St. Peter's Middle School
june, 2020
Dear students and parents,
Below you will find correct codes for the google classroom. Also find links to Khan Academy for Grades 5 - 8. Though 5th grade is included, we are using Zearn for the time being. Feel free to join Khan Academy, 5th graders. Your code is found below
There are still many students who have not logged in to Google Classroom or Khan Academy. This is the way I can contact you with emails.
FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, 2020 - 2021, IT IS UNCERTAIN, AT THIS TIME, IF WE WILL BE INCORPORATING REMOTE LEARNING WITH IN SCHOOL (FACE TO FACE) INSTRUCTION. WE ARE RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE. WE CAN MAKE THIS CONTINUE TO WORK. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS OUR REMOTE BASE. I'M HOPING THAT THE FAMILIES WHO FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO CONNECT WITH GOOGLE CLASSROOM TRY TO INCORPORATE IT DURING THE SUMMER. IT IS MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN EMAILING WORK TO ME. IF NECESSARY, EMAIL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT AS A MEANS OF SENDING IN REMOTE ASSIGNMENTS.
MEANWHILE, OF COURSE, EVERYTHING COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE IF MRS. TRAUDT HAS OTHER DIRECTIONS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE. WE'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE. THANK YOU.
SUMMER REINFORCEMENT
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, KHAN ACADEMY WILL BE SET UP FOR YOU TO USE AT YOUR OWN PACE. MOST OF YOU WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH KHAN ACADEMY. THE ENCOURAGING ELEMENT IN THE KHAN ACADEMY LINK IS THAT THEIR TEAM COMMUNICATE WELL WITH ME SO I CAN TRACE YOUR PROGRESS. LET KHAN ACADEMY DETERMINE YOUR STARTING POINT WHICH WILL BE BASED ON YOUR MAP SCORES INITIALLY AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT DURING THE 4TH QUARTER.
DON'T WORRY, IN CASE YOU FORGET ABOUT THE KHAN ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAM, I'LL REMIND YOU THROUGH YOUR EMAIL.
Below you will find correct codes for the google classroom. Also find links to Khan Academy for Grades 5 - 8. Though 5th grade is included, we are using Zearn for the time being. Feel free to join Khan Academy, 5th graders. Your code is found below
There are still many students who have not logged in to Google Classroom or Khan Academy. This is the way I can contact you with emails.
FOR THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR, 2020 - 2021, IT IS UNCERTAIN, AT THIS TIME, IF WE WILL BE INCORPORATING REMOTE LEARNING WITH IN SCHOOL (FACE TO FACE) INSTRUCTION. WE ARE RESILIENT AND FLEXIBLE. WE CAN MAKE THIS CONTINUE TO WORK. WE PLAN TO CONTINUE TO USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM AS OUR REMOTE BASE. I'M HOPING THAT THE FAMILIES WHO FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO CONNECT WITH GOOGLE CLASSROOM TRY TO INCORPORATE IT DURING THE SUMMER. IT IS MORE USER FRIENDLY THAN EMAILING WORK TO ME. IF NECESSARY, EMAIL WILL BE AVAILABLE TO ANY STUDENT AS A MEANS OF SENDING IN REMOTE ASSIGNMENTS.
MEANWHILE, OF COURSE, EVERYTHING COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE IF MRS. TRAUDT HAS OTHER DIRECTIONS FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE. WE'LL JUST WAIT AND SEE. THANK YOU.
SUMMER REINFORCEMENT
DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS, KHAN ACADEMY WILL BE SET UP FOR YOU TO USE AT YOUR OWN PACE. MOST OF YOU WERE ABLE TO CONNECT WITH KHAN ACADEMY. THE ENCOURAGING ELEMENT IN THE KHAN ACADEMY LINK IS THAT THEIR TEAM COMMUNICATE WELL WITH ME SO I CAN TRACE YOUR PROGRESS. LET KHAN ACADEMY DETERMINE YOUR STARTING POINT WHICH WILL BE BASED ON YOUR MAP SCORES INITIALLY AND YOUR INVOLVEMENT DURING THE 4TH QUARTER.
DON'T WORRY, IN CASE YOU FORGET ABOUT THE KHAN ACADEMY SUMMER PROGRAM, I'LL REMIND YOU THROUGH YOUR EMAIL.
