Happy Holidays!

Have a safe and happy winter break!


See you in the new year!

Maroon Match Tutoring from UChicago is back!

Starting in January, we're pleased to announce that our Maroon Tutor Match program is accepting new sign-ups from families who would like 1-on-1 tutoring for their child/ren.  The program is designed to be low-cost ($13/hr), but also offers scholarships for families in need.  If you are interested in receiving more information, please complete this Winter Tutor Interest Form to learn more.  

Special Events for the Week 12-17-18

Monday: Junior Achievement will be joining us for lessons on financial literacy. It is also Ugly/Beautiful Holiday Sweater Day!

Tuesday: 7th and 8th grade go to see the Chicago Wolves play. Students can bring money for concessions as well as a bag lunch. It is also Candy Cane Day! Bring candy canes to eat and share!

Wednesday: Best Green (or Red) Spirit Gear!

Thursday: Pajamas, Stuffed Animals, and a movie with your class!

Friday: Chicago Children's Choir in the morning. Sports Day! Students vs. staff!

Math Week 12-17-18

7th Loyola: We only meet on Wednesday and Friday this week. We will  spend some time looking at scale factor. We will make scale drawings and practice with map scale.

7th Chicago: We continue our study of scale factor. This week we practice with map scale.

8th DePaul: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections. This week we finish our flip books. We will also spend some time dancing and connecting the math of transformations to to choreography.

8th UIC: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections. This week we finish our flip books. We will also spend some time dancing and connecting the math of transformations to to choreography.

Homework for week 12-17-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

December Attendance Challenge

15 Day December Attendance Challenge Incentives

• Perfect Attendance Students with no Tardies will be invited to a School wide Field Trip
• Students with No Tardies - Invitation to a School Event
• Reminder- This is an individual challenge 
• Let's go Ray Warriors!!!

Math Week 12-10-14

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on practicing with solving equations. This week is 2-step equations. Nice article here about why equations are important.

7th Chicago: We begin our study of scale factor. This week we talk about corresponding parts of similar figures and finding scale factor between similar figures. We will also make scale drawings and begin thinking about building a scale model next week.

8th DePaul: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we continue to develop the math vocabulary of all movement. We finish with reflections on the coordinate grid and start with rotations on the coordinate grid. We will do an in class project creating flip books.

8th UIC: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we continue to develop the math vocabulary of all movement. We finish with reflections on the coordinate grid and start with rotations on the coordinate grid. We will do an in class project creating flip books.

Homework for week 12-10-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

Field Trip to see the Chicago Wolves

Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.


9:15 to 1:45.


Cost: $17


Bring money for concessions.

STEM NIGHT REMINDER!

Math Week 12-3-18

REMINDER: 8th grade filed trip on to Dunbar rescheduled for this week on Thursday 12-6-18. We will be back in time for students to eat lunch at Ray. 

7th Loyola: We begin a unit on practicing with solving equations. Nice article here about why.

7th Chicago: Percent increase and percent decrease.

8th DePaul: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we continue to develop the math vocabulary of all movement. We finish with translations on the coordinate grid and start with reflections o the coordinate grid.

8th UIC: We continue a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we continue to develop the math vocabulary of all movement. We finish with translations on the coordinate grid and start with reflections o the coordinate grid.

Homework for week 12-3-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

STEM Family Night

STEM Family Night is coming up on Wednesday, Dec. 12 from 5-7. More details to follow soon!

Dunbar Field Trip

Hello all! The field trip to Dunbar has been rescheduled for next week on Thursday, Dec. 6. Times are still 9:30 to 12:30. Students do not need to bring a lunch. This is a free trip. If you already have a permission slip turned in you do not need another one. If you have questions contact Ms. Nieto at 773-535-0970 ext. 88511

Math week 11-26-18

REMINDER: 8th grade filed trip on Monday, 11-26-18 to Dunbar. We will be back in time for students to eat lunch at Ray.

7th Loyola: Continuing again with slope and intercept. We will be graphing equations in y=mx+b form and writing y=mx+b form equations from graphs.

7th Chicago: Percents discounts an dark-ups. We have a performance task on Thursday determining the best deal on a consumer item that is available at 4 separate stores.

8th DePaul: We start a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we get the vocabulary and begin with translations on the coordinate grid.

8th UIC: We start a unit on transformations: translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations. This week we get the vocabulary and begin with translations on the coordinate grid.

