The Weekly Update #4

Deal will be hosting a virtual High School Night (HSN) Thursday, November 21, from 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to hear from DCPS application high schools. Additionally, a DCPS Enrollment team representative will speak to families about the high school application process and how to navigate through myschooldc.org. More details will be shared in team newsletters as we get closer to this event.

All student immunization records are due to be updated by December 1st. If you received a letter stating your student's immunizations are not in compliance, please make sure the nurse receives their updated immunization records no later than December 1st. Please contact the school nurse with any questions or concerns.

Team Kendrick is excited to announce its celebration for term 1! Students have worked so well this term, and we are looking forward to rewarding them for all their hard work. We will be having a team breakfast on October 31st during period 1 (8:45-9:45). In order to make this celebration a success we need your help. We would appreciate any items that you could donate for our group of 115 students! To streamline this, we have created a sign-up genius linked here. Thank you so much for your consideration!!

Last week in science (10/07-10/09), we learned to differentiate between chemical and physical properties of elements. engage in a gamified review session using Kahoot or Blooket to study for Wednesday’s assessment They also received a study guide Kahoot assignment to help them prepare for Wednesday's assessment. The study guide was not assigned. Students began to demonstrate their mastery of the periodic table through an IB Formative Assessment. For those who missed this assessment, a makeup session is available either after school on Tuesday, 10/15, or during advisory on Thursday, 10/17.

Reminder: The Adopt-An-Element Project is due on or before October 15, 2024. Please note that I have already extended the deadline, and no further extensions will be granted.

Looking Ahead to Next Week:

• Monday (10/14): No school. Indigenous Peoples Day.

• Tuesday (10/15): Students will have time to complete their IB Formative. Students will also complete a Kinetic Energy and Potential Energy PreTest and practice using Mastery Connect.

• Wednesday (10/16): Students will be introduced to the Kinetic Theory of Matter.

• Thursday (10/17): Students will explore the relationship between kinetic energy and temperature.

• Friday (10/18): I will be out of the classroom. Students will have a Canvas assignment on the relationship between kinetic energy, temperature and state of matter (solid, liquid and gas).

Last week students were able to finish up their annotations and discussion about the electoral college in America. We had great discussions on the use of the process and students were able to decide if they thought the electoral college system should be used today or if we should switch to the popular vote. Students were taught how to critically analyze sources of information by using a strategy called lateral reading. Students will use this strategy during the election project that was introduced on Wednesday. The schedule for next week is below!

• Monday: No School
• Tuesday: Choose Candidates & Begin Research
• Wednesday: Continue Reasearch on Issue #1
• Thursday: Research Issue # 2 & Begin Slides
• Friday: Finalize Slides & Submit!

Last week ELA students prepared for their upcoming summative assessment by peer-editing their formative assessments on dialogue and working in stations to practice writing engaging dialogue that advances plot and reveals character traits.

This week in ELA, students will take an RCT which will ask them to analyze a scene from A Raisin in the Sun for how the dialogue reveals a change in each character. They will also take their second summative of the term. This summative will be graded on IB Criterions C Producing Text, and D Using Language. They will be assessed on their ability to correctly use dialogue rules to write and punctuate dialogue as well as how well their dialogue embeds sensory language to reveal character traits and move the plot forward towards a resolution.

Reminder: Students should have read through Act 2 Scene 1 (p. 95) in A Raisin in the Sun so far.

This past week Math 8 students prepared for and took their end of unit assessment. This was given on the computer but students were provided with paper resources to allow them to perform the transformations as we learned them in school. This coming week Math 8 students will begin their new unit on dilations, which is an extension of the first unit on rigid transformations. Students were given two iReady lessons this past week and should be working towards completing them before we return to school.

This past week Algebra 1 students learned about graphing two variable inequalities on the coordinate plane. Students will complete practice activities related to these topics before having a pop quiz this week. Students should make sure their notes are up to date. Students should also expect to have their end of unit assessment by the end of this coming week. Algebra 1 students should working towards completing their Delta Math assignment by Monday at 11:59PM.

Remind

It is very important that you and/or your student subscribe to my Remind Alerts. I will be sending out a message sometime on Monday reminding kids to bring pencil, paper and a notebook to class. Remind is how I communicate information to students about their homework. Notices go directly to their phone and are mainly received through a text message (or the app if you download it from the Google Play Store or the App Store). At times I will also attach the assignment in Remind as well. The other useful quality of Remind is that students can ask questions through the app about their homework. These questions go straight to me, so there is no need to feel embarrassed about asking a "dumb question". Most of the time students just need a quick point in the right direction to finish their homework.

If you are not currently receiving Remind notices from me (I've sent several), please make sure you join the correct class by clicking on the link below. You can sign up to receive messages through email, or as text messages through your phone.

• Algebra 1 pd 1: https://www.remind.com/join/g9b97b
• Math 8 pd 3: https://www.remind.com/join/d6gh2c4
• Math 8 pd 4: https://www.remind.com/join/3gfae3k
• Algebra 1 pd 6: https://www.remind.com/join/chcg862
• Math 8 pd 7: https://www.remind.com/join/gc6fcgb

If you would like to contact us, please feel free to do so using the links below. Expect a response from teachers, during school hours, within 1 to 2 business days, of the time your communication was received.

Teacher Email Addresses:

• Science: Charmaine.Thompson@k12.dc.gov
• History: Marlena.Wikander@k12.dc.gov
• English: Catherine.Cunha@k12.dc.gov
• Math: Brandi.Anderson@k12.dc.gov

Website: alicedealmiddleschool.org
Location: 3815 Fort Dr NW, Washington, DC, USA
Phone: 202-939-2010