Sixth Grade
(6/5/09) I HAVE EXTRA COPIES OF CLASS RESOURCE PACKETS--WEB DESIGN, PPT, ETC. FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED MONDAY.
(5/20/09) LVP CH1 & CH2 assessments have been graded and should appear on Edline 5/20 or 5/21.
(5/19/09) IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: If all students submit "Excel folder as Last_First_Excel", I will waive the Scantron Excel assessment.
(5/19/09) Page 43 in your Excel practice--"Cut and paste your Excel sheet from page 40 NOT 42 ".
(5/18/09) Splash Page information
(5/15/09) LVP CH1 & CH2 assessment 5-18, Monday
(5/15/09) http://www.magnetcompscircms.com/ has been updated
(5/12/09) LVP CH1 & CH2 assessment study guides
(5/5/09) The votes are in--51 for an Excel Scantron unit assessment and 8 for an Excel assessment project. Next week, we will decide on a date for your Excel Scantron unit assessment.
(4/23/09) amazing resource to assist you in learning ActionScript ---- http://www.awestyproductions.com/
(3/31/09) REMINDERS: Turbo Typing assessment - keyboarding reflection (assigned 3-13, DUE 5-1), sample Excel TT data sheet & sample Excel TT graph, Microsoft Excel independent practice packet (assigned 3-17, DUE 5-22)
(3/31/09) MANY, MANY, MANY new updates in the useful links section
(3/31/09) The 6th grade assignment list has been updated.
(3/31/09) Welcome to quarter 4! Hard to believe, isn't it??
(3/23/09) Have you ever looked at http://www.flashearth.com/?
(3/18/09) The 6th grade assignment list has been updated.
(3/12/09) The Turbo Typing assessment (keyboarding reflection) ---- assigned 3-13, DUE 5-1. These links are now active. Scroll down to 3-13 on the assignment list.
(3/12/09) updates in the useful links section, PowerPoint area
(3/5/09) Natasha and Shannon ---- THANK YOU SO MUCH for the large size coffee mug! A photo of this amazing gift will be posted soon.
(3/5/09) Thank you: Natasha Velasquez, Ramnik Dhingra, and Rishi Banerjee (& family) for donating tissues to lab 236A!
(2/25/09) Students, please check your home computer for MICROSOFT EXCEL. In approximately 2 weeks, you will need access to MICROSOFT EXCEL outside of RCMS in order to work on independent practice activities.
(2/13/09) http://www.ronpoker.com/ ---- gotcha using Edline award winner
(2/6/09) Students (and parents) ---- We are OUT OF tissues for lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating tissues, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to write write your name and CS period with a permanent marker somewhere on the box.
(2/4/09) Natasha, Shannon, Brooke, Priya, and Farah, thank you SO MUCH for the amazing surprise birthday party. I was COMPLETELY surprised; I did not have a clue! You are thoughtful and kind people. Thanks again, the party was wonderful ---- MrP
(2/4/09) MANY, MANY, MANY new updates in the useful links section
(2/2/09) The 6th grade assignment list has been updated (what's in it for me).
(2/2/09) ID-PSA project FILE SIZES
(1/30/09) Congratulations on completing your web searching skills EXAM part 1 of 2. Your grade should appear on Edline Monday (2-2) evening.
(1/26/09) The 6th grade assignment list and news have been updated.
(1/7/09) Remember that you now have access to MCPS/RCMS Blackboard! Login this evening and look around. Remember to read THIS FILE.
(12/23/08) Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and a restful vacation!
(12/23/08) Due to some brief technical problems with hand-in folders on Friday-19, I am allowing you to submit, with no penalty, your web site evaluation (as Last_First_web_site_eval) by Tuesday-23.
(12/23/08) Happy with your approved How To idea? If so, great! If not, then simply re-submit the approval form.
*** Are you going to work on your How To over break? If so, read the HELP FILE.
(12/19/08) Remember to fill out and return your How To ---- APPROVAL FORM!
(12/12/08) The votes are in; 30 for Scantron, 24 to submit all files, 6 for an assessment project. Next week, we will decide on a date for your scantron unit assessment. The assessment will be AFTER winter break.
(12/10/08) Updated ID-PSA ---- FILMING SCHEDULE & FILMING INFORMATION
(12/5/08) Many new ID-PSA related links are now posted/live in the useful links section.
(12/5/08) Per our class discussion today: please make the best choices during class time, give 110% while working on warm-ups, practices and assessments, and finally, avoid the letter "L"!
(12/4/08) Many new ICSP related links are now posted/live! Don't forget to bring your ICSP books tomorrow.
(12/4/08) If you submitted a late Waffle House brochure, I now have your brochure printed, and sitting on the back ledge for you. Please assemble your brochure, write your name and 2 "items of your choice" on the assessment rubric, and then submit directly to me.
(12/3/08) STUDENTS ---- On Friday, December 5, you will notice a grade E/50% on your ICSP approval if your documentation is not APPROVED. You will be awarded an E/50% (rather than a 0/zero) if you can provide documentation of your efforts to get your ICSP approved. Your ICSP approval grade will be updated as soon as this work is APPROVED.
