Middle School Minute

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Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025: Continue draft of speech

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025: iReady Toolkit - Think it Through: analyzing healthy habits- opinion texts

Thursday, Jan 30, 2025: iReady Toolkit - Organize your evidence for you speech

Friday, January 31, 2025: Continue draft of speech

All work is available on Google Classroom

• i-Ready - Students are required to complete 50 minutes of i-Ready Reading and two passed lessons.
• Accelerated Reader (AR) - Students need to be reading and taking AR tests. The only way to grow in reading comprehension is to practice.They need to look at their individual goal on Clever.
• Schoology -
• Reading: We are continuing our short story unit using Langston Hughes’s “Thank You, Ma’am” as an anchor text. We are working towards writing our next essay!
• Writing: We have started working on our personal narratives. We will continue to work and build on these assignments. Up next: Endings and Dialogue

• i-Ready - Students are required to complete 50 minutes of i-Ready Reading and two passed lessons.
• Accelerated Reader (AR) - Students need to be reading and taking AR tests. The only way to grow in reading comprehension is to practice.They need to look at their individual goal on Clever.
• Schoology -
• Reading: We are continuing our short story unit using Langston Hughes’s “Thank You, Ma’am” as an anchor text. We are working towards writing our next essay!
• Writing: We have started working on our personal narratives. We will continue to work and build on these assignments. Up next: Endings and Dialogue

Iready will be graded remember you can earn tickets from Mrs. Clemons for the cart!

Honors ELA: With Iready testing we got a bit behind so we will continue The Book Thief and we will be covering pages 46-90. We are continuing to focus this week on schema and character motivation. We will be starting our propaganda project soon!

Vocabulary for the week: illustrious, audacious, implicit, and cynicism, and flippant

Slide checks for days 1-7 will be Monday next week!

Regular ELA: We are focusing heavily on informational text! We are starting Unit 4! We are starting with The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, An American Plague, Fever, and Harrison Bergeron . Our skills revolve around these texts such as point of view, compare and contrast, and text evidence. We are also starting/continuing our argumentative essay. Please feel free to follow along with the process on your students' Study Sync.

Vocabulary for the week: generate, abruptly, assure,

Reminder: Study Sync assignments are due Sundays at Midnight

I Ready Math Program:

We encourage your student to engage with the I Ready program for math. This

valuable resource helps to meet our students where they are, providing tailored

support for their growth and understanding. It allows us to assist more students

effectively.

Mid-Unit Assessment:

Please note that our Accelerated students will have a Mid-Unit assessment on

Linear Equations on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. After this assessment, we will

transition to working with Inequalities, where we will continue to apply algebraic

concepts to enhance our understanding of word problems.

General 7th Grade Math:

Our General 7th Grade students have been diligently working with decimals and

fractions as they relate to percents. Upcoming lessons will focus on practical

applications involving tax, tip, commission, and simple interest.

Celebrations from the Week:

We are thrilled to share that the results from I Ready have been promising! Our

students have shown remarkable progress in both Accelerated and General Math

classes. Their hard work and dedication are truly commendable, and we celebrate their

achievements together!

Additional Information:

As we move forward, please ensure your student is utilizing the I Ready platform

regularly. This consistent practice will greatly benefit their mathematical understanding

and confidence.

We are grateful for the strong partnership we have with you, our families. Your

involvement and support play an essential role in your child’s learning journey.

Thank you for your ongoing support in helping us create a positive learning

environment. We look forward to continuing to work together for the success of our

students!

T. Whitney AAA-mazing

7th Grade Mathematics

Students are required to complete 2 iReady math lessons ,2 iReady reading lessons (60 minutes each for both) per week during homeroom Monday-Thursday. Students in 8th grade math have been learning how to graph (transformations), interpret, and write reflections, translations, dilations and rotations. The students will continue their focus on these topics next week with attention to dilations and rotations.

Tuesday, Jan 28, 2025: Solar Intensity using Radiometers

Wednesday, Jan 29, 2025: Modeling Winter & Summer Shadows using a SEM board

Thursday, Jan 30, 2025: Investigating Seasons on Earth

Friday, Jan 31, 2025: ROWDY - Reflect on What You’ve Done: review of lessons and extended reading passages

****Students can access their Science text online. Go to carolina science online. Log in as a student. User name: Estelle Student; Password: password123****

Students are beginning to plan and build Rube Goldburg machines along with continuing our study of Newton's Laws of Motion.

-Students are finishing their 1920s Radio Broadcast this week.

-1920s Chapter Test grades should be updated in PowerSchool by Friday, January 24.

-Make-up tests during homeroom this week and next week.

-We will start Chapter 10 - The Great Depression on Monday, January 27

Civics

Grades are still in the process of being input and updated due to Mrs. Maynard's maternity leave and absence. If you have questions or concerns about your grade, please reach out to Mr. Jones or Mrs. Smith and they will get you the information you need.

We will continue our study of Ancient India and Ancient China, looking specifically at major dynasties in India and geography within China

This coming week on Wednesday & Thursday we will take a quiz on Ancient Indian geography and religions.

• We will be starting music rehearsals for our competition set next week. Students need to make sure they are practicing their music at home.

• We will be starting music rehearsals for our competition set next week. Students need to make sure they are practicing their music at home.

-Figurative Language Vocabulary - Past Due

-Figurative Language Poems - Due Sunday, January 19

-Singer/Songwriter Alan Little will be visiting the Creative Writing classroom on February 6 to discuss connections between poetry and song lyrics.

I hope this message finds you well! As we gear up for our exciting upcoming play, "Bedtime Stories," we have a fantastic opportunity for everyone to show their support and spirit: our exclusive play-themed t-shirts are now available for purchase!

These t-shirts are a wonderful way to commemorate our production and unite us as a community. They also make a great memento or gift for friends and family who are fans of the theater.

How to Purchase:

Please visit our online store at WhyAAA.org/MS-Theatre to place your order. Make sure to choose your size and quantity before completing your purchase.

Deadline: February 9th

Price: Starting at just $20

Don't miss out on this opportunity to be part of our "Bedtime Stories" journey! Thank you for your continued support and enthusiasm. We can't wait to see everyone wearing their t-shirts at the play!

You're invited to the AAAMazing Art Show hosted by the Academy for Academics & Arts!

You have 2 opportunities to come see Elementary & Middle School students’ art work.

• Thursday, January 30th from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

• Friday, January 31st from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

and our Black History Month Committee invited MS Strings to play our piece called 'Bow-Town Blues' at our upcoming BHM program and performances shared on February 27th. Kind Thanks!

• Make sure you have signed up for the 6th grade Remind CLICK HERE or HERE to join the class the code is @ceecdk
• Check PowerSchool often. Directions for creating a Parent Portal account are attached below.
• Have students read at home for 30 minutes a day.

iReady in ELA and math will be graded based on work completed Monday - Friday going forward. Time and lessons completed on Saturday and/or Sunday will not count toward their iReady classwork grades.

Please encourage your students to complete their classwork at school. The goal is for students to not have much homework and to use their classroom instructional time efficiently. This should also help decrease the number of missing assignments students have in PowerSchool.