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Class Update — 2020-21
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Co-op Update 2020-21
This blog is on hiatus for 2020-21. Please see Schoology for updates on classes.
Co-op Update — Final One
A few final links and notes:
3) Conference Google Meet Link Conferences will be about 12-15 minutes long. I’m using ONE Google Meet room for all conferences. So I ask for your help in showing up on time for the conference. Please make every effort not to be early or late.
4) CHOICE Closure Padlet — Right now, 8th grade goodbyes are here. The CHOICE Slideshow and other items will be posted over the next few weeks. There are a lot of CHOICE traditions that (unfortunately) have been moved online, and this site is the virtual home.
There will be an announcement in NEXT Monday’s CHOICE Weekly (5/18) with info about the final week of school, picking up portfolios, cleaning out lockers, etc. I can’t wait to connect with all of you during conferences.
Thank you for sharing your students with me and for such an amazing year in co-op. I adore your kids.
Best, -JF
8th Grade Seminar Update — Final One
Our final week of 8th Grade Seminar is upon us. You all are amazing. I’ve so appreciated getting to know each and every one of you — and I’m really going to miss you! When this era is over (and it will end eventually), don’t be a stranger — come back and visit. I am always available by email and I’m happy to help with book recommendations and whatnot long after the school year ends.
A few details for the final week of class.
1) The Closure Padlet is live. There will be other items added (slideshow, etc.) so keep it handy. If you haven’t had a chance to watch your peers’ goodbyes, do so.
2) Encouraged (but not required) — rent To Kill A Mockingbird movie. We watched the first 40 minutes back in March. Try to finish it if you can.
3) Required — 8th Grade Seminar Final. Your final assignment is a choice. You may choose any ONE of the following….
A) Join me at NOON on Monday, May 11th for a read-aloud of Malcolm Gladwell’s analysis of TKAM. This will be followed by a very short discussion.
OR
B) Write an abbreviated literary analysis and share it with me.
OR
C) Write an email to me comparing and contrasting the movie of TKAM with the Book. What’s the same? What’s different?
4) Final Class Party — See details below.
That’s it! May 14th at 9am is the last day to turn in assignments. No work will be accepted after that time.
Y’all are amazing. I really think that even though this is really hard in the short-term, this is going to make you all even more amazing adults.
Sending you and your family the very best, -JF
Ps. Schedule FYI…
TUESDAY 5/5
THURSDAY 5/7
Noon — 8th Grade Seminar Optional Daily Read-Aloud: Google Meet Link. Chapter 31 (The Final Chapter!)
MONDAY 5/11 at NOON — 8th Grade Seminar Daily Read-Aloud: Google Meet Link. Malcolm Gladwell’s Analysis and discussion.
TUESDAY 5/12
10:00-10:20 — 8th Grade Seminar Block 1: Google Meet Link. FINAL CLASS PARTY. Bring something for “show and tell” — can be a pet, can be ice cream, can be a new dance move, can be all of the above.
10:30-10:50 — 8th Grade Seminar Block 2: Google Meet Link. FINAL CLASS PARTY. Bring something for “show and tell” — can be a pet, can be ice cream, can be a new dance move, can be all of the above.
THURSDAY 5/14 @ 9am: Last chance to turn in any work. If you did not come to Monday’s Read-Aloud, your literary analysis or compare/contrast email is due at this time. No work will be accepted after this time.
ALL SUMMER: Read 30 minutes a day. I’m always available for book recommendations.
Co-op Update — End of Year Conferences
I miss you all tremendously, but I’m excited to connect for student-led End of Year Conferences during the week of May 11th. Obviously the format is going to be different this year, so I thank you for your patience through this process.
A few notes:
1) Please sign-up for conferences at this link. I tried to schedule a variety of times to meet different schedule needs.
2) Here is the format for conferences. This link contains the “to-do” list that students need to have ready for the conference.
3) Here is the Google Meet link for conferences.
4) Conferences will be about 12-15 minutes long. I’m using ONE Google Meet room for all conferences. So I ask for your help in showing up on time for the conference. Please make every effort not to be early or late.
5) Students — if you need any help preparing for your conference, please reach out to me. I’m happy to hop on Google Meets to connect.
Thank you for all your hard work in advance!
Best, -JF
8th Grade Seminar Update — Weeks of 4/27 and 5/4
The big focus this week will be 8th grade goodbyes. We’ll also be writing thank-yous and finishing TKAM on Thursday, May 7th. Here’s the complete schedule, including due dates in fushsia.
Again, I have no official office hours, but I’m basically available nearly anytime for kids. Always happy to hop onto a google meet meeting to talk about TKAM or about life or about high school or whatever… just email me.
