Team Dublin Weekly Update

**Ms. Osman’s 1st Period – Please bring in a pack of Oreos for Tuesday’s Team 3rd Advisory Celebration.**

Did you relish the grade-level BBQs earlier this year? What about International Night? If those were your scene, then get ready to be blown away by our latest Dealapalooza extravaganza!

On Friday, May 17, step into a time machine and travel "Back to the 2000s" at Alice Deal Middle School!

Dust off your denim skirts, grab your flip phones, and get ready to relive the funnest era of all! Join us for a blast from the past as we throw it back to the early 2000s with all your favorite jams and fashion trends. Don't worry, we'll have some of your favorite 80s and 90s hits, too!

📅 DATE: Friday, May 17, 2024

⏰ TIME: 6:00 - 8:30 PM

📍 LOCATION: Alice Deal Middle School

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It's not just a dance, it's a trip down memory lane! So mark your calendars and come party like it's 2003. Let's make memories that'll last longer than your Motorola Razr battery life! See you there!

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Keep an eye on the Tuesday Roundup for weekly updates on the latest happenings!

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This week, students will finish reading Inside Out & Back Again, and begin to consider whether the United States lives up to is promise as stated in “The New Colossus.” Students resume ReadingPlus homework this week. The May Independent Reading task is posted on CANVAS. If students did not complete the IOBA - Part 3 Summary Collection and the 3 IOBA Graphic Novel Poems, they should complete them over the weekend and turn them in on Wednesday, May 15. A copy of the text is available on SORA (Clever) and CANVAS.

Thanks for the hard work on the Math and ELA CAPE tests! :)

We closed out the week with students creating their Own Economic Systems. They got to decide on their transportation, business, public services, and environmental policies. They named their countries and designed their own flag!

This week, we will begin a project, not a new unit. We will start our International Museum projects. Students will be tasked with creating an “artifact” (project) to showcase a topic of their choosing, highlighting something about Ireland (our team's name). We will begin with some brainstorming in class. They will be given expectations and guidance about research, notes and their annotated bibliographies. They will gather their own materials and be given time IN and OUT of class to complete the steps of this project.

The final project will be due Wednesday, May 22nd. I WILL TEACH/GUIDE/CHECK-IN, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT THAT STUDENTS PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR DEADLINES AND EXPECTATIONS AS THEY WILL NEED TO SELF PACE AND SELF REGULATE THEIR TIME.

On May 24th, our Geography classroom will have been transformed into the Museum of Ireland. Student work will be on display and viewed by school staff, other 6th grade teams, and open to families after school for you to see your students work on display.

We made it through the first week of DC CAPE, scientists! This past week we studied new roots, took our Weather + Water summative, and closed out our Weather + Water unit with forecasting. We also began our new unit - Unit 6: Climate and Human Impact! This unit discusses a range of topics such as climate change, climate mitigation, and green technology.

For the week prior to Mothers' Day, we will continue our CAPE schedule for Monday-Wednesday and will get further into our introduction of Unit 6: Climate and Human Impact. This will put students in the proper mindset to begin our Space Trash Collection Project on Monday, May 13th.

*ortho = straight

*-dont, -dent = tooth, teeth

logue = speech

*-osis = action, process

On Friday we will have our Roots quiz for Week 5! Make sure to review throughout the week.

As a side note, please make sure your student has pencils to use. Also remind your student that writing on desks and/or chairs is not acceptable nor is leaving trash.

We are almost out of cups. If you decide to donate to the cause, please go with paper in the 8-12 oz size.

Students will use guided notes to demonstrate comprehension as they finish up The Crossover this week. The following week, we will resume System 44 lessons and independent reading.

Welcome to week 2 of DC CAPE testing! This week, students will test in the mornings for English Language Arts and Science. Many of our ELA for MLL Beginners will not take the English test and I will be hosting a 3-day making workshop for them while the rest of the school tests. Hopefully they will really enjoy the time spent working on our creative skills. During the afternoons, students will receive 3 ELA classes next week and we will continue engaging in close readings of Greek myths. Students will have a Myths, Legends, and Fables exam on May 29-30.

