The Learning Never Stops

5/1/2020

Kyung Sun's Eye of the Tiger!

In this time of adversity and uncertainty, the learning never stops! Day in and day out, your ability to use the Big 6 Learning Principles impresses me! You are all taking ownership of your learning by focusing on learning intentions, success criteria, asking/responding to thinking questions, completing self/peer assessments, and by giving/responding to descriptive feedback! KEEP IT UP!

IMPORTANT:

No more online book clubs with Mr. Hong this week. I will participate in your channels along side all of you to help push your thinking and your learning! You did a great job yesterday! Keep it up!
Math test following the morning Check-In
Make sure your FreshGrade is up to date by the end of the day.

SHAPE OF THE DAY:

1.) MATH:

Complete all weekly activities and upload to FreshGrade if this has yet to be done.
The math test will be sent out on TEAMS at 11:30am. You must complete it within a timely manner without using your notes/textbook. You should have all your rules memorized.
You must finish your test on TEAMS ASSIGNMENTS.
Comment on FG with your score.

2.) PE:

Upload evidence of daily exercise to FG along with your comment. Comment must follow our criteria for posting.

3.) LA/NOVEL APPROACH:

No online meeting/book club with Mr. Hong today. I will participate in your channels alongside all of you.
Criteria for daily participation: Each student is required to contribute 2 questions and 2 responses on a daily basis.
Complete your POWERFUL RESPONSE graphic organizer for your novel at the end of your Novel Approach Packages. Upload to your NOVEL APPROACH CHANNEL ON TEAMS to share with your group.
Start your first draft of your Powerful Response.
Click here for the Criteria and template handout for the Gift of Words, Thinking and Learning Questions, and Powerful Response. Follow this to get EXTENDING!

4.) SCIENCE:

Complete the following by the end of the day:
1.) Upload all science materials from this week to FreshGrade.
2.) Upload your shared link/presentation to the The SCIENCE channel and FreshGrade
3.) Post a learning reflection based on our class criteria for learning reflections.
4.) Watch this video to review.
You have a TEST on DENSITY CALCULATIONS on Monday morning.

5.) POST A RESPONSE:

Write a paragraph and REFLECT on how learning has been going at home.
LEARNING INTENTION: I can reflect on my learning since Spring Break.
SUCCESS CRITERIA:
1.) Paragraph format (intro, body, and conclusion)
2.) Give 1-2 detailed examples of things that are going well.
3.) Give 1-2 detailed examples of things that are challenging.
4.) Self-assess how things have been going for you and include something you need to do to improve on during this time.
5.) Read one other student's response and give them a suggestion on how they can overcome 1 of their challenges.
6.) Respond to the person who gave you feedback.

VIDEO LINKS:
The Density Song

brieana

5/1/2020 09:16:16 am

1st!

ethel

5/1/2020 09:23:01 am

2nd!

5/1/2020 09:34:42 am

Max

5/1/2020 09:35:41 am

Fourth!!

5/1/2020 09:43:30 am

le 5

Ethel

5/1/2020 09:45:30 am

Online school is fun, because you get to stay at home and use your devices all the time. But, sometimes you might get stuck on homework or might have forgotten about homework. That’s something some students are having problems with. I might now have a problem with the homework, but I can get distracted sometimes. I'll tell you, what has been challenging for me and what has been really easy.
First, Math and Novel approach. Math has been easy for me, because Mr.Hong has provided a lot of games and videos about adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing integers. Those games and videos really help me understand how to solve the questions. Next, is Novel approach. Novel approach has been easy for me because all we had to do was read and answer some questions in the booklet, discuss and ask questions on teams.
The only ones that were pretty hard for me were science and word work. For science, I would always get confused on how to do it and what to do, so I always had to ask my friends a lot of questions. Now, word work. Word work was okay for me, sometimes I forget to do an amount of work in one day. So, I would have to do more work the next day. But, that was really it.
In conclusion, online school can be both easy and hard for people and just remember to try your best and don’t do all the work in one sitting and take a break. And remember to wash your hands.

brieana

5/1/2020 10:41:34 am

@Ethel
Maybe you could make a reminder or a stick note somewhere that you can see it really easily.

