Quarter 3, Week 1, 1/28 to 2/1

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 Last updated on Wednesday, Jan 30, 2019, 3:45 pm

Daily Schedule (M, T, W) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:50am 2nd per - 8:54am to 9:50am  3rd per - 9:54am to 10:50am  Lunch - 10:50am to 11:20am 4th per - 11:24am to 12:20pm 5th per - 12:24pm to 1:20pm 6th per - 1:24pm to 2:20pm

Daily Schedule (Th, F) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:46am 2nd per - 8:50am to 9:42am  3rd per - 9:46am to 10:38am Eagle Time -  10:42 to 11:02am Lunch - 11:02am to 11:32am 4th per - 11:36am to 12:28pm 5th per - 12:32pm to 1:24pm 6th per - 1:28pm to 2:20pm

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6th-grade Science Monday - No School - Semester Break HW - None. Although the expectation is that students make up all their missing work, grades have been finalized for the 1st semester and that means we are starting fresh for the 3rd quarter (here is a list of the 3rd and 4th quarter assignments)! Tuesday and Wednesday - Laura Tucker from the Health Department will be teaching 6th graders the Jefferson County 6th grade Human Growth and Development course. Thursday - All teams are required to start the Sensabot Challenge if they have not started already. That will be the first graded assignment of the 3rd Quarter. Teams who complete the Sensabot Challenge will move on to the Traffic Signal Challenge. Friday - No Science today because Market Day will happen in the morning when we usually have Science. See you all there! No fish trapping this week.

8th-grade Science Monday - No School - Semester Break HW - None. Although the expectation is that students make up all their missing work, grades have been finalized for the 1st semester. Since students needed more time to complete their Future City projects, that will be their first 3rd quarter grades. Tuesday and Wednesday - The last two days of the 8th grade the Human Growth and Development course. Thursday - Students were given a list of the 3rd and 4th quarter assignments to make sure they do well this semester.  The first set of graded assignments are the Future City Project deliverables. Since teams did not complete their Future City Project on time, it did not go into last Semester's grading period. All the Future City activities will be included as the first graded assignments for the 3rd Quarter. So today we will continue having team presentations. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects. If we have time, we will have more teams do their Future City presentation.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday - No School - Semester Break HW - Class Syllabus went home with students for parents to sign. Students were also given a list of activities for the semester so they can see how many points they need to pass the course. Tuesday to Friday - This week I have all new students for the 2nd Semester! We will begin with a course intro and an activity to see how well they work in their teams - Aluminum Boats! For the rest of the week, teams will complete different activities to practice working together, solving problems, and learning how to design products that meet the needs of many users.

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Quarter 2, Week 10, 1/21 to 1/25

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 Last updated on Monday, Jan 21, 2019, 10:52 pm

This is the last week of the Semester!

Daily Schedule (M, T, W) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:50am 2nd per - 8:54am to 9:50am  3rd per - 9:54am to 10:50am  Lunch - 10:50am to 11:20am 4th per - 11:24am to 12:20pm 5th per - 12:24pm to 1:20pm 6th per - 1:24pm to 2:20pm

Daily Schedule (Th, F) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:46am 2nd per - 8:50am to 9:42am  3rd per - 9:46am to 10:38am Eagle Time -  10:42 to 11:02am Lunch - 11:02am to 11:32am 4th per - 11:36am to 12:28pm 5th per - 12:32pm to 1:24pm 6th per - 1:28pm to 2:20pm

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6th-grade Science Monday - No School Today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day. HW - Those who have not yet completed their How Sensors Work Lab need to do so before the end of the week. Tuesday - Today students will be given time to finish their How Sensors Work Labs if they did not finish for homework. Wednesday to Friday - Teams need to finish their programming practice so they may begin the first Lego Challenge - Sensabot. Teams who finish the Sensabot challenge can begin the Traffic Signal Challenge. This week period 2 will set the fish traps one day, then return the next day to ID and count any fish we catch in the traps. We always return the fish to the creek.

8th-grade Science Monday - No School Today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day. HW - Future City presentations will start Thursday so teams have until then to finish any part of their project that is not yet complete. Tuesday and Wednesday - Laura Tucker returns for Day 3 and 4 of the 8th grade Human Growth and Development curriculum.  Thursday - Today teams will start presenting their Future City projects! Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects. Students will share their progress so far. If we have time we will have another team do their Future City presentation.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday - No School Today in celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day. Tuesday to Friday - This is the last week for this class. Students will finish their current projects before they complete a self-assessment survey and clean up their Lego Mindstorms EV3 Kits for the next group of students.  HW - None

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Quarter 2, Week 9, 1/14 to 1/18

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 Last updated on Sunday, Jan 13, 2019, 8:30 pm

