Head’s Up
- Family Flurry of Fun Raffle Basket – We still NEED donations! Each class has been asked to donate a basket for the raffle. Some of the money raised from this raffle goes to pay for the venue for our 8th grade graduation!! The theme for the Middle School basket this year is “Day at the Park”. Please go to https://www.signupgenius.
com/go/20F0F45A4AA28A1FE3- 52800809-raffle to sign up to donate. THANK YOU to those who have already signed up, and to those who have already sent in their item!
- 1st Trimester Report Cards will be emailed home this Friday, November 22nd.
- Family Harvest Farm (whole class): Our first trip to the farm will be on Friday, December 13th from 9:40~12:40pm. We still need 4-5 parent drivers for this trip. Drivers need to have a copy of their 100,000/300,000 liability car insurance on file in the office (example attached), and need to take a minimum of 3 students. If you can drive, please let us know how many students you can take. Students will need to bring a sack lunch, and will eat at the farm.
- Presentations continue this week. Students need to be present on their assigned day, and also be present for the other presentations. Students will be tested on the information presented by their peers.
- Next Theme – Industrial Revolution/Dickens: the students will be studying the Industrial Revolution, including reading the play Oliver Twist or Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.Instead of a big project to end the theme, we will be having a Victorian Day, where the students will take what they have been learning, then create a character for themselves to “act out”. Students will learn etiquette, speech, games, dances, & diet from the time, and will come dressed as a Victorian lady, gentlemen, or child.Attached are pictures from previous Victorian Days, so you can get an idea of how the students are expected to dress. Also, there is an article below giving guidelines/ideas too. Please do not go out and spend a lot of money. Start asking family, friends, and previous students if you can borrow items. Second hand stores are also a great place to look. All participants are expected to come in some type of Victorian era clothing, & will be graded on their participation, so don’t put this off! We also have a few pieces of clothing that have been donated over the years. Students who need to borrow can come speak to us to see if we have something they can use for the day.To make the banquet part of the day a success, we absolutely need your help! Please go to this link and sign up https://www.signupgenius.
com/go/20F0F45A4AA28A1FE3- 53317503-victorian
- Parents Input Wanted! Please see attached flyer for our ELAC meeting on December 5th. We believe a school works best when teachers, parents and students give their input! For more information, please contact the office.
This Week’s Assignments not an exhaustive list…more assignments may be added by teachers through-out the week.
- Math – CPM, Khan, Math Review, other; assorted due dates (see on Google Classroom), assessment usually on Fridays
- Graduate Goals: – due Friday
- Membean (vocabulary 15 minutes a day, for 3 days) – due Fridays
- Literature Book (multiple assignments with due dates): assigned chapters read & Golden Lines due by Thursdays, Literature Circle discussion on Thursdays, RJWs & Reflections due Fridays, assessments on Fridays
- Workshop (writing) – in class assignments/may become homework
- Human Civil Rights Project – Presentations continue Tuesday & Thursday. Unit final on Friday, November 22nd.