ALL PARENTS NEED TO HAVE A GOOGLE ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO USE GOOGLE CLASSROOM. GOOGLE CLASSROOM IS THE SITE THAT WILL ORGANIZE HELPFUL SITES FOR YOU.
DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, IF WE USE REMOTE LEARNING, OUR PROCEDURES WILL BE STRAIGHT FORWARD.
PLEASE BE SURE TO READ ALL OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU GO TO YOUR CLASS ASSIGNMENTS.
FOR A SAFE AND SUCCESSFUL LEARNING SITE AT HOME, I SUGGEST YOU FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES:
- BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORK EVERY DAY, MAKE SURE YOU DISINFECT YOUR KEYBOARD.
- I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT YOU SET UP A CALENDAR SCHEDULE OF ALL ASSIGNMENTS IN MATH. PUTTING IT ON THE REFRIGERATOR IS A GREAT IDEA. WHEN AN ASSIGNMENT IS COMPLETED, YOU CAN CHECK IT OFF. THIS WAY YOU WILL KEEP BETTER TABS ON HOW MUCH IS TRIED AND HOW MUCH IS COMPLETED. MATH NEEDS TO BE VERY ORGANIZED AND WE'VE BEEN PRACTICING THIS ALL YEAR. MOST OF YOU KEPT UP WITH THE ASSIGNMENTS BUT SOME OF YOU LAGGED BEHIND.
- AT THE END OF EACH LESSON CHECK TO MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPTS. I INVITE YOU TO GO TO KHAN ACADEMY LISTED AT THE TOP OF THIS PAGE. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK FOR YOU, JUST EMAIL ME ([email protected])
- INCLUDED WITH THE WEEKLY LESSONS THERE WILL BE SCREENCASTIFY VIDEOS IN WHICH I EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE THE STANDARDS FOR THAT WEEK. IF, AFTER WATCHING THE VIDEO YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN EMAIL ME AND I'LL PRODUCE OTHER VIDEOS FOR THAT WEEK. HOPEFULLY, ZOOM MEETINGS OR A FACSIMILE TO ZOOM CAN BE INSTALLED IN MY COMPUTER. ONCE I EXPERIMENT WITH CONVERTERS THAT ARE FRIENDLY TO REMOTE LEARNING IN REMOTE AREAS LIKE OUR HOME, THE OPTION TO AUDIO AND VIDEO CONVERSATIONS WILL BE OPENED TO YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS SUMMER WILL BE A BUSY ONE FOR ME AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
- WHEN I TEACH IN THE CLASSROOM, I USE A SPIRAL METHOD. THAT MEANS I BRING IN FUTURE TOPICS AS WE ARE STUDYING THE PRESENT TOPIC. FOR INSTANCE, IF WE ARE STUDYING EXPRESSIONS AND EQUATIONS, I WILL APPLY IT TO GEOMETRY BY NAMING THE ANGLES IN TERMS OF "X". THIS ALLOWS A LINK BETWEEN ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY. THIS WILL, IN TURN, HELP YOU TO MAKE BETTER CONNECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WHATEVER THE YEAR LOOKS LIKE.
- YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET HELP FROM THREE DIFFERENT SOURCES ON LINE: GRADES 5 - 8 MATH WILL USE eurekamath.org. , SEARCH FOR YOUR GRADE AND MODULE AND LESSON WE'RE STUDYING, THEN LOOK FOR HOMEWORK HELPER. ALSO AVAILABLE ON EUREKA SHOULD BE VIDEOS ON THE TOPICS. REMEMBER THERE IS NO QUICK WAY TO DO THESE ASSIGNMENTS. THE DAY AT HOME SHOULD BE LIKE A SCHOOL DAY.
- IN THE COMING YEAR, OUR SCHOOL WILL CONTINUE TO BE PART OF GOOGLE CLASSROOM. DURING THE SUMMER, ONE DISCUSSION BETWEEN ADMINISTRATION AND FACULTY WILL BE HOW WE CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT GOOGLE CLASSROOM IN CONJUNCTION WITH IN-SCHOOL LEARNING.
