Team Woolloomooloo Newsletter

Monday, December 16 - Friday, December 20 8th grade Student Government is hosting a spirit week and food drive as a team competition. In partnership with the Capital Area Food Bank, Student Government will be collecting items each morning as students enter the building. Each donated item will be counted towards the overall team total for the week. Additionally, students participating in the theme of each day will score a point for their team.

Students voted in their history classes to choose the themes for each day. The themes are:

• Monday: Jersey Day

• Tuesday: Twin Day

• Wednesday: Pink Out "on Wednesdays we wear pink"

• Thursday: Dress like a Teacher/Student

• Friday: Pajama Day

Thank you for your support!

Deal has the opportunity to send a limited number of students to the DCPS Career and Technical Education Expo on December 18th. If your student is interested in learning about these options for high school, please contact our wonderful 8th grade counselor, Ms. Travers, at Johnet.Travers@k12.dc.gov.

Students who are selected to attend the trip will be notified by Ms. Travers and will be given a permission slip to attend the trip next week.

The Jackson-Reed fall/winter Open House will take place on Thursday, December 12th from 5:30 pm- 7:30 pm. We invite all prospective families to joins us and learn more about what Jackson-Reed has to offer.

We are excited to invite Deal students and families to attend Dunbar High School Open House! This is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about our historic school, academic programs, and vibrant community.

Open House Dates:

• Tuesday, December 12th, 2024 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
• Thursday, January 25th, 2025 | 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Students continued their research. They narrowed down their research focus from last week's lesson to specifically look into issue and facts within their chosen community. This year students are asked to also list solutions that already exist for the issue within the community. The goal is for students to see what could be done and/or discover organizations that they could partner with for their project.

Please reach out to your students' advisory teacher or our IB Coordinator Ms. Daniels (Caitlin.Daniels@k12.dc.gov) with any questions.

The Deal world language team is excited to announce the 8th grade world language trips are officially approved and registrations are now open. These trips are entirely optional, funded by families, chaperoned by Deal staff, and open only to Deal 8th grade students in good academic, attendance, and behavioral standing enrolled in a language class. To register for the world language trip, please visit the following links and complete the registration process by the trip deadline is:

• Students enrolled in grade-level Spanish - Register for the Costa Rica trip here

• Deadline - Saturday, November 23rd

• Students enrolled in grade-level French - Register for the France trip here

• Deadline - Saturday, December 7th

• Students enrolled in Spanish Humanities - Register for the Costa Rica Humanities trip here

• Students enrolled in Chinese already received information from Mr. Zhi and Ms. Liang

Trip leaders will be in touch soon about any additional paperwork or requirements. Please submit a valid email when you register, as this is the email the trip leaders will use to communicate essential information.

Thanks to our generous ADCA, DCPS, and our travel partners, Deal has limited financial support available for qualified families. Students who meet the financial and grade requirements to receive a scholarship will be contacted directly by the school.

Families who do not register by the November 22nd deadline may be charged a late penalty or may not be able to attend the trip. We acknowledge this is a quick turnaround for families, and we appreciate your understanding as we navigate the DCPS approval process.

It is that time of year again at Deal Middle School for our Annual Winter Sale. This year it comes with a little twist.

Pre-Order Seasonal Items: Purchase Here
Pick up pre-orders on Saturday November 29th & Sunday December 1st! On-site sales will also take place!

On-Site Sales of Seasonal Items: Saturday December 7th & Sunday December 8th.

Join us for our inaugural Student Winter Market!

Discover the incredible talent of our aspiring young entrepreneurs at our festive Winter Market. Our students will be selling unique handmade crafts, artwork, treats, and baked goods, all created by their own hands. Come and support our students and discover one-of-a-kind treasures for the holiday season.

When:

• Saturday, December 7th, 10 AM - 1 PM
• Saturday, December 8th, 10 AM - 1 PM

When:

• Saturday, December 7th, 10 AM - 1 PM
• Saturday, December 8th, 10 AM - 1 PM

Where: Deal School

All students requesting a recommendation for high school must complete the following steps:

1. Have a personal conversation with your teacher to request a recommendation.
2. Complete the recommendation request form (linked below by team).
3. Share your teachers' email on the school's application site.
4. Send the teacher an email to let them know you completed the form and thank them for their time.

As Deal teachers receive many recommendation requests, all requests should be submitted at least two weeks prior to the application school's deadline and will be completed in the order they are received. Recommendations are completed at the discretion of the teacher. Students are responsible for maintaining positive relationships with their teacher and meeting high academic expectations.

While completing this form, students are required to submit complete, thoughtful responses that reflect the time and energy they expect from their recommending teacher. Incomplete or insufficient responses may result in the teacher not submitting a recommendation.

Recommendation Request Links:

• Team Havana Recommendation Request Link

• Team Woolloomooloo Recommendation Request Link

• Team Izu Recommendation Request Link

• Team Kendrick Recommendation Request Link

• Off-Team Teacher Recommendation Request Link

If your student needs a recommendation from a teacher not on these form (including 7th grade teachers), please email that teacher directly.

