Swann Lion Times

Be sure to talk with your Lions each night about what standards they are working on and what activities they are doing to master those standards! Here is some general information to get the conversation started.

In Math, students use the Open Up curriculum. Click here to see the Open Up lessons for all grade levels! Click here to see the Math 1 Open Up lessons. 6th graders are working on base ten and arithmetic; 7th graders are practicing with expressions, equations, and inequalities; and 8th grade working on functions and volume.

In ELA, students launched their next unit of book studies. 6th grade is reading Two Roads, 7th is exploring texts from the Harlem Renaissance, and 8th is reading Maus.

In Social Studies, 6th graders are learning about the ancient Greeks, 7th grade is learning about WWI, and 8th grade is exploring the industrial revolution.

In Science, 6th graders are working on waves, 7th graders are learning about organisms and evolution, and 8th graders are learning about diseases and microbiology.

In 6th grade, students are using the concepts of base ten and decimals to explore real-life applications. See if they can apply that knowledge to this scenario. A bag of chocolates is labeled to contain 0.384 pound of chocolates. The actual weight of the chocolates is 0.3798 pound. Are the chocolates heavier or lighter than the weight stated on the label? Explain how you know. How much heavier or lighter are the chocolates than stated on the label? Show your reasoning.

In 7th grade, students are learning about expressions, equations, and inequalities. See if they can apply the concepts to these scenario. In the cafeteria, there is one large 10-seat table and many smaller 4-seat tables. There are enough tables to fit 200 students. Write an inequality whose solution is the possible number of 4-seat tables in the cafeteria.

In 8th grade, students are learning about volume. See if they can apply those formulas to this scenario. A scoop of ice cream has a 1.5 inch radius. How tall should the ice cream cone of the same radius be in order to contain all of the ice cream inside the cone?

On Wednesday, 100 randomly selected 8th graders will participate in the NAEP test. NAEP is the largest nationally representative and continuing assessment of what students know and can do in various subjects. NAEP is administered by the National Center for Education Statistics, within the U.S. Department of Education. NAEP is different from our state assessments because it is a common measure of achievement across the country. The results are released as The Nation's Report Card, which provides information about student achievement to educators, parents/guardians, policymakers, and the public.

FCCLA Community Project: Our FCCLA chapter is collecting nonperishables for the Ronald McDonald house. Let's make this a huge success! Please send in items from the list provided above. 🤩

We are excited about all of the great things our CTE department has planned! The infographic above highlights the importance and benefits of CTE programs in schools and our community.

We will be inventorying the Chromebooks this week to ensure that all students have the tech they need to be successful in school and complete all required testing. Please help ensure that devices come to school fully charged each day!

We have about 150 students with library books due back to the media center. Please ask your students about returning books and help us get everything accounted for! If your student is one of the ones with a missing book ,you'll receive a ConnectEd call soon.

Do you have an 8th grader who's interested in a choice program for high school? Are you a rising 7th or 8th grader interested in learning about all the middle school choices GCS offers? If so, visit the GCS Choice Program website to learn more about the offerings, application process, and timeline: https://www.gcsnc.com/Page/2113.

*If you are a 6th or 7th grader currently enrolled in the Spanish Immersion or STEM Choice programs, you DO NOT have to reapply to continue those programs at your new schools next year.*

Our Swann Community Celebration Committee is planning many ways to bring the larger Swann Pride together throughout the year to celebrate Swann's final year as a middle school. One of those is to collect and share photos of Swann/Aycock's past. These could be historical photos or ones you've taken over the years. Use the link here to share them with us: https://forms.gle/6WLd4rboLBiZk1QH8

GCS Parent Academy is a great resource to helps support families with a variety of things such as homework help, digital resources, resume assistance, homeownership, and much much more. Click on the link below to explore the many benefits of being a part of the GCS Parent Academy.

GCS Parent Academy

Swann is a proud PTA school! Click here to join our PTA as a parent, student, community, or staff member. If you are interested in serving on the Board, let us know and we will put you in touch with the current PTSA reps! School is better when we work together!

For more information, please reach out to swannpta@gmail.com.

Ms. Dorsey is serving our 6th grade and N-Z 8th grade students.

dorseyc2@gcsnc.com

Ms. Kelly is serving our 7th grade and A-M 8th grade students.

kellyc2@gcsnc.com

Because our counselors work with students all day, email is a good way to contact them when you need them!

In February, students will be talking about PERSEVERANCE in their Friday SEL lessons. Watch this video about perseverance with your student: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY-SCapwK3g. What does it mean to have grit? What was a time in your life when you showed perseverance? Share that experience with your student. Let them share an example with you? Why is persevering hard sometimes? How does this idea relate to students' experiences in school?

Interest meetings and try-outs are coming soon! Be on the lookout for flyers around the school and announcements in the Swann Lion Times. Students interested in Spring sports, go ahead and make sure you have all needed forms now! All necessary forms are also posted on the website. Remember that any athlete must have a current physical on file to participate.

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Swann Calendar

Swann Athletics

DATE CHANGE! 2/21 State of the School Family Night

2/21 NAEP testing for selected 8th grade students

DATE CHANGE! 3/7 7th Grade Raleigh Field Trip DATE CHANGE!

3/12 Math 6-8 Interim Assessment

3/20 7th Grade Symphony Field Trip

4/4 8th Grade Civil Rights Museum Field Trip

4/9 NWEA Reading Test

4/10 NWEA Math Test

4/16 ELA 6-8 Interim Assessment

4/17 6th Grade Grasshoppers Field Trip

4/23 Science 8 Interim Assessment

5/24-31 EOG Testing

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