Quarter 1, Week 9, 10/29 to 11/2

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Sunday, Oct 28, 2018, 9:19pm

This is the last week of the 1st Quarter!

This week is Spirit Week
Monday - Comfy Clothes Day
Tuesday - Idol Day
Wednesday - Decades Day (6th - 60's, 7th - 70's, 8th - 80's)
Thursday - Meme/Vine Day
Friday - Blue Spirit Day

Dance on Friday from 2:30 to 4:30
Costumes Allowed, No Masks, $5 with ASB card, $7 without

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 teams will finish the Faraday Golfing Machine Challenge! HW - The only homework students have is to finish any work that has not been completed in class.  Here are the Rezzly Quests that need to be done by now: Intro to 6th grade Science How to Use Rezzly Video Tell Your Parents Notebooking Blogging in Science Lab Safety Start Your Blog How do we know about something if we can't see, hear, or feel it? Tech Use Mt Saint Helens Pear Deck Active Volcano EV3 Intro EV3 Kit Overview EV3 Parts Exploration Gears Tuesday to Friday - Teams need to upload their Faraday Golfing Machine challenge video to their Youtube accounts. Each student needs to complete their Faraday blog post, too. Once all are done with their Faraday blog posts we will learn about Circuits and Switches.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today teams will plan their Future City project so they can begin the research phase. HW - None if your workbook lessons are all done, including last week's homework for lesson 3. So all of Lessons 1, 2, and 3 need to be done by now. Tuesday to Thursday - Teams will continue to research current technologies used to protect power grids against severe weather such as hurricanes and tornadoes. Then teams can design their Future Cities! Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - More teams have begun the Robot Drag Racing challenge so we are going to continue having drag races this week. The goal is for all teams to get to the drag racing challenge so they design and race their robot. HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 8, 10/22 to 10/26

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Sunday, Oct 21, 2018, 4:33pm

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 teams will start collecting data on the Gears activity that we started on Friday. HW - You only have homework if you have not finished all the start of year Rezzly quests. Tuesday to Friday - The rest of this week we will spend finishing the Gears activity then beginning the Faraday's Golfing Machine challenge.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today we are going to wrap up Lesson 3 to make sure everyone understands what happens to air once it gets heat from the Earth's surface. HW - None if you are all caught up. Lesson 1 and 2 on your Weather workbook should be all done. Tuesday to Thursday - We will finish Lesson 3 from page 23 to 31. Then we will start Lesson 4 on page 35. HW - Do the Lesson 3 reading and activities on pages 32 to 34. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - Teams that are ready to build their EV3 Robo Drag Racer will be completing their build and racing their robots this week! We had a couple of test races Friday so a few teams are ready for Monday. The rest of the teams need to finish their Move Challenge, the Tire Rotations (Robo Math) challenge, and the How Fast challenge. HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 7, 10/15 to 10/19

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Sunday, Oct 14, 2018, 10:02pm

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 we will have guest presenters from NASA's Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) visit to teach students about their High Altitude Balloon (HAB) program! HW - None if you are all caught up! If you need more time to finish any work that you did not get done in class, then please do it for homework. Tuesday - Today teams will get their Lego Mindstorm EV3 kits. Teams will learn about different lego shapes and which shapes are stronger. Wednesday - Today I will have a substitute while I attend a Science training.  Students will get to work on correcting any questions they got wrong on the Mt Saint Helens assessment as well as finish any Rezzly quests that are not yet completed. Thursday and Friday - Students will be doing a Gears activity with the Legos.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today we will have guest presenters from NASA's Northwest Earth and Space Sciences Pipeline (NESSP) visit to teach students about their High Altitude Balloon (HAB) program! HW - None if you are all caught up. Tuesday - Today period 3 will finish Lesson 2 and period 4 will also finish lesson 2 and move on to lesson 3.  Wednesday - Today I will have a substitute while I attend a Science training.  Students will be working on their Weather Classcraft Quests. Thursday - Today we will continue working on Lesson 3 as we explore the thermal energy transfer of convection. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - This week student teams are finishing their Move Challenge, the Tire Rotations How Far Challenge, and the How Fast Challenge so that we can start the Robot Drag Racing challenge. HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 6, 10/8 to 10/12

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Monday, Oct 8, 2018, 7:00am

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 6th graders will take a Mt Saint Helens quiz review in the form of a Boss Battle! They will take notes to study for the actual quiz. HW - None if you are all caught up. Tuesday to Friday - Tuesday students will be participating in this year's Healthy Youth Survey. Once students have practiced and studied Mt Saint Helens, they will take the actual quiz. Then we will transition to learning about robots for our robotics unit with the Lego Mindstorms EV3! We are also going to start preparing for our spring environmental stewardship project by trapping fish in our creek next week so that we can identify and count them.

