8th Grade Orientation

Welcome to 8th Grade at Creighton Middle School!

VIRTUAL ORIENTATION - AUGUST 24, 2020 - ALL INFORMATION IS BELOW

Creighton Orientation - ALL STUDENTS

IN-PERSON ORIENTATION - SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

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Watch this video to learn about orientation

Mrs. Kelekian, the 8th grade counselor, explains what the first day of school should look like!

Creighton Orientation Checklist

August 24th

Scroll down for all of the tasks!

Task 1: Orientation Videos

Watch all 3 videos below

Nick.mp4

Welcome From Principal Kemmer

Copy of 34 - Creighton Code of Conduct 20-21

CMS 2020-2021 Code of Conduct

Jolie.mp4

Hybrid Learning Starting sept. 8

Task 2: Look Up your Schedule ON Infinite campus

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How to find your schedule

Mr. Hauser will walk you through how to find your schedule on Infinite Campus.

Once you find your schedule, complete this quiz! All of your answers are on your schedule!

If you believe your schedule has a mistake, you are missing a course, or you need to talk to your counselor about your schedule:

Task 3: Take a Virtual Tour of Creighton

Virtual Tour

Click the picture to the left to take a virtual tour of Creighton Middle School!

Below is also a link for our school map. Find your classrooms on the map and then find them in the virtual tour so you know where you're going on the first day of school! HINT: Most of the 8th grade classrooms are on the first floor.

The most important class you need to find is your Enrichment classroom. This is where you go first every day that you come to school - even for the in-person orientation on September 3!

Task 4: Learn About Your 8th grade Teachers!

Remember your schedule, it will have all of your teachers on it. Find your teachers below and watch their welcome videos!

8th grade core teachers

Mr. Alameddin

Math 8 Online

Mrs. Vaughn

Math

Mr. O'Neil

Science

Mrs. Van Vorst

Social Studies

Mrs. Kline

English Lang. Arts Online

Creative Writing Online

Mrs. Vasquez

Social Studies Online

Ms. Conrad

Math 8 & Algebra

Mr. Collins

Social Studies

Mr. Kirtley

Science 8

Ms. Staffeld

English Lang. Arts

Mr. Petersen

Social Studies 8 and English Language Arts

Mr. Sandblom

Science Online

Astronomy Online

Ms. Geatz

ESL Teacher

Ms. Samson

ESL Teacher

English Language Arts

GT CenteR Teachers

Ms. Brauer

GT English Lang. Arts 7/8

Mr. Yarletts

Pre-Alg, Algebra, & Geometry

Mrs. Boehlke

GT Science 7 / 8

Mrs. Abling

GT Social Studies 7 / 8

Elective Teachers

Mrs. Goldanloo

Computer Information Technology

Mrs. Heinz

Spanish 101 & 102

Mr. West

Orchestra

Mr. Larsen

Band

Mr. Stapleton

Intro to STEM

Mrs. Moody

Technology Education

Mr. Runyan

2D Art & 3D Art

Mrs. Jacobsen

FACS Online

Mrs. Bryson

Theater Online

Mr. Muilenburg

Physical Education

Ms. Vaninger

Physical Education

Ms. Redell

Mentorship Online

Mrs. Tatalaski

Digital Teacher Librarian

Publication Production: Yearbook

Task 5: Log In and Set up Google Classroom

All course codes are below

Watch this video for how to set up Google Classroom

Setting up Google Classroom Steps

1) Go to classroom.google.com and log in with your JeffCo username and password

2) You should already be invited to be a student in all of your classrooms for this year. Click the "join" button to accept the invitation. If you haven't been added, find your course code below, go to Google Classroom, click on the plus button in the upper right hand corner, click join class, and type in your course code.

3) Navigate to each of your teacher's virtual classrooms and complete your first day of school assignment!

how to set up A Schoology course

Setting up Schoology Classroom Steps

1) Go go https://edtechapps.jeffco.k12.co.us/Default.aspx and log in with your JeffCo username and password

2) Click on "Courses" in the upper left hand corner of the screen.

  • This will pull up a menu. In the upper right-hand corner of the menu there is a button that says "My Courses". Click that button

  • If you have been added to a Schoology course by your teacher, it will show up here.

  • If you need to join a course with a class code, click the blue button that says "Join a Course" and type in your courses access code.

3) Navigate to each of your teacher's virtual courses and complete your first day of school assignment!

Class Codes!

Find your class by looking at your schedule, find your teacher's name, and then find the correct class period that you're assigned to. You will need this pass code to join a teacher's class in Google Classroom or Schoology if you haven't already been added as a student. Check Google Classroom or Schoology to see which classes you've been added to already before adding classes yourself.

8th Grade Class Codes

congratulations! You have completed your online orientation!

Next Steps

  1. Go here to find all the bell schedules and calendars for CMS. Your meeting links will all be in your Google Classroom for each class.

  2. Log in daily to your Google Classrooms or Schoology Courses to complete assignments