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Skinner West Classical, Fine Arts, & Technology School

Remote Learning Template - Grade 7 Time Period: Week 6- May 18- May 22

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TEACHERS ENGAGEMENT TIME WITH STUDENTS (3 hours total per day for all subjects)

VIRTUAL OFFICE HOURS

● Ms. Christiansen [email protected] ELA-Live Meet: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (10:00 AM-10:45 AM) Small Group Sign Ups: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00-1:00 (Sign up sheet is on Google Classroom) Westing Game Book Club: Tuesdays from 3:00-4:00

Available M-F between 9AM and 1PM via email (when not in a live meet)

● Mr. du Rivage [email protected] 9:00- 9:45 AM on T & TH and 11:00-11:45 AM on T

Available M-F betwee:n 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM and 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

● Mr. FitzSimmons [email protected] SS - I will be going on a two-week Parental Leave sometime next week. The students will have a series of computer modules that are student paced/directed dealing with financial literacy. All Meet sessions will resume after the two weeks ELA - There will still be Live Meet sessions on Monday, Wednesday & Friday (10:00 AM - 10:45 AM) led by Mrs. Christiansen, who will be taking over the 7G ELA class for at least the next two weeks

I will be checking email infrequently over the following two weeks. Normal office hours will resume at the end of the Parental leave

● Ms. McSpadden [email protected] SILVER- Tuesday, 10:00 A.M.- 11:00 A.M. PURPLE Thursday, 10:00 AM-11:00 A.M . GOLD - Thursday , 11:00 A.M. -12:00 A. M.

Available 9:00a.m - 10:00 a.m. 12:00 PM.- 1:00 PM

● Mr. Mink [email protected] Math-11:00-11:45 M, W, F

Available M-F between 9 A

mailto:[email protected]







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Science-9:00-9:45 T, Th M - 1 PM (when not in a Live Meet)

● Mr. Werner (Resource) [email protected] ELA - Support 9am-12pm (M, T, W, Thurs) Mathematics - Support 9am-12pm (M, T, W Thurs)

12::00 - 2:00pm

● Ms. Morales (Spanish) [email protected] 11:00am-1:00pm 1:00-3:00pm

● Ms. Maatouk (Music) [email protected] 10am - 12:00pm

1:00-3:00pm

● Mr. Johnson (P.E.) [email protected]

10am-12:00pm 12:00-2:00pm

● Mrs. Fredrickson (Counselor) [email protected]

11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Ms. Ranftl (Library Resources) [email protected]

1pm-3pm

● Ms. Lee (ELL) [email protected] 11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Mrs. Chen ( Chinese ) [email protected] 11am-1pm 1pm-3pm

● Ms. Sangster (Social Worker) [email protected]

By appointment Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 11am-1pm

● Julia Harris (Speech Therapist) [email protected]

Wednesdays & Thursdays 1pm-3pm

● Elizabeth Mahon (Occupational Therapist) [email protected]

Mondays & Thursdays 8:45am-9:30am

Students should be actively engaged in school work at least 180 minutes a day.














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Communication Tools for Students and Parents: Teacher email, Google Classroom & Google Meet

Inspirational Message: “However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. Where there's life, there's hope.” -Stephen Hawking

ELA SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

DUE DATES

CHRISTIANSEN

Monday, Wednesday, and Friday lessons on Google Hangout from 10:00-10:45. The Log-in code and materials will be posted to Google Classrooms 5-10 minutes prior to the meeting Writing:

● 100 Word Challenge using the literary device catharsis ● Writing History Blog/Journal ● Reflections on Class Readings and Discussions

Reading:

Achieve3000 Due May 25 Vocabulary Test: Wednesday Creative Book Project Flip



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● Identity Unit “Who am I?” Students will... ○ read and analyze various articles, videos, and podcasts with a

focus on racial identity ■ Poem: Two Names, Two Worlds-Jonathan Rodriguez ■ Singular “They” Enters the Dictionary (NPR Podcast) ■ How I Found my Gender Identity (YCteen)

● Creative Book Project-Flip Grid 2 ○ Students should be reading their self-selected novels making sure

to note with post its, or other note-taking system, the key events in the rising action to prepare for their second Flip Grid

● Sadlier Vocabulary Unit ○ Purple and Silver (Finish Level C Unit 3, begin Unit 4) ○ Onyx and Gold (Finish Level B Unit 4, begin Unit 5) ○ Test Wednesday

● Achieve3000 ○ Toy Stories (article and activity only)

Grid #1 (4/29), Flip Grid # 2 (5/20), Flip Grid # 3 (5/27), and Flip Grid #4 ( 6/3) Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom daily for all other assignments.