Daily Schedule (M, T, W) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:50am 2nd per - 8:54am to 9:50am  3rd per - 9:54am to 10:50am  Lunch - 10:50am to 11:20am 4th per - 11:24am to 12:20pm 5th per - 12:24pm to 1:20pm 6th per - 1:24pm to 2:20pm

Daily Schedule (Th, F) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:46am 2nd per - 8:50am to 9:42am  3rd per - 9:46am to 10:38am Eagle Time -  10:42 to 11:02am Lunch - 11:02am to 11:32am 4th per - 11:36am to 12:28pm 5th per - 12:32pm to 1:24pm 6th per - 1:28pm to 2:20pm

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6th-grade Science Monday - Today students will take the Reading MAP test.  Then 1st period will have Science today to continue working on learning how to program their EV3 robots. Teams that are done with the programming lessons will begin the first challenge called Sensabot! HW - The Semester ends Friday, January 25. If you need to finish any work to raise your grade, or if you need to re-take the vocab quiz, you will need to do so by next Monday. Tuesday - Today we are on a Late Start/Early Release schedule.  First period will have Science again today to continue what they were doing yesterday. Wednesday - Today we are on a Late Start/Early Release schedule.  Second period will have Science today so they can do what 1st period did on Monday. Thursday - Today students will be taking the Math MAP test. After the test, 2nd period will have Science to continue what they were doing yesterday. Friday - Today students will be taking the ELA MAP test. None of my 6th grade Science classes will meet today. No fish trapping this week.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today 3rd period will not have Science due to the morning testing schedule. Fourth period students will continue working on their Future City Project, which needs to be done by Friday so that teams can begin presenting next week.  HW - The Semester ends Friday, January 25. If you need to finish any work to raise your grade, or if you need to re-take the Weather Assessment, you will need to do so by next Monday. Tuesday - Today we are on a Late Start/Early Release schedule. Third period will have Science today to work on their Future City Project. Wednesday - Today we are on a Late Start/Early Release schedule. Fourth period will have Science today to continue working on their Future City Project. Thursday - Today only 4th period will have Science to continue working on their Future City Project. Friday -  Today both 3rd and 4th period will have Science.  Students can work on their Genius Hour projects if their Future City projects are all ready for presenting next week.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday - The teams that are learning to program their EV3 Robots using Java will continue working on their lessons. The teams that are working on the Robo Zoo Challenge need to finish this week so that we can record it and they can move on to the next challenge. HW - None Tuesday - No Robotics today due to the Early Release schedule. Wednesday to Friday - Same as Monday.

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Quarter 2, Week 8, 1/7 to 1/11

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 Last updated on Saturday, Jan 5, 2019, 10:25 pm

Daily Schedule (M, T, W) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:50am 2nd per - 8:54am to 9:50am  3rd per - 9:54am to 10:50am  Lunch - 10:50am to 11:20am 4th per - 11:24am to 12:20pm 5th per - 12:24pm to 1:20pm 6th per - 1:24pm to 2:20pm

Daily Schedule (Th, F) 1st per - 7:45am to 8:46am 2nd per - 8:50am to 9:42am  3rd per - 9:46am to 10:38am Eagle Time -  10:42 to 11:02am Lunch - 11:02am to 11:32am 4th per - 11:36am to 12:28pm 5th per - 12:32pm to 1:24pm 6th per - 1:28pm to 2:20pm

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6th-grade Science Monday to Friday - Teams are going to finish building their EV3 robots and begin learning how to program them this week.  Then teams will complete their first robot challenge - the Sensabot Challenge! HW - The Semester ends Friday, January 25. If you need to finish any work that you did not get done before Winter Break, or if you need to re-take the vocab quiz, you will need to do so by Monday, January 21st, at the latest. This week period 1 will set the fish traps one day, then return the next day to ID and count any fish we catch in the traps. We always return the fish to the creek.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today Laura Tucker from Jefferson County Public Health will be here to start teaching the 8th grade Human Growth and Development unit for 8th graders. HW - The Semester ends Friday, January 25. If you need to finish any work that you did not get done before Winter Break, or if you need to re-take the Weather Assessment, you will need to do so by Monday, January 21st, at the latest. Tuesday and Wednesday - Eighth graders will have these two days to finish their Future City projects and prepare to present next week. Thursday - Day 2 of the 8th grade Human Growth and Development course with Laura Tucker. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - The teams that are learning to program their EV3 Robots using Java will continue working on their lessons. The teams that are working on the Robo Zoo Challenge need to finish this week so that we can record it and they can move on to the next challenge. Other teams are continuing to work on the challenges they chose before Winter Break as well. (Only one team remains that needs to complete the Maze Runner Challenge.) HW - None

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