Etel

5/1/2020 10:52:58 am

@brieana Thanks for the advice! I'll try it out when we start word work next week! :)

brieana

5/1/2020 09:54:49 am

We have been doing our work from home for about 4 weeks now. I personally am doing very well. The work has been good, I have been able to get all my work done. I am also able to monitor my work load so I can even them out throughout the day. The only challenge that I have is making sure that I check my freshgrade. Sometimes I forget to check it but lately I put that on my board that I put what work I need to do on it. But otherwise, doing school at home is nice. I do miss my friends and teacher though.

Ethel

5/1/2020 10:03:05 am

@brieana Maybe, you can put a sticky note on your desk. So, whenever you go use the computer you'll see it :)

brieana

5/1/2020 10:38:28 am

@Ethel
I don't have a desk but thanks anyway. :)

Brendan

5/1/2020 10:00:31 am

Reflection:
Learning at home is very different at school. We communicate differently, do things at different times, and we have more websites. When I am at home, I tend to wake up earlier than before, and complete most of the work before lunch, such as word work, math, PAR, etc. But one thing that is kind of challenging are the distractions. The noises, my cat, all that stuff. So, I would make a good learning environment, such as putting away all my devices, focus, make a time table, etc. Overall, learning at home is pretty easy, however there are still things I have to improve on to make myself more efficient.

brieana

5/1/2020 10:45:05 am

@Brendan
Don't forget to add what is going well for you. :)

Adrian

5/1/2020 10:17:53 am

We have been learning from home for awhile now, and there are many positives and negatives. Personally I would rather go to regular school, but that doesn't mean learning at home isn't great. When I learn at home, and want to complete all my work before doing anything else (which is almost never), I would finish around 1-2, so school would be only about 3 hours, while regular school would be from 9-3. Though being at home makes it extremely easy to procrastinate, at school you don't really have a choice to go at any speed you want, because we have a schedule, while at home we do our work freely usually due by the end of the day. Learning at home isn't the best for me, but it's a different way to succeed and I have to figure something out and create a schedule for myself to forcefully learn.

Max

5/1/2020 10:39:14 am

@Adrian-Can you put 1 or 2 sentences about how you can improve in your paragraph.

Max

5/1/2020 10:37:24 am

Learning and getting education has changed dramatically after the virus had broke out. Some things have been going pretty well and smoothly, but other times, it feels like it is a challenge.

Finishing my work is not a big problem. I manage to complete everything that is required. I like to finish my work quickly, so I have time for other things like playing around. The challenge I face though is that I keep forgetting that I have to take pictures and post them. Since Mr. Hong can't see my actual work in person, I have to take pictures, but I'm not used to that and my brain tends to forget it. I need to improve on my habits since that way I can remember what I have to do, so I won't forget and have to stress about it.

In conclusion, things have been going pretty well, but there will always be challenges. I will try to improve and overcome the challenges, but new ones will always pop up.

sophia

5/1/2020 11:00:33 am

@max good paragraph! try to mention more than one positive and negative aspect. also give a specific example of how you are going to improve :)

Max

5/2/2020 10:05:19 am

Learning and getting education has changed dramatically after the virus had broke out. Some things have been going pretty well and smoothly, but other times, it feels like it is a challenge.

Finishing my work is not a big problem. I manage to complete everything that is required. I like to finish my work quickly, so I have time for other things like playing around. The challenge I face though is that I keep forgetting that I have to take pictures and post them. Since Mr. Hong can't see my actual work in person, I have to take pictures, but I'm not used to that and my brain tends to forget it. I need to improve on my habits since that way I can remember what I have to do, so I won't forget and have to stress about it. One way to do it is to have daily reminders from the simple lists I like to create, sticky notes, or even asking a unreliable human. If I keep getting reminders, after a while the steps will be driven in to my brain so deeply, I will be doing all the required steps without a second thought.

In conclusion, things have been going pretty well, but there will always be challenges. I will try to improve and overcome the challenges, but new ones will always pop up.

Spencer

5/1/2020 03:24:00 pm

@Max - One thing that has worked well for me is making a checklist in my agenda. I include all my assignments but also what I have to post and where. This has worked well for me. :) I agree that it's going pretty well, but is sometimes challenging.

