Team Kendrick

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.

Each year teachers on our team come up with a list of items we need for our classroom to make your child's learning experience enjoyable and more dynamic. Linked below you will find our team amazon wish list. If you decide to buy through this portal, items will be sent directly to the school and distributed within 48 hours to teachers. We collectively thank you for your support and any contributions. Currently we are in need of red, yellow and green tickets.

This week in ELA, students closed out Unit 1 with a comparison of the 1961 movie of "A Raisin in the Sun" to the screenplay that we read and analyzed in class. When we return from Thanksgiving break, we will continue our work towards building a multi-paragraph expository essay comparing 2 informational texts. Students have already read, annotated, and analyzed the texts and have written the thesis statements for their essays. Beginning on Monday, students will use graphic organizers to pull the best evidence for each prong of their thesis. Tuesday we will work on how to embed evidence within a body paragraph through using strong context sentences and by providing clear and thorough commentary. We will continue this cycle throughout the week until we have both body paragraphs of the essay complete.

Homework: Reading Plus is back! Students will be assigned the number of Reading Plus lessons that corresponds with the number of school days in the week. Reading Plus is tracked from Monday - Sunday (11:59pm). This week students were assigned 2 vocabulary lessons.

Reminder: Students should have their own copy of 145th Street Short Stories in class starting December 9th!

Purchase a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/145th-Street-Walter-Dean-Myers/dp/0307976106

*If you would like to purchase an additional copy to donate to the class, please contact me.

This past week, students learned about Revolutionary War spies to prepare for their field trip!

• Monday: Culper Ring
• Tuesday: Spy Techniques

After the holiday break we will begin unit 3, The Constitution! As a reminder we go on our field trip December 3rd, please make sure that you have signed a permission slip for your child.

Monday (11/25) and Tuesday (11/26):
This week in science, students reviewed the concept of physical properties of matter and explored the differences between physical and chemical changes. Two engagement assignments were assigned:

1. Physical vs. Chemical Properties (Monday, November 25, 2024)
2. Physical vs. Chemical Changes (Monday, November 25, 2024)

Students should ensure both assignments are completed if they have not done so already.

Looking Ahead: December 2 - December 6, 2024

• Monday, December 2: Students will begin Community Project Lesson 1. They will choose partners (if applicable) and brainstorm potential topics for their community projects.
• Tuesday, December 3: Students will attend a field trip to the Spy Museum. No additional assignments will be given for that day.
• Wednesday - Friday (December 4-6): We will resume our study of physical properties of matter, focusing specifically on the concept of density.

Please encourage students to stay on track and come prepared for an exciting week ahead!

This past week Math 8 students worked on finding slopes from tables as part of our linear functions unit. Algebra 1 students prepared to take our RCT which will be give on Tuesday of this coming week. This coming week Math 8 students will continue to learn about how linear functions can be represented in various forms including graphs, tables and equations. Algebra 1 students will begin a new unit on Exponential functions. Math 8 students should make sure they are completing their weekly iReady and Algebra 1 students should make sure they are completing their Delta Math weekly assignments. These assignments count for grades and will have an impact on a student's final advisory grade.

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.

Teacher Email Addresses:

• Science: Charmaine.Thompson@k12.dc.gov
• History: Marlena.Wikander@k12.dc.gov
• English: Catherine.Cunha@k12.dc.gov
• Math: Brandi.Anderson@k12.dc.gov

Website: alicedealmiddleschool.org

Location: 3815 Fort Dr NW, Washington, DC, USA

Phone: 202-939-2010