Wednesday January 28

 Remote learning day

Math:

Complete the attendance question in google classroom.

Math 8: You are completing your scatterplot and two way table TEST in Schoolnet. The code is SNOWY67.

Math 1: Head to google classroom for your instructions. You need to watch the two videos I posted. After watching the videos, you need to complete Axis of Symmetry and Vertex (with formula) on delta math.

Science:

1 - Answer the Attendance Questions in GC.

2 - Complete the BrainPop: Body Chemistry assignment. If you score 100 on the Practice Quiz, you do not need to do the Graded Quiz.  The quiz will be recorded as a grade.

3 - Complete the Carbon Cycle color by number you received in class on Friday, January 23. (See more details in GC if you were absent 1/23 and did not get the paper.)

Social Studies

1.  Create a new study set in quizlet: Civil War Vocab

2.  Complete the Flocab: Civil War assignment

3.  Continue to work on your research for SS Project Part 2

Core Connections:

1.  NYTimes Picture Prompts slides with writing activities to do.  Honors work is optional.  

2.  Check for missing work.  

Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Remote Learning Day - Tuesday, January 27

Core Connections:

1. Attendance Form:  Please complete for each class.

2.  Please try these new Tech Tuesday Resources from NC BioWorks.  You can graduate from Voyager Academy High School read to work in the Biotech/Life Sciences industry!

Science:

1 - Answer the attendance question.

2 - Complete the Flocabulary: Nutrition assignments.  As usual, the quiz part will be recorded as a grade, but only if all other sections are completed on time. 

3 - Finish the Amoeba Sisters: Biomolecules front side only if you did not finish it after Friday's quiz. The front side is the page with the chart for carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.

4 - Finish your Imaginary Symbiosis project if you have not already done this. Remember this is a project grade and counts as much as a test grade.  

Social Studies:

1.  Take your test!

2.  Continue to work on the SS Project Part 2:  Supreme Court Case

Monday, January 26, 2026

 * Tuesday, January 27 will be a remote learning day.  Please check Google Classroom for each class and complete your assignments. Answer the attendance question your homeroom teacher will post. Email your teacher(s) if you have questions about anything or need help. Work hard ~ we will see you soon! *

Friday, January 24, 2026

* Stay tuned for information about school next week. Here is what we know so far:

• If we are not in school Monday, this will be a snow day and you will not have assignments. 
• If we are out of school as well on Tuesday (or any following days), these will be asynchronous days and you will need to check Google Classroom for your assignments. Stay warm and safe! *

 Science:

Finish the Biomolecules: Amoeba Sisters (front side only) if you did not finish in class today. 

Social Studies

1.  Warm up #9

2.  Gimkit vocab review:  https://www.gimkit.com/view/659848a07d485900327ed7d5

3.  Antebellum America Review: Play Jeopardy

4.  SS Project Part 2:  Research Supreme Court Case 

Math

Math 8: Test whatever day we return. OPEN NOTES on scatterplots and two way tables.

Thursday, January 22, 2026

 Science:

Study for Friday's quiz on Ecosystems. Use the review material posted in Google Classroom. 

Finish your Imaginary Symbiosis project. This is due Thursday by the end of the day. 

Work on your essay for the "We All Live in a Watershed" contest.  Essays are due to Mrs. Graham by January 28.

ELA:

1) Prep for graded warmup tomorrow

2) Prep for Paul Revere skills quiz tomorrow.

Math

Math 8: Finish levels from class. I will check this tomorrow. Test Monday

Math 1: Quiz tomorrow. Please be prepared.

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #8

2.  America Reading: 14.4 "The Coming of the Civil War"  pp.499-503

3.  SS Project Part 2 Workday- Finding the main ideas and details of your Supreme Court Case-putting notes in a bullet pt. format on your research doc labeled "SS Project Part 2"

4. Study for your test!

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

 Science:

Finish the Carbon Cycle Brain Pop if you did not finish in class today. 

Work on your Imaginary Symbiosis project. This is due Thursday by the end of the day. 

Study for Friday's quiz on Ecosystems. Use the review material posted in Google Classroom. 

Work on your essay for the "We All Live in a Watershed" contest.  Essays are due to Mrs. Graham by January 28. 

The VAHS information session is tonight at 5:30 in the VAHS gym.  See here for more details.

ELA:

1) Wednesday's warmup slides

2) Skills Quiz Friday (poetry skills and comparing two texts)

Social Studies

1.  Warm up #7

2.  Add civil disobedience to your slavery vocab list

3.  Who was John Brown?  Socratic Seminar

4.  Watch Mr. Beat video/take notes as you go (homework)

5.  Study for your test on Monday: Antebellum America (homework)

Core Connections:

Finish your Science Sybiosis Projects.  

