June 5
FINAL Updates
6/5 Updates (There is quite a bit of information and updates on this site, so please make sure you read thoroughly and scroll all the way to the bottom):
1) We hope EVERYONE has a fantastic summer and we are looking forward to seeing you back in the building in the fall!
LOCKER CLEAN OUT INFORMATION!!!
Dear Parents and Students:
Dear Parents and Students:
Attached is the link containing directions and the schedule for locker clean out. It is paramount that you read everything carefully and follow all directions. Only students will be permitted to enter the building,** and they must do so through the student services entrance (car pool entrance). A staff member will be there to check them in so we can monitor the number of students in the building at any given time. Students will have a certain pathway they must follow and will be required to maintain social distancing protocols. Once a student has retrieved all items, they will exit through the main doors located in front (see map embedded in the link). The whole process will require no more than 5-10 minutes per student. If you can not make the assigned time, please contact Mr. Evans (hevans@wcpss.net). He will work with you individually to schedule an alternative time for you to collect your belongs. Please note that we are encouraging all students to wear a mask while in the building.
** Parents who need to pick up medications from the office will be allowed to sign those out with Mrs. Zachrich during the assigned time their child is scheduled for locker clean out. Parents will need to report directly to the office. As with students, please be mindful of social distancing and consider wearing a mask while in the building.
Good afternoon and Happy Friday! Wanted to post a few updates and will continue to post on Fridays!
Greetings families! We hope this email finds you well. I am using the email function for a few purposes. 1) It allows me to reach more families and 2) it allows me to translate the document into the various languages our school serves. I have included core classes AND elective classes in this email so please check in with your student with these topics. Warning, this email is QUITE long, but I wanted to make sure you had all the information you needed.
Here is a copy of our schedule for students
Dr. Cooper's message
WIN_20200605_09_42_27_Pro.mp4Please make sure you are checking with the 6th grade website, teachers are updating this with work and will be a starting point for all resources. bit.ly/6rcmms
Just wanted to remind everyone that teachers cannot respond to students unless they are sending emails via their WCPSS.NET email address. Please be mindful of this policy when having students reach out to their teachers.
A note from Mrs. Mason:
I wish I could share some news in a different way, but I am left with little option. My family and I are relocating, back to our home state of Ohio, over the summer. I have truly enjoyed being your students’ counselor and advocate this year! Reedy Creek has been my family here in North Carolina, but boy are we excited to be closer to our family! I will forever look upon my 6 years with Reedy Creek as an amazing experience and will hope I have inspired your students to be the best they can be! I leave you in good hands!! Missing you already!
Notes from Your Social Worker:
· Families can dial 211 from their phone for access to community resources; This is a 24-hour hotline for resources and families are confidentially referred for services
· Food security- https://www.wcpss.net/food
o This link provides food access sites throughout Wake County and is open to all Wake County students and families
· Individual family needs outside of food- Families can dial 211 and/or those needs can be forwarded to me so that I can connect families to resources that are available. If I am unable to connect families to resources, there is a direct dept email address I can use for further assistance in meeting family needs
· Reminder: my work cell number is 919-623-6261, this is the number I use to communicate with families
The Friday Institute is hosting a reImagining Schools Student Video Contest. They want to hear from NC students about how they would redesign school for the upcoming school year based on their experience over the last couple months. What do they imagine--or reimagine--when they think about school? Visit their website for details. Video entry deadline is June 30, 2020.
Common Sense Media – See Their Story
As we wrap up this unusual school year, families are feeling a lot of anxiety about the summer. What if camps are canceled? How can I make sure my kid is ready for the next grade? From daily activity ideas to the best books and apps for learning, the resources below can support families and help students thrive this summer.
COMMON SENSE MEDIA: FAMILY EDITION
Core Subjects:
It’s been a crazy year for our sixth graders, but we’re so proud of how they have all handled the challenges of our curriculum and circumstances. We’re focusing on reflection in our lessons next week so that students can see how far they’ve come this year as readers and writers! On Monday, students can take part in some online games to show off what they’ve learned in ELA. On Wednesday, students will be reflecting on this year and writing some goals for next year, as well as giving our incoming sixth graders some advice! As a final note, we do need all ELA novels back for next year’s sixth graders. If you missed locker clean out or find any missing texts over the summer, please feel free to return them to the main office. We hope you have a fabulous summer, and we look forward to seeing all of our sixth graders as seventh graders next year!
The final week of this crazy school year has arrived. Thanks for all your hard work this year and especially during the remote learning. This week we will wrap up the Data & Distribution unit with learning about quartiles and box plots. This is not something that students were exposed to in elementary school. Thursday, there will be a Quizizz for students to show what they’ve learned during the unit.
We hope you all have a great summer. For those who will be returning to Reedy Creek, we look forward to seeing you again. For those who will not, we will miss you and regret that we couldn’t say good-bye in person.
Students completed the Unit 13 test, Tuesday. We reviewed exponential properties, Thursday. We will complete a end-of-year review next week. Please continue to encourage your student to complete daily activities. I am always available through email if students are struggling with the material.
Social Studies (Bunnell, McQueen):
Student’s economics projects were due today. Also if you have not seen the announcements about picking up items from school and our virtual End-of-Year Talent Show pls visit our Google Classroom. We will continue to host the Google MeetUps next week on Tuesday & Thursday at 10:00 a.m. Have a peaceful summer…. stay well…. & Thank you for your support this year!
Next week we will finish our voyage through the solar system. Join us as we visit Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and beyond...
