I apologize for missing a bit of time in December! Welcome to break! Everyone has been working really hard the past few weeks and I am pleased to say that all of my grades are currently up to date! If you see that your child has completed an online assignment and you do not see a grade for it (IXL), please email me and I can get it corrected as soon as possible.

7th Grade Mathematics

Since my last post we have been really busy navigating our way through unit rates. Lessons 9 and 10 were both about this topic. We completed Lesson 10 with a quiz today. I wanted to let you know that students are allowed to bring and use calculators during class now. They do not need anything fancy, just ones that perform the basic operations will be fine. (They sell them at the Dollar Tree).

When we come back from break, we will be focusing on Lesson 11 which is based on equations for proportional relationships.

I had a few parents ask me about IXL. Your child can go and work on IXL anytime! I have a bunch of basic skills from the first lesson highlighted/starred if you want to give them extra practice over break. Also Khan Academy summer learning minutes will be going in this quarter! I suggest you have your student login to Khan (with Clever and make sure they have accumulated enough to get a grade that suits them. (480 minutes and above counts as an A.)

Computer Applications

Students have been working hard this week to do an animated story in PowerPoint. This is the last major assignment for the class.

When we come back we will be watching the presentations and then we will have a quiz on PowerPoint operations. This workload should take us to the end of the quarter.

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

I apologize for not posting last week. I hope you all had a great break! Here is what has been happening in our class.

7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer.

*In order to retake the Lesson 6 or 7 quiz, IXL assignments need to have a smart score of at least 80 (at least 4 points).  If your student has completed this requirement they need to come see me to schedule a make up quiz. Make up quizzes will take place during lunch (they will eat and work) or after school.

We finished the first unit! We reviewed on Monday last week and started the Unit 1 Test. Students will be finishing the Test this week and begin working on Lesson 9 (complex fractions and unit rates). This week’s plan is below:

• Monday- Unit 1 Review and Test
• Tuesday- Finish Unit 1 Test
• Wednesday- Unit 2 Self Check and vocabulary (Video on Chromebooks for the next unit, students should bring headphones/earbuds)
• Thursday- Lesson 9 Introduction. Hw: pg. 87-88
• Friday- Lesson 9 continued. Hw: pg. 89-90

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are finishing Excel this week.  The plan for this week is:

• Monday- PowerPoint Project: My career
• Tuesday- Presentations
• Wednesday- Presentations
• Thursday- PowerPoint Project: Biography
• Friday- PowerPoint Project: Biography

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Conferences were rescheduled from last week to TODAY (November 18)! If you were hoping to come in and review your child’s grades from the last quarter, I will be here until 7 tonight! If you are not able to make it and still wanted to talk with me, please email me and I will plan something with you individually.

NEEDS

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

*In order to retake the Lesson 6 quiz, IXL assignments need to have a smart score of at least 80 (at least 4 points).  If your student has completed this requirement they need to come see me to schedule a make up quiz. Make up quizzes will take place during lunch (they will eat and work) or after school.

We are finishing Lesson 7. The Quiz will take place on Wednesday this week. In order to ensure that everyone is prepared, students should work on the iXL assignments and study the Math Menu pages. Here is the schedule for this week:

• Monday- Finish Math Menu
• Tuesday- Review for Quiz on Lesson 7 Wednesday
• Wednesday- Lesson 7 Quiz
• Thursday- Look over Lesson 8 Begin studying for Unit 1 Test (taking place next week)
• Friday- Look over Lesson 8 Begin studying for Unit 1 Test

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are finishing Excel this week.  The plan for this week is:

• Monday- PowerPoint Introduction
• Tuesday- PowerPoint Activity #1
• Wednesday- PowerPoint Activity #1
• Thursday- PowerPoint Activity #1
• Friday- Makeup any necessary assignments

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

NEEDS

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

We just finished Lesson 6 last week. I posted the results of the homework/classwork accomplished for the lesson along with the Quiz score. When working on this lesson students were given the opportunity to work at their own pace. I encouraged students allowing them to work with peers during the independent practice days (completing the Math Menu). I had a designated space for them to check work (when completed) and get help from me at a tutoring table. Students were given the chance to come anytime during the class periods where we were working on Math Menu to ask questions or get clarification on any question they did not understand. They took ownership of their learning by initialing each goal saying that they understood the material and got any help necessary before moving on to the next one. In order to retake the Lesson 6 quiz, IXL assignments need to have a smart score of at least 80 (at least 4 points). Here is the this week’s schedule:

• Monday- Introduction to Lesson 7. Ready pgs. 56-57. Homework: pg.59-60
• Tuesday- Ready pgs. 58-59. Homework: pg. 61-62
• Wednesday- Ready pgs. 60-61. Homework: pg. 62-63
• Thursday-ISN entry? Math Menu
• Friday- Finish Math Menu

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are finishing Excel this week.  The plan for this week is:

• Monday- Pixel Art Activity
• Tuesday- Pixel Art Activity
• Wednesday- Excel Quiz Assignment
• Thursday- Finish Excel Quiz and Reflection
• Friday- Makeup any necessary assignments

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS

If you have not signed up for class dojo, please email me! I am going to post more frequently and try to log at least 1 behavior point daily for each student (positive or negative).

