Team Abuja Newsletter

Students should plan to finish their independent book by the time that we return from Winter Break. Students will have the opportunity to share Book Talks on Thursday and Friday (Jan. 2 & 3). We will spend Thursday & Friday selecting our Book Club books and planning for our next project. If you are interested in adding to our classroom collection, please visit our Amazon Wish List.

Math 7 will hit the ground running when we return from Winter Break. We have an RCT scheduled for January 6th and 7th. We'll be completing the unit on Proportional Relationships and Percentages, with a review session on January 3rd. Students who left early (or have been absent) for the break have Zearn Lessons to catch up on to stay on track. Those returning on the 6th can access the review via Canvas, as requested.

Math 6 will continue working on Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, and Dividing Decimals when we return. It's crucial for students to finish their Pear Activities to practice these essential decimal operations. These skills are foundational in 6th grade math, and students will have their RCT on Decimal Operations on January 9th and 10th.

Have a wonderful Winter Break Y’all!

After break, we will transition into Unit 4: Southeast Asia. Students will be completing assignments investigating Hinduism and Buddhism and India.

The following week, we start identifying countries, physical features, physical feature vocabulary, and cultural characteristics of the region.

Hello scientists! It’s been a wonderful 2024 with all of you, and I can’t wait to see you in 2025!

Over the break, students can use the Blookets posted under Roots Q2 Module to study for their Roots Summative, which will either be on Tuesday, January 7th or Wednesday, January 8th. Any other work (such as adding images to their Planet Presentations) is completely optional.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to my amazon wishlist so far! My amazon wishlist link is here https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/gkYQSIk?ref_=wl_share if you would like to contribute to our classroom. Thank you for your generosity!!

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

WINTERFEST 2024 was a success and we look forward to building more memories in 2025!

Congratulations to the Spelling Bee winners!

Naima Aldosari & Diana Suardi

Caroline Warren & Alina Matveeva

Caroline Werner & Felix Diaz

Yohannes Spier & Eva Olivieri

Deal will continue to offer an in-person, Summer Math Acceleration Camp (SMAC) and an Online Asynchronous Math Course (Zearn) for our current 6th and 7th graders during July of 2025 (July 7 - July 31; 8:45 am - 12:00 noon).

SMAC Math 7

This intensive course is for 6th graders currently taking Math 6 who become eligible based on the iReady MOY and EOY Assessment. Students who successfully complete this in-person course and the final assessment will be placed in Math 8 in the Fall of the 2025 - 2026 school year.

Zearn 7

This online asynchronous course is for 6th graders currently taking Math 6. Only students who qualify based on their MOY i-Ready score will become eligible. Students who successfully complete the course and the final assessment will be placed in Math 8 in the Fall of the 2025 - 2026 school year

SMAC Math 8

This intensive course is for 6th & 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 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 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 - bit.ly/DEALJAN9

Students and families from all grades are welcome and encouraged to join us for International Night!

This time-honored Alice Deal event brings together the Alice Deal community as we celebrate the many cultures and nations represented among our student body. The event includes "Taste of the Nation" tables where families share sample size offerings of foods from around the world. Please sign up as a host Deal International Night Volunteer Host Tables

Wear your dancing shoes - we will have a DJ! And of course, Deal merch will be on sale.

Join us for this festive night of celebration! Buy your tickets here https://DealInternation.givesmart.com

****International Night is our number one fundraiser for important scholarship dollars for the upcoming 8th grade foreign language trips!

Questions: shannonharrisbehm@hotmail.com

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!

Library Corner

Check out these great resources that the library is offering for the month. Links are available in this month's Library Newsletter below:

DEAL MS LIBRARY NEWS! | Smore Newsletters

Library overdue emails will be sent out next week for any student who has not returned books for over 30 days. Please be on the lookout to help us get those precious books back!

The latest library newsletter has arrived! Check it out at the link below:

https://secure.smore.com/n/9vs8z

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 .