Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Scholastic Activity: Stress & Stress Relief

                                              Secret Stress Busters of the Stars

 From sold-out concerts to sporting events watched by millions, high profile celebs have pressure-filled schedules that they need to navigate with calm and grace. So how do they do it? Here are their secret strategies for staying chill and how you can use the same tricks.

https://choices.scholastic.com/issues/2016-17/040117/secret-stress-busters-of-the-stars.html

March 31

Class 604 and 605

Hello kids and parents!


Happy Last Day of March! | im 4 students


Science w/Ms. S. Mitchell

Congrats to all the students who practiced their skills on IXL Science last week! You Rock!














Please continue:
A. Journal Writing Response on emojisDue Friday April 3 @ 9 am.  Take a pic of your notebook page with your response + emoji drawing and send it to smitche6@schools.nyc.gov with YOUR NAME/CLASS. 
Please begin:
B.  IXL Skill I.1 (Thermal Energy ) Predict heat flow and temperature changes   Complete All Challenges. Due Weds. April 1,2020. 


Reading/Writing: Students will log into LightSail:
1.Work on reading for a minimum of 40 minutes. 
2. Jot ideas as you read.
3. Choose one idea as you read citing details from the text.
  

Math - Mr. Fortunat - kfortun@schools.nyc.gov - (914)338-8287
Learning Target:
     *Students will find the area of composite figures by breaking them into simpler shapes.
1) Write the Learning Target in your notebook
2) Join the Lesson in zoom at 10:00AM. Meeting Room will open by 9:50 AM.
    https://zoom.us/j/9473421875              Meeting ID or Code: 947 342 1875
     * Use your full name to be admitted. This is how attendance is taken.
3) Mini-Lesson and Independent Practice:
     * Follow a video clip of the actual lesson by clicking on the following link:
     https://edpuzzle.com/open/isufuhs              Code: isufuhs
     * Copy the shapes and do the work in your notebook when asked. Then type your answer online.
5) Homework:
Part 1 (Due by 5:00. Send picture of your work to (914)338-8287 )
     a) Find the area of these composite figures. 
 b) Find the area of the shaded part of the figure.







Part 2 (Setting up a Google Classroom Account - Do this before tomorrow)
     *step 1) Get your account ID and Password from the DOE by clicking on this link:                                         https://idm.nycenet.edu/students/start.form
     *step 2) Go to https://idpcloud.nycenet.edu/
     *step 3) Enter your DOE student account email (from step 1)
     *step 4) Enter your password and sign in
     *step 5) 604 students, enter the class code: jdquwhv
                   605 students, enter the class code: rmt7gml
Any difficulties with Google Classroom? Let me know. (914)338-8287



Physical Education: (Due FRIDAY)

Learning Objectives: 
1.Students will be able to identify how to measure an individuals Heart Rate. 
2.Students will be able to check their own resting and working heart rate while performing a 20 min workout at home.

Class 604:
                  1.Students will login their Edpuzzle account (class code:ijaleev)
                  2. Complete 2 videos and answers questions 


Class: 605:
1.Complete Monday’s Edpuzzle Assignment 
2. Class code:siajjep


Health: (Due FRIDAY)
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Learning Objective- Students will be able to identify proper hand-washing techniques used to protect our bodies from different infections and viruses.

Class 604:
            1.Students will login their Edpuzzle account (class code:ijaleev)
 2. Complete video and answers questions on proper hand-washing techniques.


Class: 605:
            1.Students will login their Edpuzzle account (Class code:siajjep)
 2. Complete video and answers questions on proper hand-washing techniques.



**Contact me at BThompson14@schools.nyc.gov with any and all questions.**


Chorus

Now that you have refreshed our memory of harmony and melody and all it contains. Think about the many songs we’ve sung in class, all containing beautiful harmonies. Watch this short video about harmony. Choose a starting pitch, C – E – G identified in the video and build the melody of your short tune around that pitch.


Grade 6 you will receive the melody of the song.
You will then choose which two pitches you will choose which two notes you’d like to use to create your harmony around.

Zoom meeting:
If you have any questions about this week’s assignment, you may reach me through zoom today, between 1:00 PM and 2:20 PM. 

Dance
Choreographic mini project part II

  • Choreograph movement phrases to part A & B of your selected song.
  • See some examples below of the different ways dancers use space in solo dance work.

Alvin Ailey- I wanna Be Ready at minute 17:55- 20:22



Forces of Nature Dance Theatre- E.R.


Camille A. Brown- Ink Solo

 

Akosua Akoto- Joey B. Beginning

  • Consider these questions and the Elements of Dance SPACE Table linked above.

What levels are being used?
Where is your focus?
What size are your movements?
Where in space are you traveling?