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

Congratulations on making it through the first semester! We are finishing up today with Lesson 6 by taking the first quiz of the new card marking. Students have had over a week to work on the concepts that were covered. Lesson 7 is the last lesson in this Unit and we will start it tomorrow. It covers the concept of adding and subtracting rational numbers (decimals/fractions). After Lesson 7 is complete, we will have a Unit 1 quiz that covers the first 7 lessons. I have highlighted some activities in IXL that students could work on to try and remember all that we have learned so far. The week is planned as follows:

• Monday- Finish Math Menu Homework: anything not completed
• Tuesday- No School
• Wednesday- Lesson 6 Quiz! No homework.
• Thursday- Finish quiz. Discussion on math menu and reflection so far. Start Lesson 7?
• Friday- Introduction to Lesson 7 (if not done Thursday). Homework: pg. 59-60 (new packet)

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

Congratulations on finishing the first half of this course! We are almost done working with Excel and should be doing quiz activities this week or next. Our next focus will be on PowerPoint. We will stay there until the end of the semester. The week will go as follows:

• Monday- Spreadsheet Activity # 7
• Tuesday-No School
• Wednesday-Finish Activity #7
• Thursday- Pixel Activity
• Friday- Makeup Day?

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers. We will possibly be using them Thursday and Friday in class this week.

We are wrapping up the first semester this week any makeup/missing assignments should have been completed and turned in by Wednesday after school. The card-marking ends this Friday. Any assignments from content this week will be placed in the next card-marking grades.

We are working in rational numbers operations (mainly division and multiplication) this week. We should finish the Lesson by Friday this week. We are going to try out something new for the independent days of this lesson (called a math menu). Students will create their own goals for learning and come up with their own plan to get a list of assignments done by Friday. Please take a moment tomorrow to ask about it. Our week will go as follows:

• Monday- Lesson 6 introduction. Ready pgs. 46-47 together in class. Homework: pg. 49-50 (packet)
• Tuesday- Continue Lesson 6. Ready pgs. 48-49 together in class. Homework: pg. 51-52 (packet)
• Wednesday- Continue Lesson 6. Ready pgs. 50-51 together in class. Homework: pg. 53-54 (packet)
• Thursday and Friday- Math Menu- students will need to finish workbook pages and homework packet along with some online activities. Homework depends on class goals and what still needs to be accomplished.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are wrapping up the first semester this week any makeup/missing assignments should have been completed and turned in by Wednesday after school. The card-marking ends this Friday. Any assignments from content this week will be placed in the next card-marking grades.

We are continuing exploring Excel this week.  The plan for this week is:

• Monday- Spreadsheet Activity #5
• Tuesday- Spreadsheet Activity #6
• Wednesday- Spreadsheet Activity #7
• Thursday- M&M Project
• Friday- Finish M&M Project.

QUESTIONS?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7th Grade Mathematics

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

We are completing Lesson 5 today and tomorrow. The quiz will be scheduled for Thursday to leave plenty of time for review. Grades are currently up to date so please check to see if your student has any missing assignments so they can turn them in for credit. We will start Lesson 6 on Friday where we will be Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers. The plan for the week is:

• Monday- Continue Lesson 5 (work with a partner or small group on Ready pages 42-43 (completed and checked before you leave class). Homework: Finish Lesson 5 packet.
• Tuesday- Continue Lesson 5 working on Ready pages 44-45 in class (homework if not completed). Homework: Link in google classroom for a practice quiz.
• Wednesday- Review Ready pages 44-45 together. Another practice quiz (in class). Homework: Study for quiz
• Thursday- Lesson 5 Quiz
• Friday- Introduction to Lesson 6. Homework: ?
• AS A REMINDER: I put links in Google Classroom to help students study and to have extra practice before the quiz. They can also work on strand H.1, H.2, and H.3 on the ixl website for even more practice.

COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are continuing exploring Excel this week.  The plan for this week is:

• Monday- Spreadsheet Activity #2
• Tuesday- Spreadsheet Activity #3
• Wednesday- Spreadsheet Activity #4
• Thursday- Spreadsheet Activity #5
• Friday- Makeup any missing work

Questions?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7th Grade Mathematics

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

We just completed Lesson 4 yesterday with a quiz. For the most part, students did really well! Grades are up to date so please check your student’s grades on Parent Connect. Lesson 5 has begun today. We are shifting our focus to fractions and decimals. We will be revisiting finding equivalent fractions and using long division to convert fractions into decimals. Students will need to know the difference between terminating and repeating decimals. I will be posting videos and resources in Google Classroom that students can use to help them if they are struggling or if they just want extra material to study. The week will go as follows:

• Monday- Collect Homework (and progress reports sent home last week). Review for Lesson 4 quiz by going over pgs. 32-35 in our Ready textbook. HW-Study for Quiz!
• Tuesday- Collect any homework (and progress reports are due to be signed and turned in). Lesson 4 Quiz!
• Wednesday- Introduce Lesson 5. Work on pgs. 36-37 in Ready textbooks. HW: (new packet given) pgs. 39-40
• Thursday- (Flex Day- Some students will get bonus time with me during this time.) Continue Lesson 5. Ready textbook pgs. 38-39. HW: pgs. 41-42
• Friday: Continue Lesson 5. Ready textbook pgs. 40-41. HW: pgs. 43-44

Computer Applications

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We finished Microsoft Word and are starting with Excel today. The week’s plan is:

• Monday- Drawing project in Word
• Tuesday- Continue drawing project
• Wednesday- Word Reflection. Start Excel Activity #1
• Thursday- Complete Activity #1 (Start Activity #2?)
• Friday- Makeup any missing work.

Questions?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, Kleenex is appreciated.

7th Grade Mathematics

If your student does not have dry erase markers or earbuds, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. Some Chromebook activities that we work on in class will have material for students to listen to. Please have a pair that can plug into the computer. I do not not know how well air-pods work with these computers.

We are starting Lesson 4 this week. It is all about Multiplying and Dividing integers. Students should have the rules highlighted on their homework packet. Students now have access to a classroom page! I will post review material for extra practice, along with extra copies of homework packets (just in case). Students can also login to ask questions when they need help and I will do my best to answer them (or another student can help). Our week should go as follows:

• Monday- Lesson 4 introduction. Work on pg. 26-27 in Ready textbooks. Homework: pg. 29-30 in homework packet.
• Tuesday- Work on pg. 28-29 in Ready textbook. Homework: pg. 31-32 in packet.
• Wednesday- Ready textbook pg. 30-31 together. Homework: pg. 33-34 in packet.
• Thursday- ISN entry. Ready textbook pg. 32-33. Homework: finish packet. (progress reports sent home for all, please sign and return)
• Friday- Check homework. Special Activity? Homework: Study for quiz (Monday or Tuesday next week)

Computers

If your child does not have earbuds or headphones, it might be a good idea to purchase some for your student. There are some activities that we do in class that require students to listen to a video. Please do not send in air-pods, they will not work with the computers. (Send in ones that can be plugged into the desktop).

We are finishing up working with Microsoft Word this week. Students are spending the week as follows:

• Monday- Finish lesson 20. Start Table Assignment (Quiz)
• Tuesday- Continue Table Assignment
• Wednesday- Complete Table Assignment
• Thursday- Microsoft Word Quiz
• Friday- Makeup any missing work.

Questions?

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak

Needs

As always, I could really use some Kleenex. I am down to 2 boxes now. Allergies seem to be hitting the kids hard.

7th Grade Mathematics

We are concluding Lesson 3 in the first unit. It is a combination of the first two lessons where you are adding and subtracting integers. The homework packet should have been completed for homework last night. The week will go as follows:

• Monday- Finish page 21 – 23 in our Ready textbooks. Go over answers together in class.
• Tuesday – Check homework packet. Do an activity in class using counters (manipulatives) to help visualize the problems being solved. Homework: graphing activity #10
• Wednesday- Collect homework and homework packets. Continue working with counters to solve problems. Trick or Treat activity in class (homework if not complete).
• Thursday- Collect homework. We will possibly have the quiz today (if not Thursday, the quiz will be Friday).
• Friday- if the quiz takes place on Thursday, we will take a look at the new unit and start on Friday.

I know some parents were inquiring about quiz retakes. They are taking place during lunch. Students have to see me to get a pass and they can eat and work at that time.

Computer Applications

We are almost done exploring Microsoft Word. I have added participation points in for the quarter. Students start with 100 points. If they are not focused, they can lose up to 2 points per day. Students are still receiving approximately 3 assignments per week. They are given more than enough time in class to complete the work given. If your child is struggling please e-mail me and we can discuss any problems.

Questions

As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.

Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,

Mrs. Osak