Mealea

5/1/2020 10:50:26 am

Online School is really fun, because I get to learn through my devices. Sometimes it’s easy, and sometimes it can be challenging, which is why doing reflections help because it’s our chance to reflect on what our strengths are, stretches, and how we can improve.

I’m going to start off by saying what some of my strengths are. I think I’m doing well on PE and Reading. I write what I do for physical education and my resting and active heart rate. For my reading records, I write what book I read, pages finished, author, time, and reading strategies used. I also think I’m doing well in math because of all the practise worksheets, lessons, videos, and games, they were a lot of help. Some challenges I have faced were waking up late (9:15-9:20) I usually sleep late so that’s probably the reason why, but I managed to get ready right away to attend the morning check-in. Another challenge is sometimes I forget to update my FreshGrade to post reflections and photos.

I usually work in a peaceful environment and play music through my headphones because it actually helps me work better. I monitor my comprehension and I usually finish my homework. I try to put a lot of effort into the assignments that are assigned, and I think all the work is fairly easy right now.

Amy

5/1/2020 03:35:37 pm

@Mealea, for your Freshgrade problem you can always keep a tab open on your computer or phone, which reminds you of it.

sophia

5/1/2020 10:57:33 am

we have been doing online school for over a month and it is defiaitly different from regular school.
a couple positive points are that I can plan out most of my own schedule each day to suit may preference. another positive is that if I want I can finish my work straight in the morning then I could have the rest of the day to myself but with regular school I would have to be there for a mandatory 6 hours. although there are positives to home learning there are also negatives. firstly, sometimes when your at home its easy to procrastinate, luckily for me through when I make my own schedule I tend to not procrastinate very often. second downside is all the recuse and noise in the house and I can't do anything about it, also since my sister and I share a room and its quit dark we need to each have a lamp at our desk when we're working. unfortunately since we only have one lamp that makes it difficult to share sometimes. I can improve my making a schedule for the lamp with my sister and try to procrastinate less.

Ethel

5/1/2020 12:39:44 pm

@Sophia Remember to capitalise the your letters when you start a new sentence. But, overall I like your paragraph! :)

@ethel

5/1/2020 03:09:32 pm

thanks, appreciate it :=)

Dennis

5/1/2020 11:06:58 am

I think at the begging of doing online work, I was a bit stressed as to how I was going to manage my time with so many free hours. I was having a bit of trouble uploading my work so I would say a pretty rough start. But now I have bee more active and able to hand in things on time. Without a problem I think I am doing things more smoothly now and uploading normally. Overall self assessed myself. And then made everything better.

Dennis

5/1/2020 11:23:31 am

I think at the beginning of doing online work, I was a bit stressed as to how I was going to manage my time with so many free hours as well not being able to stay focused on work. I was having a bit of trouble uploading my work as well, so I would say a pretty rough start. But now I have bee more active and able to hand in things on time. For example all activities have been uploaded such as math and PE more of then. Without a problem I think I am doing things more smoothly now and uploading normally. Overall self assessed myself. And then made everything better.

Sara

5/1/2020 12:20:58 pm

For me, online classes has started after spring break to prevent COVID-19 from spreading. It has been quite a challenge because you have to manage your own time and not get distracted with things like video games, over sleeping, tik tok etc. I'm not a very online social person meaning I don't like chatting with people online other than the people I know. I prefer to chat in person. Other than the challenges, homework has been filling up my time so I created a schedule which I made for nothing because I don't follow it. Somethings that have been going well is doing the work(math, NA, science etc.) but the challenge for me is posting everything on teams/freshgrade and keeping track on reading/pe. I tend to record a few days later and than end up getting beginning/developing. So far I'm getting used to the rhyme of tracking although I keep forgetting.

megan

5/1/2020 03:57:30 pm

@Sara - I would suggest to take a little bit of time everyday to check all of the platforms (freshgrade, teams, etc) and making sure you uploaded everything.

