Junior High School News

April 1, 2020

Contacting the School Our school buildings are closed to the public. On site staff in each of our buildings has been reduced to a small rotating group of essential employees. Teachers and office staff are working remotely from home.   Teachers have posted their contact information on the Distance Learning Portal which is accessible from the District website. A staff email directory is available from the Junior High School website. As a general rule, staff email is the person's first initial and last   name  @cortlandschools.org. If calling our main office, please leave a voice message. We will make every effort to respond within a 24 hour period.

Technology Help For those who received a Chromebook, please read through the directions that were provided with the device. You will need to connect to your own home WiFi. If you have any questions or problems using the Chromebook, you can email:  helpdesk@cortlandschools.org or call: 607-758-4188. This same email may be used if you did not previously request a Chromebook, but would like one. Important to know: Chromebooks do not function without Wifi access.

Food Service Continues Breakfast and lunch will be available for every student, Monday through Friday, at locations across the community from 11 a.m. to 1p.m. Locations include: Barry Primary bus loop Junior Senior High School bus loop Randall Middle bus loop Smith Intermediate bus loop Virgil School bus loop Additional sites added:  Parker School (parent drop-off area) Penguin Trailer Park (11a - noon only) Rickard Street Apartments (11a - noon only)

Library News Please join the CHS Library Databases & Resources Google Classroom (code: fjomcr2) We will be updating this with all kinds of resources for you to use at home. Many companies have made their resources free during this time of learning at home. There are ebooks, audiobooks, databases, home makerspace activities and more. Keep checking it to see what’s new. Don’t forget to check out Overdrive for some Ebooks to read and audiobooks to listen to! Use your Google login to access. https://ocmboces.libraryreserve.com/10/45/en/SignIn2.htm?branchid=1118&URL=Default.htm Any questions about available resources email Mrs. Hay at khay@cortlandschool.org

Foreign Language News Foreign Language Exploratory class is getting back into the swing of things on google classroom! They have started their French portion of the curriculum and have identified French speaking countries throughout the world and have started to get into colors in French and asking and answering basic French questions. Spanish 1 classes are also getting started again on google classroom! We are focusing on vocabulary and review from Chapters 1-5 this year. We are helping students via e-mail, Zoom, Remind and Google Classroom. All students should be checking google classroom and e-mails frequently.  In addition, on the district main page, click on Distance Learning Portal. It will bring you to a grid. Click on 7th or 8th grade and scroll to find out more information about each subject for your student. Lamberton e-mail: mlamberton@cortlandschools.org Remind for Spanish 1: @ggh9ec Spanish 1 google classroom code: iavv534 FLE google classroom code: mvh72vu Srta. Kelsey’s Remind: Text @ahc8fd to 81010 for updates, email Jkelsey@cortlandschools.org

Learning by Design & Computer Digital News Students set aside their current project based learning projects to learn etiquette related to taking online classes. We refer to this etiquette as Netiquette. Our next step is to learn the importance of time management and how to create a schedule to better find success in organizing and completing work assigned digitally. All of these resources will eventually be shared to all staff and students via my website. Along with more resources for teachers as I create them. http://slackchs.weebly.com   Once we have learned the basics to successfully transition to online classes we will be starting new projects or discussing if it’s feasible to continue certain projects. One project we may be able to continue is the 9th Period Learning by Design project, students were creating outdoor classroom designs to be voted on and built by the science honor society.

Character Education Follow us on instagram @Cjh_Charactered to stay updated. Send in pictures of our students working through distance learning at home to Jkelsey@cortlandschools.org . Our character trait for April is LEADERSHIP - the art of motivating a group of people to act toward achieving a common goal.   April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month Monday March 30, we will kick off our VIRTUAL SPIRIT WEEK            Monday- Super Hero Day            Tuesday- Pajama Day            Wednesday- WEAR BLUE for Child Abuse Prevention             Thursday- Sports Day            Friday- TIGER PRIDE DAY  Please send in your pictures of your SPIRIT to JKelsey@cortlandschools.org

Health News Students are working hard from home and as part of their assignments they are exploring their personal emotional intelligence and reflecting on how they manage stress...the good and the bad.

Student Senate The second payment for Hershey Park is due on April 1st. Due to COVID-19, we are not accepting payments at this time. This is in case we have to cancel the trip. As of right now, the trip is not cancelled. We will let you know if anything changes.

Social Studies News Students are working hard considering these new circumstances we are all experiencing. Students are using Google Classroom, CNN10, Scholastic Junior, and Zoom to continue their education, and keep in touch with their teacher. This week’s lessons focused on current issues and celebrating Women’s History Month. In Team 3 Social Studies this past week students were busy enrolling in Google Classroom and getting situated with our new learning environments. Students reviewed WWI material and have been doing daily current event news check in’s using CNN 10. Moving forward we will continue to stay current using CNN 10. Also, students will be practicing their CRQ and Enduring Issues skills.

Math News We are all trying to figure out learning math in a digital world. We have been working on trying to reorganize the Google classrooms to make it easier for all to navigate. Please look for the weekly outline to help plan out your week and get caught up on anything you may have missed. Math 7/7A: Students and teachers are learning how to use  Google Classroom. The calculator we use in class can also be found by following this link . Math 8: Students are working on reviewing Scientific Notation, Equations, and coming next week will be Linear Equations. All are topics we covered the first ten weeks of school. The notes are posted on Google classroom for any students who need to jog their memory. Algebra:  Students have been reviewing factoring. Next week we will learn about factoring using the quadratic formula. There is a song that is very helpful - the link can be found on Google classroom as well as some helpful videos. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Henry jhenry@cortlandschools.org or Ms. Silleck jsilleck@cortlandschools.org with any questions! Online learning is new to all of us, it’s something we can navigate together.

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