I have posted our Google Meet schedule under the Science & Math HW tabs. It will remain the same weekly until further notice. Students should be joining our meets weekly. They are there for instruction & assistance. I wiil send out my weekly Check-In emails today, Monday. If you did not receive one, you have been completing your assignments & attending the Google Meets. Thank you for your hard work! If there is an issue you need to speak to me about or something you need help with, please email me.
6/15/20 Good morning. Today is Monday, June 15th. All work is due by Wednesday, June 17th. Check the Portal to see what you may have missed. Turn in all completed Assignments on Google Classroom. Complete any missed Assessments. If you have any questions or think there is an error, email me and we will figure it out.
Today will be the last of our Google Meets. I will be online during our regular times. There will be no new instruction. Log on to chat with me and your classmates or to say goodbye. You can log on at anytime during your group hour. Math 3-4 (10-10:55), Math 8-9 (11-11:55), Science Pd 1 (12-12:25) Science Pd 5 (12:30-12:55).
It has been a strange school year, but we made it through. Thank you for all of your hard work, strong effort, and your level of responsibility. It was not easy to learn from home, but you were able to make it work. You should be very proud of yourselves. I know I am proud of you. Those of you that logged on each week, It was nice getting to see your faces and actually talk to you during this isolated time. I wish you all a wonderful Summer and a successful new school year, whatever that may bring. If you are able to, come back and visit next year. It was a pleasure being your teacher. I will miss you! 6/12/20 We made it to the end of our last week of Distance Learning! Congratulations on a job well done! You have until Wednesday, June 17th, to make up any missed Assignments or Assessments. Check the Portal to see what's missing. I will be grading and updating all weekend. If you see something that you think is an error, please reach out to me through email. If you are completing older work, let me know so I can go look. Look under the Math & Science tabs to see what was due this week. I will be online Monday if you need help, have questions, or just want to say Goodbye. You can log on at your scheduled time or any time during the hour your group meets. Have a great weekend! 6/11/20 Today is Thursday, June 11th. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today. We are supposed to have some thunderstorms today. Look for those Cumulonimbus Clouds in the sky. Check the Math & Science HW tabs to see your work for the rest of the week. Continue to catch up on any outstanding work. The deadline is June 17th. I will be grading and updating the Portal all weekend. Let me know if you complete any older assignments. Have a wonderful day! 6/10/20 Good morning. Today is Wednesday, June 10th. There will be Google Meets today for Math, both groups, & Science Period 5. The schedule has not changed and is posted under the Science & Math HW tabs. Check the tabs for your work, as well. This is our last week of Remote Learning. You have until June 17th to complete all assignments. If you are making up work, please have some patience, I am working daily to grade new work & update older work. There are about 60 students so this takes times, especially when the work is older. Let me know which older assignments you are completing. It would be impossible to check each assignment on Google Classroom daily. There are too many at this point. Send me an email or picture so that I know to look. Make sure you hit Done or Complete on all of your finished work or else it does not appear on the report, which makes it more difficult. If it appears as In Progress or Not Complete, I don't see a score for you. If you completed something but don't see a change on the Portal, let me know. If you completed it, I will give you credit. Check the Portal to see if you have any Tests or Quizzes that were not done. They will have a bigger impact on your average due to the fact that Tests are 50% of your grade and Quizzes are 40%. Again, let me know when one is completed. Have a great day! 6/9/20 Today is Tuesday, June 9th. The weather for today is supposed to be warm & sunny. Get out and look at the clouds. What kind are they? Watch a weather report to see how things will change during the week. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today, unless you have scheduled something privately. Check the Math & Science HW tabs for information & work due. You have until June 17th to complete any work. Let me know if you have finished any older assignments so that i can go back and check. Have a great day! 6/8/20 Good morning. Today is Monday, June 8th. This is our last week of Distance Learning. There will be no new assignments after Friday. The last day to complete and turn in any new or older Assignments & Assessments is June 17th. Please check the Portal to see if there is anything you need to finish. Let me know if you are turning in an older Assignment, so I know to go back & take a look. There will be Google Meets today for Math, both groups, & Science Period 1. The schedule has not changed. Look under the Science & Math HW tabs for this list and your new work. Have a good day. 6/5/20 Good morning. Today is Friday, June 5th. We have made it to the end of another week of Distance Learning and only have one more week to go. Congratulations on your hard work and continued effort! There is no new work today. Friday is Catch Up Day. Check the Math & Science HW tabs to see what you need to complete. Also, check the Portal to see if you are missing any older Assignments or Assessments. You have until June 17th to get all work completed and turned in. If you complete an past assignment, send me an email so that I know to check. If you think there is an error on the Portal, let me know and I will check it out. Have a great weekend! 