Gabriel

5/1/2020 12:50:12 pm

Online classes are different then normal school in ways that are bad and good but so far I don’t know so this is what I like about home schooling and don’t like. First, one thing about online classes is that you are at home which I like more than being at school because I can which YouTube during brakes there’s less noise so it’s less distracting etc. Second, I like how it’s easier to work at home because there is less noise and less distractions so I can get my work done well and fast. Now first for what I don’t like about online classes, it’s harder to get in touch with Mr. Hong if you are confused so if you have trouble with something you can’t go to tell him that you are confused instead you have to leave Mr. Hong a email instead. Second, this might seem sad because it is no field trips because of covid-19 it makes me sad just hearing it. After all I’m doing good in online classes and it feels normal now.

5/1/2020 03:09:38 pm

We have been doing our work from home for about 1 month now. I personally am doing well. The work has been reasonable and I have been able to get all my work done. I am also able to monitor my work load so I can even them out throughout the day. The only challenge that I have is making sure that I check my freshgrade. I always forget about it. But otherwise, doing school at home is nice because I have to freedom to choose when to do my work.

Spencer

5/1/2020 03:21:26 pm

The corona virus pandemic has drastically changed our lives since spring break. One of the key differences is that we now do school virtually! There are lots of things that I like about virtual school. The first is that I get to spend more time with my family and we have a much more flexible schedule. School wise I feel that I am doing a good job on my work. I find it challenging sometimes to spend so much time at home and not seeing all my friends at school. The other part that is sometimes challenging is that I have to make my own school schedule as Mr. Hong isn't telling us what to do each block of the day. Overall I am enjoying virtual school, because it gives me more freedom day-to-day.

5/1/2020 03:25:02 pm

@Spencer You can do a video call on teams in the group Mr. Hong is making.

5/1/2020 03:23:31 pm

Every school has to work from home now. It could be a good thing and a bad thing.

Somethings that are going well for me is getting to school. I used to wake up at 6:40 but now I wake up around 7:20. Something that isn't going well for me is distractions. There's construction across from my house and it's tempting me to go and look. For me it's going okay but I need to work on drinking water. At school I drink two bottles of water but now I only drink half of one.

Amy

5/1/2020 03:34:36 pm

Everyone has been taking online school after spring break because of the coronavirus. Two good things that have going well for me are I can usually finish my work and can ask for help easily on Teams. Two bad things are that I have really bad time management and end up working really late because of my procrastination and my eyesight is really bad since I sit in front of a computer all day.

Emily

5/1/2020 05:41:18 pm

@Amy, I can't help you with your first problem but for the second, you could try the 20-20-20 rule. Every 20 minutes, stare at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds.

Megan

5/1/2020 03:54:25 pm

Virtual learning was a big difference from in-person learning. Like everything, they have pros and cons.

Personally I found that virtual learning allowed me to have a more flexible schedule. Since most of my extracurriculars are cancelled or done virtually, it's easier for me to start homework at practically anytime of the day. However, since I have more time, it is harder to manage my time properly as I get easily distracted. Often, I feel unmotivated or too lazy to finish my work resulting in it being done last minute. I try to reward myself after finishing homework, but despite that method, it's always difficult to not procrastinate.

Virtual learning has been interesting, and although I do enjoy being in the comfort of my home, I miss being at school and seeing my friends.

5/1/2020 04:01:29 pm

To avoid spread the virus, we having been going to school online. Online school has it's ups and downs, but by doing self assessments we can hopefully improve our leaning!

Some things that our going well is math. Math is easy, because instructions are clear, and Mr.Hong has been providing plenty of videos to help us we need. The math games give you some practices, and overall the tests are easy. Another thing that has been going well is music. Music has very minimal homework. For example we only had two assignments so far. Music and memory and the presentation on our favorite musician. We also get plenty of time to do the assessments as well. I am also keeping up with work. One thing that has been challenging is procrastination. Since nobody is watching over you it can be hard to focus. Overall online learning had been going okay.

In conclusion online learning can be challenging, but if we self asses our learning we may improve.

Emma

5/2/2020 10:15:34 am

@Mi
Maybe you could set timers on when you have to get work done or try to relocate yourself in a quieter area.

Konoshin

5/1/2020 05:34:29 pm

Online classes started after Spring Break because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Things that are going well for me is not being late and getting more work done. Things that aren't going well for me is getting lazy and feeling stress.