8th-grade Science Monday - Today 8th graders will be writing thank you letters to the generous donor who gave money to a Donors Choose Project Mr. G created to get some sensors for Science this year.  Students will use a light sensor to see first hand why it is warmer at the equator instead of at the poles of our planet! HW - None if you are all caught up. Tuesday - Today students will participate in this year's Healthy Youth Survey. Then they will continue working on Lesson 2 to learn what makes the air hot. Wednesday and Thursday - Continue with Lessons 2 and 3 and the labs on conduction and convection. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - Teams are working on challenges at their own pace. Once they reach the Robot Drag Races challenge teams will get to compete against each other! HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 5, 10/1 to 10/5

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Sunday, Sept 30, 2018, 2:53pm

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 student teams will start an activity to learn the difference between Observation and Inference (on Rezzly it's called, How do we know about something if we can't see, hear, or feel it?) HW - None if you are all caught up with the following Rezzly assignments: Lab Safety, Notebooking, Blogging in Science, Start Your Blog, and Tell Your Parents (signing up for Bloomz) at least.  Tuesday to Friday - (Tuesday and Wednesday we will be on a Late Start/Early Release schedule so Tuesday 1st period will have Science and Wednesday 2nd period will have Science.) This week we will complete the Observation vs Inference Activity then students will get time to work on Rezzly so they can finish the assignments that are due and start working on the Mt Saint Helens assignments. Students will have a practice quiz on Mt Saint Helens to see what they've learned.

8th-grade Science Monday - Continue working on Weather Lesson 1. HW - None, we are doing the Lesson 1 reading in class. Tuesday to Thursday - (Tuesday and Wednesday we will be on a Late Start/Early Release schedule so Tuesday 3rd period will have Science and Wednesday 4th period will have Science.) Once we are done with Lesson 1, we will continue to Lesson 2 to make sure students understand what causes the pressure differences that make up weather. Friday -  Students will work on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - This week teams will continue to work on their Lego Mindstorms EV3 challenges as they learn how to program their robots! The goals for this week are to complete the Move Challenge, the How Far Challenge, then the How Fast Challenge. HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 4, 9/24 to 9/28

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Sunday, Sept 23, 2018, 5:16pm

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 my 1st-period class will have Science. Students will work on their Rezzly quests to submit the first few assignments of the year:  Lab Safety Notebooking Blogging in Science And others... HW - None Tuesday - Today students will take Math MAP Test, then my 2nd-period students will have science. They will complete the Rezzly quest assignments mentioned above. Wednesday - Today students will take English Language Arts (ELA) MAP Test, then my 8th-grade students will have science so no Science for 6th graders today.  Thursday - Today all my students will have Science. Students will continue to work on the Rezzly quests. Friday - Today is the last day students will get to work on their Rezzly quests. Monday we will begin a new activity.

8th-grade Science Monday - MAP Testing today so only my 4th-period class will have Science.  Fourth period students will complete their Biome Project reflection. Then students will get their Weather Workbooks so that they can begin Lesson 1. HW - Finish the Biome project work if you are not done yet. Tuesday - Today there is another MAP test so again no Science for my 3rd-period class. Fourth period students will continue working on Weather lesson 1.   Wednesday - Today there is MAP testing again but my 3rd period students will have Science! Third period students will complete their Biome reflection document so they can get their workbooks. Fourth period will finish Lesson 1 if they are not done yet, which includes the Classcraft weather quests.  Thursday - Today students will continue to work on the first Weather Lesson. Friday - Students will begin working on their Genius Hour projects.

