Quarter 2, Week 4, 11-30 to 12-4

 

Cohorts A & B & C! Monday & Tuesday - Morning Zoom Meeting with all three teachers from 8:45 am to 9:15 am Monday AND Tuesday!  Monday at 1:30 students will have a Science Zoom Lesson.  Tuesday at 1:30 students will have an ELA/SS Zoom Lesson. Students should use the following updated sample daily schedule to plan their day so they can complete some ELA/SS, Math, and Science work everyday. Students can message me on Classcraft if they need help, like always, and we can schedule a Google Meet if needed. This week students are working on the Environmental Stewardship quest. The assignments that students need to complete this week are (some of these were due last week so students should already be done with some of these): Project Survey Water Quality Research The Parameters Then students will complete the ONE parameter EdPuzzle assigned to them, either Dissolved Oxygen, pH, Temperature, Conductivity, Turbidity, or Flow Rate. Water Quality Vocab Watershed Wednesday - Today we will not have any Zoom or Google Meets unless students request one. I am also checking Classcraft for students who message me for help. Parents can message me on Bloomz or email me anytime as well. Thursday & Friday - Morning Zoom Meeting with all three teachers from 8:45 am to 9:15 am Thursday AND Friday!  Thursday at 1:30 students will have a Math Zoom Lesson.  Friday at 1:30 students will have a Passion Project kick off event!

Email Mr. Gonzalez with any questions or parents contact Mr. G via Bloomz and students message Mr. G on Classcraft.

In case you missed it on Bloomz:

Quarter 2, Week 3, 11-23 to 11-27

Monday - Cohort A comes to school only today for our last face-to-face check-in before going fully remote next week. We can do this, we just need kids to do their school work every day, a little every day, and they will be just fine. I will be getting kids ready today for our upcoming work on the Ocean Guardian School Environmental Stewardship Project.  

Ms. Berg, Mr. Brennan, and I are going to develop a schedule for 6th graders and we will share that on Monday, Nov 30. We would like to each have a 30 minute Zoom or Google Meet session every day to keep students focused on working every day.

Tuesday - Cohort B comes to school only today.

Wednesday - Today everyone works online at home for half a day as this our early release schedule day before Thanksgiving. Our esports meeting is cancelled for today and I will let students know when we will be meeting next week.

Thursday and Friday - Thanksgiving Holiday! Have a happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Quarter 2, Week 2, 11-16 to 11-20

 

Cohort A & B Monday & Tuesday - Cohort B works on the following assignments from home. This week I will reveal the response to the Disease Detectives once everyone is done and students will finish their Disease Report if they did not do it at home (Cohort B students need to finish Disease Detectives and Disease Report before Thursday). Then we will focus on the Environmental Stewardship quest. The assignments that students need to work on this week are: Water Quality Research (this assignment provides students with the organizing document where they will take notes on a water quality parameter) Project Survey The Parameters (this is where students see what parameter everyone is responsible for learning and taking notes on) Then students will study the parameter assigned to them (students will watch a video on EdPuzzle to get the information they need to take their notes). Wednesday - Today I will drop the next set of assignments. Thursday & Friday - Cohort A works on the same assignments above from home (including the ones added on Wednesday).

Cohort C Week's Science Work - This week I will reveal the response to the Disease Detectives once everyone is done and students will finish their Disease Report if they have not done so yet. (Here's the video message I recorded for students.) Then we will focus on the Environmental Stewardship quest. The assignments that students need to work on this week are: Water Quality Research (this assignment provides students with the organizing document where they will take notes on a water quality parameter) Project Survey The Parameters (this is where students see what parameter everyone is responsible for learning and taking notes on) Then students will study the parameter assigned to them (students will watch a video on EdPuzzle to get the information they need to take their notes). Wednesday I will post the next set of assignments for those students who are all done with the Disease Detectives, the Disease Report, and the Environmental Stewardship assignments listed above!

Email Mr. Gonzalez with any questions or parents contact Mr. G via Bloomz and students message Mr. G on Classcraft.