Emily

5/1/2020 05:36:45 pm

Online learning has its ups and downs. For me, one positive is having the freedom to work at my own pace, but if I'm being honest, it's both a curse and a blessing. With all this time on my hands, I find myself procrastinating more than usual. In other words, something that I must fix is my procrastination problem. To sum up, one major problem with online learning that I have is procrastination, which I'll fix later. (It's a joke.)

Shannon

5/3/2020 10:57:33 pm

I have the same problem! Something that I'm trying to do is to make a work plan so I can evenly distribute the work and not leave everything last minute.

Harry

5/1/2020 10:58:22 pm

Online school is fun because I can wake up late. Sometimes the homework are difficult but sometimes are not. For me, the most easy’s part is the math because math problems are not challenge to me. The most challenge part is the Word work. The word work is changing for me because sometimes I am not sure about the instructions for the word work so I will more focus on it.
This is what I feel easy and challenging in this time.

Yan

5/1/2020 11:19:03 pm

We were doing online learning since the Covid-19 pendamic.
Some works are challenging for me such as science or p.e. There was some easy ones either like daily reading or math. I sometimes forget about the meeting for Mrs. altman's or some others.
Online learning was fine.

Emma

5/2/2020 10:08:14 am

We have all started learning from home and have to have gotten a little bit used to it. I have found that one of my strengths is checking FreshGrade and responding to feedback also novel approach is an area I’m getting used to as I’m checking the teams chat everyday and read what is required. A challenge for me is math, I’m getting it done but I have to split the work load and spread it out during the day so I get it done. Another challenge I have is science I got the wrong measurement during the first experiment and don’t have all the items I need. Things have overall been doing pretty good I just need to not give in to distractions. In conclusion I’m doing pretty well and adjusting but there are a few things I need to work on.

Kayd

5/3/2020 09:15:56 pm

Online classes are the new ordinary for us. We all have our ups and downs my ups and downs for online school are... First the ups the my ups are getting to the online meetings on time that is easy for me because I still wake up early so I can be on time a down is probably getting distracted by all the random stuff around me like my phone and books that I am reading and other stuff.

Shannon

5/3/2020 10:55:23 pm

In my opinion, online classes are much harder than regular school. this is because its hard to concentrate on my work due to so many distractions around me. Something else that is a struggle for me is getting my work done on time. I always tend to leave things last minute. I’ve been trying to break this habit but for some reason even though I leave things last minute, it still works.
besides those, online school has given me more flexibility. I have more time to spend with my family and more time for other things I usually can’t do with my busy schedule.
In conclusion, online learning has its benefits, but I still miss going to school.

Kyungsun

5/4/2020 01:00:00 am

Online school vs normal school is like comparing communism to fascism. They are both flawed ideologies that don't account for the fact that one of things that are naturally ingrained into humans since even before birth is freedom. Every single human desires freedom. School also has this problem, maybe not as extreme but still to a certain degree it is much less free than outside of school. Of course if this was a private company that was running schools then you could make the excuse that private properties need not enforce freedom of speech however education is run by the state. You may then say, but state run organizations also limit freedoms. You are correct however schools and jobs are significantly different. You may now ask what point I`m trying to make and the answer is nothing really, I just wanted to write a short rant to test how fast I can type.

Online school is harder in certain ways. Although it grants you a lot more freedom it also comes with distractions. This does not mean that I am calling for less freedoms in any way shape or form in the classroom or the nation. I am merely stating my opinion. With freedom however, comes personal responsibility, which is why many laws are put into place as certain people can not handle personal responsibility very well leading to less freedom for the rest of the population. The classroom is similar as people may not be able to exercise their freedoms responsibilities leading to rules which may be seen as unjust or violating the rules set out by the constitution act of 1982. However in a online class these rules are much more hard to enforce especially for a single individual. Procrastination is also a issue that i and many other people have as you can see from me doing my par at 0054. This should also be one of those things where it is up for the individual to improve on at their own free will.

As you can see online school also has some benefits which can be shown in what is going well for me. The more flexible schedule allows for more freedom and more sleep as well as more free time in which i can do pretty much anything, including reading up on court cases that don't even interest me but are just entertaining enough for me to handle while also giving me useless knowledge.
In conclusion like everything else online school has its benefits and downsides and i just want to go outside and like disappear into a national park for a few days.

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