FITZSIMMONS

Monday, Wednesday and Friday Lessons on Google Hangout Meet @ 10:00 AM (10 AM - 10:45 AM)- Log-in code and materials posted to Classroom 5-10 minutes prior. The 7Gold class will be following the guidance and directions as posted by Mrs. Christiansen in the 7Gold Google Classroom. Mrs. Christiansen will be taking over once my Parental Leave 2-week period starts.

Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom

MATH SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

MCSPADDEN

Gold- (Neighborhood) 10:00 a.m- 11:00 a.m. Textbook - Chapter 12 Polygons and Transformations pages 670-739 IXL# 12 - Seventh Grade P. 1, R. 3, W. 2, W. 13, and W. 16 Chapter 12 Packet-

Chapter 12 Test 5/21 IXL due 5/22



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Vocabulary ,Homework Practice & Word Problems Assignments : pages 30, 31, 37, 38, 44, 45,51, 52 , 55 and, 57. Concepts : Angle Relationships, Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Polygons and Angles, Translations in Coordinate Planes, Reflections in Coordinate Planes, Rotations in Coordinate Planes and Dilations. Silver & Purple - (Classical) 11:00- 12:00 a.m. Textbook Chapter 9 - Powers and Exponents pages 476-538 IXL # 13 - Eighth Grade A. 4, B.B. 6, B.B. 7, F. 7 and R. 15 Chapter 9 Packet - Vocabulary, Study Guide & Intervention Assignments : pages 5,6 ,12,13,18, 19,24,25,30,31,36,37,42, 43,48, 49, 55 and 56. Concepts: Powers & Exponents, Prime Factorization, Multiplying & Dividing Monomials, Negative Exponents, Scientific Notation, Powers of Monomials, Linear & Nonlinear Functions Quadratic Functions and Cubic & Exponential Functions Additional Resources : Khan Academy

Chapter 12 continues . IXL due 5/29 Specific directions and due dates will be posted daily on Google Classroom.

MINK Specific assignments will be listed on Google Classroom. Notes will also be listed on Google Classroom. If we are going to have a Google Meetup it will be between 11:00-11:45 a.m. on M, W, or F. The code and link will be provided on Google Classroom ten minutes before the meeting starts. We will continue with Chapter 10 this week. Chapter 10 is about volume and surface area. We will cover the following topics:

All due dates will be posted on Google Classroom



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Meaning of volume, volume of cylinders, pyramids and cones, nets of three dimensional figures, surface area of cylinders, surface area of pyramids and nets of cones. We will also begin using IXL this week. All IXL assignments will be connected to the concepts in Chapter 10.

SCIENCE SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS

MR. DU RIVAGE

Tuesday, May 19th Unit 3 &16 EXAM : Earth, Moon & Sun See Google Classroom for links to the following assignments: Unit 22: SOLAR SYSTEM CK -12 : 22.1; 22.5; 22.6; 22.8 and 22.7 FLOCABULARY: Solar System BRAIN POP: Solar System - Do & submit Quiz

Due May 22nd

MINK Specific assignments will be listed on Google Classroom. Notes will also be listed on Google Classroom. If we are going to have a Google Meetup it will be between 9:00-9:45 a.m. on T and Th.. The code and link will be provided on Google Classroom ten minutes before the meeting starts. We will be continuing with human biology this week. This week I will be giving you several readings to complete. I would ask that you be prepared to discuss these readings in our Google Meets. They cover topics related to extra-terrestrial phenomena and alien life. As always, be prepared to discuss these in our Google Meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

All due dates will be posted on Google Classroom



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SOCIAL STUDIES SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

FITZSIMMONS

After this Monday, 05/04/2020 there will be no set Monday, Wednesday and Friday Lessons on Google Hangout Meet @ 9 AM (9 AM - 9:45 AM)- Log-in code and materials posted to Classroom 5-10 minutes prior. Please consult the Google Classroom for specifics and updates on Monday, 05/04/2020. Focus: Everfi’s Financial Literacy Online program, FutureSmart Assignments: Text 338-339 and Text 342 due 05/04/2020. Everfi’s FutureSmart program, Modules 1-7 over a 2 week period. The students can move through the module at their own pace, but I did post a 15 day-by-day guideline for those students that need more structure. All 7 modules are due after the 2-week Parental Leave period Projects: Current Events set 7 due 5/13/2020 (no assigned topic)

Specific directions and due dates will be posted on Classroom

ANCILLARY

SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENTS DUE DATES

P.E. JOHNSON

Upper Grade Fitness Journal ● Complete physical activity log (activity 1, activity 2, activity 3) ● Activity 1 = daily activity challenge labeled week 5 (15 mins) ● Activity 2 = H.Y.P.E. dance and/or Tabata of your choice (15 mins) ● Activity 3 = Elective physical activity to get to 60 mins of activity time ● Week 5 Journal