Quarter 2, Week 1, 11-9 to 11-13

 

Cohort A & B Monday & Tuesday - Cohort A2 on Mondays and Cohort A1 on Tuesdays.  Cohort B works on the same assignments listed here from home.  For those who have not completed all their Zombie Apocalypse assignments, they have until Friday to still earn XP and gold even though they can no longer earn food and water. Students will get to spend their food and water in class this week so we can roll the dice and see who survives the apocalypse and wins the game! Students need to make sure they have all of these done:  CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting New: Disease Detectives New: Disease Reports Wednesday - Veteran's Day Observed - No School Today From Home. Thursday & Friday - Cohort B2 on Thursdays and Cohort B1 on Fridays doing the same as Cohort A did above.  Cohort A works on the same assignments above from home. Finish any overdue Zombie Apocalypse assignments.

Cohort C Monday and Tuesday - For those who have not completed all their Zombie Apocalypse assignments, they have until Friday to still earn XP and gold even though they can no longer earn food and water. Students have until Wednesday to spend any food and water they've earned on special items that will help them survive and win the game! Students need to make sure they have all of these done:  CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting New: Disease Detectives New: Disease Reports Wednesday - Veteran's Day Observed - No School Today From Home. I will still be posting the results of the dice roll from the Zombie Apocalypse quest TODAY in the afternoon so that students can see how they did. Thursday and Friday - Finish any overdue Zombie Apocalypse assignments.

Email Mr. Gonzalez with any questions or parents contact Mr. G via Bloomz and students message Mr. G on Classcraft.

Quarter 1, Week 9, 11-2 to 11-6

 This is the last week of the quarter so we have already had one fourth of our school year!

Cohort A & B Monday & Tuesday - Cohort A2 on Mondays and Cohort A1 on Tuesdays. Cohort B works on the same assignments listed here from home.  This week all students are getting the final two assignments of the Zombie Apocalypse quest! This is the last week to work on this quest and earn food and water to use next week when we roll the dice to see who survives the Zombie Apocalypse! :) Parents feel free to message me on Bloomz if you want to know which assignments, if any, your child still has due. These are the Starship Equinox quest assignments, which have been due for about a month now:  The Introduction  Introduce Yourself  Personality Types Personality Types in the Movies Tell Your Parents (Bloomz) At-Home Daily Work Schedule Star Trek or Star Wars  Start Your Blog (This assignment is a prerequisite required before students can begin the next quest.) Blog Link  Blogging in Science Images on Blog  YouTuber  Widgets Anyone?  Passion Post  Time to Advance  These are the Zombie Apocalypse quest assignments that are due this week:  Intro assignment with a video students need to watch. Pear Deck (most students completed this one in class) Pear Deck Takeaway  Supply List (Watch the video for now.) CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting New: Disease Detectives New: Disease Reports Wednesday - Everyone works from home today. Students are still working on the assignments listed above. If students need help they can message me on Classcraft. If that's not enough we can make an appointment to have Google Meet. Thursday & Friday - Cohort B2 on Thursdays and Cohort B1 on Fridays doing the same as Cohort A did above.  Cohort A works on the same assignments above from home.

Cohort C Week's Science Work - This week all students are getting the final two assignments of the Zombie Apocalypse quest! This is the last week to work on this quest and earn food and water to use next week when we roll the dice to see who survives the Zombie Apocalypse! :) Parents feel free to message me on Bloomz if you want to know which assignments, if any, your child still has due. These are the Starship Equinox quest assignments, which have been due for about a month now:  The Introduction  Introduce Yourself  Personality Types Personality Types in the Movies Tell Your Parents (Bloomz) At-Home Daily Work Schedule Star Trek or Star Wars  Start Your Blog (This assignment is a prerequisite required before students can begin the next quest.) Blog Link  Blogging in Science Images on Blog  YouTuber  Widgets Anyone?  Passion Post  Time to Advance  These are the Zombie Apocalypse quest assignments that are due this week:  Intro assignment with a video students need to watch. Pear Deck (most students completed this one in class) Pear Deck Takeaway  Supply List (Watch the video for now.) CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting New: Disease Detectives New: Disease Reports

Email Mr. Gonzalez with any questions or parents contact Mr. G via Bloomz and students message Mr. G on Classcraft.

Quarter 1, Week 8, 10-26 to 10-30

Monday (Cohort A) and Tuesday (Cohort B) is dress up like your favorite Book Character day (no weapons and no gore).

Thursday and Friday we will be having our parent/teacher/student conferences via Zoom. Please find a time slot on Bloomz where you and your child can meet with the 6th grade teachers. 