Homework for week 11-26-18

SAME AS BEFORE THANKSGIVING BREAK (DUE 11-30-18)

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

8th grade trip to D.C. updates

Physics with a Bang

Chipotle fundraiser for CPS

Math Week 11-19-18

NO SCHOOL: Monday Nov. 21-23, 2018 for Thanksgiving Break

7th Loyola: Mini-Unit using Box Plots to visualize measures of central tendency, specifically median and quartiles.
7th Chicago: Reviewing Mean, Median, Mode.

8th DePaul: Reviewing Mean, Median, Mode.
8th UIC: Mini-Unit using Box Plots to visualize measures of central tendency, specifically median and quartiles.

Homework for 11-19-18 (Due 11-30-18 since we have Thanksgiving Break)

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

Homework for 11-12-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

Math Week 11-12-18

NO SCHOOL: Monday Nov. 12, 2018 for Veteran's Day

NO SCHOOL for students: Wednesday Nov. 14, 2018 for Parent/Teacher conferences

7th Loyola: Mini-Unit reviewing Mean, Median, Mode. Then using Box Plots to visualize these measures of central tendency. 



7th Chicago: We practice with finding the percent of a given number. We then start finding percent off. Nice video from Virtual Nerd on percent proportions.




8th DePaul: We continue looking at how to graph an equation in y=mx+b form and understand how the slope in the equation is also the slope of the graphed line.



8th UIC: Mini-Unit reviewing Mean, Median, Mode. Then using Box Plots to visualize these measures of central tendency. 

Women in STEM club at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

From the Women in STEM club:

Women in STEM club at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools. WiSTEM is a nationwide program centered around women involved in STEM here in Chicago, with additional chapters in New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.

We have launched initiatives such as mentorships, professional/professor networking events, and city-wide workshops developed with other high schools to ultimately improve our views/biases on the issue and streamline more girls into STEM fields. If you would like to learn more about our mission, please a look at our website: womeninstem.org.

We are hosting an outreach event on: Saturday, December 1st. We will be hosting several science workshops and are looking for elementary school girls to come participate and get engaged. We will also have a presentation and guest speaker attending. We will follow up with more specific information and an interest form as the date approaches.

We would really appreciate it if you could encourage your female math and science students to sign up and get tickets for this event, along with teachers, if interested. Please reach out if you have any questions, and we would love to connect.

Parent Conferences Sign-Up for Homeroom 304

Parent/Teacher Conference and Report Card Pick-up is Wednesday, November 14, 2018!

Please sign up for three preferred times for this day.  All conferences are 10 minutes in length on the 10’s with the first one beginning at 11:45 pm.  Conferences end promptly at 6:00 pm.  Please send back your choices as soon as possible to get your first choice. Please feel free to send back the flyer, send a Dojo message, or you can email your responses as well: lalbrecht@cps.edu. I will post times to the schedule on first come, first served basis. See link below:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1T6S_PqzsZRw2Km0uWa6hmn0EgNNmEuiVC9xCyzstqJg/edit?usp=sharing

First time____________________________

Second Time_________________________

Third Time___________________________

Student Name_______________________________________________________________

Parent Contact_______________________________________________________________

Math Week for 11-2-18

7th Loyola: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and  continue looking at how to graph an equation in y=mx+b form and understand how the slope in the equation is also the slope of the graphed line.



7th Chicago: We practice with converting between fractions and percent. We develop a deeper understanding of percent as per 100.We start finding the percent of a given number. Nice video from Virtual Nerd on percent proportions.




8th DePaul: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and  continue looking at how to graph an equation in y=mx+b form and understand how the slope in the equation is also the slope of the graphed line.



8th UIC: We continue to build and solve equations in one variable. Nice article here about why. Specifically this week we look at solving equations with a variable on both sides of the equal sign.

Math Homework for Week 11-5-18

7th Loyola


7th UChicago


8th UIC


8th DePaul

Skate Party!

Math Week 10-29-18

Announcements!

• No school this Friday, November 2, 2018. Teacher Professional Development day.
• Mr. Albrecht is not accepting any make-up, bonus, or late work for quarter 1 after 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30, 2018

7th Loyola: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and continue prove that any two points on a linear line will produce the same value of slope. We also start looking at how to graph an equation in y=mx+b form and understand how the slope in the equation is also the slope of the graph line.




