Remote Learning (7th grade math) Week 9: (8th grade info in the previous post)

Remote Learning--Ray 7th Mathematics

Mr. Albrecht 

PLEASE READ HIGHLIGHTED IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 8,2020.

7TH GRADE: The cut-off for late, make-up, and redo assignments in Mr. Albrecht's math classes is Thursday, JUNE 11 at 11:59 p.m.  

1. Online Meeting Schedule: listed below. We will meet Monday through Wednesday for short classes and then again on Friday for a Kahoot! about what we learned. (No Class this FRIDAY. Ray teacher meetings.) Students will have Thursdays to work on weekly assignments and Khan Academy Homework. Mr. Albrecht or Ms. Hedstrom will share a Google Meet link in Google Classroom each day (it will show up in the header bar near the top left corner a few minutes before the start of class). In 7th grade we continue a unit on Probability-- experimental probability and the counting principle. We will continue to review online meeting norms and what assigned work will look like.

7th & 8th Grade Remote Learning Schedule
	Albrecht/Hedstrom Math	Havnoonian SS	McGovern SS:Read/Write	Johnson ELA	Dowd Science
9:00-9:20	304	210	302	307	309
9:30-9:50	309	304	210	302	307
10:00-10:20	307	309	304	210	302
10:30- 10:50	302	307	309	304	210
11:00- 11:20	210	302	307	309	304

2. Weekly Assignments: We have been listening to student and parent feedback and  we are trying to help students stay organized without feeling overwhelmed during Remote Learning. To that end, we will follow a consistent schedule of assignments. All assignments will be posted in Google Classroom. There will be 4 graded assignments each week.

• Khan Academy: 5 exercises assigned by Monday morning each week. (We will also assign recommended videos for help with the exercises.) DUE FRIDAY by 11:59 p.m. This is your last Khan assignment.
• Exit Ticket: Assigned for class Monday morning. This will be a direct follow-up to our Tuesday class and consist of 1 or 2 questions. It should not take more than 10 minutes to answer. Student responses help us plan for teaching and learning for the rest of the week. DUE TUESDAY by 11:59 p.m.
• Classwork: NONE!
• Kahoot!: Friday of each week we will do a Kahoot! as an assessment of the week’s learning. We will work on this during our class time together. We will also provide a link for students to attempt on their own if they cannot make it to class on Friday or want to redo the Kahoot for a higher score.. Due the following Tuesday by 11:59 p.m.
• Practice: Ungraded recommendations for further practice or enrichment. Labelled as “Practice” and will consist of games, puzzles, and high school challenge tasks. NOT GRADED

3. LATE WORK: Use this form for turning in late work: Late Work Form The cut-off for late, make-up, and redo assignments in Mr. Albrecht's math classes is Thursday, JUNE 11 at 11:59 p.m. 
4. Packets: Students and families may choose alternate packet work in place of the online teaching and learning. Please contact me at lalbrecht@cps.edu and I can put you in touch with a Ray administrator who will work with you on a packet pick-up and drop-off schedule.
5. Grades: Starting Monday, 5-4-20 I will be grading and entering grades based on the CPS policy announced 4-30-20. CPS 4TH QUARTER GRADING POLICY 
6. Time expectations: CPS is recommending at least 180 total minutes a day for all student learning. Math is just a part of that (30 minutes to be exact). I am trying to plan with that in mind. We will check in on April 27, 2020 and see how the first two weeks went and what changes might be needed.
7. Office Hours: 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily by appointment. Meetings via email, Google Classroom chat, or Google Hangouts chat, or JamBoard.
8. Technology: link to letter from Ray: Tech Letter
9. Communication with students: Google Classroom, CPS email, Google Meet (whole class), Google Hangout chat
10. Communication with parents/families: email, Class Dojo, blog.

Mr. Albrecht

lalbrecht@cps.edu

Remote Learning (8th grade math) Week 9

Remote Learning--Ray 8th Mathematics

Mr. Albrecht 

First off, a hearty congratulations to the Class of 2020! A Year Like No Other is right! Way to go! 

Second, please check the highlighted sections below for important end of the year and last week for 8th graders news!

1. Online Meeting Schedule: listed below. We will meet Monday and Wednesday. WEDNESDAY IS OUR LAST CLASS! I plan to have circle on Monday and we will do a year ending Kahoot! about the Cllass of 2020 on Wednesday!