6/4/20 Today is Thursday, June 4th. There are no group Google Meets today for Math or Science. I have available times at the end of the day, if you need to meet privately email me. Check for your assignments under the Math & Science HW tabs. Have a great day! 6/3/20 Good morning. It is Wednesday, June 3rd. I hear the Weather is going to be hot & humid, with a chance of some heavy storms. Since we are now studying Weather in Science, it's good to watch the weather report to get some real world experience on how it works. There will be Google Meets today for Math, both groups, and Science Period 5. Follow the same schedule that has been posted under the Math & Science HW tabs. It has not changed. Also, check for new work & directions. Have a great day! 6/2/20 Today is Tuesday, June 2nd. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today, unless we have something scheduled privately. Check the Science & Math HW tabs for new work & instructions for this week. If you still have something to complete from last week, please finish and turn in as soon as you can. I sent out Weekly Check-In emails last night to those who were missing 2 or more assignments from last week. You should check the Portal often to see if you owe anything even older than that. If you think there is an error, email me or send a picture or screenshot of the work you are questioning. I will be happy to change the grade. The last day to hand in any work is June 17th. Have a good day! 6/1/20 Good morning. Today is Monday, June 1st. We will continue with our regularly scheduled Google Meets today, Math both groups & Science period 1. The times have not changed. Check your schedule under the Math & Science HW tabs. We will be starting new lessons in both subjects today. Check the tabs for your new work. If you owe any work from last week, please get it completed this morning,before I send out my Weekly Check-In emails. Have a good day!
5/29/20 Today is Friday, May 29th. We are at the end of another week of Distance Learning. Congratulate yourselves for doing such a great job! June 1st is Monday. Wow! Friday is Catch-Up Day. Check the Science & Math Hw Tabs to see what needs to be finished. Email me with any questions or concerns. I will be updating the Portal over the weekend. If you think there is an error, let me know. When completing older assignments, send me an email so I know what to look for. Have a great weekend! 5/28/20 Good morning. Today is Thursday, May 28th. We are almost at the end of another week and the month of May. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today, unless you scheduled something with me privately. Please check the Math & Science HW tabs for your new and continuing work for the week. Have a great day!
5/27/20 Today is Wednesday, May 27th. We will resume our Google Meet schedule for Math today. I will not be meeting with Science Period 5. You have your Lesson 3 Test to take. Use your time to study and prepare. Please go to the Science & Math tabs to see what's going on for this week. Have a good day! 5/26/20 Good morning. Today is Tuesday, 5/26. I hope you all had a great long weekend. We will resume our Distance Learning today. Since it is Tuesday, there are no Google Meets for either Math or Science. We will resume our normal schedule tomorrow. Please check your time and log on for instruction & review. The schedule is listed under the Science & Math HW tabs. It has not changed. Google Meet participation is part of your learning plan requirement during this unusual time. Look for your new work for today and during the week, also under the Math & Science HW tabs. Have a great day! 5/22/20 Good morning. It's Friday! Today is Catch-Up Day. Please complete any work that was assigned during the week. Check the Math & Science HW Tabs to see what needs to be done. If you catch up on any older work, send me an email so that I know to look for it. Also send an email if you have any questions or concerns. Try to get your work done today, so that you can have a long weekend off. Get outside and have some fun! We will get back to work on Tuesday. Have a great weekend! 5/21/20 Today is Thursday, May 21st. We are almost at the end of another week. I think this is week 10, but I've lost track. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today. Check for assignments or assessments that need to be completed this week. Have a great day! 5/20/20 Good morning. Today is Wednesday, May 20th. We will meet for Math, both classes, and Science Period 5. Check your meet time under the Science & HW Tabs. It has not changed. Also check to see what work is on schedule for today and the rest of the week. Have a good day! 5/19/20 Today is Tuesday, May 19th. There are no Google Meets today for Math or Science, unless you have scheduled something privately with me. Check your daily work under the Science & Math HW tabs. Have a good day! 5/18/20 Good morning. Today is Monday, May 18th. I hope you all had a nice weekend. We will have Google Meets today for Math, both classes, & Science Pd 1. Please make sure you are attending. It is part of your requirement for Distance Learning. Check the meet schedule in the Science & Math HW tabs. It has not changed. If you miss your time, you can join a different group from your same class, period 3-4 or 8-9. You can not join a different class because you are not a member of that Google Classroom and the link won't work. Check the tabs for the work we are starting with this week for both Math & Science. If you missed something from last week, today is your deadline. I will be making my final check & sending out emails. Have a good day. 5/15/20 Friday is upon us. We have made it through another week. It is already May 15th. Congratulations on your hard work during this unusual and difficult time. The temperature is supposed to go up to 80%. Be sure to get outside for some fresh air and exercise. Today will be Catch-Up-Day. You already have all of your work from the week. Check the Science & HW tabs to see what was accomplished and what still needs to be completed. Have a wonderful weekend! 