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

 Science:

Finish the Carbon Cycle Journey if you did not finish in class today. 

Finish the Carbon Quest (in GC) if you did not finish in class today. 

Imaginary Symbiosis project is due Thursday. Work hard in CC to stay on track!

Study for Friday's quiz on ecosystems.  Use the review material posted in GC. 

Social Studies

1.  Warm up #6

2.  Who was John Brown seminar tomorrow/bring coded reading of his words at trial

3.  Kick off:  SS Project Part 2-find a Supreme Court case related to the Amendment you studied in Part 1

4.  Antebellum America Test next Monday, January 26- Use materials posted on this site to STUDY!

Math

Math 8: Finish two way table delta math. Test Monday (1/26) Open notes

Math 1: Finish classwork from today. Quiz Thursday on solve by factoring and solve using quadratic formula.

ELA:

Read the "#PR.14 - Myth vs Reality" article and answer "#PR.15 - Comprehension questions" in Google Classroom.

Core Connections:

Thank you for your diligence during today's Science Project Work Day: Symbiosis Project.  We will have one more workday (Tomorrow/Wednesday) during CC. If your partern is not in CC with you, please communicate and delegate effectively.  

Friday, January 16, 2026

 Science:

Study for next week's quiz on ecosystems.  The quiz will be Friday, January 23. 

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

-Brainstorm ideas for symbolism (on the back of your Figurative Language sheet)

Periods 2, 3:

-"Paul Revere - Mood" form (in Google Classroom)

VAHS Tours during CC 1/16

On Friday, 1/16, we will tour Voyager Academy High School during Core Connections.

Please do the following:

1. Be on time.

2. Dress for the weather.

Thursday, January 15th, 2026

 ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

-Study for Poetic Elements quiz tomorrow

-Prepare for Graded Warmup tomorrow

-Unfinished classwork (due Tuesday)

Periods 2, 3:

-Study for Poetic Elements quiz tomorrow

-Prepare for Graded Warmup tomorrow

-"Paul Revere - Mood" -- Google Form posted in Google Classroom (will be available by end of day, due Tuesday)

Science:

Finish the Symbiosis EdPuzzle if you did not finish in class today.

Math

Math 1: Finish quadratic formula sheet from class (10 problems)

Math 8: Study! Quiz on scatterplots and line of best fit tomorrow. Finish any IXLs assigned to help study.

Wednesday, January 14

 Social Studies

1.  John Brown Lesson Part 2:  Timeline, Primary Source Study, Who was John Brown? response (team)

2.  Make sure that your team submits the 2 paragraph response to the above question in GC by 11:59pm 

3.  Study for your test on Monday, January 26

Study Materials

America 4.3 Slavery in the Colonies       

NC 8.2 Reading, Notes and Team questions             

ATSOU #4 Division              

Industrial Revolution Video and slideshow       

America Ch. 11 notes/slides           

Economics -I.N. activities 1-3

Freedom Crafter stories- 5 characteristics of enslaved entrepreneurship         

The Abolition Movement-Discovery Ed           

Ch.12 America (reform movements)/notes and questions     

Events which led to the Civil War slideshow      

Vocab: Slavery  and Foundation of Our Democracy notes 

Who was John Brown notes, timeline, paragraphs             

Math

Math 1: Finish Delta math from today

Science: 
Finish Energy Pyramid Practice A - C if you did not finish during class today. 

Finish the LearnEd assignment if you did not finish during Viking Time today. For the food web on page 17, you may create one with words and arrows (pictures not required).

Extra Credit opportunity: Write an essay for the "We All Live in a Watershed" contest. 

ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5:

-Finish the front of the figurative language sheet

-Poetic Elements quiz on Friday

Periods 2, 3:

-Poetic Elements quiz on Friday

Core Connections:

Make sure you have completed the following from yesterday and today:

Future Me: Pt. 1- Career Clusters

Future Me: Pt. 2 - Interest Finder

Future Me: Pt. 3 - Work Values

Future Me: Pt 4 - Show me the money

    

Tuesday, January 13

 Social Studies

1.  Submit Slideshow/The Last Word warm up

2.  Lesson:  Who was John Brown? Finish the video if you did not finish it in class.  Make sure that you have a list of events (notes) which you believe had the most impact on Brown's life.

