Week 15

Ruqayah.Zuhair@k12.dc.gov

Michael.Martis@k12.dc.gov

Kelynn.Offley@k12.dc.gov

Kaitlyn.Johnson@k12.dc.gov

Tierra.Peteet@k12.dc.gov

Emily.Bullock@k12.dc.gov

We are so very excited to meet you all and get this school year started! In our weekly newsletter we will have updates on events, class assignments, school news, and a little information about your teachers.

At Alice Deal Middle School - Here We Grow!

Anisha Patel

Zosia Podwoski

Charlotte Ray

Cameryn Righter

Isaac Satin

Kowen Belgrave

Jordan Hamacher

Lyna Syed

John Tracy

As a part of the sixth grade Geography curriculum, students participate in a field trip to Adas Israel Synagogue, The American Faizl Mosque, and Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, here in DC. These three local places of worship help our sixth grade geography students learn the history of the world’s three major monotheist religions as part of “Unit 3: The Middle East & North Africa.” We will specifically be learning about the history, beliefs, & symbols of each religion. It is not a trip to “do” a religion, but rather to understand the basic foundations of each religion. On Wednesday, December 4, Team Berlin students will hear from leaders in each of the institutions and have a chance to ask questions while in the space these leaders represent.

Materials to bring

• Kids Ride Free Card

• A lunch that we will eat at the park

• Wear walking shoes

• Water bottle

• Pencil and clipboard

• String backpack or tote to carry

• Wear layers

We want to thank our partners in advance for helping to make this experience possible and for taking time to make this field trip possible for each of our five Deal 6th grade teams.

Please remember to bring you math notebook, pencils and device to class DAILY!!!!

Homework for Math Class

2 Weekly PEAR HWs Due Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:00 am

1 iReady Lesson due every Sunday

Deal Math Curiculum - https://im.kendallhunt.com/MS/families/1/index.html

This Week in Mth 6

This week in Math 7

Please click above to see the weekly schedule.

This can also be found on student's Canvas page.

Daily Expectations:

• Math notebook
• Pencils
• Device

Math class is accepting Donations for:

• Tissue boxes
• Clorox Wipes
• Hand Sanitizers
• Pencils
• Index Cards

• Hello scientists!

  This week was short and sweet-students practiced creating and following procedures with play dough, and completed a Gizmo lesson about weathering. After we come back from the break, we will look at the surface of the earth and learn to read topographic maps. As part of this unit, they will read and annotate an article about Big Sur. Additionally, Roots Quiz 2.4 is scheduled for Friday, December 6th. Please encourage your child to review their roots and notes in preparation.

  Roots 2.4

  *epi =upon (think: epidemic, epicenter)

  sub =under (think: submarine, sub-Saharan)

  *hyper= over (think: hyperactive, hyperthermia)

  *pre=before ,=(think: preschool, predict)

  exi, exo=out,outer (think: exit, exoskeleton)

  Keepers: petro/petri, super, ign, centi, octa, milli, pyro, topo, seismo

  
  

Last Week students took their MENA Map quiz, and after launch into the unit theme of the three monotheistic religions and their history in the cultural region. We started by reading and identifying the main historical points, beliefs, and practices of Judaism first.

This Week students will continue their reading by identifying the main historical points, beliefs, and practices of Christianity and Islam. They will have their field trip on Wednesday, visiting three places of worship. After we will close the week with examining the Old City of Jerusalem and how the place is holy to all three monotheist religions.

During the break, I highly recommend reviewing grades with your student. I have all grades updated, especially for the Museum Summative, Museum Formative, and Continuation Summative.
I have reached out to individuals whose students are missing an assignment. Please remember my deadline for late work will be Friday, December 6th.

If your student got below an 85% on the Museum Summative, they may redo it for the best possible grade of 85%. Please check Canvas and my comments on their assignment. This assignment was supposed to have: 3 artifacts that connect to their chosen theme relating to courage, 3 images, and full descriptions of the artifacts. This was a powerpoint.

Next week, as we return from break, we are beginning Tuck Everlasting. If you purchased a copy, your student should begin bringing it to class every day starting 12/2.

Weekly schedule:

Monday – RCT 3 – Prologue

Tuesday – chapters 1-2

Wednesday – Field trip

Thursday – chapters 3-5

Friday – Chapters 6-9

If your student misses school, please ensure they catch up on reading.

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