Thank you!!! -JF
Plants and Zombies Update — Weeks of 4/27 and 5/4
It’s POL Time! Crazy to think — but integrated class wraps up in two weeks. Please note the special class time on Wednesday, May 6th.
For obvious reasons, this POL this Spring is going to look very different. Full details are in the POL task description I’m excited to convene LIVE all together to share and present our learning from the semester on Wednesday, May 6th. Assignments Due in Green.
- Friday, April 24th: Ecology Game Due (See Step 11 on Game Task Description)
- Monday, April 27th at 11:30am-11:50am: Google Meet. I’ll be introducing POLs during class.
- Monday, May 4th at 11:30am-11:50am: Google Meet (Optional) I’ll be online and I’ll walk through semester rubrics, but no new material will be introduced.
- Wednesday, May 6th at 2pm-3:30pm: (NOTE SPECIAL DATE/TIME) Google Meet. Live POL. Class is Required. This will be our final class. Students will be delivering POLs and we’ll have a few end of semester festivities.
- Thursday, May 7th at 9am: Semester Rubrics due via Google Classroom. Last day to turn in any assignments from the semester.
I am always available to hop on Google Meets and answer questions or just hang out. Thank you for all your continued support. I miss you all!
Plants and Zombies Update — Weeks of 4/13 and 4/20
We’ll be introducing an ecology game project in class this week. Included in this task description is a day-by-day flow of student’s game design. The FINAL game is due in two weeks on Thursday, April 23rd.
Here is the upcoming schedule: Due dates are in red. (Note — There WILL be class on 4/20. Ms. Daerr will have an update about this soon.)
- Monday, April 13th
- Picture of your 3D Organism due to Future Organism Padlet
- 11:30-11:50am Google Meets at this link. Students will be sharing their 3D Organisms and I’ll introduce the ecology game design project.
- Tuesday, April 14th: POL Survey due (should take 60 seconds)
- Wednesday, April 15th: Completely OPTIONAL show at the CU Planetarium. If you have any interest in Astronomy, the planetarium is doing “dome to home” shows every Wednesday for 6th-12th graders at 11am. The first one is on “patterns in the Solar Systems” on 4/15. Here’s the link.
- Monday, April 20th: Google Meets at this link at 11:30am. Students should be on step 7 of the Ecology Game Design by this day.
- Thursday, April 23rd: Ecology Game Email due to me with the following:
- Picture of you and your family member playing your game.
- A paragraph or two summary that includes
- An overview of your game.
- How it went to play your game.
- Monday, April 27th: Google Meets at this link at 11:30am. We’ll be introducing POLs.
Students — if you have any questions (or even if you don’t), feel free to reach out via email. I’m always available for a quick google meet.
Thank you for all your support and for your AMAZING students.
Best, -JF
8th Grade Seminar Update — weeks of 4/13 and 4/20
Hi 8th Graders and Families!
The schedule will look very similar week-to-week. I’m trying to keep the routine consistent for everyone. We’ll finally be getting to the Trial in TKAM and learning about the Scottsboro Boys as well.
A few notes:
1) There WILL be class on Monday, April 20th. Ms. Daerr will send an email with more details.
2) I have no official office hours, but I’m basically available nearly anytime for kids. Always happy to hop onto a google meet meeting to talk about TKAM or about life or about high school or whatever… just email me.
3) Again, all guided read-alouds are optional, but encouraged.
4) Here is the schedule for the next couple of weeks fyi…
TUESDAY 4/21
10:30-10:50 — 8th Grade Seminar Block 2: Google Meet Link
THURSDAY 4/23
9am — HOMEWORK (Home Learning Survey #4 Due) — This assignment will be available on Google Classroom on 4/20.
Thank you for all your support! -Josh Feiger
Ps. If students want an OPTIONAL extension, here is a TKAM Character Map project they are welcome to complete.
Co-op Update — April…?
In an effort to streamline communications, I may not be sending out weekly updates for Co-op going forward. I will try and communicate as decisions are made and we learn more. In the meantime, here is what you should know:
1) Co-op will continue to meet every every Monday at 11am. It’s the same Co-op Google Meet link every week.
2) I am almost always available to connect about anything. Super easy to hop on a quick google meet to connect as needed with students. Just email me.
3) I really miss you all!
4) No decisions have been finalized yet as far as portfolios, end-of-year conferences, 8th grade continuation, etc. BVSD has to make their call about return in May (unlikely) and then we can develop our plan. I will let you know either through a direct email or a special edition of the CHOICE Weekly as soon as we have finalized our plan going forward.
5) Community Service should still be happening! — Home Service Learning Ideas. All students should be doing AT LEAST one hour of community service each week (even if they have met their allotment for 2019-2020 already). I’ll be asking students about this during our “check-in” during co-op on Monday.
Thank you for all your support. Please reach out if I can be of any assistance.
Best, -JF