  • Record and submit video to abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov

Due Friday, April 3, 2020

Please email me with any questions @abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov

Monday, March 30, 2020

March 30

Class 604 and 605


Hello kids and parents!

How are you feeling? Please check-in with a friend and their family!

Inspirational Monday Quotes Pictures, Photos, Images, and Pics for ...

Science w/S. Mitchell
Journal Writing Due  Friday 4/3/2020 @ 9 am. 
Submit your Journal Writing by snapping a pic of your notebook page and sending it to smitche6@schools.nyc.gov with your Name and Class
Article

Be sure to read your instructions several times before you begin your task. 
1. Have your Science notebook ready and open to the next available page.
2. Learning Target: I will complete a Journal Write using the Writing in Science Checklist.
3. Use the Google Search box and type: all about emojis science world
4.Click the first entry
5.Scroll to watch the video about the history of emojis
6. Complete the prompt below:
Which emojis do you think are missing? It's your turn to come up with an idea for a new emoji—sketch a design in your notebook, and write a short paragraph describing it.
What does it look like?
What category is it in?
How do you think people will use it when they're sending a text?
Need Help?
Use the sentence prompt below to help with your writing:
The next emoji that I would like design would be______________________.  Also, my new emoji idea would look like_____________________ and have_______________. In addition, it would be in the category of____________________.  Finally, I think people will use it when_______________________________.


Reading.Writing w/ Ms. Amede: Students will log into LightSail:
1.Work on reading for a minimum of 40 minutes. 
2. Jot ideas as you read.
3. Choose one idea as you read citing details from the text.
  




ENL Support
Students who have been logging in daily have been doing a great job! Remember to Please login to Pupil Path for today's (3/31/20) assignment. Thank you! ENL Students remember to please login daily to imagine learning for at least 45 minutes and check your pupil path for ongoing assignment and supportive resources. Link: Imaginelearning.com/login If you are having difficulties logging in please give me a call at (732) 497-2308 or email me at enoesi@schools.nyc.gov
Inicie sesión en Pupil Path para la tarea de hoy (3/31/20). ¡Gracias! 

Los estudiantes de ENL deben iniciar sesión para imaginar el aprendizaje durante al menos 45 minutos y verificar la ruta de su alumno para la asignación continua y los recursos de apoyo. 
 
Tanpri konekte nan Path Path pou plasman jodi a (3/31/20). Mès
Los estudiantes de ENL deben iniciar sesión para imaginar el aprendizaje durante al menos 45 minutos y verificar la ruta de su alumno para la asignación continua y los recursos de apoyo.
يرجى تسجيل الدخول إلى Pupil Path لتعيين اليوم ENL الطلاب يرجى تسجيل الدخول لتصور التعلم لمدة   بك للتخصيص45 دقيقة على الأقل والتحقق من مسار . (3/31/20). شكرا لكم!الداعمة.المستمر والموارد التلميذ الخاص 




Math - Mr. Fortunat - kfortun@schools.nyc.gov - (914)338-8287
Learning Target:
     *Students will find the area of composite figures by breaking them into simpler shapes.

1) Write the Learning Target in your notebook
2) Join the Lesson in zoom at 10:00AM. Meeting Room will open by 9:50 AM.
    https://zoom.us/j/9473421875              Meeting ID or Code: 947 342 1875
     * Use your full name to be admitted. This is how attendance is taken.
3) Mini-Lesson and Independent Practice:
     * Follow a video clip of the actual lesson by clicking on the following link:
     https://edpuzzle.com/open/isufuhs              Code: isufuhs
     * Copy the shapes and do the work in your notebook when asked. Then type your answer online.
5) Homework:
Part 1 (Due by 5:00)
     *IXL > Learning > 6th Grade > FF.6, FF.7

Part 2 (Setting up a Google Classroom Account - Do this before tomorrow)
     *step 1) Get your account ID and Password from the DOE by clicking on this link:                                         https://idm.nycenet.edu/students/start.form
     *step 2) Go to https://idpcloud.nycenet.edu/
     *step 3) Enter your DOE student account email (from step 1)
     *step 4) Enter your password and sign in
     *step 5) 604 students, enter the class code: jdquwhv
                   605 students, enter the class code: rmt7gml
Any difficulties with Google Classroom? Let me know. (914)338-8287


Physical Education: (Due FRIDAY)

Learning Objectives: 
1.Students will be able to identify how to measure an individuals Heart Rate. 
2.Students will be able to check their own resting and working heart rate while performing a 20 min workout at home.

