Jefferson Academy: 8th Grade Parent Meeting

December 19, 2013

Good Evening!

• WELCOME!• Please take your seat and reflect:– What academic progress have your

students made so far this year?– What growth do you hope they will

demonstrate by the end of the year?

Greeting

• Turn to your neighbor and greet them with a bright “Good Evening.”

• Ask your neighbor about his/her hopes for his/her student and share yours!!

Some Fun

• To start our evening off right, we are going to play a little game called…

GUESS WHICH STAFF MEMBER!!!

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member and his/her sister were elected President and Vice President of student government in middle school.

• ANSWER: Ms. Gordon• Their slogan was “Double your

pleasure, double your fun- Vote for the Gordon Sisters – we’re number one!”

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member was the President of the Honor Society at his/her high school.

• ANSWER: Mr. TC• Mr. TC also had the opportunity to

speak as the MC for a meeting with the National Honor Society

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member won a scholarship to a local high school and graduated as the Salutatorian with a 4.2 GPA.

• ANSWER: Mrs. Lee• Mrs. Lee was also nominated

“most talented” by her 8th grade class.

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member was the captain of the rugby team.

• ANSWER: Mr. Webster • Mr. Webster led his team to victory

and they were the New England champions!

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member was a high school cheerleader!

• ANSWER: Ms. Mann• Ms. Mann also got into EVERY

college she applied to!

Raise your Hand if you think you know!!!!

• This staff member one the Service Award for completing the most service hours in her high school.

• ANSWER: Ms. Alwon• Ms. Alwon also won a scholarship

because of her awesome commitment to service.

Agenda

• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs

High School Application

• The DCPS High School Applications opened this past Monday.

• Go to www.MySchoolDC.org to apply• The DEADLINE is February 3, 2013

Reminders

• *Be sure to include your Student ID - this allows for the automatic transfer of your test scores and transcripts

• *Spend Winter Break working on your high school application essays

• *Make sure you are putting in a valid email address - this is how some high schools will contact you for interviews!

• *Also make sure you are putting in valid email addresses for your recommendations!

Some SPECIAL Points

• Most specialized high schools have additional deadlines for entrance exams, interviews, or auditions. Please see the schools’ profiles for details about these dates! (all information is available on www.MySchoolDC.org)

• Benjamin Banneker, for example:– After submitting their application, qualified

applicants will be asked to interview on one of three dates:• Wednesday, February 19• Wednesday, March 5• Saturday, March 8

Recommendations

• DCPS Recommendations – we can begin recommendations on Dec. 23rd

• Letters of Recommendations Requests – Students must request

recommendations from adults in writing using the recommendation requests form

Essays

• Essays are required for HS applications• In order for students to submit the best

essays possible:– Mrs. Lee will host application and essay writing

sessions over the winter break from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM every day except Christmas and New Years. Students must sign up.

– Students can e-mail Mrs. Lee, Ms. Alwon, or Mr. TC to proof their essays.

– Students will have opportunities to work on the application and essays in advisory upon returning from break.

Scholarships

• Individual Schools– HSPT – High School Placement Test– January 2014

• http://www.dcscholarships.org/

Agenda

• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs

Service Opportunities

• Monday: Teacher Interview @ 10:00 AM• Local Churches & Libraries• DC Central Kitchen – Group Field Trip

(end of February)• Environmental Science – Anacostia

Watershed Clean-up Trip

Agenda

• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs

EOY Updates

• Ms. Bush has been working very hard to plan the end of year events! She will have updates with cost information in January!

Agenda

• High School Application Information• Service Opportunities• End of Year Updates• Shout Outs

Congratulations!• Pre-Algebra PIA Top Scorers!

– Saniye Brewer – Natori White – Shavonte Moore – Dante Scott

• Pre-Algebra Top Growth– Natori White – Shavonte Moore – Saniye Brewer – Dante Scott – Mylan Barnes – Tamia Hughes – Michael Waldron – Destiny Daughtry – Amon Lansdown – Davon Lucas– Tamia Hughes– Floyd Davis– Shaina Williams

Congratulations!

• Proficient Score in Algebra– Yingzhi Dai– Micah Bibb– Ellen Guo– Yuanlong Dai– Chen-Ying Wong

Congratulations!

• ELA MOST IMPROVED!!!• *Floyd Davis• *Destiny Daughtry• *Dyamone Tutt • *D'Marco Kingsberry • *Rico Smith• *Dante Scott • *Mahki Freeman

Congratulations!

• Jatahj Tenner• Yuanlong Dai

• For the most community service hours so far!!!

Questions?