ACA II Middle School Newsletter 12/19/22

Reading (Monday-Thursday)
Page Tracker: Students should have read 490 pages by this Friday 12/23

*Over break students should try to keep up with their reading.  I am going to pause the page tracker, but by reading consistently over break students can keep up the good habit of daily reading and they can get ahead of the trimesters page goal. That’s a win win!

Book Talk/Review schedule for trimester #2: 2/2, 3/2

MobyMax (Monday-Thursday)
Do 10 minutes of Language practice daily for a total of 20 minutes this week. To get to language practice, students need to select the language course from the books tab. Practice should automatically be assigned.

*MobyMax time will not be accepted any later than Thursday.

Language Arts (Monday)
Complete all parts of the American History Essay

(Social Studies)
Read AYPH Ch. 6 p.5-9

Social Studies (Tuesday)
Finish out AYPH Ch. 5 Notes
Start Ch. 6 Notes

Holiday Party (Wednesday)

Have a great break! All assignments from the beginning of Trimester 2 are due no later than Monday 1/9.  With the exception of Book Talk/Reviews (which can be turned in anytime during the trimester) and MobyMax (which can not be turned in late).

Science
This week students will do an in-class investigation involving bath bombs as they continue to explore physical and chemical changes.  Homework is to complete the Newsela “Nuclear Fusion”

Math
Did you know there are 4 different math classes in Middle School?  Most in-class and all homework assignments will be posted in each math class Google Classroom.  Paper assignments may be turned into the classroom and do not need to be attached to Google Classroom.  In general, all students will have:

*a daily in class assignment, to be done in class, Monday to Thursday

*a daily homework assignment, due the next day, assigned Monday to Thursday

*20 minutes of Fact Fluency practice per week.  Mrs. McCutcheon recommends doing it for 5 minutes per day.

*weekly or every other week quizzes

Music
Practice instrument
Musicians cannot “take a break” without it harming their playing!   Practice regularly for our January 26 Winter Concert!!

***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

Recordatorios del calendario:

Miércoles 21 de diciembre – Fiesta navideña de la escuela secundaria
Miércoles 21 de diciembre – Día Mínimo, salida al MEDIODÍA
Jueves-viernes, 22 de diciembre-6 de enero – NO HAY CLASES Vacaciones de invierno
Lunes, 16 de enero – NO HAY CLASES
Jueves, 26 de enero – Concierto de Invierno 7:00pm

Anuncios:

Celebración navideña 21 de diciembre de 2022
La escuela secundaria tendrá una celebración navideña el 21 de diciembre. Como parte de la celebración, los estudiantes pueden optar por participar en un intercambio de regalos de White Elephant. Para participar, deben traer un regalo envuelto a la escuela el día 21. Los regalos no deben costar más de $15. NO etiquete de quién es el regalo. Es parte del juego mantener los regalos en el anonimato.

Educación al aire libre del 20 al 23 de marzo de 2023
Si su estudiante no ha entregado su formulario de permiso, ¡entréguelo lo antes posible! El segundo pago inicial de $50 por persona vence el miércoles 18 de enero.

AUSENCIAS y TARDANZAS
Se espera asistencia diaria: si su estudiante faltará o llegará tarde, llame a la oficina al 925-755-1252, o envíe un correo electrónico a la Escuela Intermedia aca2middle@antiochcharteracademy.org y a la oficina aca2office@antoichcharteracademy.org, antes de las 8:00 am.