Monday September 28, 2020

Algebra I:  Students began class by completing a warm up problem, before students continued working with the concept of solving absolute value equations.  After some teacher led instruction, students were assigned some homework from section 1.4 in the text book page 32 & 33 #22; 24; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42; 44 on the Canvas homepage, which is due by Tuesday in class.

Assignments:   Students can be accessing today's assignment from section 1.4 in the text book (page 32 & 33 #22; 24; 32; 34; 36; 38; 42; 44) on our Canvas homepage. This assignment should be submitted on Canvas by class time on Tuesday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with a warm up problem, before students reviewed what absolute value means and how to use it.  Next, students began learning about the rules for adding and subtracting integers. Students were given about 20 minutes of class time to begin working on adding some integers problems.

Assignments: Students should be attempting to upload any missing assignments in powerschool onto our Canvas math page.

Science:  Students spent todays science class period being introduced to the levels of biological organization.  After some teacher led instruction, students were given class time to begin working on a levels of organization digital poster, which will be due at the end of the week.

Assignments: Students should have submitted their Characteristics of Life assignments on Canvas.

Tuesday September 22, 2020

Algebra I:  Students began class by completing a warm up problem, before we jumped into reviewing our homework from Friday on solving multi-step equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.  Today students continued working with the concept of solving absolute value equations.  After some teacher led instruction, students were assigned some homework from section 1.4 in the text book page 32 #2-18 on the Canvas homepage, which is due by Thursday in class.

Assignments:   Students can be accessing today's assignment from section 1.4 in the text book (page 32 #2-18) on our Canvas homepage. This assignment should be submitted on Canvas by class time on Thursday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with a warm up problem, before students logged back into the IXL program from our Clever portals.  Students spent todays class attempting to complete the math diagnostic test on IXL.  

Assignments: Students should be attempting to upload any missing assignments in powerschool onto our Canvas math page.

Science:  Students spent todays science class period being introduced to the Local Ecology Project.  Students are being asked to go outside their home, and find a small plot of land that they can return to once or twice a month to make observations and generally just notice how that plot of land changes over time.  The directions for the project were located on our Science Canvas homepage, and gave students information and direction on how to complete the tasks being asked of them.

Assignments: Students should have submitted their Characteristics of Life note taking guide on the organism they chose to research, and finalizing and submitting their Digital Poster on that research. The DIGITAL POSTER is due as soon as possible (the official due date was the end of the day on Monday 9/21/20).

Monday September 21, 2020

Algebra I:  Students began class by completing a warm up problem, before we jumped into reviewing our homework from Friday on solving multi-step equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.  Today students were introduced to the concept of solving absolute value equations.  After some teacher led instruction, students were assigned some homework from section 1.4 in the practice workbook page 17 on the Canvas homepage, which is due by Tuesday in class.

Assignments:   Students can be accessing today's assignment from section 1.4 in the practice workbook (page 17) on our Canvas homepage. This assignment should be submitted on Canvas by class time on Tuesday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with a warm up problem, before students logged into the IXL program from our Clever portals.  Students spent todays class working on the math diagnostic test on IXL.  

Assignments: None.

Science:  Students spent todays science class period reviewing C.R.A.P. and before being given all of the time available in class to be completing their Living Organism Digital Poster projects that are due at the end of the day (Monday 9/21/20).

Assignments: Students should have submitted their Characteristics of Life note taking guide on the organism they chose to research, and finalizing and submitting their Digital Poster on that research.

Thursday September 17, 2020

 Algebra I:  Students began class by completing a warm up problem, before we jumped into practicing solving some multi-step equations with variables on both sides of the equal sign.  Today students were introduced to the concept of identities.  Equations will have one solution, no solution or infinitely many solutions.  Mr. Olsen led students through several examples where they were identifying these identities.  After some teacher led instruction, students were assigned the section 1.3 Practice B worksheet on the Canvas homepage, which is due by Friday in class.