In World Geography for English Beginners, students have been learning a lot about the theory of evolution and natural selection. We completed an interesting lab last week where students tested out different types of bird beaks to see which beak would best help a species survive over time. Next week, students will receive 2 World Geography classes and we are going to spend the time learning about the Out of Africa theory that explains that all modern humans on our planet descend from 1 common ancestor in Africa. This will be a fun topic that will transition into an inquiry into the concept of race in the weeks that follow.

Students in Beginning Literacy have been reinforcing their phonetic skills through an examination of vowel blends that make long vowel sounds, like –ea or –oa. Please note that we have taken a hiatus on using System 44 since we do not have access to school computers until May 10th. Students will continue working on their independent reading next week and we will also transition into learning 10 sight words a week until the end of this school year. They will be tested on these sight words on June 4th.

Enrollment for SY24-25

All DCPS families must complete the enrollment process each year. Online enrollment for SY24-25 begins on Friday, March 29 - https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/

DCPS is using a new enrollment system called Aspen Go that will require families to log in using Aspen credentials and will pre-populate student information for families to review/confirm. Timely re-enrollment is crucial for Deal's budget and planning for the upcoming school year. Please help us by completing your online enrollment as soon as possible.

Enrollment impacts our school budget. Please enroll today!

You will need:

• Residency verification documents

• Aspen Family Portal credentials Don't have credentials? Check your email for a message with the subject "Welcome to the Aspen Parent Portal" or reach out to DealMSEnroll@k12.dc.gov

In-person support for enrollment is available at Deal from 9:00 until 3:00 daily and on Thursdays from 3:30-6:30 pm.

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Inscripción para el año escolar 24-25

Todas las familias de DCPS deben completar el proceso de inscripción cada año. La inscripción en línea para SY24-25 comienza el viernes 29 de marzo de https://enrolldcps.dc.gov/

DCPS está utilizando un nuevo sistema de inscripción llamado Aspen Go que requerirá que las familias inicien sesión con las credenciales de Aspen y completará previamente la información de los estudiantes para que las familias la revisen o confirmen. La reinscripción es crucial para el presupuesto y la planificación de Deal para el próximo año escolar. Por favor, ayúdenos completando su inscripción en línea lo antes posible.

La matrícula afecta el presupuesto de nuestra escuela. ¡Inscríbase hoy!

Necesitarás:

• Documentos de verificación de residencia
• Credenciales del Portal familiar de Aspen ¿No tiene credenciales? Revise su correo electrónico para ver si hay un mensaje con el asunto "Bienvenido al Portal para padres de Aspen" o comuníquese con DealMSEnroll@k12.dc.gov

El apoyo en persona para la inscripción está disponible en Deal de 9:00 a 3:00 todos los días y los jueves de 3:30 a 6:30 pm.

Ms. Wesselhoft, team lead - naeemah.wesselhoft@k12.dc.gov

Mr. Kirschenbaum - adam.kirschenbaum@k12.dc.gov

Mr. O'Malley - michael.o'malley@k12.dc.gov

Ms. Osman - catherine.osman2@k12.dc.gov

Ms. Patsalos - constance.patsalos@k12.dc.gov

Ms. Garcia - maria.garcia@k12.dc.gov

Mr. Memminger, 6th grade counselor - jacob.memminger@k12.dc.gov

Ms. Barr, 6th grade social worker - ellen.barr@k12.dc.gov

Attendance: For any attendance related concerns, including absence notes, please be sure to contact Ms. Stephens our attendance counselor at dealattendance@k12.dc.gov.

ASPEN Help: For any ASPEN related issues, including help resetting a password or accessing your account, please email Ms. Lerum at dealaspenhelp@k12.dc.gov