Monday, May 29, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 5/30 - 6/2/2023

  Hello Everyone!

May is ending this week and June will be starting on Thursday.  We are all close to closing out our 2022/2023 school year.   

Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7

Please get any missing assignments in ASAP.  Ask if you have any questions.  Remember, if you update your portfolio, make sure to "publish" it otherwise I will not see what you added.


All classes HOMEWORK this week - 

Show your portfolio to an adult in your family

Turn in some proof that they have seen it.  Some proof may be:
  • an email from them to you describing what they saw
  • a picture of the adults looking at your work
  • a letter to me from the adult saying they saw your work
  • ?
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & Accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?
Community Service Project - 


Wednesday - Morning Routine

May KB Test if not done yesterday

Community Service Project

Thursday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project


Friday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project



What to do when you are done?

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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?

Robotics Challenge - Complete up to 3 obstacle courses
  • Post a video and description on your portfolio


Wednesday - Morning Routine

Robotics Challenge - Complete up to 3 obstacle courses

  • Post a video and description on your portfolio


Thursday - Morning Routine

flying drones introduction


Friday - Morning Routine


flying drones introduction/safety procedures



What to do when you are done?
  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio

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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do?
  • What would you do if you won the lottery?


Tinkercad Project -
  •  slicing and printing

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - Create the next-generation moon vehicle - in journal

Share your cup with Mr. G for printing.


Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - 

3D Design - Project Identification

  • introduction
  • syllabus


Friday - Morning Routine
Question - 

3D Design - Project Identification


Link to Tinkercad class


What to do when you are done?

  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio


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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

Tuesday - Morning Routine

May Keyboarding Test - Take 2 - 1 minute test

  • Include a screenshot of your test results and of the graph for wpm & Accy.
  • Post a final reflection on your growth in keyboarding.
    • Did you improve in either WPM or Accuracy this year?
    • Do you feel that you did your best to improve?
    • Do you think this was worth the time we spent on keyboarding?
    • Do you have any suggestions?

Tinkercad Project -

  •  slicing and printing

Wednesday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification


Thursday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification


Friday - Morning Routine

3D Design - Project Identification







What to do when you are done?
  • Catch up on any late work - last day - 8th grade is 6/2  &  7th/6th is 6/7
  • Update and publish your portfolio
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Space Out Friday


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May 31: Challenge Day

May 31: Vista Strings Awards Concert at Rancho Campana 7-9

June 1: Trimester 3 grade window opens

June 2: Final grades - 8th graders

June 2: Spring Carnival and Field Day

June 3: Resource Fair at Vista

June 4: Willy Wonka Jr at Oxnard College 12pm and 5pm

June 5: Staff meeting - C103 - 3:30pm

June 5: Rio School District Awards of Excellence @ River Ridge Residence Inn 5pm

June 6: Youth Truth Reunion at DO 9-1

June 7: Vista Teacher’s Choice Awards - 6-8 - MPR

June 8: Rio Math Challenge - Vista MPR and Gym - 9-12:15

June 12: 8th Grade Trip to Bowlero  9-1:30

June 12: 8th grade promotion practice 1:30 - 3

June 13: 7th Grade Trip to Arroyo Verde 9-1:30

June 14: 6th Grade Trip to Skating Plus 9-1

June 14: 8th grade promotion practice 9-11

June 14: 8th Grade Promotion 6-7pm

June 14: Minimum Day

June 15: Last day of School - minimum Day

June 15: 8th Grade Picnic - 11:45 - 1:43

June 16: Teacher work day

June 16: Grades due




Monday, May 22, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 5/22 - 26/2023

  Hello Everyone!

Lots to day with the finish line in view.  Work hard and finish well.

The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project all Week  - Keep updating the daily progress in your journal by dates.

* Learning Canva to make flyers and posters

Keep your Journals updated with your most recent work

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine


The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

Project Competition - All week

Keep your Journals updated with your most recent work

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine



The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1.  What gets wetter the more it dries?
  2. If you have it, you want to share it. If you share it, you don't have it. What is it?
  3. Take off my skin, I won't cry, but you will. What am I?

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1. If a rooster laid a brown egg and a white egg, what kind of chicks would hatch? 31
  2. Clara Clatter was born on December 27th, yet her birthday is always in the summer. How is this possible? 29
  3. He has married many women but has never married. Who is he? 30

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - Riddles today - Try to solve all 3.  Write down the riddle and the answer for each one you complete.
  1. What can fill a room but takes up no space? 20
  2. You can't keep this until you have given it. 33
  3. Remove the outside, cook the inside, eat the outside, and throw away the inside.

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do question - You never know what can happen.  Read the following question and answer with a complete explanation.

What would you do if you found a bag containing a large amount of cash?




Friday - Morning Routine
Question - What would you do question - You never know what can happen.  Read the following question and answer with a complete explanation.
  • What would you do if you were all of a sudden invisible?
 




The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023
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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

3D Modeling - Starters


Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Project Identification - Review & start


Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine






The last day to turn in any work is 6/7/2023

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Space Out Friday


Sunday, May 14, 2023

  Hello Everyone!

Time to start finishing 



Junior Fire Academy!

Period 1 - Nutrition Survey
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Elevator Pitch - How to

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Work on your Elevator Pitch & Timeline to complete your project

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Present pitches & start CS Projects

Thursday - Morning Routine
Present pitches & start CS Projects

Friday - Morning Routine
Present pitches & start CS Projects



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Period 3 - Robotics



Monday
 - Morning Routine
This week we are switching to Competition Mode! - Let's drive!

