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Make sure you have submitted your quiz by 11:59 p.m. tonight! Also, going forward, all assignments will be due by the Sunday following the week in which it was assigned. Hopefully this will allow students more flexibility to complete assignments especially if they are sharing technology with family members. It would still be helpful though to submit your exit tickets daily as this helps me see where students may need extra help and I can address the following day during class if a lot of students are having the same issue. I also wanted to give a shout-out to those students who have logged at least 10 minutes in Dreambox since we have been out of school (March 13th): Adriana, Dominic H., Natalie and Casmir. Keep it up! 4/1 UPDATE: Here are some links to assist you with a variety of topics, especially if you are having issues with Schoology availability during certain times of the day. Don't forget - Quiz tomorrow (Thurs 4/2)! It will cover Lessons 1 - 4. Pay close attention to the animal cracker example we completed in Lesson 2 and the Lesson 2 Exit Ticket. This will be similar to one of the questions on the quiz. Here is a link for additional review on Tree Diagrams. A few other "basics" of probability that will be important for students to learn... Experimental vs Theoretical Probability (click here for another explanation) What is an Outcome? Sample Space? and other definitions How to determine Probability using "or" & "and" What is a Tree Diagram? Hello Everyone! As we all try to get more comfortable with this new norm of virtual learning, I want everyone to know that we are all in this together! There will be a learning curve and some bumps along the way, but please reach out to me if you are struggling and we will work together to find a solution. I have posted the 7th grade virtual learning information on the right hand side of the page so you have it in a constant place each time you view my website. This is the same information that was linked in the Saturday 3/28 update below. Remember, there is a new Schoology platform that PCA will be using (pcasaints.schoology.com) and each student will also have a new password. It is their studentID@PCA (please note that PCA is all caps). This is the SAME password that students used to log into their Chromebooks in school. There will be no Quizizz this week as everyone has a lot to get used to and I don't want to overload anyone. I look forward to seeing as many students that can make it to the Live Class at 9:30 Monday morning! Please make sure you have Lesson 5 as well as your warm-up open and ready to go!
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Saturday 3/28 UPDATE: Hello families! Please click HERE for the 7th grade document outlining expectations and guidelines for next week's Virtual Learning Platform. Please note that students need to try to log into the new website for schoology (pcasaints.schoology.com) with their new passwords (what they used to log into the Chromebooks: studentID@PCA) BEFORE class on Monday morning. Friday 3/27 UPDATE: Please click HERE for a message from Mrs. Stouffer regarding the next steps for PCA's Virtual Learning Platform which will begin on Monday, March 30th. Don't forget, all assignments referenced in the Friday 3/27 folder in Schoology are required to be turned in by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 3/29. For Math, this is Lesson 4, Lesson 4 Exit, response to the discussion question in the Module 5 Discussion folder and the additional practice worksheet on probability in the Friday 3/27 folder. Any questions, please let me know! Congratulations to our Quizizz leaderboard students for this week! They scored a 100%! Keep up the great work! Thomas M. Kristen Jordyn Cheyenne Samantha Chris Emily C. Casmir Wednesday 3/25 UPDATE:
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HERE is a video I created on sample space and I also review theoretical and experimental probability. Hope you find it helpful! Monday 3/23 UPDATE: Please click HERE for a Yearbook update from Mrs. Bowers. Please make sure you check your email for a technology survey. All homeroom teachers will be sending this out to their homerooms. This needs to be completed by Wed. 3/25 so that we can make our plans moving forward. I have also included the link below if needed. Thank you! TECHNOLOGY SURVEY Congratulations to our Kahoot winner, Makayla! Also runners up, River and Jonah! Way to go! I will be hosting another Kahoot Challenge on Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Also, a shout-out to several students who have already scored 100% for the Quizizz due on Thurs. night. THOMAS M, JORDYN, CHEYENNE, CHRIS and EMILY C Sunday 3/22 UPDATE: As we get ready for the virtual meetings this week, here are a few guidelines if you plan on joining at 9 am or 4 pm.