7th & 8th Grade Remote Learning Schedule
	Albrecht/Hedstrom Math	Havnoonian SS	McGovern SS:Read/Write	Johnson ELA	Dowd Science
9:00-9:20	304	210	302	307	309
9:30-9:50	309	304	210	302	307
10:00-10:20	307	309	304	210	302
10:30- 10:50	302	307	309	304	210
11:00- 11:20	210	302	307	309	304

2. Weekly Assignments: Just Exit Ticket: I already assigned the question. I need students to write questions about memories from math class or just fun Ray memories for our Kahoot! on Wednesday. Due by Tuesday at 4 p.m.

3. LATE WORK: The cut-off is Monday, June 8 by 5 p.m. Use this form for turning in late work: Late Work Form
4. Packets: Students and families may choose alternate packet work in place of the online teaching and learning. Please contact me at lalbrecht@cps.edu and I can put you in touch with a Ray administrator who will work with you on a packet pick-up and drop-off schedule.
5. Grades: Starting Monday, 5-4-20 I will be grading and entering grades based on the CPS policy announced 4-30-20. CPS 4TH QUARTER GRADING POLICY 
6. Time expectations: CPS is recommending at least 180 total minutes a day for all student learning. Math is just a part of that (30 minutes to be exact). I am trying to plan with that in mind. We will check in on April 27, 2020 and see how the first two weeks went and what changes might be needed.
7. Office Hours: 1:15 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. daily by appointment. Meetings via email, Google Classroom chat, or Google Hangouts chat, or JamBoard.
8. Technology: link to letter from Ray: Tech Letter
9. Communication with students: Google Classroom, CPS email, Google Meet (whole class), Google Hangout chat
10. Communication with parents/families: email, Class Dojo, blog.

Mr. Albrecht

lalbrecht@cps.edu

Khan for week 6-8-20

7th Grade


8th Grade--no Khan! Happy Graduation!

ABC countdown continues...

ABC Countdown is to S: Support the 8th graders who are graduating!

Homeroom 304 Student Item Retrival Time

Hi all,


I just received the scheduled time for Homeroom 304 students to come pick up items they may have left at Ray in their lockers.


Pick up for 304 is Thursday, June 11 from 12:45 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Location is the outside the Auditorium doors on the west side of Ray. Items will be brought down to parents/guardians. Only parents/guardians may come to pick up items.


If you would need to send an alternate for item pick-up or need to work out a different time, please contact Ms. Thole (mmthole@cps.edu) or Ms. Neely (gpharrisneely@cps.edu).


Best,
Mr. Albrecht

A note about last night and where we go from here.

Dear Families,

Today, I’m writing to you as a mother of a black boy who is worried for him, and the millions of other black boys in our country. I worry that when he leaves our home to ride bikes with his friends, he will come back to me as a headline, a hashtag, a rallying cry—an Ahmaud, a Breonna, a George. 

My mother raised me to never bring up a problem without a solution, but today, I can only share with you my hurt and sorrow for our community. Tomorrow and in the days and weeks to come, we will have to have some real and difficult conversations about the worth of a person—not only in death but also in life. 

We must acknowledge that far too many of us have come to accept fear and pain as part of normal life. Fear should not be the first thing we feel in the morning and the last thing we feel at night but it is for many in the African American community. If we are going to progress as a society, this moment must lead us to confront racism — in all of its forms — on a daily basis. 

Racism is all around us, but for too long, our nation has locked it away in the Civil Rights chapter of our history books. We taught and talked in terms of segregation, bus seating, and Bull Connor, while not giving enough attention and voice to what’s happening today. I’m challenging our community—parents, teachers, students—to call racist behavior out when we see it. We’ve tolerated intolerance for far too long, and the time has come for us to act.

This work is not easy but that cannot be an excuse to delay progress. Black lives matter, and it’s past due for us to prove it with action. Families of all backgrounds have a role to play, and it starts by speaking honestly with our children and our own respective communities. These will be undoubtedly difficult conversations and we will be sharing resources beginning Monday to help you begin these conversations.  

We are here for you today, and we will be here for you tomorrow. Together we have a responsibility to ensure each day is safer, fairer and more just than the last.

Janice K. Jackson, EdD

Mother of CPS students