5/14/20 Today is Thursday, May 14th. We are almost at the end of another week of our Distance Learning. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today, unless you have something scheduled with me privately. You should be joining our Google Meets weekly. I introduce and review material that we are covering as we move forward with our curriculum. Check the Math & Science HW Tabs to see what is scheduled for today and the rest of the week. Have a good day! 5/13/20 Good morning. It is Wednesday, May 13th. There will be Google Meets today for Math, both classes, and Science Period 5. Check your time from the lists posted under the Science & Math HW Tabs. The schedule has not changed. Hope to see you there. You should be attending meets as part of our Distance Learning Plan. Also, check for what work has been assigned for today and the rest of the week. Have a good day! 5/12/20 Today is Tuesday, May 12th. There are no Google Meets for Science or Math today. If you received an email from me yesterday about missing work, please try to get that completed and turned in. Check the Science & Math HW tabs to see what you should be working on today and during the week. Have a good day! 5/11/20 Good morning. It is Monday, May 11th. I hope you all had a good weekend. I will be sending out my Weekly Check-In email today. If you have 2 or more assignments missing from last week you will receive one. I look at one week at a time. You should still check the portal to see if you are missing any older work, especially any quizzes or tests that were assigned. We will start with our Google Meets again today. Both groups of Math will meet today and Science Period 1. Science period 5 will meet on Wednesday. Check the schedule under the Math & Science HW tabs. It is the same as the last few weeks. Each student should be joining at least 1 meet per week. There are some of you that I have not seen at all. During the meets we go over our new skills & lessons as well as review for assessments. If there is a problem joining or need to schedule a private meet, please email me. Have a great day! 5/8/20 Today is Friday, May 8th. The end of Week 8 of Distance Learning. Congratulate yourselves for completing your work and joining our class meets. We are moving forward with our learning, while staying safe at home. Today will be used as a Catch-Up Day. Check the Science & Math HW Tabs to see what you still need to complete, or maybe missed from another week. Don't forget to Turn In your work in Google Classroom. Send screenshots & pictures of scores or completion pages to avoid any issues. Have a good day and great weekend! 5/7/20 Good morning. Today is Thursday, May 7th. The weather is supposed to be nice this afternoon, so try to get outside. Check the Science & Math HW tabs for your daily work. Have a pleasant and productive day! 5/6/20 We made it to Wednesday. It is May 6th. There will be Google Meets for Math, both groups, and Science Pd 5. Check the schedule in the Science & Math HW tabs for your time. Hope to see you there. Also look at the tabs to see what you should be working this week and what was added today. Have a great day! 5/5/20 Good morning, Today is Tuesday, May 5th. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today. I missed a lot of you yesterday. You are supposed to join the class meets at least once a week. There are 2 offered for Math, which would be better. It is your chance to get instruction and ask questions. Email me if you need to set up something privately. Check the Science & Math HW tabs for your daily work. Have a nice day!
5/4/20 Happy Monday! We begin another week of Distance Learning. I hope you got outside over the weekend to enjoy the beautiful weather. I sent out my Weekly Check In yesterday. If you did not receive an email, your work was up to date. If you did receive an email, I will be checking and updating the portal with new grades. Don't forget to check the Google Meet Schedule under the Science & Math HW tabs. Also, check for your new work to complete. Have a great day! 5/1/20 Good morning. Today is Friday, May 1st. It's the end of the week, but the beginning of a new month. Hopefully the weather will begin to warm up as the hours of daylight get longer. Today will be Catch Up Day. Any work that you were given during the week should get completed. Look at the Science & Math HW tabs to see what that is. I will continue to update the portal. Please check to see what you might be missing or think that you did that is not showing as complete. Email me with any questions or concerns. We will continue with our Google Meets on Mondays. Check the tabs for the schedule. It will be the same. Have a good weekend. The weather is supposed to be nice, so make some time to get outside and enjoy it.
4/30/20 Today is Thursday, April 30th. It is the last day of April. Tomorrow we will be in the Month of May. The weather is going to be rainy for the next few days, but the weekend looks warm & sunny. Plan to get outside. There are no Group Meets for Math or Science today. Please check the Science & Math HW tabs for today's work. Email me with any questions or concerns. Have a great day!
