8:2 Hornets

Remote Slides Information below:

Message to Families: 04/01/20

Hello 8-2 Students and Families,

We hope everyone is still doing well. We wanted to email out some of the updates that have come our way, and while there are still a lot of questions, here is what we do know.

1. Per WCPSS, grades for Quarter 3 will technically be finalized as of March 13th (the last day we were in school). If you have any late work that you have and can turn in digitally, please do so by Monday, April 6th. Quarter 3 grades will be finalized by Tuesday, April 7th. (For ELA questions about the book project-if we met you will keep your grade, and if we didn't meet yet, it will be exempt) Hopefully more information to come on people that still need to conference about their book-but it would mean that grade will not be on Quarter 3. We have no information about Quarter 4 at this time.
2. As of now, remote learning will start April 13th, with each of your classes posting lessons on the days below. More specific information should be coming from each teacher, but as an example, SS lessons will be posted on Mondays and Wednesdays, so two lessons a week. For subject/class questions, please contact your specific teacher directly. Along with posting lessons, each teacher will have an optional "office hour" daily and will be live on google meets, to help with instruction, questions, etc... Be on the lookout for those office hours at the end of next week. I will post all the 8-2 information I have by that point. With remote learning, comes new "norms" that students need to review, prior to April 13th. The schedule is a the bottom of this post, with Friday's being "Flex-Time."

3. Click here for *new* resources that Mrs. West has put together for supplemental/optional learning next week. Along with that, here is the link for the graphing calculator options. Mrs. West will primarily be using the Team Website for her updates and lessons: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/lrms8-2hornets/home.

4. If you have not filled out the Field Trip Refund Request form, please do so ASAP. Payroll is working on that right now; again I do not know about the amount or process at this time, except that it will take a long time to complete for the whole school, but it is in the works. The form should only take a few minutes, please fill out if your student paid and was going to attend the field trip. (We have about 15 more people who need to do this).

5. As, I am sure you have heard, Year-Round schools will now be operating on a traditional schedule. Here is the new calendar that was sent to us. In terms of answering any questions regarding the schedule, please email Ms. Sinders (ksinders@wcpss.net).

6. This will be in the information that comes out prior to April 13th, but again the team website, and google classroom will be the primary places to check for information. Students will always need to use their Wake id accounts to access lessons and slides. For ELA +SS, google classroom will be the MAIN hub for all lessons.

We know this is A LOT of information to digest, and this is going to be an adjustment for all of us. We truly are taking each day at a time as information is continuing to change. Thank you for grace and patience. We are thinking about everyone, and I am REALLY missing class and the kids.

Thanks!

-Brooke Perkins & Courtney West

Message to Students: 03/24/20

Hi everyone,

I hope you and your loved ones are doing well. I have been talking with other teachers, and I am going to have a test "zoom" virtual meeting with anyone who wants to attend either by computer or by phone tomorrow. This is not required and will just be a check in if you want to test it out with me and with your classmates. Please help spread the word to 8-2 if anyone wants to join. The virtual meeting will start tomorrow at 11:00. I have heard you can use the zoom app, dial in on a phone, or use your computer. We will give it a try.

Something that is required is a google form that I need each of you to fill out-it just has a few basic questions. If I don't hear back on that form, I will need to reach out to you and a parent in another way. Please fill that out ASAP and take it seriously. Here is the link: https://forms.gle/eJaSCMcSNu7WBCNQA

One last thing, please help spread the word that I sent this email, as I know some students don't check their student email-but it is what I need to use during this time. Any further communication with you guys will be through your email, google classroom, or the team website.

Stay safe and healthy:)

The zoom link will be below...

🙂

Brooke Perkins is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: My Meeting

Time: Mar 25, 2020 11:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/905515834?pwd=aUZab1phdUhlZ2FTbWUxb01KWDVSdz09

Meeting ID: 905 515 834

Password: track2

-Mrs. Perkins

SUPPLEMENTAL & COMPLETELY OPTIONAL RESOURCES:

WCPSS REMOTE RESOURCES: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/instructional-continuity-wcpss

Please complete the form for your digital portfolio link: https://forms.gle/wAGTPMSD4zjUfLbGA

Digital Portfolio Contents for Core Subjects:

• SS:

-Creativity: D.O.I. Letter

-Collaboration: Where Should your Teachers travel? or TBD

-Critical Thinking: Court Case Study

-Communication: American Revolution Parody

• ELA:

-Creativity: Graphic Novel (Take a photo of one of the pages)

-Collaboration: TBD

-Critical Thinking: TBD

-Communication: Inside Out and Back Again Poem

• Science:

-Creativity: Create your own GMO project

-Collaboration: Breaking News Project

-Critical Thinking: Element "Match.com"

-Communication: TBD

• Math 1:

-Creativity: TBD

-Collaboration: TBD

-Critical Thinking: City Map Project

-Communication: Page 59 in workbook (including groupmates work)

• Math 8:

-Creativity: TBD

-Collaboration: Systems of Equations Partner Activity

-Critical Thinking: Volume Project

-Communication: TBD