Week 2 (9-14-20)
Ray Mathematics--Remote Leaning
Mr. Albrecht (lalbrecht@cps.edu)
and
Ms. Welber (sjwelber@cps.edu)
Weekly Updates
WEEKLY MATH UPDATES
Our main focus is connecting with students and their families, getting to know each other, and learning how to use the technology that will facilitate our learning. We know there will still be challenges, glitches, and frustrations this week. That’s okay! We will be forgiving, patient, and flexible and hope you will do the same. For immediate tech help try the CPS Online Reopening Guide support page. Also there are lots of background documents and forms they should review and use for both planning and compliance purposes.
During the second week of school students students will start using Khan Academy for individual/asynchronous learning. We will spend Monday getting students signed in and acquainted with the site. We will also start the week with our week with Math Show and Tell-- ask your students about it!
In the second half of the week we will start looking at the mathematics content standards. This year we will be using Open-Up by the folks at Illustrative Mathematics. 7th grade will begin exploring scale factor and scale drawings. 8th grade begins a discussion of transformations (the math movement).
For those of you interested in Algebra, we plan to send invites out mid-week to students who qualify based on their passed grades, test scores, and work ethic. Mr. Albrecht will hold the class Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. starting tentatively Monday 9-21-20. Please email Mr. Albrecht if you have questions.
As you know, Ms. Welber is co-teaching our class for the first half of this year. As part of Ms. Welber’s student teaching, she will need to record some lessons, either to share with her professors, or to submit to the state board for certification. In order to do that, we need permission from the parents/guardians of every student in the class. Please fill out this form: English Spanish to tell us if you give your permission or not. There is more information on the form as well about the recordings. This is the same form that Mrs. Johnson-Finner will send out for Mr. Watkins in her class, so you only need to fill it out once. If you already filled it out for Mrs. Johnson-Finner, you are all set!
One more thing-- we will also welcome visitors into our Google Meet classes this week. Principal Neely will hold a Town Hall with the middle school students this week. We will also have the students meet out Dean of Students Ms. Perry and our counselor Ms. Nieto.
Student Daily Schedule by Homeroom:
All classes meet using Google Meet. Links to join class are in the top left hand corner of each class’ Google Classroom. Video Help for accessing Google Meet through Google Classroom (start at 2:44).To get access to Google Classroom and Google Meet use your CPS email. Go Here if you need help getting into your CPS email.
Homeroom teachers are listed by the homeroom numbers.
*45 minute periods include 5 minutes of passing time
**Specials is 30 minutes synchronous. PE is will be the first 2 weeks and classes meet on these days: Monday-302, Tuesday-304, Wednesday- 306, Thursday- 307, Friday-309
Math Class Information
STUDENT EMAIL: Students and families must be able to access their student’s email. Need help or logging in for the first time: Go Here. The student CPS email is the access to Google Classroom for assignments and information, to Google Meet to attend class remotely, and to Aspen Student Portal for grades.
Weekly Individual/Asynchronous Assignments: 5 assignments in Khan Academy. Due by 9-18-20 at 11:59 p.m. We will get students connected and set up on 9-14-20. This week we will get our math brains working with a fractions review.
Google Classroom Links: Currently Google Classrooms are being pushed out to students through the CPS Aspen system. Students and families can use the student’s CPS email to access their Google Classrooms.
Curriculum and unit overviews: Open-Up-- This is the launch page. Choose your role as parent and 7th or 8th grade to see an overview of every unit and lesson for the whole year.
Grades: Starting September 8, 2020 CPS will return to regular grading practices, as the district will ensure all students have the tools they need to succeed. Grading scale.
Office Hours: School days from 2:10 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. We will use this time to connect with students and families. We will have scheduled appointments as well as open times. We will use Google JamBoard and Google Chat for one-on-one meetings. We will also schedule some small group sessions and meet using Google Meet. We are also available to talk with parents via email, Google Meet, or a telephone conversation. Please contact Mr. Albrecht at lalbrecht@cps.edu to schedule a conference time.
Communication platforms with students: Google Classroom, CPS email, Google Meet (whole class), Google Chat, and Google JamBoard.
Communication platforms with parents/families: email, blog, telephone. We recommend that parents/families know the emails and passwords of their students so they can also access Google Classroom.
Tutoring: We recommend Maroon Tutor Match
Ray Mathematics FAQ: Want to know a little bit more about mathematics class at Ray. Check the Frequently Asked Questions page.
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RAY VISION
Every Chicago Public Schools student in every neighborhood
will be engaged in a rigorous, well-rounded program and will
graduate prepared for success in college, career and life.
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experience for our culturally, racially, and socio-economically
diverse student body. Teachers and staff work collaboratively with parents to instill in our students a life-
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