Mr. Brennan will be meeting with all Cohort C families, Ms. Berg will be meeting with all Cohort A1 and B1 families, and I will be meeting with all Cohort A2 and B2 families. Mr. Brennan, Ms. Berg, and I are leaving notes on progress reports for each student so that we can give you information about Math, ELA/SS, and Science during your conference.

Monday - Cohort A comes to school only today.

Tuesday - Cohort B comes to school only today.

Wednesday - I have an esports team meeting at 11 am today, then we'll have our practice. Aside from that, I have one conference at 6 pm and the rest of the day I can schedule conferences for parents who need a different day.

Thursday - Cohort B2 conferences today. If you can't make any of my time slots today, message me on Bloomz to schedule a Wednesday time slot. I will not be available from 3 to about 5:30 pm today because I will be hosting our second esports match with Lakeside Middle School at 4 pm.

Friday - Cohort A2 conferences today. Just like Cohort B2 above, if you can't make any of my time slots, message me on Bloomz to schedule a time on Wednesday. 

Quarter 1, Week 7, 10-19 to 10-23

 

Cohort A & B Monday & Tuesday - Cohort A2 on Mondays and Cohort A1 on Tuesdays. Cohort B works on the same assignments listed here from home.  As students complete all the work assigned I have been adding more assignments in preparation for our next unit on Environmental Stewardship. We are not quite ready to start that unit yet but kids who are getting ahead can work on it if they want to and if they are caught up with the all their Starship Equinox and Zombie Apocalypse Classcraft quests. Assignments that are being added in the Classcraft quests, Science Fiction & Fact, Mojo's Lessons, and the 2020 Blogging Challenge are for students who are done with all their Starship Equinox and Zombie Apocalypse assignments and want more to do.   During face-to-face class time students get very little time to work on late assignments. In class we play a Gimkit quiz game together, we go out for fish trapping together, and we go out for water quality testing together. The following pre-requisite assignments should be all done by now:  The Introduction  Introduce Yourself  Personality Types Personality Types in the Movies Tell Your Parents (Bloomz) At-Home Daily Work Schedule Star Trek or Star Wars  Start Your Blog (This assignment is a prerequisite required before students can begin the next quest.) Blog Link  Blogging in Science Images on Blog  YouTuber  Widgets Anyone?  Passion Post  Time to Advance  All students should be working on these assignments this week:  Intro assignment with a video students need to watch. Pear Deck (most students completed this one in class) Pear Deck Takeaway  Supply List (Watch the video for now.) CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting Wednesday - Everyone working from home. Students are still working on the assignments listed above.  Thursday & Friday - Cohort B2 on Thursdays and Cohort B1 on Fridays doing the same as Cohort A did above.  Cohort A works on the same assignments above from home.

Cohort C Week's Science Work - As students complete all the work assigned I have been adding more assignments in preparation for our next unit on Environmental Stewardship. We are not quite ready to start that unit yet but kids who are getting ahead can work on it if they want to and if they are caught up with the all their Starship Equinox and Zombie Apocalypse Classcraft quests. Assignments that are being added in the Classcraft quests, Science Fiction & Fact, Mojo's Lessons, and the 2020 Blogging Challenge are for students who are done with all their Starship Equinox and Zombie Apocalypse assignments and want more to do.  By now all Cohort C students should be finished with all the Starship Equinox assignments (students who are NOT done with all of the following assignments need to work on these first): The Introduction  Introduce Yourself  Personality Types Personality Types in the Movies Tell Your Parents (Bloomz) At-Home Daily Work Schedule Star Trek or Star Wars  Start Your Blog (This assignment is a prerequisite required before students can begin the next quest.) Blog Link  Blogging in Science Images on Blog  YouTuber  Widgets Anyone?  Passion Post  Time to Advance This week, just like last week, all Cohort C students should be working on the following Zombie Apocalypse assignments (completing two to three assignments per day should be sufficient so that students are working on Math, ELA/SS, and Science every day): Intro assignment with a video students need to watch. Pear Deck (most students completed this one in class) Pear Deck Takeaway  Supply List (Watch the video for now.) CDC Graphic Novel  Emergency Prep West Coast on Fire Disease Disease, A History The Disease Triangle Updated Game Rules Vocabulary Pear Deck Vocabular Quizizz Review Game The Immune System Commenting

Email Mr. Gonzalez with any questions or parents contact Mr. G via Bloomz and students message Mr. G on Classcraft.