4/29/20 Good morning. We are at Wednesday, the middle of the week. There will be Google Meets today, both Math classes and Science Period 5. Check your time listed under the Science & Math HW Tabs. Log on from Google Classroom at that time. Also, check there for your assignments. Have a good day. 4/28/20 Today is Tuesday. We are supposed to have nice weather today. Get outside this afternoon for some needed fresh air! Although some of our Meets weren't perfect yesterday, we did manage to get through them all. Don't forget to check your time by clicking on The Science & Math HW tabs. Log on by using the embedded code on the Google Classroom page. We will have them again tomorrow. There are new assignments for both Math & Science, so please check. Make sure to read my directions on where to find them and how to log on. Check for due dates in Google Classroom. I try to spread them out. Time management is a big part of Distance Learning. Don't forget to Turn In your assignments in Google Classroom and provide screenshots of score pages when possible, just in case I'm not seeing the work you are marking as done. Have a pleasant & productive day! 4/27/20 Good morning. Today is Monday and the beginning of Week 7 of our Distance Learning. You have been doing a great job! Keep up the good work. Check the Math & Science Tabs for your Google Meet Schedule and new assignments. Have a great day!
4/24/20 We made it to another Friday! My hope is that you and your families are all safe & healthy. You already have all your work for the week. Today will be Catch Up Day. Check the Science & Math tabs to see what should be completed. Students have Turned In lessons in Google Classroom, that don't appear to be complete when I check the work. This is why I am again asking for screenshots or pictures of your last page or final score to avoid this problem. If there has been an issue, I have posted a comment in Google Classroom. Please check and respond. I will be updating the portal daily. Check to see what is missing or if you see something that you disagree with. I will be sending emails at the end of the weekend to students & parents who are missing more than 1 assignment. If there is an issue preventing you from completing your work, please email me so that I know and can help. Check your email for this weeks Google Meet days & times. Remember there is no code to join. The link is embedded in Google Classroom for each class & subject. Also, if you would like to set up a private meet, email me. Have a good weekend. 4/23/20 Today is Thursday. We are almost at the end of another week. There are no Google Meets for Math or Science today, unless you scheduled something with me privately. If you need to schedule one, email me. My extra conference times are between 2 & 3 in the afternoon. Students should be logging on to the meets each week. There are many of you who have not joined any or very few. It is part of your Distance Learning to meet with me. I will send out the schedule again on Sunday for next week's meets. Unless something changes, they will be the same as we had this week. Please check your email regularly.
Check the Science & Math tabs to see what's going on for today. 4/22/20
Good morning. Today is Wednesday 4/22. It is the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. Since we have been discussing saving our water, animals, and the environment, it is a perfect day to search out some online Earth Day activities. Many groups, like NASA, have informational videos, webquests, or other activities you can do from home to learn more about our planet.
Math Google Meets will happen again today. The schedule will be the same as Monday. Check the email I sent out for your time slot. It is listed alphabetically by your last name. Science Period 5 will also meet today. Again, check your email for your time. NO CODE is required to join the meet. Go to your Google Classroom for the subject your meet is in. There is a direct link to the meet in the header, the top of the page where the class name and code are. There should also be a small camera Icon in the section where your assignments are listed. The links work. We used them all day on Monday.
I have posted a new lesson video for both Math & Science. I created them yesterday. You are expected to watch them. They are meant to help you better understand the topics we are studying. There is nothing else to do but watch. So please do so.
Check the Math & Science Tabs to get specifics about each subject. Have a great day!
4/21/20 Today is Tuesday. It is Crazy Hair Day. Check the morning announcements to see where you should send your pictures. You have your assignments from yesterday for both Math & Science. Please check the Math & Science HW tabs for specific details. I will be creating a video for each class today. Check later on to view by subject. Have a good day! 4/20/17 Good morning. It's a new week. Today is Monday, April 20th. Week #6 of our Distance Learning. We will continue moving forward with our curriculum the best we can. Continue to check this website daily and keep up with your class assignments. You have been doing a great job!
Please check your email. I sent out the schedule for our weekly Google Meets for Math & Science. At your scheduled time, log on to Google Classroom for that subject. In the header, where you see the class name & code, there is a link to the meet. You do not need a code. The link will connect you to the meeting.
Look at the Math & Science Tabs to see what is going on today and where we will be heading this week.
There is another Spirit Week. Try to participate in the events. It will help to stay connected with the rest of the Middle School. The schedule should be in your email. Hope to see you at the Google Meets. Have a good day.
