Week 8 (10-26-20)
Ray Mathematics--Remote Leaning
Mr. Albrecht (lalbrecht@cps.edu)
and
Ms. Welber (sjwelber@cps.edu)
Weekly Updates
Quarter 1 ends November 5, 2020. Mr. Albrecht and Ms. Welber’s cut-off for late, make-up, and redo work is Wednesday November 4 at 5 p.m. CPS Calendar 2020-2021
This Friday, October 30th, is Creative Expression Day. Students are allowed to dress up if they wish to participate. All creative displays should be school appropriate. No weapons and costumes with blood.
Students are reminded to practice Pandemic Safety Habits. There was a surge in the COVID 19 cases in Illinois in the last week.
This is our last week for school supply giveaways. Supplies can be picked up by our contactless grab and go food site.
School Forms were due By October 15. PLEASE TURN IN ASAP! They can be turned in electronically to Ms. Vergara, svergara@cps.edu or to the school at the main entrance. Copies are available there.
7/8th specials this week with Mr. McNaughton The special for 7/8th will also last for 3 more weeks. Ms. Jerris has this info posted in all PE Google Classrooms for the students. Students will continue with the same schedule they have (every homeroom coming a different day during the week).
Ray is a Grab and Go meal site during Remote Learning. Pick-ups are school days from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m.
WEEKLY MATH UPDATES
Our main focus is still connecting with students, 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.
7th grade continues to investigate the idea of the constant of proportionality. We will also use the constant of proportionality to write equations for proportional relationships. We will end the week with a short quiz on proportional equations.
7.RP.A.2Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.
7.RP.A.2.b Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.
7.RP.A.2.c Represent proportional relationships by equations.
8th grade continues their study angle relationships. We start the week with angle relationships and measures when a transversal intersects parallel lines. We will use Desmos activities to practice and assess student understanding of these angle relationships. We will also review triangle characteristics.
7.G.B.5Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem to write and solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a figure.
8.G.A.5Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles.
Students will continue to use Khan Academy for individual/asynchronous learning.
ALGEBRA
Invitations went out several weeks ago to families of students who qualify based on their passed grades, test scores, and work ethic. Mr. Albrecht holds the class Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. Please email Mr. Albrecht if you have questions.
Help Ms. Welber: Recording Permission Form
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!
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.
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. Check Google Classroom for other weekly assignments.
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 Hangouts 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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Every Chicago Public Schools student in every neighborhood
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diverse student body. Teachers and staff work collaboratively with parents to instill in our students a life-
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