Team Abuja Newsletter

2/27 all Term 3-first-half late work due

This week, we will explore Vietnam and its history and we prepare to begin reading Inside Out & Back Again. We will also begin a new research project based on student interest. In addition, we will practice use of pronouns in sentences. If you want to practice with pronouns, you can work on the Pronoun Activity Pack on Quill (Clever).

On Wednesday, students will take ANET 2 to demonstrate their knowledge of literary analysis. We have been practicing these skills in ELA Class with RACE Body Paragraphs. There is nothing that students need to study in advance of this assessment.

Tutoring this week will be on Tuesday after school due to a staff meeting this upcoming Wednesday. Retakes for RCT’s will be held on Thursday after school. Please encourage your scholar to stop by tutoring for a refresher if they plan on retaking their RCT this upcoming week or in preparation for their Formative in Math 6.

This past week in Math 6, we engaged in applying the distributive method, substitution of variables and how to plot coordinates in the coordinate plane. We will build on this next week when we begin writing equations for given tables and real-world scenarios. We will close out the week with a Formative.

This past week in Math 7, we began Unit 6 on Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities. The Zearn Lessons began in class is to help solidify student’s understanding with Expressions and Equations before we move into Inequalities.

Next week, students will begin the theme of Unit 5: Population Growth & Urbanization. Students will begin the week with an interactive look at how the population has grown over the last 200 years. We will then read, annotate, and answer questions that help explain why the population grew the way it did. At the end of the week, students will complete a formative assessment to explain the cause and effect.

Hello and Happy Valentine’s Day, scientists!

We had a short week this week with no school Wednesday (snow day!) or Friday (professional development day). Students completed their Earth’s Place in Our Universe Summative test and began learning about historical understandings of our solar system by drawing out scientific models from various time periods.

Next week we will compare geocentric and heliocentric models of our solar system and discuss the beliefs and institutions which influenced astronomers and the public when these models were developed. We will end the week with a scale model activity to help students to visualize the true scale of our solar system and the universe.

Our root words for next week are:

• *aqua = water (think: aquarium, aquatic)

• cumulo = heap (think: cumulative, cumulonimbus)

• *cirrus = curl (think: cirrostratus)

• *photo = light (think: photosynthesis, photograph)

• nimbus = dark cloud (think: cumulonimbus, nimbostratus)

Keepers are: angle, deci, semi, alp, morph, sed, gram, hydro, iso

Link to World Languages Newsletter https://secure.smore.com/u/patricia.balestra4

As the year goes on, we want to ensure that students are able to access help when they need it! Team Abuja teachers are available by appointment, and there is a dedicated Tutoring Time in either Mx. Gomez's room or Ms. Sagan's room on Wednesdays from 3:30 - 4:20. Here We Grow!

Learn about the great things happening this month at Deal's library. Check out great books and media, read about events at Deal and around the city, and stay connected with Deal's Library:

https://secure.smore.com/n/pv9c4u-deal-ms-library-news

Stay up to date with the complete list of clubs and activities by going to the Deal website: https://www.alicedealmiddleschool.org

Adam Kirschenbaum, ELA adam.kirschenbaum@k12.dc.gov

Lauren-Ashley Gomez, Math lauren-ashley.gomez@k12.dc.gov

Naeemah Wesselhoft, Geography naeemah.wesselhoft@k12.dc.gov

Ellie Sagan, Science ellie.sagan@k12.dc.gov

Connie Patsalos, MLL Geography - constance.patsalos@k12.dc.gov

Ameera Daboh, MLL ELA - ameera.daboh@k12.dc.gov

Devin Watson, ISS Coordinator devin.watson@k12.dc.gov

Ellen Barr, Social Worker ellen.barr@k12.dc.gov

Tysha Morris, School Counselor tysha.morris@k12.dc.gov

If your child will not be in school, please email DealAttendance@k12.dc.gov .