Want to learn more about what's going on in your student's language class? You can find the World Languages Newsletter here: https://secure.smore.com/u/patricia.balestra4

Most of our 8th graders will have the opportunity to be in art class this upcoming year, so please help our art teachers provide our students with all of the necessary supplies to get the most creative work from our talented young people!

Ms. Hargreaves: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/MUK8QEAEHHUO?ref_=wl_share

Mr. Cunningham: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/368Y16JA3GQ30?ref_=wl_share

Mr. Lowder: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/IRPKFUJ90BY?ref_=wl_share

If you're child is looking for a high school recommendation, please have them follow these steps:

1. Ask the teacher (in person) for a recommendation.
2. Fill out the form to help teachers best respond.

THANK YOU!! We can't thank you enough for donating supplies. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and dedication to helping and supporting our students!

With your donations, you are helping us reward our students with their Mooloo Mulah!

Click here to access our Amazon Wishlist.

Hello Woolloomooloo Families!

As winter rolls around the corner, I wanted to remind families that letters of recommendation do take time and both myself, Ms. Beliveau and Mr. Turchetta are inodiated with multiple applications to complete. Our deadlines differ from parent/student applications, so please be patient as we will complete them to our best of our ability.

Thinking ahead...Community Project is in full swing and wanted to give folks a heads up! Please be sure to talk to your scholar about what they may be interested in doing for their project. We've had many great projects from years past and please reach out to any of us about questions you and your scholar may have.

Upcoming Assessments:

• Monday, December 9* (new date) – Quiz on Linear Relationships (slope, slope-intercept form, and vertical and horizontal lines)
• Wednesday, December 18 – RCT Unit 3

Homework: Paper HW due Friday. I-Ready lesson due Sunday.

Unit 3 family resources:

• Unit 3: Linear Relationships
• Unidad 3 materiales para la familia Relaciones lineales

Algebra 1: This week in algebra 1 we began unit 5, “Introduction to Exponential Functions.” We started learning about exponential equations and growth and decay. Next week in algebra 1, we will focus on graphing exponential functions and analyzing the meaning of them.

Upcoming Assessments:

• Friday, December 20 – Mid Unit 5 Assessment

Homework: Paper HW due Friday. Deltamath assignment due Sunday by 10pm. (no homework Thanksgiving week)

Unit 4 family resources:

• Intro to Exponential Functions
• Unidad 5 en Espanol

FIELD TRIP THIS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11TH

On December 11th, Team Woolloomooloo will go to the International Spy Museum. Students must arrive on time to school so we can check all students in. Students must bring a lunch with them. They will not be allowed to purchase food there. We will be taking the metro, so students need to bring their kids ride free cards if they have one. We will have extra for students that do not have one. If your student has not submitted the permission slips, please email or bring in Monday so we can get an accurate count of students.

Chaperones need to be at Deal by 8:45 AM and we will be back by 2:45-3:00 PM. Chaperones need to have DCPS clearance to attend the trip. I have attached the guidance on how to obtain the clearance below this blurb. Please email me at caleb.selph@k12.dc.gov if you are able to chaperone this trip.

DCPS Clearance Process!

Next week:

• Monday: summative assessment on calculating density, mass and volume.
• Tuesday: Complete summative assessment on calculating density of a regular shape and irregular shape object.
• Wednesday: Teams Field trip.
• Thursday: Balancing chemical Equations
• Friday: Balancing chemical equations/Factors that affect the rate of a chemical reaction

Hello everyone!

This week, we started breaking apart the writing process when it comes to informative writing. We started with thesis statements and following a 4 step process to write a solid one. This PowerPoint can be found on Canvas in module Unit 2: Community and Connections if a student missed Monday. We then moved into looking at how to choose strong evidence that supports the points of the thesis statements. Finally, students worked on a Nearpod that helped them with commentary on the evidence. Students practiced explaining how the evidence fits back to the point in a thesis. The Nearpod can be found on Canvas in module Unit 2: Community and Connections.

Next week, we will work on taking all the work we did this past week and creating a draft response of the prompt.

We will begin reading 145th Street the week of 12/16. It would be great if you could so the student can have their own copy for in book annotations and assignments for homework. If you are able to buy more than one copy, we'd appreciate to have extra copies for other students.***

Have a great weekend!

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If you would like to contact us, please feel free to do so using the links below. Expect a response from teachers, during school hours, within 1 to 2 business days, of the time your communication was received.

Haller - Michael.Haller@k12.dc.gov

Beliveau - jacqueline.beliveau@k12.dc.gov

Selph - caleb.selph@k12.dc.gov

Mbanwie - Brunhilda.Mbanwie@k12.dc.gov

Turchetta - nicholas.turchetta@k12.dc.gov

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