Updates for Monday 3/30 through Friday 4/3

Sunday, March 29th

Dear LAPCMS 7th Grade Students and Families,

This week we are moving to a different learning format. Attending classes on Zoom still is encouraged, but we also recognize that students may need to do assignments outside of those hours. We 7th Grade teachers are maintaining the same schedule that we established last week, but those times are to be considered as office hours for students to stop by and ask questions/receive guidance about the week's assignments.

Here is the agenda/list of assignments for science this week:

1. Padlet "How is the COVID-19 virus affecting you and your family?" (Do this if you missed it last week.)
2. Padlet "What is COVID-19?" (Do this if you missed it last week.)
3. Padlet "How did the COVID-19 virus start?" (Do this if you missed it last week.)
4. Padlet "What does the evidence from the bread experiment tell us about how COVID-19 spreads?"
5. Padlet "Based on your simulation and observations, what variables/factors caused the pandemic to spread?"
6. Padlet "What information does the graph tell you about the virus? What information does the table tell you about the virus?"
7. Wrap-up project (poster, video, comic strip, etc.)
8. Session on Zoom with Dr. Dayton on Thursday, April 2nd at 3pm

For more information, including news articles and videos also assigned, please refer to Google Classroom and look at the COVID-19 slides I posted.

Reminder -- there is no school on Friday the 3rd in honor of Cesar Chavez! Also, April 6-10 is Spring Break!

See you online,

Ms. Perna

Updates for Monday 3/23 through Friday 3/27

Sunday 3/22

Hello LAPCMS 7th Grade Students and Families,

For this second week of distance learning, do not forget to finish what I assigned last week on STEMScopes. In addition, we are beginning a project on the new coronavirus. This is all grade levels at both our middle school and our high school. We have a special guest joining us for a Zoom session on Tuesday the 24th at 3pm -- a doctor working in a hospital right here in L.A. He will be answering any questions you have; all LAPCMS and LAPCHS science teachers will be on the video call. It is truly a great opportunity for our school community to connect with a doctor working on the front lines.

In order to attend the COVID-19 chat with our local emergency room doctor, students MUST complete prior coursework on the topic. For details, please see Google Classroom and be sure to attend class through the Zoom links posted there. Those links are only valid at the designated times. If you cannot get online then, please email me at brendap@lapromisefund.org to make sure that you have the instructions you need in order to complete the entrance ticket for our COVID-19 chat.

My class schedule for the week is as follows:

Monday 3/23:

• 1st Period 9:30-10:15am
• 3rd Period: 11:00-11:45am
• Advisory 12:30-1pm

Tuesday 3/24:

• 2nd Period 9:30-10:15am
• 4th Period 11:00-11:45am
• 6th Period 1:00-1:45pm
• COVID-19 Science Chat (all classes & all grade levels) 3:00pm

Wednesday 3/25:

• 1st Period 8:30-9:15am
• 2nd Period 9:30-10:15am
• 3rd Period 10:30-11:15am
• 4th Period 11:30am-12:00pm
• 6th Period 12:00-12:30pm ****changed from 1pm just for this week--MY CLASS ONLY****

Thursday 3/26:

• Optional check-in for all science classes 10:00-11:00AM (Join if you have any questions or want to say hi.)
• ELD 11:00-11:30am

Friday 3/27:

• No school for students (staff meetings only)

See you online,

Ms. Perna

Monday 3/16:

Well, here we are virtually! Below are the list of assignments that are available to you this week on STEMScopes. We are exploring chemical reactions more deeply by focusing on thermal energy.

1. Hook - Hot and Cold Science
2. Accessing Prior Knowledge: Energy in Chemical Reactions
3. Science Today - Watch It!
4. PhET: Reactants, Products, and Leftovers
5. Concept Review Game
6. STEMScopedia
7. Picture Vocabulary
8. Reading A/B/C Exothermic & Endothermic Reactions
9. Scientist Spotlight: Goddard
10. Math Connections

I will go over these assignments via Zoom tomorrow 3/17 (links posted in Google Classroom...each period has a unique Zoom link). Don't feel like you have to do all of them in one day; pace yourself.

Tomorrow (TUESDAY 3/17), I will check in for 30-45 minutes with ALL PERIODS (times should not conflict with your other classes). The schedule is as follows:

• Advisory 8:30-9:15
• 1st Period 9:30-10:15
• 2nd Period 10:30-11:15
• 3rd Period 11:30-12:15
• 4th Period 12:30-1:00
• 6th Period 2-2:45

Again, the links for all Zoom classes are on Google Classroom. See you soon!

Ms. Perna