4/17/20 Good morning. We have already been out of school for 5 weeks! I hope you are all still healthy and safe at home. It looks like we well be continuing our distance learning for a while longer. Thank you for doing such a good job keeping up with your work and joining our meeting sessions. Remember, we will be meeting every Monday & Wednesday for both Science & Math. I will email you with the schedule for next week. Math will most likely stay the same, but Science will look a little different. You should all be joining at least 1 session per week for each class. If you need to conference with me separately, we can schedule a time at the end of the day, between 2 & 3 PM. Send me an email so we can set something up.
Also, send me an email if you have a question concern, or anything I else that I can help you with. If you send an email,I can get back to you faster as compared to putting a comment in Google Classroom. There are many assignments there and I don't see your questions as quickly. The emails I get directly on my phone. Today is Friday, so it will be our Catch Up Day. Please use today to complete or catch up on any assignments from the week. Check the Math & Science tabs to see what work was given and what you still have to do. I will continue to check your work and update the portal. Have a good weekend!
4/16/20 Today is Thursday. We are almost at the end of another week of Distance Learning. I apologize for the glitches during a few of the Science meets yesterday. My chromebook kicked me off and at one point wouldn't let me turn on my mic or my camera. Thank you for being patient and acting appropriately while waiting for me. I had to change to my other other computer to get back on. Hopefully, it will go better next time. We will continue to meet on Mondays & Wednesdays, unless my schedule gets changed. Please read all my directions. You do not need a code to join the Meet. I have embedded the link for Google Meet on your Google Classroom page. Again, it is located at the top of the page. Look at the header where you see the class name & code. The link is there. All you have to do is click on the link at your time and it will connect you. There is also a Meet Camera Icon on the pages is Google Classroom where your assignments are posted. It will connect you to the meet as well. The links will not work unless I have opened the meet. I will post the schedule again before Monday, so you can find your time. If you miss a meet or need to connect privately, email me. There is some time at the end of the day (2-3) to schedule some extra conferences. Everyone should be joining at least 1 meet per week so I can connect with you. Please try to do that. It's part of the direction we were given for our Distance Learning Plan. Also, I have posted videos that I have made on the topics we are covering. I will continue to do that, so please make sure that you watch them. If you didn't join Flipgrid yesterday because you didn't attend a meeting, you should do that today. Click on the link in your Science Google Classroom. It will prompt you to sign in with google, then take you to my class, Science Blue 6. You should see all the videos that students created. Click the green circle with the plus sign to create your own. You can show your face or hide it with an emoji or another character. Just say Hi or send a short message. For those of you that did this already, please make only 1 video. This is not a social media website. This activity is just a test to make sure everyone can access it and knows how it works. I will be posting questions here for you to answer by video instead of writing them. I will be deleting some of the extra videos that I watched yesterday.
Check the HW tabs above to see what is going on for today.
4/15/20 Good morning. Today is Wednesday, April 15th. Today we will begin our new Google Meet schedule. We will be meeting each Monday & Wednesday for both Science & Math. We have been given specific hours for conferencing so we don't conflict with your other classes. Please check your email for your specific class and time. To get to the meet we will be doing something new. I have embedded a link on the Google Classroom Page for each subject. This is a new feature, and hopefully makes it easier for us to connect. You will find the link at the top of the page, the header ,where you see the class name & code. You can join right from there. You will not be able to log on until I open the meet. Check Science & Math tabs to see what is going on for today. Hope to see you later on.
4/14/20 Today we will begin our official return to class. We have been given a specific schedule to follow for each class. You should have gotten an email about it. I will be conferencing with Math & Science students on Mondays & Wednesdays. The times will be between 10:00 and 1:00. I will be setting up smaller group meets for you to join. Please watch out for the email invites, but realize it will be the same days and times each week going forward. There will be about an hour for each math class and about an hour for both science groups, since those are normally only 1 period long. I will also be making and posting some short videos on topics. Please watch them before our conference times and come prepared with questions or discussion topics. If you miss your time or have a conflict, let me know. There is some allotted time at the end of the day if needed. Please check the Math & Science HW tabs to see what is planned for today. Any questions or concerns, please email me. Thank you for all your hard work.
4/13/20 Good morning. Today is Monday, April 13th. It is difficult keeping track of days & dates at this time. They all seem to blend together. If we were at school, we would have had today off as part of our Spring Break. With that being said, I hope you all had a safe and healthy holiday with your families. We will begin our regular school work week tomorrow. If you have not yet caught up on any past assignments, today is the last day I will be looking at them. I sent out emails to students & parents on Saturday for those students who still had outstanding work. The deadline was actually set for Friday. Check the portal at the end of the day. I should be caught up checking in work by that time. If you see a problem or have a questions, email me. I am posting something for today if you would like to get started. Please check the Science & Math HW tabs. It's supposed to be a terrible weather day, so use your time to catch up or to get started on this week's work. Have a good day.
