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 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.

Please note that the deadlines for the teacher components of your applications, such as recommendation letters, are usually different than those for the student. For example, recommendation letters for St. John's are due on January 8th, but student applications were due on December 6th.

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. We currently are in need of red tickets and tissues.

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!

Is your 8th grade student curious about MacArthur High School? Deal will attend a Deal-only shadow day for interested students in early January. If your student is interested in learning about DCPS' newest high school, please contact Ms. Travers at Johnet.Travers@k12.dc.gov for additional information about this field trip.

Staff from Phelps High School will be present at Deal next Tuesday, December 17th during the 8th grade lunch period. Staff will be present in the gallery during lunch and recess to share about their programs and answer student questions. This is a great chance to learn about one of DCPS's many strong, specialized high school options.

Staff from Bard High School will be present at Deal next Tuesday, December 17th during the 8th grade lunch period. Staff will be present in the gallery during lunch and recess to share about their programs and answer student questions. This is a great chance to learn about one of DCPS's many strong, specialized high school options.

On December 17th students will continue to work on their Community Project in Advisory. This week, students will brainstorm specific projects that they can work on for their project and look at previous projects that students completed. Our next meeting will be on January 7th. Students should plan to complete action between January 14 and February 4. If students are planning to do a donation drive, we will hold all donation drives on January 25th. Please reach out to your students' advisor or Ms. Daniels (Caitlin.Daniels@k12.dc.gov) with questions.

Students and families from all grades are welcome and encouraged to join us for International Night! This time-honored Alice Deal event brings together the Alice Deal community as we celebrate the many cultures and nations represented among our student body. The event includes "Taste of the Nation" tables where families share sample size offerings of foods from around the world. Please sign up as a host Deal International Night Volunteer Host Tables

Wear your dancing shoes - we will have a DJ! And of course, Deal merch will be on sale.

Join us for this festive night of celebration! Buy your tickets here https://DealInternation.givesmart.com

****International Night is our number one fundraiser for important scholarship dollars for the upcoming 8th grade foreign language trips!

Questions: shannonharrisbehm@hotmail.com

Due to Ms. Thompson's absence, students should standby for class announcements to be made through Canvas. Parents please insure students complete their assignments and their Density Formative and Summative assessments.

Last week students were able to test their knowledge on the Articles of Confederation and the issues discussed at the Constitutional Convention. Students spent the remainder of the week diving into the Constitution by completing a close read of Articles I and II. Next week we will finish up Article III.

The schedule for next week is below!

• Monday: Close Read Constitution Article III
• Tuesday: Strict vs. Loose Interpretations of Constitution
• Wednesday: Bill of Rights
• Thursday: Bill of Rights Mini Project
• Friday: Bill of Rights Mini Project

Last week, ELA students wrote a multi-paragraph compare and contrast essay. Students worked to peer-edit their writing and revise in order to prepare for the Summative assessment. This week students will complete a multi-paragraph essay for a Summative assessment over the course of Monday, December 16th - Wednesday, December 18th . Students will be asked to read and annotate an informational text and then plan and execute a multi-paragraph comparison essay in response to a given prompt. Students are expected to write 4 paragraphs (Introduction including a thesis statement, 2 body paragraphs, and a conclusion) using MLA formatting guidelines. Students will be provided with graphic organizers to aid in their planning and organizing of their essays. We will end the week by beginning the first short story in "145th Street Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers. If you have not done so already, be sure that students have their own copy of the text to annotate in class.

Weekly Homework: Reading Plus- 3 Vocabulary Lessons and 2 Reading Lessons

Reminders: Please purchase a copy of 145th Street for your student to annotate inside of during class time. Annotations will be a graded component of the class. Purchase a copy here: https://www.amazon.com/145th-Street-Walter-Dean-Myers/dp/0307976106

This past week Algebra 1 students learned about the graphs of exponential functions and how negative exponents affect their presentation on the coordinate grid. Math 8 students looked at how specific coordinates are solutions to the linear equations. This coming week Math 8 students will take their RCT on Unit 3 in their workbook on Tuesday. Students who need extra time should come during advisory on Tuesday. Algebra 1 students will continue their studies of unit 5 on exponential functions and complete some wintery themed activities related to our curriculum.

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