PE packet - Click here

Log will be turned in once it has been completed

MUSIC Unit: Jazz Greats 1 5/26

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z692F1pZFeNGpFBQcyDbFVOLMwb2H6Oz/view?usp=sharing



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MAATOUK Fridays

Videos are only accessible with CPS sign in. Assignments are found on Music Google Classroom. Codes: 316: mbzsofo 318: 5eipybs 322: ndwrl77 323: v5ks5gl

MANDARIN CHEN

Thursdays

Update: Chinese learning content and Assignments for week 6 (5/18- 5/22 ): please go to Chinese google classroom for details. Codes: R 316 : gl5n2w3 R 322: vd4qgmv Please join google meets on Thursday at 1-2:00pm

Please practice and memorize New words at pg. 104.-105 in the Textbook of Lesson 23 Test Date: 5/21

1. 1. 澳大利亚 Australia 2. 广州 Guangzhou ( the city of China ) 3. 火

车train 2. Do text book pg.105 of lesson 23- ( Translation from Chinese into English) 3. Please prepare a few sentences for your daily activities, speaking in Chinese at meets day. 4. Please continue to complete weekly regular homework in your workbook at the next 2 pages. 5. Discussing your "Talent show" topic in Chinese at meets day. Draft due date: 5/14, 5/21 Final date: 6/1 -Video: (Susan in Beijing.) Google research "happy Chinese" Link: http://www.yabla.com/free https://hanyufanting.com/2018/03/23/slow-and-clear-chinese-listening-practice-17/

5/22

http://www.yabla.com/free

https://hanyufanting.com/2018/03/23/slow-and-clear-chinese-listening-practice-17/

https://hanyufanting.com/2018/03/23/slow-and-clear-chinese-listening-practice-17/



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- Practice the songs you learnt before: LaoShu Ai Da Mi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19yjk5xVDC4 And Dui bu qi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XTBwvi0h2E&feature=emb_rel_end

SPANISH

MORALES

Los diferentes cuartos de la casa/the different rooms in a house Objective: Students will be able to name the different rooms of a house

1. watch the video for pronunciation 2. complete the practice activities

Go to Google Classroom to see the list of vocabulary words, assignment directions, and links. Go to Google Classroom to see the list of vocabulary words, assignment directions, and links.. Everyone should already be on Google Classroom, but just in case, the code for each class is listed below: Room 316: gygb3zc Room 322: gkbx2ha Room 318: sf44ix5 Room 323: bfp7fkv

5/20/20

RANFTL LIBRARY

RESOURCES

I created an Upper grade Library Google Classroom to offer a place to upper grade students to find and share interesting activities, books, podcasts, etc. that have nothing to do with grades- just personal interests! 7th & 8th Google Classroom Code-r4dp6zw

WERNER

Diverse Learners Resource

Individual student support for ELA & Mathematics is available M-Thurs from 9-12pm. Check your CPS email for daily invites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19yjk5xVDC4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XTBwvi0h2E&feature=emb_rel_end



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ELL SUPPORT AMANDA LEE

Ms. Lee will contact individual students/families for support

7th Grade Weekly Quarantine Schedule

Time Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday



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9:00-9:45 AM Fitz SS 7 All Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Fitz SS 7 All Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Fitz SS 7 All

10:00-10:45 AM Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

McSpadden Math -Silver

Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

McSpadden Math- Purple

Christiansen 7O, 7P & 7S ELA & Fitz 7G ELA

11:00-11:45 Mink-7th Math 7O McSpadden- Silver / Purple Extra Math Support

Mink- Science 7P and 7S DuRivage- Science 7G and 7O

Mink-7th Math 7O

McSpadden Math - Gold

Mink-7th Math 7O McSpadden- Gold Extra Math Support

12:00-12:45 Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work

Suggested time to work on ancillary and general work




Expectation - The students are expected to have 3 hours maximum school work per day across all classes (including ancillary). This schedule provides set times per subject for students to study provided materials/skills, work on assignments/projects and//or to attend class sessions in Google Hangout Meet The 7th Grade Office Hours for the 4 Core Subjects (ELA, Math, Science and SS) will cover 4 hours, from 9 AM to 1 PM daily. Teachers will be available to address questions during that time via email or through Classroom, unless otherwise in a Live Meet session.



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The Ancillary Office Hours for 7th grade Ancillary teachers will be from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM. Teachers will be available via email or through Google Classroom. Counseling Hours - Please contact Mrs. Fredrickson, if needed, between the hours of 11 AM - 3 PM. Visit the Skinner West Counselor's Corner for SEL enrichment activities.


https://sites.google.com/cps.edu/skinnersel/sel-enrichment

https://sites.google.com/cps.edu/skinnersel/sel-enrichment

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