4/9/20 Good morning. Today is Thursday. We are almost at the end of the week. Please make sure you are using this week to catch up on any assignments that you might have missed. Please check the portal daily. I have been updating each day. The list of work that is due is under the Science & Math HW tabs. It is all the assignments that should be done by Friday. Don't forget to fill out the Google Forms I attached to Google Classroom for each quiz & test you have taken so far. You don not need to take them again. Take the answers from your paper copy, all were due last week or even before, and put them in the Google Form. It will help make the grading faster. I will not have to look through all the pictures that were sent. Those of you that haven't sent any pictures, there is no way for me to grade your work until we get back to school, Since we don't know when that will be, the form will make this process easier. Don't worry if your short answers get marked wrong. I will be reading each response. If the answer is correct I will give you the credit, then post the new grade in the portal. If you have any questions or need help with anything send me an email. Tomorrow I will send out emails to students & parents for those who still owe several assignments at that time. So please catch up what you can before then. I hope your week was safe and healthy. We will start with new work on Monday 4/14. Have a good weekend!
4/6/20 Good morning. I hope you all had a good weekend. Today starts what would have been our Spring Break. There will be no new assignments this week. You are being given the week to catch up on any assignment that you might have missed. Please check the portal to see what you have not completed. I will be updating it daily. Also, I have posted a few Google Forms for you to fill out based on quizzes and tests that you have already taken. Take your assessments out of the envelope and transfer the answers to the correct form. I am trying to streamline the grading process. I don't know when we will be returning to school. Many students have not been able to take pictures, which makes it impossible to grade your work. Those of you that have sent pictures, thank you. There are so many pictures to go through and not all are easy to see. This will also be a better way to get you a grade. You will see it immediately once you fill in the form. I have posted a form for the Module 12 Quiz & Unit 5 Assessment for my math students. For science, I have posted a form for the Exploration 3 Quiz. There is already one there for the Lesson 1 Test. If you have not filled it out please do so. I am sill missing some names. If you don't see a grade on the portal that means I don't have one from you or that you did't put your name on it. Please check.
I have also posted a few science videos on a topic we will be covering. They are just to watch. No other work required. Please check the Science & Math tabs for more specifics on each topic.
I will be available by email if you have any questions or problems. If you need assistance we can set up a meet. Let me know.
Have a good week. Hope you and your families will remain safe and healthy during this time.
4/3/20 We made it to Friday. It's the end of week 3. Good job everyone! This is not easy in any way. We will use today to finish your work for the week. Please check your Math & Science tabs to get specific details.
As per our directive, next week will be used as a Catch Up Week to finish any assignments already given. There won't be any new work posted. All work that is still outstanding needs to be completed during that time. I will be available by email if anyone needs help or has questions. We all need some time to catch our breath!
4/2/20 Hope you are all still doing well. Today is Thursday. It's not easy to keep track. All these days seems the same. Please check the tabs above to see what's on the agenda today. Do something to stimulate your body and mind. There are many interesting things out there. You can take virtual tours of places like museums and amusement parks, even virtual rides are available on some websites. I heard on the news this morning that the Liberty Science Center was offering some on line tours and activities. Also, the Radio City Rockettes are doing a virtual dance class on their instagram. Check them out. If you've done something new or interesting, share it with us. Maybe someone else would like to try it. Have a good day!
4/1/20 Good morning, We made it to April. It is April Fools Day. Find some simple funways to fool your families while at home. This is not an April Fools day joke. I won't be assigning any new work today. You all have plenty to do right now. Please check the Math & Science HW tabs for specifics. Have a great day!
3/31/20 Today is Tuesday. It is the last day of March. Hopefully April will bring warmer weather so we can get outside a bit. Please continue to check the work posted daily under the Science & Math tabs. Don't forget to Turn In your work in Google Classroom. If you don't, I can't tell that it is done. It just says missing. I have been updating the Portal daily as assignments come due. If you are having difficulty finding or finishing assignments, please reach out to me by email. Please look for upcoming Google Meets for Science & Math this week. Have a safe, healthy, and productive day.
