Quick Links)

3) Graded warmup on Friday


Math:

Math 8: Finish Pixel Activity in google classroom. All work needs to be shown on a piece of paper. Quiz on equations tomorrow. Study!!

Math 1: Finish the Quiz Review on Delta Math. Quiz tomorrow.

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #8

2.  Gimkit vocab review: Anchor words/hw check

3.  IN Activity 3 (finish if you did not finish in class)

4.  Finish Flocab: What is History? (due tomorrow)

5.  Quiz Friday

Core Connections:

1. Turn in the completed Chemicals in Our Cosmetics: Madame C.J. Walker

2.  During Thursday's Class, we will complete Cosmetic Industry and Stem (8/21)

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Tuesday, August 19

 Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #7

2.  What is an American questions (classwork)

3.  Flocabulary:  What is History?  (due on Thursday)

4.  Study 5 themes notes plus SS anchor vocab (quiz on Friday)


Math 1: Complete the IXL linked in google classroom

Science

Complete the Atomic Structure Tutorial assignment in Google Classroom. Follow directions on the assignment to complete the 3 online tutorials.  

Finish any incomplete or missing work, if this applies to you.

Core Connections:

Please complete and turn in the following:

1.  Lab Safety Certificate (NC Biotech)

2.  Yesterday's Completed Jam Boards and Venn Diagrams.

Monday, August 18, 2025

Monday, August 18th, 2025

 ELA

-#RI2.10 - Walkout Evidence (in Google Classroom)

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #6

2.  Mini project submission in GC and presentations (classwork)

3.  Complete the Word Wall activity:  SS anchor vocab

4.  Quiz on Friday: 5 Themes of Geography and SS anchor vocabulary


Math:

Math 8: Finish worksheet from class. Left column should match right column. Show all work.

Math 8 and Math 1: Quiz Thursday!!

Science:

1 - Complete pages 6-7 in your Matter LearnEd notebook if you did not finish during class today. Use the slides posted in GC. 

2 - Complete the "Mixtures Review - Heterogeneous or Homogeneous" slide in GC if you did not finish during class today.

Friday, August 15, 2025

Friday, August 15, 2025

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #5

2.  Complete Mini Project:  Unpacking Travel

3.  Work on the handout SS Anchor Vocabulary:  definition + picture  (you will have more time to work on this on Monday)

* The mini project is due on Monday.  Be prepared to present to your peers at your tables!

Science

1- Submit your weekly Warm Up document if you did not do this during class today. 

2 - Finish the Classifying Matter Online Review (posted in GC) if you did not finish during class & Viking Time today.  Be sure to add your screenshot of the final slide to the document in GC. This is due today.

ELA:

-If you did not finish #RI2.03 - Central Idea & Summary in class, finish for homework

-If your MTSS from yesterday is not done, finish by Monday 


Thursday, August 14, 2025

Thursday, August 14, 2025

 Social Studies

1.  Warm-up #4

2.  Work on your mini project:  Unpacking travel-Applying the 5 Themes of Geography

*the project will be collected for a quiz grade on Monday.  Make sure that you are using the RUBRIC as a guide.  The RUBRIC is located in the slideshow that I created for you about NYC!

Science

1 - Read and annotate the Classifying Matter text if you did not finish during class today. Your annotations should include underlining and margin notes as you read. 

2 - Answer the Classifying Matter reading questions in Google Classroom. 

ELA:

1) Read "Walkout" article and answer the comprehension questions in Google Classroom (#RI2.02)

2) Graded warm-up tomorrow.

3) Finish today's MTSS assignment by Monday. READ DIRECTIONS.

Core Connections:

1.  Turn in today's Picture Prompt 8/14/2925.

2.  Complete and turn in I is for Integrity.  

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Wednesday, August 13th, 2025

 ELA

1) Finish final drafts of your "In-a-Word"

2) Presentations for "In-a-Word" are tomorrow

3) Reminder: Graded warm-up is Friday

Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #3 using the prescribed format on the Warm-up doc

2.  Review your notes on the 5 Themes of Geography

3.  Unpacking Travel Mini project (workday #1)/due on Monday, August 18

*this mini project will be done in class and at home! You should work on it a little bit each night depending on how much work you are able to complete in class

Core Connections:

We have completed several classwork assignments.  Please make sure you have turned in the following:

1.  Interactive Notebooks: Set up correctly, pages L1: Butterfly; R1: Root Words

2.  Digital Footprint Art

3.  Digital Footprint Video and Questions

3.  Picture Prompt

4. Reflect on Jump In 

5.  Syllabus Shuffle

Math

Math 8: Reminder Multistep Equation in Delta Math due Friday

Math 1: Reminder Equation Review in Delta Math due Friday

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

 Social Studies

1.  Complete warm up #2 (classwork)

2.  Complete IN activities L2, R2 (regions of NC) (classwork)

3.  Complete the Flocabulary assignment: 5 Themes of Geography (classwork and homework)

ELA

1) If you did not finish in class, make sure that you have chosen your word and written the rough draft of your paragraph before tomorrow.

Science

Review your notes on lab safety and lab equipment. 

You will need colored pencils tomorrow. Please bring them to class with you. 

Monday, August 11, 2025

Monday, August 11, 2025

 Social Studies:

1.  Create new warm up doc:  SS Warm-ups Q1

2.  Complete warm up #1

3.  Write a letter of introduction and submit in GC

4.  Finish the IN Activity L1, R1 if you didn't finish it on Friday!

Science:

1. Read and sign the Lab Safety Contract if you did not do this during class today.

2. Read the Lab Safety Rules you received in class today (in GC and in the Forever section of your binder).  Be familiar with these for tomorrow's activity in class. 

Core Connections

We will continue with our Interactive notebooks tomorrow.

Friday, August 8, 2025

Friday, August 8th, 2025

 ELA:

Periods 2, 3, 4: If you did not finish "#BOY.08 - Class Procedures Check" in class, finish for homework. 

Period 5: Finish "#BOY.03 - Expectations for this Year" (in Google Classroom)

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've turned in the Syllabus Shuffle (Inside the Welcome Core Connections SlideShow.

Science:

Finish the "Introduce Yourself" assignment if you have not finished yet.  It is due on Monday. 

Bring your binder, dividers, and page protectors to class on Monday. 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Thursday, August 7th, 2025

 ELA:

1) Finish your student survey (if not done during class)

2) Get your syllabus slip signed by a responsible adult (after going over the syllabus & grading policies)

3) Bring your binder and dividers for setup by Monday.

Science:

1 - Work on the Introduce Yourself assignment in Google Classroom.  This is due Monday morning (or before). You are strongly encouraged to finish this today. 

2 - Read through the science syllabus before class tomorrow. 

3 - Bring your binder, dividers, and page protectors by Monday. We will organize your science binder in class on Monday. 

Social Studies:

1.  Make sure that you have reviewed the information posted in GC today about Expectations and Requirements, the Daily Routine in Social Studies and the Q1 Syllabus.

2.  Make sure that you have organized your SS notebook:  Now, File, I.N. (interactive notebook)

Thanks for a great day!

Core Connections:

1.  Please make sure you have submitted our Welcome to Core Connections slide - we'll resubmit and complete the activity on Friday during class.

2.  Please bring your Composition Notebook and your charged device tomorrow.