NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS, Friday, January 17 and Monday, January 20.

International Night 2025 Is Coming!

January 25th 6pm – 8pm

Families of Deal –

You are invited to join International Night 2025, it is an evening of travelling around the world as you taste incredible savory and sweet samplings of foods made by our own Deal Families! Buy your tickets here: Deal International Night 2025

This event is a great community event, but more importantly – this event raises critical funds to support our Foreign Language Trip Scholar Fund. All money raised during International Night is turned into scholarships for our 8th grade students. Please help us reach our goal of $30,000. We can do this together! If you cannot join the event, please consider a donation here: Deal International Night 2025_Donation

We look forward to seeing you on January 25th and appreciate your support!

Questions: shannonharrisbehm@hotmail.com

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World Languages team will create a weekly newsletter. This will include information for all 3 languages (French, Spanish, Chinese) and all 3 levels (Language & Culture, Level 1 and Level 2) as we have students in multiple grades in each language and at level.

7th Grade Life Science

Last week (1/13 - 1/17): we extracted DNA from a strawberry and created a model of DNA out of pop beads.

This week (1/21 - 1/24) students will wrap up the molecular section of our genetic unit by learning about DNA replication and CRISPR gene editing technology. On Friday they will take a quiz (score will go on Advisory 3) on DNA. A study guide will be handed out Wednesday (1/22) to help students prepare for the quiz. Students can review the vocabulary here for the quiz. The quiz is scheduled for Tuesday, January 23rd. *it will be postponed one day if there is a snow day Friday.
by playing review games on Blooket. The link can also be found on their science Canvas page in announcements. *Any missing assignments for Advisory 2 must be submitted by Friday, January 24th.

Homework:

Tuesday: Nearpod in class

Wednesday: DNA Study Guide - Due Thursday 1/23

Fri: DNA Quiz

margery.law@k12.dc.gov

Individuals and Societies 7

Email: katherine.fiske2@k12.dc.govLast Week (1/13-16): On Monday students participated in a Socratic Seminar about the Bill of Rights. This will be a Criteria C formative. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, students worked on a Criteria B Summative, continuing to research current events, and writing a proposal for a new piece of legislation.

Next week (1/21-1/24): Students will participate in a criteria B and C summative assessment throughout the week. By Tuesday, students should have the following documents prepared:

-Four research note pages about relevant sources

-A piece of proposed legislation (Submitted on Canvas)

-An outline of an Authorship speech supporting the legislation they have written.

All students should be prepared to speak about their Bills in class on Tuesday. Students had three days in class last week to prepare their materials. These two summatives will be the first two grades of Term 3.

Last week (1/02/2025 – 1/03/2025)

Math 7 scholars concluded their study of Unit 4: Proportional Relationships and Percentages material with Lesson 13 and part 1 of their End-of-Unit review work.

Math 8 scholars continued their study of Unit 4: Linear Equations and Linear Systems

material and took the "Linear Equations Formative A/C Assessment" during our short week after returning from break.

This week (1/05/2025 – 1/09/2025)

Math 7 scholars will have a structured review of Unit 4: Proportional Relationships and Percentages material and then take the End-of-Unit 4 RCT Assessment.

Math 8 scholars will continue their learning of Unit 4: Linear Equations and Linear Systems material with an emphasis on the topic "Systems of Linear Equations" and the three types of solutions (no solution, one solution, or infinitely many solutions) they can have. Scholars will also take the Linear Equations: Summative A/C Assessment.

MATH ACCELERATION OPPORTUNITIES ALERT!!!

Deal will continue to offer an in-person, Summer Math Acceleration Camp (SMAC) and an Online Asynchronous Math Course (Zearn) for our current 7th graders during July of 2025 (July 7 - July 31; 8:45 am - 12:00 noon).

SMAC Math 8

This intensive course is for 6th or 7th graders currently taking Math 7 who become eligible based on the MOY and EOY iReady Assessment. Students who successfully complete this in-person course and pass the final assessment will be placed in Algebra I in the Fall of the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Zearn 8

This online asynchronous course is for 6th or 7th graders currently taking Math 7. Only students who qualify based on their MOY i-Ready score are eligible. Students who successfully complete the course and pass the final assessment will be placed in Algebra I in the Fall of the 2025 - 2026 school year.

