Welcome to Mrs. Deming’s Distance Learning Classroom

**AERIES ANNOUNCEMENT**

ALL OF MRS.DEMING'S CLASSES HAVE A MANDATORY ASSIGNMENT DUE TUESDAY, APRIL 7th

CLICK HERE FOR YOUR ASSIGNMENT

Beginning March 30th - April 3rd - Extended Learning will take place. Please use the extended learning plan located HERE (click on the link). This is our chance to review, reassess, and turn in any makeup work before new material through a distance learning platform can begin.

Then, on April 6th - May 28th - New instruction online will take place. Your assignments are being updated weekly.

We meet at 9:00 a.m. EVERY MONDAY via Zoom call. The weekly Zoom call schedule is already up in Google Classroom.

I go over your assignment(s) for the week on Monday's, and they are due at 11:59p.m. on Sunday's. This schedule WILL NOT CHANGE. Consistency is key to your success online.

 I am available to you everyday until 4:00p.m. via Remind and email. These meetings are for questions, clarification, or just for talking. I know how frustrating it is to not be able to go anywhere. I am thinking about you, I miss you terribly, I care about you, and I'm here for you. 

I am available to you LIVE every Wednesday from 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. The invitation for these meetins is also up in Google Classroom. Pop-in and say, "Hi!"

Contact Information

• Email: annette_deming@chino.k12.ca.us
• Google Classroom
• Remind 101

Virtual Office Hours: Monday's 8:00am-noon and Wednesday's 1:00pm - 4:00pm. Of course you can always reach me via Remind or email. I check my email daily. If you need to meet with me any other time, just send me a message and tell me what's going on. COMMUNICATION IS KEY DURING THESE PRESSING TIMES. 

Updated Syllabus: There has been a "Virtual Learning" section added to my syllabus and posted on our Google Classroom page. Look for the new highlighted areas. It is expected that you have read the new expectations before participating in virtual calls. 

Assessment: Assessment has not changed. You are still being asked to demonstrate your skills that are reflective of the California State Standards. You are still using our 4-point rubric for mastery. Your assignments have the standards attached to them. You will either: master, almost master, have emerging skills, or need improvement. I will offer you feedback on those practice assignments until it looks like you are ready for the "BIG GAME" (aka assessment). You must have completed 80% of the curriculum to pass the course. This has also not changed. 

Late Work: There is NO PENALTY for late work. Work that is completed late WILL NOT receive my feedback but no grade penalty will take place. However, ALL LATE WORK must be in by Sunday, May 10th in order to have it considered as part of your FINAL GRADE and COMPLETION OF THE COURSE.  

Updated Matrix:  A new column of behavioral expectations for "Virtual Learning" has been added and posted . Look for the new highlighted areas.

My Perspectives Textbook - You will need your Volume 2 textbook for virtual learning. 

NPR: Coronavirus Daily - You will need access to speakers and/or headphones to hear a podcast. 

Classlink - You should know how to access your class link and log in to your school email account through Microsoft 365. You have been sent an invitation to access your grades through the safety of the district email addresses.  

 

                    

So you have Mrs. Deming as a teacher or adviser?

 

For the advanced English student, 10 Honors gives students a chance to really explore the beginning of rhetoric, rhetorical appeals, the author's message, author's purpose, writing for task, exploring tone, mood, voice, and looking at writing and writers who use punctuation for effect. Students do this in a variety of ways from reading literature to looking at fun facts and interesting articles. They turn to television, speeches, the Internet, and novels to find and understand why writers write what they write.  English 10H student's ultimate goal is to explore HOW author's are effective in their writing, then take those observations and apply them to their own writing. 

 

Mrs. Deming's Classroom is like being whisked away to the movie set of Harry Potter. Light up candles hang from the ceiling, letters fly out of a fireplace, and students are asked to work with their Defense Against the Dark Arts partners. Their names are called from the sorting hat and students typically sit at one of the 4 houses: Griffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. Some students sit at Platform 9 3/4 or at the Ministry of Magic. All tables have black potion cauldron with supplies in them. Mrs. Deming has magical artifacts all over her classroom. She does this because she believes learning should be engaging and fun. So be ready, to join the magical fun in her classroom. 