Class 605:

 1.Students will login their edpuzzle account (class code:siajjep)
 2. Complete 2 videos and answers questions 

**Contact me at BThompson14@schools.nyc.gov with any and all questions.**

Theater: Costume Renderings
Objective: In this lesson, you will create sketches, drawings, or graphics that communicate what a specific character is wearing in a scene of the show. 
  • Journal Prompt: Create a list of the types of clothes your classmates and people your own age wear.
  • Create a costume design rendering for one of your costumes using the information you’ve gained from the script, your costume plot, and further research. 
Access assignment in PupilPath. Email completed assignment to Ms. Liddell at aliddell@schools.nyc.gov

CHORUS

·          Learning Target: Students will use the information gained from the BrainPop activity to create a 2-part harmony on the Acappella app.
o   “If you want to be somebody, if you want to go somewhere, you better wake up and pay attention. The time is now or never to make your dreams come true, you gotta wake up and pay attention.”   
§ Play around with different ways you can sing this phrase. 
o   Part I
§  YOUTUBE.COM: The Set Up
·        Watch Gina Luciani’s video “How to use the acappella app” https://youtu.be/WX3imwWmgmc
·        Download the app onto your device to follow along instructions
·        Set up your profile
o    Make sure you configure your email address to your account. (This is necessary for you to submit your assignment)
o   For the purpose of this assignment, put your name in your user name

o   Part II
§  ACAPPELLA: Making Music
·        To start creating your own 2-part harmony click the spit screen layout and choose the 1 minute option
·        In video clip #1, replicate the given melody, singing the phrase twice through (there will be extra time, just press the record button again to stop recording)
·        In video clip #2, record your own harmony to the recording you made in the 1st video clip.
o   You can rerecord and edit your video as many times as you wish.
o   Part III
§  Once you’ve recorded your harmony the way you like it, you will:
·        Press share at the top right corner
·        Enter your name in the caption
·        Select private (anyone with the link can view)

·        At the very bottom, swipe right to the email icon and submit to my email: Bbartion@schools.nyc.gov by Friday, April 3rd

Dance

Test on canon and choreographic structures Friday! 
Review Review Review. Quizlet link at bottom.

Meditation
Start your day with meditation. Choose from the Salif Keita meditation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2-iKBGWLgA
used daily in class or the visual shape growing
meditation.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXItOY0sLRY . 

Warm Up!

v Warm Up Part I w/ Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsR1iuqLfxk&t=57s

v Warm Up Part II w/ video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI8nYFswM7Y

v Warm Up audio w/o Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC2qh3MANvs&list=OLAK5uy_n5oyLVr5cmXe8PJLyn3tfJuK2eI6sCQWg

Canon!

Click the link below to view the video we watched in class breaking down of the five types of canon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pAU6j8LZ2U

Dance Examples of Canon!

Click the links below to view brief clips of Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite with her piece The seasons canon ballet. Notice the canon present in her dance and the level of interest it adds to her
piece.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=f6x2r7fWZbY&feature=emb_logo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=GW7uORb9H8c&feature=emb_logo

Study and Test!

Click the link below to use a study set on Quizlet. Quizlet is a tool that helps you study any subject. The study set is called Choreographic Device- Canon. It contains 8 terms. You will be tested on this next
week!

https://quizlet.com/_87vlv7?x=1jqt&i=2qha9e

ENL Support
Students who have been logging in daily have been doing a great job! Remeber to Please login to Pupil Path for today's (3/30/20) assignment. Thank you! ENL Students remember to please login daily to imagine learning for at least 45 minutes and check your pupil path for ongoing assignment and supportive resources. Link: Imaginelearning.com/login Inicie sesión en Pupil Path para la tarea de hoy (3/30/20). ¡Gracias! 

Los estudiantes de ENL deben iniciar sesión para imaginar el aprendizaje durante al menos 45 minutos y verificar la ruta de su alumno para la asignación continua y los recursos de apoyo. 

Tanpri konekte nan Path Path pou plasman jodi a (3/30/20). Mès

Friday, March 27, 2020

March 27_Parents, Please Read!

Parents, please read the letter below from the Superintendent of District 17:

**Students:  If you need Friday's blog post, please scroll down (and hit "older" if you're on a phone)

Letter 1
   

Letter 2

March 27

Class 604 and 605

Hello Kids and Parents!

Happy Friday!



 Science:  Journal Writing Due Next Friday 4/3/2020 @ 9 am. Directions to follow on how to submit your writing to me. 
Article

Be sure to read your instructions several times before you begin your task. 
1. Have your Science notebook read and open to the next available page.
2. Learning Target: I will complete a Journal Write using the Writing in Science Checklist.
3. Use the Google Search box and type: all about emojis science world
4.Click the first entry
5.Scroll to watch the video about the history of emojis
6. Complete the prompt below:
Which emojis do you think are missing? It's your turn to come up with an idea for a new emoji—sketch a design in your notebook, and write a short paragraph describing it.
What does it look like?
What category is it in?
How do you think people will use it when they're sending a text?