We will host a Virtual SMAC & Zearn information Meeting for families on Teams at 6:30 pm on Thursday, January 9, 2025 - bit.ly/DEALJAN9

ELA 7

nathaniel.mcvey-finney@k12.dc.gov

Last week,(1/13-1/17) students engaged in middle of the year MAP testing in ELA. This is a test that analyzes students' ability to read literary texts, nonfiction texts, and a range of vocabulary. They will take the test again at the end of the year, and their scores will be a discussion with students during advisory and at future parent-teacher conferences. We expect all students to try their best on these tests, and see it as an opportunity to practice the testing and focus skills they will need for DC CAPE in the Spring.

Next week,(1/13-1/17) students will be doing a MAP Data Reflection on Tuesday; Wednesday will be for WDC Socratic Seminar Prep; Thursday will be a WDC Socratic Seminar (grade goes on Advisory 3); Friday will be a fun review of the novel. Animal Farm is next! ISBN # 978-0451526342. Students will need books by FEBRUARY 20.

1. This week, students engaged in middle of the year MAP testing in ELA. This is a test that analyzes students' ability to read literary texts, nonfiction texts, and a range of vocabulary. They will take the test again at the end of the year, and their scores will be a discussion with students during advisory and at future parent-teacher conferences. We expect all students to try their best on these tests, and see it as an opportunity to practice the testing and focus skills they will need for DC CAPE in the Spring.

   
   

   
   

   Next week, we will be having class Socratic Seminars (organized discussions). Students have already prepared questions they will be asking to discuss the book, Warriors Don't Cry. Speaking in front of peers can often be intimidating to our English Language Learners, so we encourage students to practice asking their questions at home or people they trust beforehand. Ask them to share their questions with you for practice!

​This week, in ELA, we finished term 2 and our full class novel, The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm. Our new unit starts next week, and we are starting a new book titled Warriors Don't Cry. I would recommend that if you are able to purchase a copy of this book for your student to do so, as being able to access the text at home (they will also have it available on Canvas) can help them stay up-to-date on their assignments in ELA. This is a memoir about the Little Rock Nine; if you are unfamiliar with this time in American history, I would encourage looking up information about it using the link below and discussing it with your student at home to help them gain additional background knowledge on the subject.

Little Rock Nine: The Little Rock Nine | National Museum of African American History and Culture

My name is Mr. Hairston, the Vocal Music Teacher at Alice Deal. If you have any questions, please free to contact me at: antuan.hairston@k12.dc.gov

Greetings Team Acoma Parents,

I hope you are well. We are coming to an end of Team Acoma's first semester with music. Teaching your students has been an amazing experience over the last few months. Together we have worked towards developing and finding our artistic voice, researched the ethnomusicology of Washington, D.C., and have learned the ins-and-outs of DC's Cultural Music: Go-Go. Our class will end with a culminating performance event titled "Dealchella" next week (1/13 - 1/16). Thank you so much for a great semester!

Mr. Hairston

If you are interested in attending, the Jinfan Performance Troupe will give a performance highlighting the rich legacy of Chinese Culture on Friday, Jan. 17th, beginning tentatively at 1pm. A link to their website is attached: https://news.cgtn.com/news/35417a4d32454464776c6d636a4e6e62684a4856/share_p.html

Best,

Mr. Hairston

Modern Language Information in Smore below.

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.

Library Corner

Happy New Year! Let's make 2025 a great year for reading and inquiry! Check out these great resources that the library is offering in January. Check out this month's Library Newsletter below:

https://secure.smore.com/n/veq7k

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Library overdue emails were sent out in December and I have heard from several families about books overdue that are owed to different schools. Please disregard titles owed to other sites. At the end of the year, I will send another notice email. Notices will only include Deal items moving forward. Sorry about any confusion!