Announcements:
Gradelink is the best place to check your student’s progress and performance in middle school. Please login to Gradelink. You can view each class to see what work is missing (noted with MIS) and the scores students received on graded assignments. Blanks indicate that the teacher has not yet graded an assignment. You can also see upcoming assignments.
Calendar reminders:
- Friday, August 30 – Back to School Night paperwork is due
- Monday, September 2 – NO SCHOOL Labor Day
- Tuesday, September 10 – Picture Day
- Wednesday – Thursday, September 18 & 19 – Minimum Day Dismissal at NOON
HET THEME: Our theme for first trimester is Community. This week, students will be thinking more about issues they want to change within their community. They will begin thinking of ways to make these changes. This will lead to our first SPA (Social Political Action) Project.
Middle School Forms
Thank you to everyone who attended Middle School’s Back to School night last week. If you missed Middle School’s Back to School Night last Thursday, look for forms from your student this week to sign and have your student bring back to Mrs. Ave ASAP. The night was recorded on Facebook Live, in the ACAII Family News group, so you can go back to it for reference if you would like. The Middle School Back to School Night power point is attached.
Help Needed Grading Math Facts
Mrs. McCutcheon is looking for volunteers to correct a set of math facts weekly at home. Answer keys are provided. Generally, math facts would be sent home with your student on Monday or Tuesday, and Mrs. McCutcheon would like them back by Friday. Please reply to this email if you are able to help.
Homework:
Reading:
Reading:
Journal #1 (should be completed on google classroom)
paragraph 1:
Write a brief (5 sentence) synopsis of the book you are reading so far. Try not to include any major spoilers, think movie trailer.
paragraph 2:
Write a paragraph explaining how you feel about reading. Include a well reasoned explanation for why you think you feel that way. If you conclude that you don’t like reading, what do you think you could do to change that? If you like reading, what do you like about it and how did you become someone who likes it?
Due Friday
Book Talk/Review schedule:
first 9/12, second 10/17, third 11/14.
Article of the Week (A.O.W.):
AOW #2 Exercise
Each week students will receive an article of the week (AOW) to read. Students are required to:
1. Read the article
2. Discuss the article with one of their parents or guardians (whoever discusses the article should also read it)
3. Respond in writing to the questions in the google classroom assignment.
The article for this week can be found here and in the Language Arts google class.
Due Thursday
Mobymax Language:
Students will login to MobyMax here. They will click on the “Language” button and practice for 45 minutes.
Math:
Please see the attached calendars for this week’s classwork, homework, and assessments. Your student will also be given a paper version of the calendar. Or, login to gradelink to see all math assignments.
Science:
May the Force Be With You! Forces hold everything in the universe together! This week, work not completed during science class time will be assigned as homework due next week. Detailed assignments will be put on gradelink and/or google classroom.
Music:
If your student needs a school instrument, they will be given one this week. Encourage them to practice everyday!
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***Helpful email addresses
If you need to reach Middle School or any of the teachers, please use the following email addresses:
aca2middle@
emccutcheon@
mhagan@antiochcharteracademy.
Online Resources:
School Website: www.
https://cpm.org – resource pages, tool kits, extra practice and tech resources – Student homework help is available ALSO – Parent resource page has tutorials so you can better help your student!!
learnersdictionary.com – great website for vocabulary
www.khanacademy.org – Search ANY math topic to watch a short video tutorial, practice activities to get better at skills.
School Website: www.
https://cpm.org – resource pages, tool kits, extra practice and tech resources – Student homework help is available ALSO – Parent resource page has tutorials so you can better help your student!!
learnersdictionary.com – great website for vocabulary
www.khanacademy.org – Search ANY math topic to watch a short video tutorial, practice activities to get better at skills.