Week 2

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!

🥳 Shout out to Ms. Zuhair's first period for turning in Tech Forms!!!

September 20th - More details coming soon.

September 9th - 12th

What a wonderful 1st week!!!

2nd Week in Math

Please click above to see the weekly schedule.

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

Upcoming: iReady Diagnostics September 9th - 12th

Math class is accepting Donations for:

• Tissue boxes
• Clorox Wipes
• Hand Sanitizers

Hi Scientists!

Our students will begin with an introductory activity involving a "Letter to a Science Teacher." Students will work on their rough drafts in class, with the rough draft due by Thursday, September 5th. After incorporating feedback, students will submit their final drafts by Monday, September 9th.

Please ensure that students have their class supplies ready by Tuesday, September 3rd. The required items include a 3-ring binder, notebook, 5-tab dividers, a box of tissues, and a roll of paper towels.

In addition, students will complete a creative assignment due by Wednesday, September 4th. This involves creating a comic strip that illustrates class expectations and

Your supplies include:

• one 3 ring binder

• one notebook

• 5 tab dividers

• pencils/pens/colored pencils

• pencil pouch/handheld pencil sharpener

• tissues

• paper towels

Assignments:

• Letter to a Science Teacher Final Draft – due Mon. Sept 9th

• Comic Strip – due Wed. Sept 4th

• Roots Quiz 1.1 due Fri. Sept 6th

Last Week we introduced our first map of world geography labeling the continents and oceans. Students were informed that they will have a map quiz Wednesday 9/4. They closed out their first week of middle school, learning what it means to be an IB student, as well as, a global citizen.

This Week students will review for their map quiz and set up their binders upon the return of the long weekend. All students are expected to bring their one-inch binder, 5-tab divider, and ringed notebook to class 9/3. After their map quiz on Wednesday, students will learn the 5 parts of a map, as well as unit 1 glossary words. These will be foundational for students in geography class.

Assignments:

Study for Continents and Oceans Map Quiz 9/4

Bring in Geo materials 9/3

1. It’s been a great first week! Next week’s schedule for ELA is the following:

   Monday – NO SCHOOL

   Tuesday – Short story reading/POV practice

   Wednesday – POV Practice

   Thursday – POV Formative

   Friday – Library Trip

   Students should be coming to class with:

   Pencil

   Novel that they are interested in

   Homework folder

   Agenda

   Please note: I HIGHLY recommend families purchase personal copies of novels for the year so they can read from home if they are absent or if they have to finish a chapter at home. The novel we are beginning with, that they will need to bring to and from school, is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. This novel will begin on 9/9.

This week 6th grade students will be visiting the library with their ELA classes for the first time this year. They will be choosing one book to use for personal reading and for their ELA 40 book challenge. I will be asking all students to be responsible with their books this year and return them in a timely manner. We do not charge fines for lost books, but I do ask students to donate a replacement book if one is lost and if they are able. Students should always come to me to let me know when a book is lost or damaged so that I can update the system and remove it from their record. If a student leaves Deal with overdue books on their account, they will be asked to pay for them before they graduate high school so it is always a good idea to let me know so that we can prevent additional expenses to families.

I will be sending overdue notices out once a month. These notices do not include the titles of the books as we want to protect the students' privacy. Students and families can login to their account in Follett Destiny (Can be found in Clever) to see more specific information about the books that they have out. Families can also reach out to me with any questions or concerns.

Our library book orders are going to be sent out at the end of October. I am asking students to send me any book recommendations that they would like to see in our library. Students and families can make book recommendations at the link below:

https://bit.ly/DealMSLibraryRecommend

In addition, families can refer to our library's website (aka LibGuide) for more information and links related to the library, reading, newsletters, research, and more at the link below:

https://bit.ly/DealMSLibGuide

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Best,

Stephen Reichlen

Library Media Specialist

Deal MS – DC Public Schools

stephen.reichlen@k12.dc.gov