3/30/20 Happy Monday. I hope all of you continue to do well at home. This is week 3 of our remote learning. So far so good. Most students are completing the assigned work and turning it in. Please make sure when you are finished with something, you mark it done in Google Classroom. If not, it continues to say missing. By this time, all past work should have been completed. Thank you for those of you who are caught up. Please check the Portal to see if you are still missing anything. Check your Science & Math HW tabs for today's work. If you have any questions or concerns, it is best to email me. I get them immediately. I only see the Google Classroom comments when I am checking in the work. Have a good day!
3/27/20 Good morning. We made it to the end of another week. Congratulations! This is not easy for anyone. You should be proud of the work that you are doing. As we did last Friday, today will be a day for getting up to date on the work that has already been posted. There won't be any new assignments. Make sure are aware when an assignment is due. It is posted in Google Classroom. For most work, you have been given 2 or more days to complete. Use your time accordingly. Time management is a big part of this process. Work that is listed as Optional, like certain math problems, or Extra Practice, like the Quizzizs or Kahoots, are just that. I will not be checking them. They are there for you as practice, as a challenge, or if you are looking for more work. Please look at the Science and Math HW tabs for specifics on each topic. Have a good weekend. The weather prediction for today is sunny and warm. Make sure you get outside.
3/26/20 Thank you to all of you that have been completing their work, turning it in on Google Classroom, and sending me pictures. You are doing a wonderful job! As stated yesterday, you will have until Sunday to complete any work that has been assigned, for both Science & Math. After that, any missing work will be given a zero. Quizzes and tests should be completed by today. Please email me with any questions or problems. The weather is supposed to be nicer today. Try to get some fresh air and exercise. Have a good day!
3/25/20 Today is Wednesday. We are in the middle of week 2. Today is Spirit Week Pet Day. Send pictures of you with your pets to Mrs. Diopolous, Mr. Japkowitz or Mr. Radon. I just sent a picture of my French Bull Dog, Spanky. There are some new changes to our directives as of yesterday. You should have received an email from the principal, Mrs. Diopolous, concerning grades and upcoming report cards. Please make sure to read it. Things seem to change on a daily basis. Teachers have been asked to start grading the work that is being done. With that being said, I will give students until Sunday to complete any work that has been posted for Math & Science. I have been updating the Portal daily so you can see what has been assigned and if anything is missing. Any work not completed by the weekend will be given a zero on Monday. If you have any questions or see a discrepancy, please email me. Also, I will be grading the upcoming quizzes and tests for Math & Science as well. This is not going to be easy. The pictures being sent are working great! If you don't have access to a device, please put all work in the envelope. It will be collected and graded on our return to school. If you can, borrow a device that you able to send pictures from. If you are working on an assignment on the computer, like Go Math pages, you can also take a screen shot and attach it. I learned how to do that yesterday from a You Tube video. It was very easy. These are strange and difficult times. Let's all try our best to get through them successfully and most importantly. healthy.
3/24/20 Good morning, Please continue to complete and turn in any work in Google Classroom. If you don't mark it done it continues to say missing. Pictures are really helpful. Thank you for sending what you can. I hope to have our first Google Meet on Friday. Please look for the details and join if you can. It is new to me and probably you, but we will figure it out together. I started posting assignments in the Portal. At this time they represent completion, not an actual grade. Please check to see what is done or missing. Check Science and Math tabs for today's work. Have a good day! The weather is supposed to be much nicer than yesterday.
3/23/20 I hope all of you are doing well at this unusual time. We are on week 2 of remote learning. Students have been doing a great job completing and turning in work. I will be reaching out to parents today for those who are not getting things done. Just to be clear, the daily work is listed under the HW tabs for Math & Science. This will show what should be worked on daily and when it is due. I then post it in Google Classroom, so students can turn it in. The pictures have been great! Thank you. If you get the Google Classroom App on your device, you can attach them directly. If not, you can email them to me at [email protected]. If that is not possible, put them back in the envelope to be collected. I have spreading out the due dates so there is enough time to complete the work. On a regular school day we have a double period of Math (about 85 minutes) and a single period of Science ( about 45 minutes). Please use this as your guide. Students should be working daily so they don't fall behind. We have been working on review and enrichment of material up to this point. There will be a few assessments to finish the topics and then we will be moving forward with new material. The directives are changing daily, so please have some patience. This is new and stressful for us all. We are managing the best we can in a difficult situation. You can reach out through email if there are questions about work or any concerns. Have a good day!
3/21/20 Please use the weekend to catch up on any incomplete work. I will be reaching out to parents on Monday of those students who have not completed assignments.
Next week there will be a Virtual Spirit Week. Look for the details to come. Monday is Pajama Day. Wear your comfy clothes. I don't know about you, but I feel like that is every day now! Have a good weekend. Stay healthy and safe. Find ways to have fun at home. Exercise your body and mind!
