ACA II Middle School Newsletter 9/30/24

REMINDERS!

The deadline to turn in any missing work assigned so far this year is the Monday we return from break: October 14th. Please ask your student to show you their google classroom or even better, login to gradelink to see if your student has any missing work.

Flag Football Tryouts! Students must have turned in a permission slip to tryout. Tryouts for both boys and girls will be 3:30 – 5. Tuesday, October 1st at ACA1 (on Hacienda Way). Thursday, October 3rd at ACA2.

We are in need of a few more drivers to transport students from ACA2 to ACA1. If you can help out, please reply to this email.

HOMEWORK

SCIENCE – We continue to learn about how our bodies use the food we eat. Students should be tracking exercise this week. There is a science reading about cells. In class we will do a lab about cellular respiration and exercise, and an activity about how our bodies use fat, protein, and carbohydrates. All instructions are on Google Classroom.

MATH – Did you know there are 3 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

SPA (Social Political Action Project)

This trimester’s big question is, “How can changing habits impact the health of ourselves and our school community?” Students are in one of nine groups based on the health related topic that most interested them. This week, groups are going to finish their project to make a positive change in the school community. Please ask your student which group they are a part of.

*Teaching a basketball elective to increase the amount of exercise of students at school

*Increasing awareness of importance exercise by leading a walking group at recess

*Increasing awareness of suicide prevention by presenting to classes

*Increasing awareness of and strategies for maintaining mental health

*Increasing awareness of the importance of limiting screen time

*Decreasing the amount of litter on campus

*Raising awareness of the importance of sleep and how to get better sleep

*Teaching students about eating healthier by having a taste testing of fruits and vegetables

*Increasing access to feminine hygiene products in the outdoor restroom

READING (Monday-Friday)
PAGE TRACKER:
Students should be on page 450 by next Monday.
Students should also continue reading over break, they should be on page 525 when we return from break.
Quill (Monday-Thursday)
Sign in and complete one Quill activity assigned to you each day. By Thursday students should have completed 4 lessons for the week.
(Monday)
CA Props Assignment
Read AYPH Ch 2, p. 1-6 in the PDF/p. 23-32 in the book
Language Arts (Tuesday)
Personal Narrative Genre overview/Topic brainstorm
Social Studies (Wednesday)
Mock election
Election Reflection Assignment
Social Studies (Thursday)
Begin Ch.2 Notes

(Friday)

Catch up on anything not finished this week. Have a great weekend!

November 1st – NO SCHOOL