Hello everyone! As we do our best to get through this unique and challenging time, I want to keep encouraging students to make the best of our current situation. Read that book you haven't had time for, play board or card games with family members, try out a new drawing technique, create that comic you've always wanted to make, make a scavenger hunt for family members, learn a new skill online (language, card trick, meditation etc.). The possibilities are endless! Just a reminder to check out the important information on the right side of the screen. I have posted the overview of assignments for all 7th grade core subjects including teacher office hours. Don't forget to check out Special teacher's websites as well to ensure you are completing what is required for their classes. My virtual office hours this week are Mon. - Fri. from 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 via Zoom. My code is posted in Schoology. If you need any assistance connecting, please reach out! I will also be hosting an optional KAHOOT CHALLENGE on Monday, 3/23, from 9:30-10:00. I will create a Kahoot game and make the code available via the Zoom call (which normally ends at 9:30, but for this day will extend until approximately 10:00). Students can log into kahoot.it and type in the code and compete against their classmates! We may try out a few more friendly competitions throughout the week depending on how this goes. MARK YOUR CALENDARS! There is a new Quizizz code for this week! The code is 944769 and is a review of 7th grade math skills we've learned so far this year. It will be due Thurs. night. I also want to continue to encourage you to sign up for BRAINGENIE.COM as another resource for practicing math skills. Each topic consists of a short practice (where answers are checked so you know right away if you are on the right track or not) and also has videos associated with each skill. The dashboard tracks your progress and usage so you can see how you're doing. Also, don't forget about Dreambox. I've attached a one-page document of helpful information including login info. HERE. I am so proud of all the students who have been logging in and completing lessons! Keep it up! Stay safe everyone! Be sure to check out the main PCA web page (red COVID-19 update button) for school updates. On Friday, 3/20, I will be hosting two Zoom meetings (see link and code below) at 9:00 and 4:00. The purpose of these will be for all of us to gain more practice with this virtual meeting tool and just to check in with each other and say hi. I may even try a read aloud with one of the Sir Cumference books! Reminder, office hours begin next week to answer any questions students may have in regards to the work that has been posted in Schoology.
Click HERE for Eureka Math videos that have just been posted. More to be posted daily. I know there are a multitude of resources out there, especially now, that can make it difficult to know which ones to choose for your students to gain extra practice. Variety does help, as students may get bored using the same resources. One interactive site that I've found that your student might want to try out for additional practice is braingenie.com. Students can create free accounts and join our virtual class using the code "gh0xl2gl" (please note that it is a zero, not an o and those are "L"s not ones). I have assigned some goals which are just general guidelines and not required (click on Goals on the left side of the screen under the avatar). Students can practice and watch videos to improve their understanding of selected content. The dashboard tracks progress and usage as well. Please also check out the new "PCA Updates on the COVID-19 Situation" button on the PCA home page for updated information. I miss all my students and hope that everyone is doing well! Again, please reach out with any questions! UPDATE AS OF MONDAY 3/16: Hi everyone! I wanted to post an update now that we've had a chance to meet with our Dean of Academics (Mrs. Silcox) to ensure we have a comprehensive plan moving forward in regards to academics. The 7th grade team has compiled THIS document to serve as a "one-stop shop" for each of the four main content areas (ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies). Please review and reach out to respective teachers with any specific questions you may have. Teachers will be putting together packets for any students who have indicated they do NOT have access to a computer with internet. These paper copies will be delivered to homes on Friday, 3/20. There will be one required day of academic instruction to help make up for what we are missing (there are a total of 5 to be made up, however three will be made up during Spring Break and the other will be added on to the end of the year...click HERE for the updated school calendar). For 7th grade math, I will be utilizing Schoology to share assignments (both those recommended for extra practice as well as the one day of mandatory assignments). Students should log into Schoology as soon as they are able so that they can view the learning calendar and resources available. Please