3/20/20 We have made it to Friday. I hope everyone is doing well and staying healthy. There is a lot of work that has been posted all week long. Please check the assignments that were already due and in progress. We will use today as a catch up day. If you have work that has not been done, please use today to finish it. Check Google Classroom for comments from me. Make sure if you have completed the work, you mark it done in Google Classroom so I can see it is complete. The pictures have been great. Thank you. If you are not able to take pictures, mark the assignment done and put the work back in the envelope. It will be collected when we return to school. If you are all caught up, I have posted a Kahoot for Science & Math. Please use them to practice skills and have some fun. Have a good weekend!
3/19/20 Good morning. Many students have not turned in the assignments that were already due for Math & Science. Please make sure you are completing the work and turning it in Google Classroom. I am checking each day to see what has been completed. You should put your completed work back in the envelope, which will be collected on our return to school. The pictures are working out well. If you can, please attach them in Google Classroom. You can get the Google Classroom App on your device. If not, you can email them directly to me at [email protected]. Try not to go ahead with assignments because things are changing daily. If you are all caught up and looking for extra work you can always log on to IXL or KhanAcademy/Engage NY to practice math skills. For Science you can practice any quizlet, quizziz, or kahoot that are already in your Google Classroom or search some out on the websites. Stick to topics we've already covered. There are also a few games up in Legends of Learning.
3/18/20 It seems things have been working OK so far. Students are completing assignments and marking them complete in Google Classroom. To include pictures you can get the Google Classroom app on your device and attach photos from there, You can also email them to me at [email protected]. Hope all is going well at home. Contact me with any concerns or issues. Stay healthy.
3/16/20
I have started posting class work. I will do it daily, by subject. Please check the Math and Science tabs. Any quizzes or tests that were sent home in the folders will be used as review of the work we have already covered. They will not be graded, but should be completed as an assignment once they are posted. My goal is to send pictures of the answer keys so you can check the work. Please check the website daily for any updates. If you still need a chromebook for home, please let me know. They will be given out today and tomorrow. Also, if you are not receiving our emails, please check the email address you have on Parent Portal. We are using that list to send our group emails. I will be available through email if you need to contact me. Stay healthy!
Please check this website daily for class assignments.
We need 1 liter bottles with caps for an upcoming Science Lab. Please save and send in any you collect. Thank you.
Field trip permission slips are due by Thursday 2/13.
We are at the time of year where supplies are getting low. Please make sure your child comes to school with pencils for Math. I have given away all of mine. If you are able to donate some to the class, that would be great. Thank you.
Have a wonderful holiday and a Happy New Year!
Winter Wonderland Activity tomorrow! Please send in icing and any other items you signed up for.
Holiday Activity Sign up www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F49A5AE2FA2F85-holiday4 Please note that each student will need 2 cans of white icing for their own project. It can also be 1 can of white and 1 green if you can find it, or we will be using green food coloring to change the color. Try to have items in by Wednesday, so we can see what we are missing. Thank you for your help and support.
Welcome to Grade 6 Blue Team: Ms. Boccia/Mr. Calandra & Mrs. Van de Water. Get ready to have an exciting school year. The Middle School has experienced many changes since the end of the last school year. It looks great! Wait until you see the new Media Center and Music Suites. It's a refreshing feeling to start a new school year in an updated space. The Blue Team welcomes Mr. Calandra as our new teacher of ELA and Social Studies. We are very happy to have him join our team. Let's start the 2019/2020 school year with success as our goal. We are all in this together, teachers, parents, and students. Our motto for the year will be Work Hard/ Have Fun/ Get It Done In addition to the supply list you received, there is a Wish List for some additional items we will need for the year. Please send if and when you can. Some of these items run out and will need to be replaced during the year. Wish List: 1 small white board for math ( There is a class set, but some students prefer having their own.) 1 roll duct tape (To cover math and science workbooks)
Homework: Most days there will be homework in Math. Students will also be expected to practice on IXL 1 hour per week from home. For Science it is usually once or twice a week. Homework will be listed each day on the white board in the classroom as well as this website. Students should copy HW into their planner daily. The website is meant as a back up or for students who are absent. Each teacher has their own website.
We will have a snack each morning. Please keep it healthy. Water is the drink of choice. (no sugary drinks or glass bottles)
Always have a book available to read during advisory or for any down time, such as advisory time or after a test.
Extra Help Thursday afternoons from 2:30 - 3:20 Students can take the late bus home or get picked up.