Author: KaylanT

Week A
Period 1 (Math) 8:30-9:30
Period 3 (varies) 9:30-10:30
Break
Micro 10:50-12:30

ACMS NEWS Week 2A

Reminder Students!!!
Community Service Project Proposal is due this Friday!

Back to School night is Thursday, August 29th. It is essential that all parents are at Back to School Night. We will be covering the following:
Assigning parents a username and password to the Parent Portal for the online grade book.
Newly adopted CPM Textbook and alignment with Common Core Standards.
New policies such as graduation requirements, uniform, etc.
Communication between home and school– agendas, Tuesday Binders, portfolios, etc.
****VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION***
***If you are unable to attend Back to School Night it is imperative that you contact your student’s homeroom teacher to get your Parent Portal account information.

PE uniforms are available to purchase in the office. Shirts and shorts are $10 each.

What is the Parent Portal and Online Grade book?
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We have adopted the Illuminate Online Grade Book. Grades will be updated frequently and published online for your viewing pleasure. Account information will be given at Back to School Night. This is a great tool to stay connected with your student’s educational progress.

NO chaperones are needed for class trips as all chaperones have been filled. Thank you.

Tuesday Binders are sent home each Tuesday, unless there is 3-day weekend, in which the binder is sent home on Wednesdays. Please sign the Tuesday Binder Sign Off sheet every time the binder is sent home. Thank you.

ACMS NEWS Week 2A

Van Roekel’s “Voracious” Verse:
CPM Course 3: Students will be working on the Chapter 1 Math focus skills of graphing and proportions. They will also be developing team norms and rules in their group. Many review skills from Pre-Algebra will be reviewed throughout the course. They may reference their e-books for additional support.
Physical Science: Physical Science will be introduced to physical branches of Science– Chemistry and Physics. They will review and employ scientific inquiry skills and expand their understanding of units of measure used by scientists.
Earth Science: 6th graders will become familiar with Earth Science text, develop expectations for their completion of work, and focus attention on scientific vocabulary. They will delve into scientific methods and skills needed by good scientists, as well as appropriate and safe laboratory behaviors. Finally, they will start a short project looking at the earth’s systems.
Life Science: 7th graders will review scientific inquiry skills, such as quantitative versus qualitative observation and scientific method. They will work to define life science and its sub-sciences.
STEAM: Students in STEAM will work together in teams to outline the tenets of working together and problem solving. They will look at the creative process and value in planning, design, assessment of materials, and modeling. More bridges may be built…
Gordon’s Goals:
CPM Course 1: This week we are identifying norms in group work, as well as clarifying group roles. Students will be assigned homework where they will write about their past experiences with math. Please discuss this topic with their student, including any apprehensions they may have. Lessons will include objectives dealing with analyzing strengths and weaknesses of scatterplots and histograms, and experimenting with perimeter and area. Please take a look at your student’s math book and the kinds of problems we will be solving this year. You will notice much more analysis and application of math concepts. Chapter 1 in the CPM curriculum is a preview of topics for the year. Try not to be concerned when your child struggles with some of the concepts. This chapter is focused on EXPOSURE, not MASTERY. Students will be mastering concepts later in the year. Please be sure to attend Back to School Night on Thursday for more information.

Gordon’s Goals cont.:
6th History: This week we are being introduced to geography. We are reviewing continents and basic geographic components such as latitude and longitude. We will be moving to the 5 Themes of Geography by the end of the week.
7th History: Students are learning to locate 15 countries in Europe. This exposure will help when referring to geographical areas in future studies of Europe’s history. We are also investigating Ancient Rome and will be making connections between their government an ours.
8th History: We have discussed the importance of being a Revolutionary and not conforming to media norms. We are studying Native American regions. Each student will pick a tribe within their chosen region to research more in depth. Please look for information coming home with your student in their agenda regarding the Native American project next week.
Student Government: Students are establishing government roles and expectations, as well as defining good leadership and identifying positive leaders.
Triplett’s “Top-Notch” Targets:
CPM Course: This week students are learning different group roles, identifying relationships and patterns, constructing viable arguments, and making predictions using proportional reasoning. Students will be quizzed on Friday. Next week, students will continue to construct viable arguments, make sense of problems, attend to precision in vocabulary, and use appropriate tools strategically. Students will take a quiz on Thursday, September 5th.
7th Language Arts: This week students learned group roles and worked in groups on identifying, defining, and providing examples about a literary element. In addition, students will understand the purpose of roots, prefixes, and suffixes, and divide compound words. Students will present their projects on Monday. Next week, students will read “7th Grade” and analyze examples of autobiographical narratives. There will be a quiz next Friday, Sept. 6th.
8th Language Arts: This week students are learning persuasive techniques, analyze the techniques in media, and create an advertisement with techniques. There will be a quiz on Friday, Aug. 30th. Next week students will look closer at parts of speech and continue with persuasive strategies.
6th Language Arts: This week students are starting Hatchet and looking at tone, mood, and point of view. Students will have a Spelling Test on Thursday, Aug. 29th. Next week, students will continue reading Hatchet through chapter 9. There will be a quiz next Friday.
Fitness Fusion: Students completed a Student Survey on what is meant to be healthy. In addition, students read an article about a teen who collapsed from eating McDonald’s for 17 years, and next week will follow-up by debating who is responsible for this girl’s health and poor eating habits. This will lead into a discussion about what Americans value as “healthy”.