Dear Parents/Guardians of the Middle School Students,
Over these next two weeks, it is important for students to continue to exercise their minds. Teachers are assigning their students work to do every day. Students will receive Math, Language Arts, Social Science and Science work either through google classroom or given a packet of work that will need to be turned in. If the teachers are assigning work to do over google classroom, assignments will be graded daily and turned in through google classroom. There are also lessons that will be given on Khan Academy that will need to be finished every week and turned in. For extra support, students will also be given links to youtube videos that help explain the content that we will be learning. Each student should expect at least 2-3 hours of work each day.
Parents if you need to contact me, I am accessible through my email at bpienkowski@cps.edu, as well as my google number 331-308-0181.
My office hours will be from 10am-12pm and then 1pm- 2pm, these are the times I will answer any emails or phonecalls from parents.
Many of the assignments that are going to your students through google classroom, Khan Academy, Scholastic ScienceWorld and Newsela will be self-grading, which means they will get immediate feedback.
If a student requires a Chromebook to go home with them, they will be receiving a new Columbus Chromebook Student Responsibility Contract laying out the expectations for using the school Chromebooks at home. If anything does happen to the Chromebook, the students will be liable for the damages caused. If you have any questions about this contract, please contact either Mr. Pienkowski or Mrs. Oleksy.
Newsela Articles that will be read by the students for science:
They will do the quiz at the end of each reading.
Day 1: Forces on an airplane/ The problem with superman and other physics
Day 2: Forces on a baseball
Day 3: The definition of force in physics
https://youtu.be/fo_pmp5rtzo
Day 4: What are Newton’s Laws of Motion?
https://youtu.be/kKKM8Y-u7ds link to help understand newtons laws
Day 5: Newton’s third law
Day 6: The physics of a car collision
https://youtu.be/Y-QOfc2XqOk
Day 7: How to build a balloon-powered car
Day 8: Four forces on a rocket
Day 9: A history of rockets
Day 10: A downhill rolling race
Khan Academy lessons to be finished by the end of the two weeks.
Newtons laws of motion
Forces and Newtons laws of motion: Quiz 1
Balanced and Unbalanced forces
Physics-related youtube videos and activities to do at home
https://youtu.be/kD06SQtfA5s - why you dont want super strength
https://youtu.be/FTEDZQaEIts - why you dont want super speed
https://youtu.be/u429Qgvoxw4 - never do a superhero landing
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL298027D594DC923F
Please make sure your students are doing the daily assignments as it is layed out above.
Please contact me for any questions.
Over these next two weeks, it is important for students to continue to exercise their minds. Teachers are assigning their students work to do every day. Students will receive Math, Language Arts, Social Science and Science work either through google classroom or given a packet of work that will need to be turned in. If the teachers are assigning work to do over google classroom, assignments will be graded daily and turned in through google classroom. There are also lessons that will be given on Khan Academy that will need to be finished every week and turned in. For extra support, students will also be given links to youtube videos that help explain the content that we will be learning. Each student should expect at least 2-3 hours of work each day.
Parents if you need to contact me, I am accessible through my email at bpienkowski@cps.edu, as well as my google number 331-308-0181.
My office hours will be from 10am-12pm and then 1pm- 2pm, these are the times I will answer any emails or phonecalls from parents.
Many of the assignments that are going to your students through google classroom, Khan Academy, Scholastic ScienceWorld and Newsela will be self-grading, which means they will get immediate feedback.
If a student requires a Chromebook to go home with them, they will be receiving a new Columbus Chromebook Student Responsibility Contract laying out the expectations for using the school Chromebooks at home. If anything does happen to the Chromebook, the students will be liable for the damages caused. If you have any questions about this contract, please contact either Mr. Pienkowski or Mrs. Oleksy.
Newsela Articles that will be read by the students for science:
They will do the quiz at the end of each reading.
Day 1: Forces on an airplane/ The problem with superman and other physics
Day 2: Forces on a baseball
Day 3: The definition of force in physics
https://youtu.be/fo_pmp5rtzo
Day 4: What are Newton’s Laws of Motion?
https://youtu.be/kKKM8Y-u7ds link to help understand newtons laws
Day 5: Newton’s third law
Day 6: The physics of a car collision
https://youtu.be/Y-QOfc2XqOk
Day 7: How to build a balloon-powered car
Day 8: Four forces on a rocket
Day 9: A history of rockets
Day 10: A downhill rolling race
Khan Academy lessons to be finished by the end of the two weeks.
Newtons laws of motion
Forces and Newtons laws of motion: Quiz 1
Balanced and Unbalanced forces
Physics-related youtube videos and activities to do at home
https://youtu.be/kD06SQtfA5s - why you dont want super strength
https://youtu.be/FTEDZQaEIts - why you dont want super speed
https://youtu.be/u429Qgvoxw4 - never do a superhero landing
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL298027D594DC923F
Please make sure your students are doing the daily assignments as it is layed out above.
Please contact me for any questions.
Resources
Mr. Pienkowski
Room 301
Email: bpienkowski@cps.edu
Email: bpienkowski@cps.edu
This year middle school is studying Physical Science:
Issues and Physical Science is a middle level physical science program that examines issues in a societal context. The program treats issues in a way that fosters and promotes the ability of young adolescents to think abstractly, and builds upon their need for peer interaction and support. It can serve as the physical science component of an integrated, multi-year science program, or as a stand-alone, full year physical science program. The course consists of 99 activities, each requiring one to three class periods. This course can accompany Issues and Life Sciences, and Issues and Earth Science to form a complete middle level science series.
For more information visit this website
Issues and Physical Science is a middle level physical science program that examines issues in a societal context. The program treats issues in a way that fosters and promotes the ability of young adolescents to think abstractly, and builds upon their need for peer interaction and support. It can serve as the physical science component of an integrated, multi-year science program, or as a stand-alone, full year physical science program. The course consists of 99 activities, each requiring one to three class periods. This course can accompany Issues and Life Sciences, and Issues and Earth Science to form a complete middle level science series.
For more information visit this website
