Week 5

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Michael.Martis@k12.dc.gov

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Emily.Bullock@k12.dc.gov

We are so very excited to meet you all and get this school year started! In our weekly newsletter we will have updates on events, class assignments, school news, and a little information about your teachers.

At Alice Deal Middle School - Here We Grow!

Parker Healy for placement in Math 8!

We will miss you in 7th period math.

Please make sure all forms are turned in and completed for our Friday fieldtrip!

Did you complete the waiver online? No? here's the link.

Wear comfortable clothing & shoes

bring lunch and water (optional - snacks)

Be ready to have fun!! 😎😎

September 9th - 12th

Please remember to bring you math notebook, pencils and device to class DAILY!!!!

Homework for Math Class

2 Weekly PEAR HWs Due Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:am

1 iReady Lesson due Sunday

This Week in Math

Please click above to see the weekly schedule.

This can also be found on student's Canvas page.

Daily Expectations:

• Math notebook
• Pencils
• Device

Math class is accepting Donations for:

• Tissue boxes
• Clorox Wipes
• Hand Sanitizers
• Pencils
• Index Cards

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  Hi Scientists!

  Thank you for attending Back to School Night; we had a wonderful turnout! This week, students will engage in an interesting assignment titled “Tennis Ball Toss,” which will help them apply their understanding of the scientific method. Additionally, they will begin a plant experiment that explores how different liquids used for watering affect plant growth. Students will also complete a pretest on Friday to assess their prior knowledge. Please note that the weekly Roots Quiz 1.4 will be held on Friday, September 27th, with the vocabulary words listed below.

  Roots Words 1.4

  • *Scope = to see (Think: telescope, microscope)

  • *Tele = far (Think: telephone, teleport, telegraph)

  • *Sol = sun (Think: solar, solarium)

  • Sphere = ball (Think: geosphere, biosphere)

  • Hemi = half (Think: hemisphere)

  Keepers: uni, bi, tri, cent, graph, helio, kilo, grav, luna

  
  

Last Week students reviewed our two formatives taken on Friday of the week prior. Tuesday we reviewed for a unit 1 map skills summative test and took on Wednesday 9/18. All summative grade at a 73 (IB 3) or lower are allowed 10 school days to revise. Please check aspen with your student. Revisions may be done in advisory or before and after school after confirmation that I am available first. We closed out our week with a DC Atlas Scavenger Hunt activity on Thursday, before our team trip Friday.

This Week students will complete their DC Scavenger Hunt Monday with review. Tuesday we will begin thematic maps on our city of DC. Wednesday students will be assigned a community map done at home, due the following Monday 9/30. Student's will close out the week with conclusions about their city both small and large.

It’s been a great week in ELA introducing Sensory Language!

Here is the week’s schedule:

Monday – Lesson on types of conflict

Tuesday – introduction on theme

Wednesday – RCT 2

Thursday – Theme of Courage

Friday – Figurative Language Lesson

Students should be coming to class with:

Pencil

Novel that they are interested in

Homework folder

Agenda

Please note: I HIGHLY recommend families purchase personal copies of novels for the year so they can read from home if they are absent or if they have to finish a chapter at home. The novel we are beginning with, that they will need to bring to and from school, is Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. This novel will begin on 9/9.

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ibrary Corner

The school year is off to a great start! Students are coming to the library with ELA classes this month to check out books and learn more about the exciting programs and activities that the library has planned for this year. The hours for the library are listed below in case some students missed out on this month's class visits:

When to visit:

Library Hours 8:15am-3:45pm daily.

•With permission from grade level admin – Students can come from 8:15 – 8:35am

(Mr. Reichlen must be present).

•Recess visits – You must get a pass from Mr. Reichlen or Ms. Gathers.

•No pass, no entry.

•After school – If Mr. Reichlen is here, you can come.

Please reach out to Mr. Reichlen directly with any questions or concerns at: stephen.reichlen@k12.dc.gov

Keep up to date with library news and information at library website aka. LibGuide:

https://bit.ly/DealMSLibGuide