7th Chicago: We practice with converting between fractions and percent. We develop a deeper understanding of percent as per 100.




8th DePaul: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and continue prove that any two points on a linear line will produce the same value of slope. We also start looking at how to graph an equation in y=mx+b form and understand how the slope in the equation is also the slope of the graph line.




8th UIC: We continue to build and solve equations in one variable. Nice article here about why.

Homework for Week 10-29-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

Recycle and Reuse at Ray!

Maroon Match Tutoring!

I’m excited to share that our Maroon Tutor Match (MTM) program is now accepting new K-12^th grade students interested in affordable private tutoring for the 2018-2019 academic year.    Officially launched in 2016-2017, Maroon Tutor Match is a University-student led program within NSP that directly matches University students to local families who are looking for individualized tutoring in a particular subject area.  Last year, 173 University students participated in MTM and worked with 388 families! 

Please forward this email to parents who may be interested in learning more, and encourage them to use this link to apply for students to receive a MTM private tutor.  Tutoring starts at $13/hr.,  and a limited number of scholarships are available for families in need.

Any questions about the program, please feel free to contact the MTM team at maroontutormatch@gmail.com  

Have a wonderful week!

Brandi Snodgrass

Director, Neighborhood Schools Program

The University of Chicago | Office of Civic Engagement

Costume Dance Party and Haunted House!

Math Week 10-22-18

7th Loyola: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and continue to practice finding slope from a graph and from 2-points on a line. We also prove that any two points on a linear line will produce the same value of slope.

7th Chicago: We practice with measurement conversion. We then look at test of proportionality in relationships. We finish the week with a beginning understanding of percent.

8th DePaul: We take what we have learned about concept of slope and continue to practice finding slope from a graph and from 2-points on a line. We also prove that any two points on a linear line will produce the same value of slope.

8th UIC: We continue to build and solve equations in one variable. Nice article here about why.

Homework for week 10-22-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

Ray High School Fair Reminder

8th grade are in the fair by 3:05. The students will then be in the fair for 30 minutes and will be dismissed from the cafeteria. 

Parents also invited to join in the fair.

The schools that are attending the fair are:

Dyett

Chi Arts

South Shore

Hales

Westinghouse

Kenwood

De La Salle

Back of the Yards

Benito

Uplift

Math Week 10-15-18

International Night this Wednesday 10-17-18 from 5:30 to 8!

7th Loyola: We take what we have learned about proportions and extend the thinking around constant of proportionality and start exploring the concept of slope.

7th Chicago: We continue to practice with unit rates. We look at how all measurement conversion is done with unit rates. Ex: 12 inches=1 foot, 1000 milligrams=1 gram.

8th DePaul: We next look at determining proportionality of relationships and then determining the constant of proportionality if the relationship is proportional. This leads to a discussion of how this is seen graphically and how slope is the same as the constant of proportionality.

8th UIC: We solve equations in one variable. Nice article here about why.

Homework fro week 10-15-18

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC 

T-Shirt Contest Deadline is 10-17-18

 Ray’s T-Shirt Design Contest is almost over. Submissions are due on Wednesday, October 17th. All designs should adhere to the following guidelines:

• Should incorporate a "Ray Theme". Kindness, working together, and diversity are great ideas. Any riff on the Warrior idea is good too. Even a creative typography approach works. Images of Winnie-the-Pooh, Fortnite, or Steven Universe are not as optimal.
  
• Due to cost constraints, all submissions must be in a single-color. It could be any color, but in order to keep costs down it has to be a monocolor design. Lesson Plan Idea: Teach the kids a new word (monocolor!) and let them apply it’s definition as a stunning design! (You can thank me later.)
  
• The image must be smaller that 12” x 12”. However, because that concept is a spatial-abstraction to most kids, I recommend anything that fits on a blank, letter-sized piece of paper works great. Have them design big: designs that are too small (smaller than their fist) can be difficult to size-up.

 

The designs can be drawn, painted, computer-based, whatever. So long as they meet that above criteria – Ray theme, monocolor, appropriate size in a two-dimensional format  – they’ll be entered into the contest. The winner will receive a gift card to their favorite restaurant, a free T-shirt with their design on it, and bragging rights for the entire year. 

 

Final submissions can be handed in to Mr. Beestrum or Mr. Albrecht