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine

Friday - Morning Routine



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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine - 

Question - What do you want to learn in ELD?  

Do you want to learn how to create an object using 3D Modeling?  Why or why not?
Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - What does "problem solving" mean?

Vocabulary Practice - Start today, turn in on Friday - Addative Manufacturing, 3D Modeling

Sentence Structure - Declarative sentences

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Work in Tinkercad - Refresher course


Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - No Question today

Continue with Vocabulary practice

Sentence Structure - Declarative sentences - get onto sites Groups 1 & 2 do work on the site.

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Work in Tinkercad - Refresher course

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - 

Friday - Morning Routine
Question - 


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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

Build your own pong game

Tuesday - Morning Routine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Thursday - Morning Routine
Starting 3D Design - 

Friday - Morning Routine


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Space Out Friday

Meteoroid, Meteor, & Meteorite Oh my


Sunday, May 7, 2023

  Hello Everyone!

Welcome to CAASPP testing week!

When you are finished testing and have access to your computer, you may work on your CS classwork.

Have a great week and put your best effort towards answering the test questions the best you can.  Good luck!


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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

Community Service Project - Class discussion - looking over the syllabus and narrowing down your project

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Develop your pitch - develop your team and start putting together your pitch.  I will give you a time and day to pitch your pitch.  Be ready

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Pitching your CSP!

Thursday - Morning Routine
Pitching your CSP & starting to develop the plan

Friday - Morning Routine



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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

finish & post Repeat 5

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Start Wind Speed

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Finish and post Wind Speed

Thursday - Morning Routine
Start Veggie Love

Friday - Morning Routine
Finish and post Veggie Love


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Period 5 - English Language Development

Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Question - Describe what is happening in the image



Tuesday - Morning Routine
Question - Describe what is happening in the image

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Question - Describe what is happening in the image

Thursday - Morning Routine
Question - Describe what is happening in the image

Friday - Morning Routine
Question - Describe what is happening in the image


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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

Build your Own Game!  All week to follow a Scratch tutorial and build a pong game.  Once you are done with the tutorial, what more can you do to make it an exciting game?  Can you add obsticles, a second, more difficult level?

You will have the week to build this up.  We'll share them on Friday!

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Build your Own Game!

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Build your Own Game!

Thursday - Morning Routine
Build your Own Game!

Friday - Morning Routine
Build your Own Game!

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Space Out Friday


Friday, April 28, 2023

RV Computer Science, Robotics, & ELD Week 5/1 - 5/2023

  Hello Everyone!

Happy May Day & Spirit Week.  Enjoy your friends and your teachers.  We will be on block schedule next week for CAASPP testing.  Make sure to get good rest, be here every day, and eat a good breakfast.  

This week, I'll be getting all your grades in for progress reports. Make sure to have your portfolios updated and looking good.

Here is a list of tasks that should be in your portfolio.  Don't forget to reread your project reflections & check your postings for completeness and style.

Spirit Week:

Monday - PJ Day

Tuesday - Rhyme Day

Wednesday - Artist Day

Thursday - May the 4th Be With You! (Star Wars Day)\

Friday - Zoom IRL (In Real Life) Day
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Period 2 - Computer Science

Monday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

United Nations Sustainability Goals - What Do You Know?

UNSG - Flash Cards

UNSG - Puzzle

UNSG - Test

Tuesday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

UNSG - Activity

Community Service Project Description & Syllabus

Wednesday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

Community Service Project Timeline

Thursday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

Community Service Project Research

Friday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

Community Service Project Research

Digital Portfolio Resource Images
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Period 3 - Robotics

Monday - Morning Routine

Start Project Rain or Shine

Tuesday - Morning Routine
Project Rain or Shine

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Project Rain or Shine

Thursday - Morning Routine
Finish & Post Project Rain or Shine

Friday -  Morning Routine
Finish & Post Project Rain or Shine

Drones?

Digital Portfolio Resource Images

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Period 5 - English Language Development



Everyday - Question of the Day - answer the question of the day on your Google Doc.  
Quote of the Week

Monday - Morning Routine
Statement - Describe what is happening in the image 1.  (copy & paste image #1 into your doc)

1. 


2.  Click on the image to launch a video.  We will describe the images together after you try it with a partner.


Tuesday - Morning Routine
Statement - Describe what is happening in the image.  (copy & paste the image into your doc) Use the soccer image from above

Starters : 
  • In the image above,
  • The image shows
  • There are several things happening in this image(picture).
Connecting Ideas:
  • also,

  • one more thing

Wednesday - Morning Routine
Statement - Describe what is happening in the image.  (copy & paste the image into your doc)


Thursday - Morning Routine
Statement - Describe what is happening in the image.  (copy & paste the image into your doc)





Friday - Morning Routine
Statement - Describe what is happening in the image.  (copy & paste the image into your doc) 



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Periods 6 & 7 - Computer Science on the Wheel

Monday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

Scratch - Finish our Multi-level Chase Game

Tuesday - Morning Routine

10 min - Finish up - updating your portfolio or your 3D assignment print & post  

Scratch - Finish our Multi-level Chase Game

Wednesday - Morning Routine

Post your game into your blog & write a reflection

Thursday - Morning Routine

Build your own game! - Use a Scratch tutorial


Friday Morning Routine


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Space Out Friday

What's Up in the May Sky


Our Blue Marble


What is JPL? - Jet Propulsion Labratories