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Spring Break April 10- April 17
Spring Break April 10- April 17
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Week 11: April 6 to April 9
Dear Parents & Students,
Reminder: the Hydrosphere Unit on Edgenuity is due before the Spring Break.
With the new updates, grades will be not uploaded to PowerSchool until a later decision has been made.
Edgenuity student’s online grade book will display points earned and points possible, as well as percentage grades. Students and parents can access and check the student’s progress and the online grade book at any time.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me for any questions. My remote office hours is from 8 am to 3 pm.
Best Regards,
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Week 10: March 30 to April 3
Dear Parents & Students,
During this period of time, remote learning, you will receive 2 emails every week. On Friday as planning for next week and on Wednesday as a reminder for major assignments and new updates.
Reminder: Third quarter grades will be finalized this weekend, and next week will start fourth quarter.
Major assignments for this week, Hydrosphere unit on Edgenuity (required) and grades will be posted by the end of the week toward 4th quarter.
If you need to contact me during this time, my remote office hours will be: Monday – Friday 8:00 – 3:00. During office hours, you may reach me by email at: sanas.chakra@cms.k12.nc.us
Thanks,
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Week 9: March 23 to March 26
Reminder: The End of Quarter 3 is Thu. March 26
I will continue accepting late work.
The completed Edgenuity supplemental assignments will be used as replacement for any missing or low grade(s) currently in PowerSchool
Agenda for the Week of March 23:
Hydrosphere Unit on Edgenuity.
Students may still use the notes on Canvas as a resource. However, ALL work and activities must be completed in Edgenuity in order to receive credit, as all grades will come from there for this period of time.
If you need to contact me during this time, my remote office hours will be: Monday – Friday 8:00 – 3:00. During office hours, you may reach me by email at: sanas.chakra@cms.k12.nc.us
Thanks,
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Week 8: March 16 to March 20
Dear Parents/Guardians.
During this time of school closing, we will use Edgenuity to continue with our learning in Earth & Environmental Science.
Attached is the Edgenuity Login Info for students to start their e-learning.
The first section of the course opens today Wednesday, March 18, and it is a review for the previous unit (Unit 2 Lithosphere). Students’ performance and scores will be used as replacement for missing or lower score assignments.
Thus, the rest of this week, is a remediation for mastery.
Expectations: For each unit, students have about one week to complete the assignments, progress tracker is available, and some of the quizzes are available for more than 1 attempt.
Grades are updated, and I will continue updating my class webpage for HW and weekly Newsletter, students may still use the notes on Canvas as a resource. However ALL work and activities must be completed in Edgenuity in order to receive credit, as all grades will come from there for this period of time.
If you need to contact me during this time, my remote office hours will be: Monday – Friday 8:00 – 3:00. During office hours, you may reach me by email at: sanas.chakra@cms.k12.nc.us
Best Regards,
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Mon. March 16, 2020
Dear Parents/Guardians,
We are currently working on a plan for virtual learning for students to complete online. More information will come out later this week including login information for the online platform. There will be more information from the school as well.
We are currently working on a plan for virtual learning for students to complete online. More information will come out later this week including login information for the online platform. There will be more information from the school as well.
During this time, students have access to Canvas to continue working on Oceanography Module & Unit 3 review resources.
Best Regards,
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Week 7: March 9 to March 13
Dear Parents/Guardians,
I am looking forward to meeting you during Parent Conference night on Th. Mar.12 (5:30 pm - 7:00 pm)
Reminder: We are two weeks away from the Mid-Term test, which will be held on the week of March 23rd
Science topic for this week: Hydrosphere_Surface & Groundwater, & NC River Basin.
Content Focus:
- Water Cycle, surface water movement, stages of stream development, lakes & freshwater wetlands.
- Movement and storage of groundwater.
- Explain how groundwater and surface water interact
- Point and non-point source pollution
- Types of Wetlands (Swamps, Marshes, Blogs..)
- Explain river system including NC river basins, aquifers, and watersheds.
- Evaluate the human influences on Water Quality in NC's River basins & wetlands
- Explain consequences of aquifer depletion including subsidence and salt-water intrusion on the coast.
Major assignments for this week:
- NC Geologic Flip-book Due Mon. 3/9
- Hydrosphere Pre-test on Mon. 3/9
- U2 Part 2 Weekly checklist is due Tue. Mar. 10
- Notes, CW, study guide & quizzes
- HW: Ch. 9 & 10 study guides (eBook)
- Weekly test on Fri. Mar. 13
- Mastery Points assignment_Posted on CANVAS under Announcement_ Due Mon. Mar. 16th.