- FOR NEW STUDENTS TO OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL, ALL STUDENTS CAN GO TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM BY USING THE PARENT'S GMAIL ACCOUNT. ALL PARENTS WILL NEED A GMAIL ACCOUNT IN ORDER TO GET ONTO GOOGLE CLASSROOM.
- GRADE 5 MATH: YOU WILL BE CONNECTED TO Zearn.org . You will need to join. (No charge) To join Zearn, use class code HF7W6D. ON THIS SITE, YOU WILL HAVE VIDEOS THAT FOLLOW THE MODULES WE WILL BE USING. THIS WILL BE UNDER math chat. IT MIGHT TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO UNDERSTAND THEIR SYSTEM, BUT I THINK YOU'LL BE FINE. IF NOT, JUST EMAIL ME AND I'LL WORK ON IT.
- GRADE 5 MATH: GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE FOR GRADE 5 MATH IS: dzpwbcr
- GRADE 6 MATH: GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE FOR GRADE 6 MATH IS : ibf3ptj
- GRADE 7 MATH: GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE FOR GRADE 7 MATH IS: o46nsgp. MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST CHARACTER IS NOT THE NUMBER 0 BUT RATHER THE LETTER o.
- GRADE 8 MATH FOR 8 GRADERS AND 7 ACCELERATED STUDENTS WHO TAKE MATH 8. ALGEBRA 1 STUDENTS CAN USE THIS, BUT ONLY FOR MATH 8 STANDARDS: GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE FOR GRADE 8 MATH IS: q75yibr.
- GRADE 9 ALGEBRA 1: GOOGLE CLASSROOM CODE IS: 3nymbav. ALL ALGEBRA 1 STUDENTS KNOW THAT YOU HAVE PEARSON TEXT THAT IS EXCELLENT AT EXPLAINING THE STANDARDS. LATER ON IN THE YEAR YOU ALSO HAVE THE BARRONS REVIEW BOOK WHICH HAS A PRACTICE SECTION FOR ALL THE ESSENTIAL TOPICS. HOWEVER, YOU ARE INVITED TO USE KHAN ACADEMY AS WELL. AT THIS POINT, WE AREN'T SURE HOW PEARSON WILL BE SET UP, BUT THAT IS WHY WE HAVE A SUMMER TO PREPARE. THE PLAN IS TO HAVE AN ALGEBRA 1 REGENTS COURSE FOR THE ADVANCED MATH STUDENTS IN THE 8TH GRADE.
- RIGHT NOW, GRADES 5 - 9 MATH STUDENTS CAN FIND HELP UNDERSTANDING YOUR STANDARDS IN EACH LESSON BY GOING TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM AND FINDING THE LINK TO KHAN ACADEMY @ Khanacademy.org. FROM THERE YOU WILL SEARCH FOR mappers. MAPPERS WILL HAVE HELP FOR YOU ACCORDING TO YOUR LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING. KHAN ACADEMY GOES BY MAP TEST RESULTS WHICH YOU RECENTLY TOOK IN CLASS. KHAN ACADEMY IS CONNECTED TO MAP TESTING RECORDS. IF YOU GRASP THE WORK QUICKLY, YOU WILL MOVE QUICKLY. IF YOU NEED MORE TIME, YOU'LL HAVE IT. YOU WILL GO AT YOUR OWN PACE. THIS IS THE PLAN FOR SUMMER REINFORCEMENT. I WILL UPDATE YOU THROUGH EMAIL HOW YOU WILL CONTINUE TO USE KHAN ACADEMY. IF, BY ANY CHANCE, YOU LOSE YOUR CLASS CODE, JUST EMAIL ME DURING THE SUMMER AND I'LL RECONNECT YOU. ALL STUDENTS WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR 2019 - 2020 SCHOOL YEAR CODE. ADVANCED 7TH GRADERS WILL USE MATH 8 FOR KHAN ACADEMY REINFORCEMENT.
- GRADE 6: KHANACADEMY.ORG/JOIN/6dk6qk6m
- GRADE 7: KHANACADEMY.ORG/JOIN/FAX9K9PT
- GRADE 8: KHANACADEMY.ORG/JOIN/WYZ2WFHZ
HAPPY SUMMER EVERYONE. GOD BLESS.