Need Help?
Use the sentence prompt below to help with your writing:
The next emoji that I would like design would be______________________.  Also, my new emoji idea would look like_____________________ and have_______________. In addition, it would be in the category of____________________.  Finally, I think people will use it when_______________________________.

Reading/Writing: Students will log into LightSail:
1.Work on reading for a minimum of 40 minutes. 
2. Jot ideas as you read.
3. Choose one idea as you read citing details from the text.
  
Class 604 Mr. Noesi will be on providing zoom to provide ENL support with Ms. Amede at 9:00am to share ENL resources for remote learning ID: 289 413 706

ENL Support
Rember to Please login to Pupil Path for today's (3/27/20) assignment. Thank you! ENL Students remember to please login daily to imagine learning for at least 45 minutes and check your pupil path for ongoing assignment and supportive resources. Link: Imaginelearning.com/login Inicie sesión en Pupil Path para la tarea de hoy (3/27/20). ¡Gracias!

Los estudiantes de ENL deben iniciar sesión para imaginar el aprendizaje durante al menos 45 minutos y verificar la ruta de su alumno para la asignación continua y los recursos de apoyo. 

Tanpri konekte nan Path Path pou plasman jodi a (3/27/20). Mès

Math - Mr. Fortunat - kfortun@schools.nyc.gov - (914)338-8287
Learning Targets:
   * Students will use formulas to solve problems about area of rectangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and triangles.
Today, students will need their login info for IXL.
Lesson starts on zoom at 10:00AM. Join by 9:50 AM.

Meeting ID or code: 947 342 1875

   *Use your full name to be admitted. This is how attendance is taken.

   *Stay in a quiet area. Come in ready with notebook and pencil.

   *Log into IXL.
Below is how the lesson will "flow:"

Homework Review

Mini-Lesson

   *Follow the lesson During the Zoom meeting.

Independent Practice 

Do all assigned Exercises in your notebook. For each problem, write the formula. That is how you will remember it. I will randomly ask ZOOMers to share their answers. Be ready.
Sharing 

Homework: 

Part 1 (Due by Sunday 5:00 PM in preparation of Quiz on Monday)
 * IXL > Learning > 6th Grade > FF.2, FF.3, FF.4, FF.5 
Part 2
By Monday, we will migrate to the "Google Classroom" Platform. To do so, students need to do the following:
     *step1) Get your account ID and Password from the DOE by clicking on this link:
     *step2) Go to https://idpcloud.nycenet.edu/
     *step3) Enter your DOE student account email (from step 1)
     *step4) Enter your password and sign in
     *step5) Click on Google Classroom
Any difficulties? Let me know (914)338-8287

Chorus: Melody and Harmony
Today is the day, all work is due on Pupil Path!

Art Literacy
Reminder: Your creative element assignments are due today.



Theater: Costume Design
Happy Friday Theater Tribes! Assignments are due today. If you are having difficulty downloading the assignment from Pupil Path or uploading them back to me, you can email the completed assignment to me at aliddell@schools.nyc.gov.
Enjoy the weekend! 

Physical Education - Class 605

Reminder - Please refer to pupilpath for your assignment posted on Monday 3/23/20. It is due on Monday 3/30/20.


Heslth 604,605:  Continued
Many Students are still missing!!! All Work is Due Today!!

Learning Objective-  Students will be able to identify Coronavirus and different ways of keeping their body healthy from the virus
            1.Students will create an edpuzzle account (using the link below)
            2. Link for 604-https://edpuzzle.com/join/ijaleev           
            3. Link for 605-  https://edpuzzle.com/join/siajjep          
            4. Please be sure your display name includes (First, Last Name)

            5. watch short video and answers questions based on Coronavirus 

           
**Contact me at BThompson14@schools.nyc.gov with any and all questions.**

Dance

Mini Choreographic assignment due today Fri. 3/27





  • Click the link below and read the contents of the page. Watch the video and complete the "On your own" activity at the bottom of the page. Submit to abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov https://www.elementsofdance.org/energy.html
  • Example of notation of song structure.
  • Clink the link below and practice for test next Friday on choreographic devices and canon. https://quizlet.com/496961395/choreographic-device-canon-flash-cards/
If you do not understand something or need assistance please email me at abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov


Art Literacy 605 & 607

Ven Diagram Assignment due today Fri. 3/27. Email me abartonrichardson@schools.nyc.gov to submit work or with any questions.