note, I have listed resources under specific days, but they do NOT need to be completed on those days. The only required day is what I have posted under Friday, 3/27. Next week, all teachers will be offering one hour of virtual office hours per day (teachers may use Zoom or a conference call). I will be using Zoom. I am new to this, but was able to figure this out with a little practice. My code is posted in Schoology. As of now, I have decided to split up times between morning and late afternoon to help accommodate as many as possible. You only need to conference in if you have questions. Please note, times are subject to change and I will communicate accordingly. Mon 3/23: 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 Tues 3/24: 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 Wed 3/25: 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 Thurs 3/26: 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 Fri 3/27: 9-9:30 and 4-4:30 Students may also log into Dreambox to work on skills. School URL: https://play.dreambox.com/login/bhws/wn7p School Code: bhws/wn7p Classroom Code: 54387 Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! Thank you! UPDATE AS OF SATURDAY 3/14: Hello, I hope everyone is doing well and being safe. I've already had several inquiries regarding what students can do to ensure they remain engaged academically over these two weeks. Our school admin team is finalizing a comprehensive plan and teachers will be sending out information once that plan has been decided on. Until that point, I will not be sending out any specific information other than to please use the resources already provided on my website to keep skills sharp. We are fortunate in math since we use an online tool (Schoology) to access our student workbook. We hope to have more information available for you shortly. At this time, we are asking anyone who does NOT have a computer with internet access to send me an email or Remind message so that we can plan accordingly for those students. Greetings! Last week we began Module 5 on Statistics and Probability. This week we will begin with Lesson 3 - Chance Experiments with Equally Likely Outcomes. We talked about the Probability Scale which ranges from 0 - 1 or 0% - 100%. 0 or 0% represents impossible events, while 1 or 100% represents certain events. Flipping a coin and getting heads, for example would represent an Equally Likely outcome (0.5 or 50%). Last week we also practiced using spinners to generate data from which to estimate probabilities. We will talk more about probability devices that can be used to mimic real-world scenarios such as playing cards, number cubes, coins etc. To be covered this week... Lesson 3 & 4 - Chance Experiments with Equally Likely Outcomes Lesson 5 - Chance Experiments with Outcomes That Are Not Equally Likely Lesson 6 - Using Tree Diagrams to Represent a Sample Space HERE is a great video overview of Probability that students can view to reinforce what we are learning in class. A few other "basics" of probability that will be important for students to learn... Experimental vs Theoretical Probability (click here for another explanation) What is an Outcome? Sample Space? and other definitions How to determine Probability using "or" & "and" What is a Tree Diagram? This week's Quizizz code is 741857. It is a review of percents. Don't forget to complete by Thursday night! Be well and stay safe! Click HERE for number spinner for Lesson 2. Be sure to change the number of spinners to 2 and reduce number of sides to 4.
Greetings! This week marks the start of the 3rd trimester and we will kick it off by finishing our End of Module 4 test. We will be starting Module 5 this week which covers Statistics and Probability with discussion of Chance Experiments, Outcomes and creation of Tree Diagrams. We will be using a lot of probability models such a dice, spinners and cards to simulate various experiments and understanding the difference between equally likely, impossible and certain outcomes. This week we will be celebrating Pi Day on Friday, March 13 (actual Pi Day is Saturday, 3/14). Click here for more information on Pi. This will be a fun day with many events such as a Scavenger Hunt, Pi-inspired haikus (yes, ELA is involved as well!) and a Pi Bee. Students can prepare for the Pi Bee by studying the digits of pi and memorizing as many as possible. There will be prizes for the winners in each class as well as the grand prize winner! Click here for a fun link to help you practice! This week's Quizizz code is 969812. It is a review of mixtures from Module 4. Don't forget to continue to practice the Smarter Balanced questions at home. We will be testing May 1st - 3rd (Computer Adaptive Test portion) and May 10th, 13th and 14th (Performance Task portion, also on computer). Practicing just one or two questions a day will make a big difference when test time comes. We will also be practicing in class, but since our time is limited, be sure to check out the practice website at home as well. Click here for links to the practice test and sample questions as well as the calculator 7th graders will be using (this is different from what students used in 6th grade). The scoring guide (answer key) is also found here. This Friday is a N.U.T. Day and we also have report cards going home with students on Thursday. Coming up.... Thurs. 3/19 - National Jr. Honor Society Induction Ceremony 5 pm Fri 3/20 - N.U.T. Day Fri 3/20 - Honor Roll Assembly 10:50 (grades 6 - 8) Have a great week! HERE is the End of Mod 4 Study Guide Ans Key for #4-7