 

 

 

 

 MRS. DEMING'S CLASSROOM SUPPORTS

 

          

 

What Does That Mean?

It means, Mrs. Deming believes in supporting and teaching her students with clear and consistent expectations, rules, goals, and modeled behavior. When students master the expectations, rules, and goals of the classroom they are continuously rewarded with Lugo Coin! PBIS makes being in the classroom fun, safe, predictable, and harmonious. Hogwarts should be an enjoyable experience for ALL students. 

 

 

 

MRS. DEMING'S CLASSROOM IS A GOOGLE CLASSROOM

 

ASK FOR THE CLASS CODE FROM MRS. DEMING TO GET ALL THE UPDATES, ASSIGNMENTS, RESOURCES, TOOLS, & ANNOUNCEMENTS SHE OFFERS HER STUDENTS SO THEY CAN BE SUCCESSFUL IN HER CLASS!

 

MRS. DEMING'S CLASSROOM IS A "ZOOM ROOM" FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING

  

 

When ZOOM calls are scheduled for online learning and LIVE discussions, Mrs. Deming will send a code for the meeting through Google Classroom. On a Zoom call, we meet, discuss, participate, answer questions, and share websites and whiteboards. It's a REALLY COOL dynamic to the class. 

 

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ADVANCED THEATRE

 

     

The Advanced Theatre course is the second, third, and fourth class that can be taken for Visual and Performing Arts Credit with Mrs. Deming. If interested in taking theatre for the first time, ask your counselor about Intro to Theatre with Mr. Swift. Advanced Theatre is available to those students who either audition or have instructor approval to join the advanced course. This is the course that has a curriculum driven by the experience and opportunities we receive from the Disney Performing Arts. These actors, dancers, and singers, visit the Disneyland Resort 2-5 times a year. The Advanced Theatre students are also known as the Imagination Players because of their work in brainstorming, researching, writing, creating, and performing our children's theatre production each year. This course has SEVERAL performing opportunities and requires a great deal of time outside of the classroom and a  commitment to excelling in the theatre arts. Those interested in auditioning should contact Mrs. Deming via email by clicking the hyperlink down below. 

 

2020-2021 School Year AUDITIONS are COMING! Submit your monologue video audition to

Mrs. Deming by FRIDAY, MAY 1st. 

 

 

           

 

 

 

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NATIONAL AWARD WINNING JOURNALISM PROGRAM

 

QUEST NEWS

 

The Quest News journalism program is a hands-on class that prepares students for a career or advanced placement in journalism at the college level. This is an A-G approved elective that looks fantastic on college applications and job resumes. The course is completely student-driven with mentors from the journalism and broadcasting industry. We have mentoring professionals from the Chino Champion, Los Angeles Times, Spectrum TV, KSGN 89.7, KCAL 96.7, Plastic Audio, and many more... This course will give you long-time friendships and creates strong connections to the school. Each year this group of students travels and competes in the National Journalism Convention. Our students and award-winning adviser have traveled and/or competed in Los Angeles, Seattle, WA, San Francisco, Dallas, TX, and Washington DC. The Quest News program at Don Lugo High School is the #1 journalism program in the district and the Inland Empire. Mrs. Deming is the only certified journalism educator in the Chino Valley Unified School District. She has won several awards for her work in journalism while at Don Lugo High School and is now the President of the Journalism Education Association of the Inland Empire. This award-winning journalism program is a must-do for serious writers, investigators, photographers, podcasters, videographers, and aspiring movie makers. CHECK OUT THEIR WORK AT DON LUGO AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.  

 

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CLASS OF 2022 ADVISER

 

     

Mr. Cantos (Chemistry) and I are PROUD to be the Class of 2022 Advisers. Our job is to instill spirit and help guide the class of 2022 to graduation. Mr. Cantos and I chose to lead the class because our own sons are part of it. We wanted to make sure, that this class in particular, had an AMAZING four years! We can't wait to watch them grow and graduate!!

 

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PERSONAL NOTE

 

On a personal note, I'm a HUGE Harry Potter Fan, I love to cook with my daughter, I'm a fitness nut, and my own children go to school in the district. I love the work I do and EVERY subject I teach.