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - Students will finish learning how to create 3D objects using 3D Builder.  Once teams are ready, they will get their Lego Mindstorms EV3 kits to organize their Legos. Once the Legos are organized, teams will build their robot to begin the first sets of challenges.  HW - None

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Quarter 1, Week 3, 9/17 to 9/21

(This may change from day to day depending on how much we actually get done in class so check back often to make sure a deadline or assignment or homework wasn't changed at the last minute.)

 Last updated on Thursday, Sept 20, 2018, 9:58pm

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 finish the Pear Deck activity we started before we left for Cispus! HW - Help your parents sign up for Bloomz if you have not already. AND bring your parents to our Back to School night event tomorrow at 6pm! Tuesday - Today students will participate in a Mt Saint Helens Pear Deck activity to review what they learned at Cispus about Mt Saint Helens.  6pm - Back to School Night! Here's the schedule: 6:00 - 6:14 – Meet in the Auditorium  6:14 First Bell.   Bells will ring to mark the time to move to the next class. 6:14 - 6:18 Passing time 6:18 - 6:28 - 1st Period 6:28- 6:31 - Passing Time 6:31 - 6:41 - 2nd Period 6:41 - 6:44 - Passing Time 6:44 - 6:54 - 3rd Period 6:54 – 6:57 - Passing Time 6:57- 7:07 - Advisory 7:07- 7:10 - Passing Time 7:10 - 7:20 4th Period 7:20- 7:23 - Passing Time 7:23 - 7:33 - 5th Period 7:33 - 7:38 - Passing Time 7:38 – 7:48 - 6th Period Wednesday -Today we will finish yesterday's Mt. Saint Helens Pear Deck if we didn't finish in class. Then students will learn how to use Rezzly to find all their assignments and project. Students will participate in a lab safety activity as well as set up their notebooks.  Thursday and Friday - Students will use Rezzly to submit the first few assignments of the year:  Lab Safety Notebooking Blogging in Science.

8th-grade Science Monday - Checking in today to see how the Biome Commercial commercials are coming along.  HW - Help your parents sign up for Bloomz if you have not already. AND bring your parents to our Back to School night event tomorrow at 6pm! Tuesday - Today teams will continue working on their Biome Commercials.  6pm - Back to School Night! Here's the schedule: 6:00 - 6:14 – Meet in the Auditorium  6:14 First Bell.   Bells will ring to mark the time to move to the next class. 6:14 - 6:18 Passing time 6:18 - 6:28 - 1st Period 6:28- 6:31 - Passing Time 6:31 - 6:41 - 2nd Period 6:41 - 6:44 - Passing Time 6:44 - 6:54 - 3rd Period 6:54 – 6:57 - Passing Time 6:57- 7:07 - Advisory 7:07- 7:10 - Passing Time 7:10 - 7:20 4th Period 7:20- 7:23 - Passing Time 7:23 - 7:33 - 5th Period 7:33 - 7:38 - Passing Time 7:38 – 7:48 - 6th Period Wednesday - Teams will finish their Biome Commercials today! Then students will work on their Classcraft assignments.  Thursday - Teams will share their Biome Commercials today!  Friday - Today we will finish watching the Biome Commercials.  Then I will introduce the students to our Genius Hour project!

7/8 Robotics/ Programming Monday to Friday - This week we will check in and debrief what students learned last week.  Once we are done debriefing student teams will set up their Lego Mindstorms EV3 robotics kits. Once kits are ready students will build a basic EV3 robot to practice using the Lego Mindstorms programming software. Once teams are ready, they will begin their first challenges! HW - Tuesday: 6pm - Back to School Night! Here's the schedule: 6:00 - 6:14 – Meet in the Auditorium  6:14 First Bell.   Bells will ring to mark the time to move to the next class. 6:14 - 6:18 Passing time 6:18 - 6:28 - 1st Period 6:28- 6:31 - Passing Time 6:31 - 6:41 - 2nd Period 6:41 - 6:44 - Passing Time 6:44 - 6:54 - 3rd Period 6:54 – 6:57 - Passing Time 6:57- 7:07 - Advisory 7:07- 7:10 - Passing Time 7:10 - 7:20 4th Period 7:20- 7:23 - Passing Time 7:23 - 7:33 - 5th Period 7:33 - 7:38 - Passing Time 7:38 – 7:48 - 6th Period

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