HERE is the End of Mod 4 Study Guide Ans Key for #1-3. Greetings! Welcome to the first week of March! We will be finishing up Lesson 16 on Monday and completing Lesson 17 on Tuesday. This will be our last lesson for Module 4! Students can expect a test on Thursday. This test is a bit unique in that it will have two parts - one with a calculator and one without. The part without a calculator will require students to multiply and/or divide using decimals. Students - please make sure you brush up on these skills if you are rusty! Click HERE for the End of Module 4 Study Guide. We also have another short week as teachers and students are off on Friday, 3/6. Trimester 2 ends on Thursday, 3/5 (meaning this is the last day to turn in any missing assignments). Teachers must have grades in by Monday, 3/9. Quizizz code TBA. Last week a flyer went home in Thurs. folders informing students of a "Pi Bee" on Friday, 3/13. This competition will see who can recite the most digits of pi from memory. Winner will get to enjoy a pizza with four of their friends sometime during the following week. We will also be having many other fun, interactive activities on that day to refresh our memories about what pi is and how we use it to find area and circumference of circles. Mr. Persinger is creating a Sign-Up list for pies for students to bring in and enjoy during the Pi Bee. This will take place immediately after lunch in the cafeteria on Friday, 3/13. Students will also be participating in a cross-curricular scavenger hunt (weather permitting) on Friday 3/13. Have a great week! We will be starting Topic C this week (click HERE for parent news). We will continue our discussion of percents and begin relating it to scale factor (a topic students were first introduced to in Module 1). See last week's post for additional information. We will also be covering population and mixture problems as we finish up Module 4. These last 5 lessons in the module will take us through the week and we will most likely be looking at another test around March 4th. Part of this test will be without calculators so students will need to utilize some mental math strategies we've discussed in class as well as long division and multiplication (with decimals) to solve problems.
If any students need the homework that was handed out in class on Friday, 2/21, click on the pages below. Note, there are 2 pages. It is due on Monday. PAGE ONE PAGE TWO The Quizizz code for this week is 026084. It is a review of proportional relationships and percents. Have a great week! Upcoming Events: Wed. 2/26 - 7th & 8th Grade Movie ("Harriet") Wed. 2/26 - Student Council Speeches (1:45) Wed. 2/26 - PCA Pride Day Fri. 2/28 - No School (PD Day) Thurs. 3/5 - TM2 Ends HERE is the answer key for the review activity Class 1 completed in class using stations today.
**UPDATE** HERE is the Mid Module 4 Study Guide Ans Key. Greetings! This week we will be finishing up Mid Module 4 (through Lesson 11) and preparing to take our test on Thursday. HERE is the study guide students received on Friday. This week we will be doing some review with percents in regards to taxes, fees and commission. Here are some helpful links for reviewing the equation, Part = Percent * Whole Video on solving for percent Another review video including help with conversions between decimals and percents EXTRA PRACTICE: Click here for extra practice on rates and percents. Here is the ans key. On Friday and into next week as we begin Topic C (click HERE for parent news), we will be discussing scale factor once again. This is a topic we discussed in Module 1 but has come back again in Module 4, this time as a percent. We will be comparing a drawing given an original image and determining if it is a reduction (scale factor < 100%) or an enlargement (scale factor > 100%). Students can compute scale factor using the ratio drawing/actual. We have begun to see examples where one dimension is changed using a different scale factor than another dimension. When this happens, the image is said to be distorted. Here is a link for the Smarter Balanced Practice Test. Please note, there is no unique sign-in ID required. Just click the green "Sign In" button at the bottom of the page. Also, it is NOT automatically graded, so the scoring guide will be necessary to check answers.
Have a great week! Greetings! This week we will be finishing up the remainder of lessons for Mid Module 4 (6-8 & 10-11) and will be looking at our Mid Module 4 test around Wednesday next week. We will expand our discussion of percents to include markup and markdown (we briefly reviewed this in Module 1), percent error, simple interest and tax, commissions and fees.