- Study notes Ppt, review quizzes, study guides & voc.
Grades will be updated weekly (By Monday Afternoon) on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
If students have any issues regarding their grades, please notify me as soon as possible.
Finally, students need to review notes (Canvas), complete homework on time, prepare for daily quizzes, and weekly test.
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 6: March 2 to March 6
Reminder: Lithosphere Unit 2 TEST will be given on Thur. March 5th
Students received their Progress Reports on Thur. Feb. 27 (To be signed)
Wed. March 4 is an Early Release Day
Science topics for this week are: Soils, Topographic Map, NC Geologic History.
Content Focus
- Identify soil horizons, and describe the physical properties of soil layers
- Recall that soil is the result of weathering of rocks and includes weathered particles: sand, silt and clay.
- How do I classify the types of soil using the soil textural triangle.
- How do topographic maps (TM) use contour lines to show features of an area?
- Connect major types of Geologic processes to landforms in NC and SE US
- Summarize the major events in the geologic history of North Carolina and the southeastern United States. Explain how current geologic land-forms developed such as Appalachian Mountains, fall zone, shorelines, barrier islands, valleys, river basins, etc. using the geologic time scale.
- Why is the geologic time scale useful in describing Earth’s 4.6 billion year history?
Major Assignments are:
- Make up work_due Mon. March 2
- Unit 2 study guide (Formal)_Due. Tue. March 3
- Unit 2 TEST_Lithosphere_ Thur. March 5
- Daily Quizzes
Tutoring hours are available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:15. Please parents, email me when your son/daughter is coming for tutoring.
Grades are updated weekly on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 5: Feb. 24 to Feb. 28
Reminder: Thu. Feb. 27- Mid Quarter Progress Reports to go home
Extended time for the "Retest Points" for mastery, Link is available on Canvas under announcements. Which is due on Mon. Feb. 24
The Lithosphere Unit 2 TEST will be given on Th. March 5th
Science topics for this week are: Earthquakes, Volcanoes, NC Geology, Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Mass Movement, Soil Formation & Horizons
Content Focus
- Explain how the plate tectonics, Faults, volcanoes, and earthquakes impact the lithosphere.
- Analyze types of Faults, Earthquakes Causes and Effects
- Locate earthquakes – epicenter and focal point – and relate to different types of plate boundaries.
- How do seismologists locate the epicenter of an Earthquake.
- Explain how the release of energy of various types of earthquakes relates to magnitude, and P and S waves.
- Identify 3 types of volcanoes and tell where/how they form.
- How do Earth’s processes and human activities change the surface of the Earth? (Weathering & Erosion)
- Explain the relationship between gravity and mass movements? Identify the different types of mass movements and how are they described?
- Identify soil horizons, and describe the physical properties of soil layers
- Recall that soil is the result of weathering of rocks and includes weathered particles: sand, silt and clay.
- How do I classify the types of soil using the soil textural triangle.
Major assignments for this week:
- Progress Report to be signed
- Retest Points for Mastery- Due Mon. Feb. 24
- Earth's Layers Foldable is due on Wed. Feb. 26 (Formal) (Received on Th. Feb. 20 & it is available on Canvas)
- Daily HW, CW, study guide & quizzes
- Weekly test on Wed. Feb. 26 (Rocks, Rock Cycle, Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics...)
- Study notes Ppt, review quizzes, study guide & voc. (Canvas)
- Weekly Checklist
Grades will be updated weekly (By Monday Afternoon) on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Finally, tutoring hours are available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:15. Please parents, email me when your son/daughter is coming for tutoring.
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 4: Feb. 17 to Feb. 21
Reminder:
Students will receive their Progress Reports on Thur. Feb. 20(Postponed for next Week)- Make up work is due Mon. Feb. 17th
- The link for "Retest Points" for mastery is available on Canvas under announcements. Which is due on Fri. Feb. 21st.
Science topics for this week : Rock Cycle, Earth's Layers, Plate tectonics/Boundaries, & Continental Drift
Content Focus:
- How are rocks in the three major rock groups formed and how do geologists use the rock’s characteristics to identify and classify them?
- Compare and contrast the Earth's Layers including temperature, density, and composition.
- What is the historical evidence that supports the Continental Drift Theory?
- What causes the movement of the continents?
