ACA Middle School News 3-9-20

Humanities:
  • Vocabulary Assignment #3: due on Wednesday
  • Writing Assignment #3: write a speech about something that is important to you, and be prepared to give it in class; due Thursday.
  • Current Events Assignments #3: create a visual display answering assigned questions; due Thursday
  • Reading & Reflections (Literature books: The Giver or The Cure); due Friday
  • CommonLit: “MALALA YOUSAFZAI’S ADDRESS TO THE UNITED NATIONS, JULY 2013”; due Friday
  • Vocabulary & Literature Quizzes: Fridays
  • RJW #3 (based on literature book); due Thursday
  • Writer’s Workshop – work on portfolio, reflections, and any additional writing assignments
  • Passion Project – researching and working through requirements. Presentations during 3rd Trimester
  • In class instructions & possible additional assignments

Math: 

  • Math Homework (CPM/Other) – every day
  • MobyMax and/or Khan: 45 minutes a week, due on Mondays
  • Fact Fluency: 20 minutes a week (until tested out), due on Fridays
  • Fridays: math quizzes 
  • In class instructions & possible additional assignments

Science: Space (labs, journaling, lectures, projects)

Career Multimedia Project (Individual): Students should be well into completely their 10 tasks (see attachment).  Students will present their projects to the class the last week of the unit (the week of March 30th)

Internships/Job Shadow:  Internships are next week (March 16, 17, & 18).  Middle School Students do not attend school on those 3 days, but go to their jobs.  Students need to have the following information by this Friday: name of business, address & phone number of business, and days/hours working.  To receive a grade for this assignment, students must turn in the filled out Internship Packet on March 19th.

EE – Big Break

  • This Friday, March 13th EE Program at Big Break from 9:45~11:45AM Group B: Christopher, Gabriel, Luis, Gage, Aaron, Sarah, Laila, Apple, Maryam, Peyton, Atticus, Carter, Manvi  Drivers: none…please sign up or they can’t go!!
  • Thank you to everyone who has signed up to drive. We still need drivers for future dates!  Please go to SignUp Genius, look to see which dates your student is attending, and if you see an open spot, please sign up! If we don’t have drivers, we can’t take the students!    https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0f45a4aa28a1fe3-bigbreak