Here are some review links for various topics that we will be/have been covering. Percent Change - I recently posted a question for the discussion board in Schoology, "Which goes through a greater change - a chipmunk that grows 1 inch in length or an elephant that grows 5 inches in length?" Some students thought the elephant because 5 inches is greater than 1 inch and others thought the chipmunk because it was smaller to begin with. When you calculate the percent change, (new - original)/original * 100, you get a larger percent change for the chipmunk. Here is a link for the Eureka Lesson 4: Percent Increase/Decrease Percent Error - this can help put things in perspective instead of just relating the amount by which a value was "off". For example, if you were to measure the length of a football field and were a centimeter off, versus a heart surgeon who was a centimeter off, the percent error of the heart surgeon would be much larger, given that he/she has less room for error. The person measuring the football field would have a low percent error because what they are measuring is relatively large. The larger the actual value (the denominator in the percent error calculation), the more you can be "off" from the exact value and still have a relatively low percent error. The Quizizz for this week will focus on the basics of converting between fractions, decimals and percents as well as comparing the quantities. The code is 298918 and will be due Thurs. night. Be sure to check out the Smarter Balanced practice website HERE. We will also be accessing this during class this week to help students become familiar with the resources available to them, including the online calculator that will be available for them to use on the 7th grade test (different calculator than what was available for the 6th grade test). Upcoming Key Dates:
Have a great week! Update: Here is the Mod 4 Lesson 2 Problem Set Ans Key.
Hello! As we begin this week, we will will be starting (or continuing for some classes) Module 4 (Percents and Proportional Relationships). One of the things I like about ordering the modules in this way (we began the year with Module 2, then 3, then 1) is that there are many similarities between Modules 1 and 4 as we will pick up again on our discussion of sales and discounts as well as scale factor. Students will also be learning a helpful formula, Part = Percent * Whole which they will use throughout the module. Our first lesson focuses specifically on how to convert between decimals, fractions and percents. Here is the Parent News handout that students will be getting on Monday in class. This can help give parents an overview of concepts students will be learning in Topic A (Lessons 1 - 6). This week in class students will also be completing placement tests in Moby Max. We use the results of this test to determine eligibility for Tier 2 and 3 RTI. It is also used as a monitoring tool for all students to check the progress they've made since fall. This week's Quizizz code is 488772. It focuses on Scale Drawings and Proportional Relationships and will be due Thurs. night. Good Luck! UPDATE: Want to develop your leadership skills? PCA is starting a Student Council chapter and is currently accepting applications! Please click HERE for more information. UPDATE: Click HERE for the End of Mod 1 Study Guide Ans Key.
UPDATE: PCA will be starting a Student Council! Click HERE for more information. Greetings! As we finish up the month of January we will be looking at our End of Module 1 test most likely on Thursday. Please click HERE for the study guide. The last few lessons in Module 1 will cover scale ratio (similar to a key on a map where a certain number of inches, for example, may represent a given number of miles). We will also be computing actual area given scale drawing dimensions and a scale factor. Here are some helpful links to review scale factor and scale ratio. Scale factor video Scale ratio (scale of a model) video I am also including a link for an extra practice worksheet on sales, discounts, markups, commission etc. This focuses on the material we covered in Lesson 14. Please note the answer key is on page 2 so you can check your work. CLICK HERE FOR THE WORKSHEET. Last week there were 13 perfect scores for the Quizizz on Volume, Surface Area and geometry of circles. Great job! This week's Quizizz will focus on proportional relationships and sales/discounts. The code is 742894. Good luck! Even though it may seem early, I wanted to include a link for access to the Smarter Balance Practice and Training Test Site. This link will open a pdf which then has links for various resources including the practice test site. I've also included the link for SmarterBalanced.org to the right which you can use to access practice tests. Please check out these resources with your student. Although we will be practicing in class (students have already begun seeing practice problems on their warm-ups), the more exposure they can get to these types of questions and the format, the better. We will be testing in May (exact dates TBD). This week is Spirit Week! Monday: Pajama Day Tuesday: Future Day (wear clothes that show what career you want to pursue) Wednesday: PCA Pride Day Thursday: Crazy Hair/Hat Day Friday: Sports Day Also, please be on the lookout for Progress Reports which go home with students on Thursday! Have a great week! |
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