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It is almost time to let the GOOD TIMES ROLL at our upcoming book fair!!! The Crane Book Fair takes place February 21-26. Parents may shop Tuesday night during the Masked Reader & Living Wax Museum Night Event. You can also purchase your child a gift card to use at the bookfair using the link below.

Regular ELA - This week students will have assignments on Schoology, AcceleratedReader (AR), and i-Ready. We will go to the library on Friday!

• i-Ready - Students are required to complete 50 minutes of i-Ready Reading and two passed lessons. The more lessons they do and pass with an 80 or better; the more tickets they get to spend at the i-Ready store.

• 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 through Clever on Renaissance Learning.

• Schoology -

• Reading: We are continuing our short story unit using Langston Hughes’s “Thank You, Ma’am” as an anchor text. Essay time is here! Over the next couple of weeks we will be writing essays to go along with our anchor text.

• Writing: We have started working on our personal narratives. We will continue to work and build on these assignments. Up next: Crafting Strong Sentences and Transitions.

Honors ELA - This week students will have assignments on Schoology, AcceleratedReader (AR), and i-Ready. We will go to the library on Friday!

• i-Ready - Students are required to complete 50 minutes of i-Ready Reading and two passed lessons. The more lessons they do and pass with an 80 or better; the more tickets they get to spend at the i-Ready store.

• 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 through Clever on Renaissance Learning.

• Schoology -

• Reading: We are continuing our short story unit using Langston Hughes’s “Thank You, Ma’am” as an anchor text. Essay time is here! Over the next couple of weeks we will be writing essays to go along with our anchor text.

• Writing: We have started working on our personal narratives. We will continue to work and build on these assignments. Up next: Crafting Strong Sentences and Transitions.

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 work on completing remaining tasks on dilations and rotations. On next week the attention will shift more to solving systems of equations algebraically (graphing, substitution, and elimination) with real world connection.

Tuesday we are starting a Solar System and Astronomer project that will be due Friday February 7th. This will be counted as a test grade.

7th Grade

Mitosis and Meiosis projects are due this week. A day is due Tuesday February 4th and B day is due Wednesday February 5th. We will start learning the rest of the week about Classification of living things and how we scientifically name organisms.

-1920s Radio Broadcast projects should be complete.

- The Great Depression and the New Deal schoology assignments are due Sunday, February 2.

- Great Depression Tentative Test Date - Tuesday/Wednesday, February 18/19

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 are about halfway through our first medley called “When I Grow Up/Naughty!” The students are doing well, but they need to practice and memorize their music. Then we can dance!!! Clowns competition theme is about growing up. We are still working on a title.

• We have begun to learn our first medley called “Jump ‘n’ Boogie.” Stars competition theme is Dance Through the Decades! I cannot wait to see this come together.

Creative Writing:

- Figurative Language Poems are past due.

- Fixed Verse Poetry Packets should be completed and returned by Monday/Tuesday, February 3/4.

- Singer/Songwriter, Alan Little, will be visiting with Creative Writing students on Thursday, January 6 during last block in the auditorium.

- Guest Teacher, Tyrone Jones, will be teaching a poetry lesson to Creative Writer's in class on Monday, February 10.

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!

See the flyer regarding dance merch!

SCHOOLOGY is updated with our 3 pieces for listening and home practice. Thank you for helping support your student preparing their music during home sessions for more effective class rehearsals. This 3rd nine weeks we are classifying the practice chart evidence as a TEST grade (60%). Class assignment grades are 40%. SHOWCASE CONCERT featuring strings for the Black History Month performances February 28th is fast approaching. We are playing 'The Bow-Town Blues!' Lastly, we are so proud of our 4 students in the AAA MS Honors String Quartet. They provided dinner music for the Schools Foundation Gala this past Wednesday evening, January 29th! Riley Rose (8th gd), Cillian Stanford (7th gd), Remiah Rogers (7th), Sophia Orr (7th). Oh and lastly, we have had two volunteer mentors stay after school with 4th graders. THANK YOU to 6th graders Lyra Branscomb and Avery Crowder.

• Make sure you have signed up for the 6th grade Remind CLICK HERE
• Have students read at home for 30 minutes every day.
• Students need to be more mindful of the expectations here at school. Students are starting to bend and break the rules and procedures.

*** All sixth grade classrooms are STILL in need of hand sanitizer and tissues. We would be MOST grateful if you can send those items in. Thank you to all those who have sent in supplies!

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.