Help? Math 8 and Math I Desperately Needs Dry Erase Markers

 Greetings parents/guardians/students,

 I hope this Blog finds you well. I am writing to ask your help in resupplying our cache of Dry Erase Markers. We started with over 300 that lasted first quarter. That's pretty typical of their short life. I try to remind folks to conserve by not drawing pictures with them, putting caps back on when done, and returning them to the bin at the end of class. Most students are really good about doing that. 

We have about six markers left. I have an Amazon Wish List if you would like to help solve our shortage. Thank you. 

Rich Kozak

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

 HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Social Studies:

1.  Complete warm up #7 (classwork)

2.  Review the notes on Amendments 6-10 on the Bill of Rights Graphic organizer and add the additional notes provided (classwork)

3.  Complete the Violation or No Violation activity (classwork)

4.  Complete the Democracy questions and submit in GC (classwork and homework)

ELA:

1) Checkpoint #3 due at 8am tomorrow morning

2) Periods 1, 3, 4, 5: Due Friday: Finish all concepts in Checkpoint 2 Grammar Review document. Plan for a quiz on this material Wednesday next week.

3) Period 2: Grammar quiz Thursday (on the 3 concepts you chose in the Checkpoint 2 Grammar Review document)

***If you need to see what practices you have already done, and how you scored on them, you may click the link next to your name in this document. MAKE SURE YOU ARE LOOKING IN THE TAB FOR YOUR CLASS!***

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've completed the Interview Prep for Story Corp and Letter of Introduction.  We will continue to work on the cards we will send.  

Science:

If you did not finish your Aquifer Lab in class today, please finish it. 
Have a wonderful evening and be safe!

Monday, October 29th, 2023

 ELA

1) Finish your Checkpoint 3 peer review (if not done during class) -- posted in Jupiter

2) Due Wednesday: Checkpoint 3 Final Draft

3) Periods 1, 3, 4, 5 only: Finish the grammar concepts in “Checkpoint 2 Grammar Concepts” by Friday

4) Period 2 only: Grammar quiz Thursday (on the 3 concepts you chose to focus on for your "Checkpoint 2 Grammar Concepts" assignment)

Social Studies:

1. Complete warm up #6 (classwork)

2. Complete the Bill of Rights graphic organizer (classwork and homework)

Science:

1 -Finish the Wizer assignment from Friday, 10/27 if you did not submit this already.

2 - Finish the LearnEd assignment (pages 8-9) from Friday, 10/27 if you did not submit this already.

3 - If you missed class today, please complete the Freshwater Pollution notes (posted in Google Classroom) using today's slideshow (posted in Google Classroom). You also need to complete today's Warm Up. The questions are on the first slide in today's slideshow.

Core Connections:

Make sure you've completed the following.

1. Story Corp Interview Prep

2. Google Form: Interview Form

You can continue to work on the Letter of Introduction tomorrow. We'll also work on our Cards tomorrow.

Friday, October 27, 2023

 Science:

1 - Answer the questions for today's Warm Up and turn in your Warm Ups for this week. 

2 - Finish the Wizer online review for Freshwater & the Hydrosphere. Be sure you click "Hand in Work" at the bottom when you finish.

3 - Complete pages 8-9 in your Hydrosphere LearnEd notebook. Instructions are posted in Google Classroom. 

4 - Complete the Water Cycle Color By Number.  Neatness counts! Do your best work.

5 - If you finish 1-4 and there is still time remaining in class, use the Quizlet word sets to review your vocabulary for these topics: Freshwater and Water Properties. 

Spanish:

 Study for the evaluation on Monday. The content to study for it is in google class. Study both lists of verb conjugations in past and present and the document with the phrases. Also, study the readings we did in class (El Oso and Beatriz). Make sure you know the vocabulary and synonyms of those words in Spanish

Padlet will be graded this evening. Make sure you have everything posted. 

Core Connections:

Please make sure you've completed the Interview Preparation activity and started the Letter of Introduction. 

ELA:

1) Checkpoint #3 rough draft (due Monday, beginning of class)

2) Prefixes List 1 practice quiz (in your MTSS Google Classroom)

3) Study for your Prefixes List 1 quiz on Monday

Thursday, October 26th, 2023

 ELA:

Periods 1, 3, 4, 5: Complete the "Choose one" and "Lastly Do" for one grammar concept that you haven't worked through yet in the Checkpoint 2 Grammar Concepts document.

All classes:

1) Prefixes List 1 Practice quiz (due Monday) -- posted in MTSS Google Classroom. Remember: you may retry this up to 25 times.

2) Checkpoint 3 Rough Draft (due Monday, depending on how much class time we have today)

3) Study for your Prefixes List 1 quiz (you will take this on Monday)

Social Studies:

1.  Review the 3rd and final resource on the role of the US President in GC.  Add to your notes for tomorrow's Socratic seminar (classwork)

2.  Begin Flocabulary "Bill of Rights".  Make sure you have completed the 4 activities by Friday evening 10/27 (classwork and homework)

Spanish: 

Do your Padlet homework. Make sure you have turned in every post in it this evening. 

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

 Social Studies:

1.  Complete the I.N. activities L3 and R3 (Rights and Democracy) (classwork)

2.  Use the website linked in GC to take notes on the role of the US President for Seminar on Friday (classwork and homework)

Just for fun....check out the unique maps of the US which I linked to your GC account!

Core Connections:

Interactive Notebook: Dichotomous key for leaves!  Please put the key on the right; leaves on the left.  Cutting out the leaves will help you notice features: lobes, teeth, spine, etc...

Tuesday, October 24th, 2023

NC Check In Testing is this week. Please be on time for school and bring your fully-charged device. 

ELA:

1) Go through the Prefixes List 1 quizlet. Look at the term on the front of the flashcard, and try to think of what you think the definition is. Then flip the card and check yourself. Keep track of how many are correct. When you finish, fill in your percent correct on your Data Chart (accessible via Jupiter Materials).

***If you were absent -- the warmup today was to make sure the following boxes in the Data Chart (accessible via Jupiter Materials) are filled in:

• Suffixes: Pretest, flashcards, and quiz boxes.
• Prefixes List 2: Pretest, flashcards, and quiz boxes.
• Prefixes List 1: Pretest box

Science:

1 - Finish pages 6-7 in your Hydrosphere LearnEd notebook. Use Slides 3-15. 

2 - Complete the Water Properties Color By Number (front & back). Neatness counts ~ do your best work!

Social Studies:

1.  Complete side 2 of the "History Alive" assignment on the 3 Branches of government (classwork)

2.  Review and take notes on the material in GC related to our upcoming Socratic Seminar "Should a person want to become President of the US?"  (classwork and homework)

*Seminar on Friday, October 27th

3.  Flocabulary "A More Perfect Union" due by this evening at 11:59pm (homework)