(12/2/08) Has Mrs. Fairbairn reviewed the science content in your ID-PSA?
(12/1/08) FREE resource books available in 236A ---- if you would like one, you may pick-up this afternoon.
(11/25/08) Students ---- several NO NAME ICSP approval forms are sitting on the back ledge in 236A. Are they yours?
(11/24/08) Please be sure to hand-in your curriculum related environmental issues brochure (as Last_First_science_brochure) by Wednesday, November 26.
(11/24/08) Updates have been made in the useful links section - UPDATED power hour groups & ID-PSA 2008-2009 student topics.
(11/20/08) Your grades have been updated. Please check Edline.
(11/18/08) Thank you: Conor Casey, Michael Vetter, and Jeffrey Wang (& family) for donating tissues to lab 236A!
(11/14/08) ID-PSA project practice and filming dates are posted.
(11/13/08) Students: do you have a large desk pad calendar for your assessment and assignment due dates? Parents, as the academic year progresses and student assessments and assignments become larger and more complex, a large desk pad calendar is an extremely helpful organizational tool to organize due dates, deadlines, check-points, reminders, etc.
(11/13/08) Students (and parents) ---- We are OUT OF tissues for lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating tissues, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to use a permanent marker and write your name and CS period on the box.
(11/6/08) File from Mrs. Fairbairn: 08 ssl project letter and timeline
(11/5/08) Students: please be spending time outside of class thinking about your ID-PSA project and your ICSP! ICSP approval forms are now available (see the useful links section or the assignment list)!
(10/31/08) Reminder for period 3 students: due to the fire drill today, you are allowed to submit your WH project part II on 11-5, with no penalty.
(10/29/08) Please be sure to visit the ICSP links/files in the useful links section.
(10/22/08) ID-PSA project APPROVAL FORM reminder: Please remember that this documentation is due by Thursday of this week. We have a field trip Friday-24, you will need to find me if you plan on turning in your documentation then. If needed, I will accept your ID-PSA project APPROVAL FORM next week too (10% late penalty).
(10/22/08) Einstein Alive field trip permission slip
(10/21/08) Please be sure to review the ID-PSA links/files in the useful links section.
(10/15/08) Students: thank you for being on your best behavior Thursday-16 and Monday-20. Please be sure to read the READ ME file on the assignment list prior to tomorrow's class meeting.
(10/15/08) Students, please consider the information presented by Mrs. Nixon today as you fill out your ID-PSA project APPROVAL FORM over the weekend. Period 3: Mrs. Nixon will be presenting to your class when she returns from the 8th grade NYC trip. *** I can accept your ID-PSA project APPROVAL FORMS as early as 10-21. Remember, project ideas are approved as first come, first served. No project ideas may be repeat; submit your project idea ASAP!
(10/15/08) On 10-24, we will not have our scheduled class meeting. We are on a trip; Black Rock Center for the arts. The assignment list has been adjusted accordingly. Please review!
(10/10/08) FW fundamentals quiz #1 grades should appear on Edline by Saturday, October 11.
(10/10/08) Lost and found! A navy American Eagle Outfitters sweatshirt was found in computer lab 236A. Please stop by to claim!
(10/8/08) A digital art category has been created in the useful links section.
(10/8/08) The Philip Merrill field trip PDF has been posted (also in the useful links section).
(10/6/08) Parents: During the luggage drop-off fiasco (before outdoor education), some of you provided me http://www.ronpoker.com/ feedback. If you remember having this conversation with me, can you please "drop me an email line"?
(10/6/08) KidStuff fundraiser SAMPLE books, the funds envelope, and the order sheet were distributed today during class. If you forgot to or did not submit your fundraiser permission slip, please see MrP for another form. As a reminder, for each book you sell, 1/2 the cost of the book ($12.50) is deposited in account that will help off-set the cost of your 8th grade NYC trip.
(9/29/08) We are running low on hand sanitizer in lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating hand sanitizer, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to use a permanent marker and write your name and CS period on the container.
(9/26/08) I am starting to think that some students have yet to read the Magnet Computer Science 6 grading policy. If you have yet to do so, please take some time this weekend to review this important document. Remember: YOU are enrolled in this course. YOU must be an active and faithful participant. YOU are responsible for you own academic achievement! :-) Thank you for reading/re-reading the Magnet Computer Science 6 grading policy.
(9/26/08) Where is the closest Waffle House? Use the "Find a Location Near You" function on the Waffle House home page.
(9/25/08) Your grades have been updated. Please check Edline.
(9/25/08) Please remember to be reading over and giving thought to your ID-PSA project .
(9/25/08) Q&A session Friday, September 26 on the start of the year packet.
(9/19/08) PERIOD 5 STUDENTS: I am so sorry about the HAND-IN malfunction today. It has been fixed (as of 2:50 PM). Please remember -- DO NOT MODIFY your copyright file at home (don't even open it!); you will submit this file to me Monday during class.