3.  Study for your test on January 26th (Antebellum America)

Math

Math 8: Finish matching worksheet from class

ELA:

-Finish unfinished classwork (for periods 1, 4, 5: Mood in Paul Revere's Ride sheet. For periods 2, 3: Annotation Guide)

-Poetry Elements quiz on Friday -- you will need to know the definitions of the poetry terms from both sets of notes we took, and be able to identify examples of those elements).

Science:

Finish the Food Web Analysis if you did not finish in class today. 

Did you turn in your Ecosystem Diagram today?  If not, finish this. Follow directions.

Monday, January 12, 2026

Science:

Finish your Ecosystem Diagram if you did not finish in class today. Remember to color and label your diagram. Follow directions.

ELA:

Finish any work not finished in class. For Periods 1, 4, 5, this is the "Check Annotation Guide and Reflect;" for Periods 2, 3, this is the "Check plot annotations and reflect" assignments in Google Classroom.

Math

Math 8: Finish ALL 3 IXLs in google classroom.

Math 1: Finish the Delta Math from today!!

Social Studies

1.  I.N. Activity 3 "Factors of Production"

2.  Slideshow Due Tomorrow:  Events Which led to the US Civil War!

Friday, January 9, 2026

Core Connections:

As we get caught up in our Future ME unit, please make sure you've turned in the following completed work from this week: 

1.  Happy 2026 Reflection Journal

2.  Time Capsules in History

3.  Durham Tech WebQuest

4.  How FAR - turn in what you have completed

We will continue with the GPA activity on Monday.

Thursday, January 8th, 2026

 ELA:

Periods 1, 4, 5: Finish annotation guide from class

Period 2: Finish annotating the boxes next to the poem (top of the box = in your own words; bottom = impact on plot)

Social Studies:

1.  Warm up #4

2.  I.N. Activity 1 Economics

3.  Events Which Led to the US Civil War slideshow (workday 1)

Wednesday, January 7th, 2026

 ELA

All Classes: #PR.08 - Comprehension questions (in Google Classroom)

Periods 1, 4, 5: Finish summaries/plot boxes on your "Paul Revere's Ride" poem

Period 3: Finish summaries/plot boxes for page 1 (front and back) and page 2 (front only) on your "Paul Revere's Ride" poem.

Social Studies:

1. Warm up #3

2.  Foundation of Our Democracy Discussion/share (hw from last night)

3.  America 12.3 Reading "A Call for Women's Rights" plus notes (classwork)

4. Flocabulary: Women's Rights (HOMEWORK- due tomorrow)

*video, vocab game, 3 read and respond questions, quiz

Science: 

Finish the Oh, Deer! population activity in GC if you did not finish in class today.

You will need colored pencils in class on Friday. Please bring them with you.  

Math

Star math tomorrow- Bring a CHARGED computer to class.

Math 1- Complete the Solve by Factoring Delta Math

Math 8- Complete the classwork from today.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

 Social Studies

1.  Warm up #2 

2.  Project Part 1 feedback/meet ups

3.  America 12.1 Reading, questions, discussion (classwork)

4.  Foundation of Our Democracy Notes and Questions (homework)

Math

Math 8: Periods 1 and 3- Finish Systems Delta Math. Period 4-5: Finish packet from today. If you do not complete it, I will NOT go over it.

Science:

1 - Finish the Carrying Capacity EdPuzzle if you did not finish in class.

2 - Complete the Ecosystems LearnEd assignment if you did not finish in class. See additional instructions in Google Classroom on this assignment. 

January 5th, 2026

 ELA:

1) #PR.01 - Poetry Sound & Rhyme notes (use the Pear Deck slides posted in Google Classroom to fill out your paper notes)

2) #PR.02 - Annotate Sounds & Rhymes practice (worksheet)

Science:

1 - Complete p. 6 in your Ecosystems LearnEd if you did not finish during class today. 

2 - Complete the Abiotic / Biotic Factors practice in GC if you did not finish during class today.  Remember to repeat any practice if you miss more than 5. 

3 - Finish the Flocabulary - Ecosystems if you did not complete this before winter break.  This counts as a 3rd quarter grade. 

Math

Math 1: Finish factoring review on delta math. 

Core Connections:

1. Complete the Resolutions Writing Warm Up Google Form

2. Complete the Time Capsule writing activity.

Social Studies:

1.  Review the Syllabus in GC for Q3.

2.  Create a new Warm up Doc for Q3 and complete entry 1.

3.  Review the concepts from December by playing Jeopardy Review (Slavery unit)

4.  Review Vocab: Slavery