Weekly Update from Team Mesa Verde

On October 10th and 11th students do not have school.

October 10: Student led family conferences

If you have not yet received a code in order to sign up for conferences and wish to do so, please reach out to me. I'll get it to you.

October 11: Professional Development Day

Math 7 has begun Unit 2. We are focusing on proportional relationships as we cover the first several lessons before students return to school on the 15th.

Math 8 has also started Unit 2, where students are exploring the scaling of polygons and being introduced to slopes.

All 7th-grade students are expected to complete their 4th I-Ready lesson by Monday, 10/14. Weekly homework has been assigned on PEAR for the week of 10/7. Please continue checking ASPEN for missing assignments and work submissions in the gradebook.

Feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns!

This week students are comparing photosynthesis and respiration and reviewing organelles. On Friday students will have time to complete a study guide. Students wishing for further review can go back into this Nearpod: https://app.nearpod.com/?pin=rg3t2

We will have our Cells test on Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday students will be able to learn some 9th grade level cell biology if they are ready or do make up work if needed. After the students' long weekend, we will begin our human body unit!

Hello! This week, the students finished Unit 1 content by learning about the geography and culture of the 3 British colonial regions (New England, Middle, and Southern). The rest of the week, they began prepping and working on their open notes Unit 1 summative. Please ask your students to explain what they're supposed to do! They spent time in class breaking down the prompt and rubric.

On Friday, I will be out due to a family member passing. The students will do sub-work and learn about the Salem Witch Trials.

Next Week:

Monday: Open Notes Unit 1 Summative

Tuesday: Open Notes Unit 1 Summative/Review

Wednesday: Unit 1 Checking for Understanding

Thursday: Student-Led Conferences (Please reach out to the student's advisory teacher)

Friday: No School (Professional Development for Teachers)

Library Corner

The library orientations have completed for all students! Most students have now checked out at least one book from the library! Notices will go out next week for 6th students who have overdue materials and over the following two weeks for 7th and 8th graders.

Students are able to see their current loans by accessing their library accounts through the Clever app called "Destiny Discover". They can follow the process below to see items that they have checked out:

1. Log into Clever (clever.com/in/dcpsk12)

2. Search "Destiny Discover" or navigate to the Library Resources section and click on the icon.

3. Click on the "My Stuff" link at the top of the screen to see any items that are checked out.

4. Students who have lost materials or see items that may be linked to their account by mistake should speak with Mr. Reichlen.

There are no fines or penalties for lost materials. Donations of hard cover titles of middle school-age-appropriate works in good condition are always accepted if families are able to replace lost materials.

Retakes and Grading:

· Any assignment that earned a D+ or below may be retaken once within the progress report marking period. The highest possible grade on a revised assignment is a C (76).

· All late work for assignments due before progress reports must be submitted by the end of the progress report marking period. Assignments due before this period will not be accepted after this deadline. All late work for assignments assigned after the end of the progress report marking period is due by the end of the term. The grade for a late assignment will be reduced by one letter grade (i.e. A- to B-).

Our team will be running and participating in a food drive benefitting the Capital Area Food Bank leading up to Thanksgiving. We will be hosting a competition between homerooms to see who can bring in the most canned food. We will count how many unexpired items each first period class brings in and collect them for donation. I will buy doughnuts for the winning homeroom.

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Please check Aspen and/or Canvas for updates.

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