Assignments:   Students can be accessing today's assignment of the section 1.3 Practice B worksheet on our Canvas homepage. This assignment should be submitted on Canvas by class time on Friday.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with a warm up problem, before students talked a bit about what a like fraction is.  Students were then encouraged students to head over to our class Canvas page, and today's assignment on Adding and Subtracting Fractions was there waiting for students.  

Assignments:  Students should be making sure that their Subtracting Like Fractions assignment and their Adding Like Fractions assignments have been uploaded to our class Canvas page by class time on Friday.

Science:  Students spent todays science class period reviewing C.R.A.P. and how to use those Elements of Design when completing a project.  Students then were using their class time to be completing their Characteristics of Life note-taking guide in order to begin building their one page digital poster on Friday in class.

Assignments: Students should have submitted their five new or interesting ideas from the Characteristics of Life video they watched on Canvas.  Students should be coming into class on Friday with their Characteristics of Life note-taking guide completed.

Monday September 14, 2020

Algebra I:  Students began class by completing a warm up problem, before we jumped into practicing solving some multi-step equations.  Mr. Olsen led students through several different examples, before guiding to class to our Canvas homepage, were today's assignment was posted.  Text book pages 16 & 17 #10; 14-16; 18-34 evens; 35-37, are due to be submitted via Canvas on Tuesday in class.

Assignments:   Text book pages 16 & 17 #10; 14-16; 18-34 evens; 35-37, are due to be submitted via Canvas on Tuesday in class.

7th Grade Math: Students began class with a warm up problem, before students talked a bit about what a like fraction is.  Students were then encouraged to head over to our class Canvas page, and today's assignment on Subtracting Like Fractions was there waiting for students.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing their Subtracting Like Fractions assignment on Canvas and submitting that assignment on Canvas by class time on Tuesday.

Science:  Hello Science students!  Students spent todays science class period being introduced to C.R.A.P. and how to use those Elements of Design when completing a project.  Students were then introduced to this week's module assignment on the Characteristics of Life.  Today, students watched a video on the Characteristics of Life and then submitted an assignment on our Canvas page related to at least five new or interesting ideas presented to them in the video.  

Assignments: Students should have submitted their five new or interesting ideas from the Characteristics of Life video they watched on Canvas for class on Tuesday.

Thursday August 27, 2020

Algebra I:  Students spent today's class period going over the answers to the pre-course assessment.  

Assignments:   Students should be coming to class on Friday morning with access to their textbook, their practice workbook and a protractor and ruler. 

7th Grade Math: Students spent today's class period working on an in class assignment, Letter to My Math Teacher.  

Assignments:  Students should be completing their Letter to my Math Teacher assignment for class on Friday.

Science:  Hello Science students!  Students spent todays science class period working on  The Place Where I am From poem and digital project. Students were spent some time in Zoom breakout rooms for some peer-editing time, before drawing a picture that they will use as a slide background, which they will overlay with the text of their Place Where I am From poem.  

Assignments: Students should be coming to class on Friday afternoon with their poem completed and a drawing that they can use for the slide they will produce.

Welcome Back to School!!! Tuesday August 25, 2020

Algebra I:  Students spent today's class period learning about class expectations before students began working on the pre-course test.  Students were introduced to the test by Mr. Olsen, and then given about 25 minutes of class time to begin working on the problems.   

Assignments:   Students should be coming to class on Thursday morning with as many of the problems from the pre-test done that they could do without support.  

7th Grade Math: Students spent today's class period learning about class expectations, before we spent some class time completing practice workbook page 1 together in class.

Assignments:  None.

Science:  Hello Science students!  Students spent todays science class period working on our first project of the year, The Place Where I am From poem and video project. Students were introduced to the project during 6th period social studies or their 7th period science class, before being given the remaining class time to complete their poems.  

Assignments: Students should be coming to class on Thursday afternoon with their poem sketched out on paper.