Calendar Reminders:
- Tuesday, February 25 – Antioch Dunes Field Trip
- Wednesday, February 26 – Burrito order form with payment due by NOON (order form attached)
- Friday, February 28 – LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY MISSING WORK
- Friday, February 28 – Burrito Lunch
- Friday, March 6 – 2nd Cup, Room 6, after drop off
- Monday-Friday, March 9-13 – Minimum Day dismissal at NOON
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 receive on graded assignments. Blanks indicate that the teacher has not yet graded an assignment. You can also see upcoming assignments.
Antioch Dunes Field Trip
Students may get muddy and dirty. DO NOT wear favorite outfits or new shoes. Bring bagged lunch and water.
Drivers please arrive by 9:15am. We should be walking to the parking lot by 9:20am.
Thank you in advance to our drivers/shuttle drivers Mrs. Christensen, Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Connolly, Mr. Mattos, Mrs. Worsham, Mrs. Thompson and our backup shuttle driver Mrs. Lynn.
Electives – WE NEED YOU!
THANK YOU to all of our trimester 2 elective volunteers. Thank you Jessica Barney, Jessica Gamble, Iva McClurg, Adriana Solorio, Brandi Lopez, and Jeanine Pells. Special thanks to middle school elective teachers who planned a trimester’s worth of classes for their peers: Zion Engle, Rebekah Clark, Tyler Barajas, and Elijah Shirley. These volunteers make it possible for our students to explore many different interests!
Third Trimester volunteers needed! Do you have one hour per week between 2 and 3 pm to lead or monitor an elective? We have several middle school students who want to teach an outdoor sports elective on Tuesday, but they need an adult to supervise. Roller skating is popular, and we need several people to monitor student safety and equipment. Recent student polls show interest in soccer, board games, cooking, debate, ultimate frisbee, special effects makeup, photography, and woodworking. Third trimester electives begin March 16 and go through May 28th. If you are willing to help out with or have questions about electives, please email emccutcheon@antiochcharteracademy.org. Thank you!
Graduation
Middle School Parents. Graduation team is looking for someone to make a video slide of the current 8th graders for their graduation night. If you are interested please reply to this email. Thank you – Middle School Team
Homework:
Friday, February 28 – LAST DAY TO TURN IN ANY MISSING WORK
All late or fix-it assignments for trimester 2 are due on Friday, February 28. Assignments will not be accepted after that.
Reading:
- Book Talk/Review schedule for trimester #2:
- 3/5
Article of the Week (A.O.W.) (Monday)
AOW #11 Squadron
Each week students will receive an article of the week (AOW) to read. Students are required to:
- Read the article
- Discuss the article with one of their parents or guardians (whoever discusses the article should also read it)
- 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. It is also attached as a handout.
Due Thursday
Mobymax (10 minutes a day):
Students will login to MobyMax here. They will click on the “Language” button and practice for 40 minutes.
Social Studies (Tuesday-Wednesday):
Study for test on Medieval Japan on Thursday
Notes are also due Thursday
Knights Challenge:
Suggestion for this week: Make sure all assignments are finished and turned in by Friday.
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:
Readworks article “A Drop’s Journey” response questions to be finished as homework if not completed in class.
SPA:
Prepare for final group EcoTour presentation…due Thursday!
Music:
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@antiochcharteracademy.org – absence notes, responses to the newsletter, general questions, contacting Mrs. Ave
emccutcheon@antiochcharteracademy.org – Mrs. McCutcheon, science or math questions
mhagan@antiochcharteracademy.org – Mr. Hagan, language arts or social studies questions
Online Resources:
School Website: www.AntiochCharterAcademy.org
http://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.