Electives:
Mrs. Reyes - Animal Science
Twitter: https://twitter.com/reyes_rambles
YouTube/: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMhJpmOUkT_AuKHFOm6beg?view_as=subscriber
Google Site: https://sites.google.com/wcpss.net/animalscience/home
Intro: We are working on the Amphibian/Reptile unit. Assignments for this week are posted on Google Classroom and are due on May 26th. We will have a Google Meet on May 26th from 10:30 – 11:00am.
I am also missing exploring outside and identifying animals with my students, so I am using my backyard to help with that! I am challenging my students to identify the 4 species I have found in my yard; this assignment can be found on Google Classroom. They should use herpsofnc.org to help them with the identification process!
They are also encouraged to go outside and identify whatever animals they see 😊
As always if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at any time.
Mrs. Mecum - Art
All of my classes: drawing, exploratory, weaving/sculpture can be found on the students classroom. I have divided into these three categories.
My YouTube channel is: https://bit.ly/3enVXZD
Mrs. Boyd - Innovation and Design
Exploring Technology Engineering and Design
Teacher: Alvinia Boyd
Ms. Mercer: Keyboarding & Basic Word Processing- 1st, 3rd, and 4th periods
Office Productivity- 6th and 7th periods
Greetings CTE Eagles!
Congratulations CTE Eagles! We are almost at the finish line!
In response to your Reflection assignment, I will post valuable tools and resources via Google Classroom for you to utilize at your leisure. As we approach June 12, 2020 know that I am proud of you for remaining focused, positive, and resilient. This year has literally been turned upside down to a life I never imagined. With school ending abruptly we did not get to celebrate success face-to-face nor say farewell to our rising 9th graders or scholars changing schools. I commend you for persevering despite all that is going on by continuing to participate in Remote Learning. THANKS for a job well done to my CTE heroes, today, tomorrow, forever. ❤️ #CTE Rocks
Mrs. Archie - Exploring Family and Consumer Sciences:
Relationships and Childcare- 1st, 3rd, and 4th periods
Personal Finance, Interior Design, and Apparel- 6th and 7th periods
As we finish this last week of Remote Learning, take this time to complete any assignments in Google Classroom you may have missed. I look forward to seeing everyone at our last Google Meet on Friday!
Mr. Sellers - Computer Science and Digital Literacy
This week:
Digital literacy/ keyboarding and word processing - Working on typing the number keys using the top row numbers as well as the number keypad. Students worked to a goal of 95% accuracy.
Computer Science - Continue working on coding their game using Java. This allows for student creativilty as well as learning correct syntax.
Parker-Van Dyke - Theatre
6th Grade Update:
Theatre Class - Mrs. PVD
Mrs. Withrow - Spanish
Beginning Spanish
Students will present their mini-presentations during our Monday Meet Up. I wish every one of my students and their families a safe summer and I look forward to our school year 2020/2021 with all my returning students.
Ms. Torres - BAND:
Beginner Band (6th graders) 3rd and 4th period: hxrncj7
Ms. Torres - atorres@wcpss.net
Band website: www.sites.google.com/wcpss.net/rcmmsband
Please read the band handbook found on the band website for information about how to obtain an instrument and needed accessories.
Robotics - Mr. Boehm and Mr. Wieszczyk
"Robotics and Mechatronics lessons will include programming activities again next week. The specific activities depend on the course and teacher, details can be found in Google Classroom".
Bits and Bytes - Emerging Technology - Mr. Martin
AIG Information from Mrs. James for our AIG students
AIG Information from Mrs. James
Hello AIG Families! It has been great engaging with some of the AIG students through the Google Classroom Enrichment pages! If your student hasn't completed any enrichment activities, he or she can start at any point. Students can choose the topics that pique their interests and complete the activities for those topics.
In the AIG ELA Google Classroom, a story, poem, or article is posted each week. The texts come from CommonLit and students vote to decide the topic for the week. Reading comprehension questions are included, so students can monitor their understanding. Extension activities are also provided. Each Monday afternoon, there is an optional Google Meet Socratic Seminar where we discuss the text as a group. So far we have read Ray Bradbury, discussed the pros and cons of terraforming Mars, and had Mrs. Thrash, our Media Specialist, join us for a study of dystopian literature.
In the AIG Math Google Classroom, MATHCOUNTS Mini Lessons are posted. These optional challenges include a video and activity sheet. Answers are posted so students can check their work. There will also be links to math puzzles, brainteasers, and logic problems.
If you have questions, please contact Karla James at kjames@wcpss.net.
FTC Robotics Coding Course and 3-D Printing Tutorial:
Online Courses
As part of our preparation and training for next season the FTC Coaches have been working on creating online courses. We have a list of skills we want to expose ALL of the kids on the team to regardless of their interests. These first 2 skills are Programming in Java and 3D Design Using OnShape. The goal of both of these courses is to introduce the kids to the basics of the Java Language and 3D Design. There are plans underway to build a Part 2 of the Programming Course that will focus specifically on FTC and moving the robot (we just have to figure out how to test virtually).
Any students that wish to be on the team next year must work through these courses. It should not be a significant time investment. We recommend, especially for the programming course, to do one section each day.
Link to the Programming Course: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/16CO2nGEw13XnPMP__GouM5J88mggJk_w?usp=sharing
Link to the 3D Design Course:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1iEW54clfDS75mMBB5E_suSMIc28hXOnJHWYUOTqe3oc
Need Help??
Questions for the courses can be posted to the Google Groups Forum: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/reedy-creek-ftc. Either a coach or current team member will reply and attempt to help. You will have to request permission to join before posting.
The FTC Coaches will host an open office hours Webex next week - Wed Apr 8 from 7-8 pm. Parents and kids can join the webex without creating an account by following this link:https://meetingsamer9.webex.com/meetingsamer9/j.php?MTID=m3deb9424eaa82321f52a2bcab58039be