Sunday, October 17, 2021

Week 8-Ray 7/8th Mathematics and 8th Homeroom 304(10-18-21)

 Week 8 (10-18-21)

Ray 7/8th Mathematics

and

8th grade HOMEROOM 304

Mr. Albrecht (lalbrecht@cps.edu)



Happy October! There is more information about mathematics class and Ray Middle School below. I will continue to send updates each week as we build and grow our community of learners. If you have any questions or concerns, please email me at lalbrecht@cps.edu and I will get back to you as soon as I can.





  1. Upcoming: 

    • Student COVID Testing is scheduled for Tuesday, 10/19/21, from 8:30 - 10:30 a.m LINK for STUDENT REGISTRATION TO TEST

    • End of the quarter is Thursday, November 4. There is no school on Friday, November 5 for teacher professional development day.

    • ALL STUDENT LATE, REDO, or MAKEUP assignments for math need to be in to Mr. Albrecht by Tuesday, 11-2-21 by 5 p.m.

    • REMINDER that every Wednesday is RAY WARRIOR WEDNESDAY--wear green or Ray gear to show school spirit!

 

  1. MASKS: CPS schools and facilities will continue to follow Chicago's mask mandate. Masks must be worn at all times unless eating/drinking. PLEASE REMIND students they need to have their masks covering their mouth and nose at all times.

from CPS

 

  1. FORMS! DUE ASAP! Please follow the links below to get and fill out forms needed for your student for the 2021-22 school year. You may return to me electronically via email or print and send the forms back with your student. (Please contact me if you need copies sent home.) I sent home copies of the forms booklet (#3) last week on Friday as well.


  1. Student COVID-19 Self-Certification Attestation Form

  2. Family Income Form

  3. All other forms can be found on this page

 

  1. All Ray Middle School Schedule here


  1. Ray Website: Ray School, Mr. Albrect’s page, Mr. Albrecht’s blog



  1. CPS FALL SY22 Reopening information from CPS for students and families HERE. We will maintain a distancing of 3 feet as much as possible. We will also be frequently sanitizing our hands!


  1. Reminders:

    • Students have been issued a Chromebook to use at school. Students should be checking email and Google Classrooms daily.

    • Bring a bottle of water each day to school every day!

    • It is a good idea to have an extra mask or 2.


  1. Order your loved ones a Ray t-shirt, hoodie and/or car magnet to show your Ray School pride! All sizes - both youth and adult - are now available. Email or text a photo of your order form to friendsofraypto@gmail.com. Proceeds from every purchase support Friends of Ray School PTO.  Thank you!




WEEKLY MATH UPDATES


7th: We will continue a unit on Proportional Reasoning and Percent.  This week will look at using data tables to model proportional relationships and determine the constant of proportionality in those relationships. We will also finally take the CPS REACH BOY test on Monday and the CPS STAR 360 test on Wednesday.

  • 7.RP.A.2.a Decide whether two quantities are in a proportional relationship, e.g., by testing for equivalent ratios in a table or graphing on a coordinate plane and observing whether the graph is a straight line through the origin.

  • 7.RP.A.2.b Identify the constant of proportionality (unit rate) in tables, graphs, equations, diagrams, and verbal descriptions of proportional relationships.


8th: This week when transformations will begin to not only change the position of a shape; the shape itself will change--dilation! We will define dilation by its scale factor and center point and use dilation to create similar figures. We will also take the CPS STAR 360 exam on Wednesday.

  • 8.G.3.A Describe the effect of dilations, translations, rotations, and reflections on two-dimensional figures using coordinates.



Math Class Information

  1. 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.

  2. Weekly Individual Homework Assignments: See the Khan Academy assignment shared in Google Classroom.

  3. Google Classroom Links: Students and families can use the student’s CPS email to access their Google Classrooms.

  4. 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.

  5. Grades: Grading scale.

  6. Office Hours: Please contact Mr. Albrecht at lalbrecht@cps.edu to schedule a conference time or to get help with assignments.

  7. Communication platforms with students: Google Classroom, CPS email.

  8. Communication platforms with parents/families: email, website, blog, telephone. We recommend that parents/families know the emails and passwords of their students so they can also access Google Classroom.

  9. Tutoring: We recommend Maroon Tutor Match

  10. 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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