Team Paramaribo
Friday, September 26th
English and Language Arts with Mr. Winston
Next week, our scholars will dive into Jason Reynolds’ short story “Skitter Hitter.” As we read, we will focus on how authors develop theme and how word choice shapes meaning and tone. Students will practice annotating closely for figurative language and analyzing the author’s craft through discussion and written response.
Later in the week, we will also continue building our writing stamina by practicing paragraph responses that use textual evidence effectively. These skills will help prepare students for our first Summative Assessment coming up soon.
I also want to thank you for the emails I’ve received regarding grades this —I will be working diligently over the next couple of days to respond to each one. I appreciate your patience and look forward to connecting with you.
As always, please continue encouraging your scholar to read for at least 20 minutes each night—consistent independent reading builds both confidence and fluency.
World Geography and Cultures with Ms. Wesselhoft
This week we learned about DC through an atlas scavenger hunt. Students did an amazing job analyzing thematic maps to identify trends throughout the city. This weekend, we are getting closer to home. Students will need to complete their Community Profile and create maps. Instructions are on the worksheet that was sent home.
Next week, students will use what they have learned about DC and their own communities to identify something they would like to improve in their communities. They will then end up crafting a Community Action Letter to a local representative to try to make change. The process should go:
Monday – Brainstorm
Tuesday – Who are they writing to?
Wednesday – Rough Draft
Thursday – Peer edit
Friday – Type or write final
Math with Mx. Gomez
Thank you so much for your continued patience as we worked through a few technical issues with the Pear platform. I’ve been monitoring things closely and appreciate your understanding!
Tutoring will be back to normal on Wednesday next week.
6th Grade Accelerated Math
Next week in math, students will be working on:
Dividing mixed numbers and solving word problems with fractions
Writing multiplication and division equations from real-world scenarios
Dividing decimals and whole numbers
Preparing for a mock test with review checkpoints to prepare students for their first assessment
7th Grade Math
If your student needs to Finish their Formative, they can come see me during Recess on Monday or After school on Tuesday!
We’ll begin next week by wrapping up Unit 2(First Unit this year) in 7th grade math. Students will then take their Summative Assessment and RCT (Required Curricular Task) later in the week to show what they’ve learned.
Please remind your child to:
Review notes and classwork
Ask questions during review time.
Earth and Space Science with Ms. Sagan
Hello Scientists,
Thank you for another great week! We finished up our Nature of Science unit with our Scientific Method Post-Test, and then we smiled bright for picture day. We closed the week out with our first foray into unit 1 - Plate Motion!
Next week, we will jump into learning about how the tectonic plates move. This will lead us into one of our most popular labs - the Milky Way Lab! For this lab, I would love donations of regular size Milky Way Bars (unfortunately the fun size ones are too small). After the Milky Way Lab we will continue our journey through density in order to understand how convection currents power the currents that move our plates.
Alice Deal Middle School
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