- Identify the three general categories of plate boundaries recognized by scientists: convergent, divergent, and transform
- The relationship between the type of plate boundaries and the various features of land-forms.
Major Assignments for this week:
- Complete Rock Cycle WebQuest
- Complete the Earth's layers Foldable.
- Weekly TEST on Friday Feb. 21st . (Rocks, Rock Cycle, Earth's Layers, Plate Tectonics...)
- Study notes Ppt, review quizzes, & voc. (Canvas)
Progress report to be signed by Fri. Feb. 21st for a Bonus QUIZ grade- CW/Unit 2 Weekly Checklist_Fri. Feb. 21st
Grades will be updated weekly (By Monday Afternoon) on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Finally, tutoring hours are available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:15. Please parents, email me when your son/daughter is coming for tutoring.
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 3: Feb. 10 to Feb. 14
Reminder: The Biosphere Unit 1 TEST will be given on Fri. Feb. 14
Science topics for this week are: Ecosystem Services, Ecological Succession, Biomes, Biodiversity, Population Growth, Carrying Capacity, & Human impacts on the environment.
Content Focus
- 4 main categories of ecosystem services: Provisioning, Regulating, Cultural Services, & Supporting Services
- Types of population growth: exponential & logistic.
- Describe how natality, mortality rates, immigration and emigration affect population growth rates
- Explain carrying capacity. Infer limiting factors to human population growth.
- Explain the global impact of loss of biodiversity. Determine the factors that increase/decrease biodiversity
- Explain effects of invasive nonnative species (plant or animal) on an NC ecosystem.
- Explain the 3 levels of Biodiversity. Differentiate between Threatened, endangered, and extinct species.
- Summarize the impacts of a growing population on the natural resources in North Carolina
- Describe the major biomes on Earth_Climate, locations.....& human impacts
- Differentiate between primary & Secondary ecological successions
Major Assignments are:
- Ecology Book Project is due on Fri. Feb. 14 (Rubric available on Canvas)
- Daily Quizzes & Weekly Classwork checklist
- The Biosphere Unit TEST will be given on Fri. Feb. 14
Grades will be updated weekly (By Monday Afternoon) on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Tutoring hours for this week is available only on Thursday from 2:30 to 3:15. Please parents, email me when your son/daughter is coming for tutoring.
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 2: Feb. 3 to Feb. 7
Science topics for this week are: Biosphere, & Ecology
Content Focus:
- Distinguish between biotic & abiotic factors, habitat & niche
- List and define the ecological levels of organization from smallest to largest.(organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere)
- Sun's Energy, connection to life, Earth's Systems & Energy Transfer (Radiation)
- Ecosystems, Food Webs, & Energy Transfer.
- Describe and define symbiotic relationships.
- 4 types of Ecosystem Services
Major Assignments are
- Lab Safety Project_ (Due. Tues. Feb. 4)
- Daily Quizzes & the weekly TEST will be on Fri. Feb. 7th
- 3 D Ecological Pyramid (To be completed in class)
- Weekly Check list (Notes, Warmups, &classwork)
- Review notes & Study Voc.
Grades will be updated weekly on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Tutoring hours are available on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 2:30 to 3:15. Please parents, email me when your son/daughter is coming for tutoring.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. sanas.chakra@cms.k12.nc.us
Thanks for all your support,
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Week 1: Jan. 27 to Jan. 31
Dear Parents/Guardians,
Regularly, you will receive a weekly updated message about topics, classwork, assignments, and projects discussed in our classroom.
On Tue. Jan. 28 students will receive their Classroom Guidelines/Syllabus & Lab Safety Contract. In addition, I am hoping you will discuss it with your student and sign it by Fri. Jan. 31
Science topics for this week are Classroom Guidelines & Expectations, Lab Safety Rules, and Intro. to Scientific Method
Content Focus:
- Classroom routines, procedures, & consequences
- Review and practice Lab Safety Equipment/procedures
- Basic Science Skills & Graphing.
- Apply the steps of the Sc. Method_Daily Activities
Major Assignments are:
- Classroom Syllabus & Lab Safety Contract to be signed.
- Lab Safety Poster (Project Grade) is due on Mon. Feb. 3 (check the Rubric/CANVAS)
Grades will be updated weekly on PowerSchool, and Homework will be updated daily on the class webpage.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions. sanas.chakra@cms.k12.nc.us
Thanks for all your support,
Mrs. Chakra
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