(9/12/08) Congratulations 6th grade students for successfully performing electronic hand-in procedures at your workstation today! Remember, you are given a "1st time rollover" opportunity when submitting your first assessment to me; you will be allowed to electronically hand-in your Magnet Computer Science interview Monday-15 with no penalty.
(9/12/08) PERIOD 5 STUDENTS: I am so sorry about the printer malfunction today. It has been fixed (as of 12:27 PM). I will be asking that you simply print your saved Internet safety test PDF or simply re-take the test on Monday.
(9/11/08) The copyright file is NOT HOMEWORK. It will be due towards the end of next week.
(9/8/08) Have earbuds? Bring them with you to class tomorrow!
(9/8/08) Please review the Power Hour calendar (schedule) and the group list.
(9/4/2008) Do you need additional time to use a computer? The Media Center is available to you.
(9/3/2008) Edline activation instructions for students.
(8/28/08) September 5 team building permission
(8/27/08) Plug and play flash drives may be needed in approximately week.
Eighth Grade
(5/26/09) LVP CH7 assessment study guide
(5/20/09) LVP CH6 assessment has been graded and should appear on Edline 5/20 or 5/21.
(5/15/09) LVP CH6 assessment 5-18, Monday
(5/15/09) http://www.magnetcompscircms.com/ has been updated
(5/15/09) your subdomains in http://www.magnetcompscircms.com/ have been created!
(5/13/09) old computers?
(5/13/09) LVP CH6 assessment study guide
(5/12/09) V2W
(3/31/09) Welcome to quarter 4! Hard to believe, isn't it??
(3/18/09) The 8th grade assignment list has been updated.
(3/17/09) CRISIS 24: NOISE ---- important announcement posted
(2/27/09) CRISIS 24: NOISE
(2/13/09) http://www.ronpoker.com/ ---- gotcha using Edline award winner
(2/6/09) Students (and parents) ---- We are OUT OF tissues for lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating tissues, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to write write your name and CS period with a permanent marker somewhere on the box.
(2/2/09) The 8th grade assignment list has been updated.
(1/30/09) I am in the PROCESS of updating the 8th grade assignment list and news.
(1/26/09) The 8th grade assignment list and news have been updated.
(1/7/09) Interesting link HERE.
(12/23/08) Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, and a restful vacation!
(12/17/08) UPDATED NYC project due date:
Due DATES ---- January 21, 22, 23
Deadline Date ---- January 23, 2009. This is a "no penalty" deadline date.
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If your NYC project is NOT submitted on the deadline date, a permanent ZERO grade will be assigned to you. The ZERO grade will not be changed. It is permanent.
Presentations will begin Tuesday, January 27 or Wednesday, January 28.
(12/15/08) Useful links > CS8: NYC has been updated & NYC student information page has been updated
(12/12/08) Please come to class on Monday with SPECIFIC QUESTIONS you have regarding today's class discussion about your NYC project and project presentation. You may want to write your questions down in advance or have them word processed.
(12/1/08) FREE resource books available in 236A ---- if you would like one, you may pick-up this afternoon.
(11/26/08) CS8 assignment list has been updated ---- LVP CH5 study guide, review questions, & Parents Fret - Navarro article, assessment date
(11/25/08) The Pinnacle work station sign-up form is available for you in 236A.
(11/20/08) Useful links > CS8: NYC has been updated
(11/13/08) Students (and parents) ---- We are OUT OF tissues for lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating tissues, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to use a permanent marker and write your name and CS period on the box.
(10/15/08) It has been a pleasure helping you prepare for your NYC trip. Have a great time!
(10/13/08) MANY, MANY NEW NYC files have been posted. Are you keeping up? Also, I am keeping NYC files organized for you in the useful links section, too.
(10/13/08) Important documents have been posted to the NYC student information page. Please review.
(10/13/08) NYC bus assignment activity is available
(10/10/08) An important post has been made to the NYC student information page. Please read.
(10/8/08) Have you been visiting the NYC student information page?
(9/29/08) We are running low on hand sanitizer in lab 236A. If you are thinking about donating hand sanitizer, now would be a great time to do so! Please remember to use a permanent marker and write your name and CS period on the container.
(9/25/08) Your grades have been updated. Please check Edline.
(9/25/08) MSCS NYC student information page is now live!
(9/15/08) The NYC project due date has been posted on the assignment list.
(9/9/08) Please review Dr. Taliff's hand-out folder often (Taliff\Period7\2008 C MAG 8\2008 NYC)
(9/9/08) On Friday Septermber-12, Mrs. Brady will be taking NYC questions during science class. Please come to class prepared with any specific questions you may have!
(9/8/08) NYC project planning documents are due by Friday-12. These items include: research team roster, questions 2-7 completed, action plan, your team email (sent by team contact person).
(9/2/2008) Sample NYC projects have been posted. See the useful links section.
(9/2/08) NYC research team roster needed
(8/25/08) NYC project dates distributed in CS class today