september 6th-9th - crown pointe academy · 9/6/2016 · bootcamp has ended and each class is...

September 6, 2016 Crown Pointe Academy Volume 12 Number 2

September 6th-9th Tuesday, September 6th:

Zac Omega Blackberry Bar

(DF) Chicken Bites, Turkey & Cheese Sandwich, Celery Sticks with Ranch

Wednesday, September 7th:

Waffle Sticks with Syrup & Orange Juice

Breakfast for Lunch: Pancakes with Sausage, Blanched Broccoli Florets

Thursday, September 8th:

Bagel with Cream Cheese

(V) Cheese Pizza with a Wholegrain Crust, (V) Southwest Veggie Wrap, Pinto Beans & Baby Carrots

Friday, September 9th:

Lemon Muffin & Orange Juice

Jumbo Italian Meatball with Penne, Ham & Cheese Sandwich, Seasoned Corn

Middle School Newsletter


Page 2 Middle School Newsletter

Science with Mrs. Roe [email protected] X504

ATTENTION to ALL grades: The science fair proposal for the topic and project that each student is doing is DUE this Friday. Please discuss with your student/parents what project you plan to do and what part of the grade level curriculum it touches on.

In general each student has daily homework. This should last about 10 minutes and they should review their worksheet notes or their Cornell notes in their interactive notebooks.

When reviewing the material from the notes, the student can cover up the note-taking (right) col-umn to answer the questions/keywords in the key word or cue (left) column. The student is en-couraged to reflect on the material and review the notes regularly. It is important that they show evidence of studying. Highlighting or underlining, adding additional information from what was given in class will earn each student the maximum amount of points when their notebooks are graded.

6th grade: We will wrap up our discussion on how to conduct a science fair project. Homework is to review the notes that we do in class every day for 10 min or complete the assignment that we start in class. Paperwork for Mountain Lab School is past due I still have a few out that need to be returned. Please make sure that your sixth grader's immunizations are up to date for middle school and that the record is given to Ms. Castellano in the nurses office. This is required for par-ticipation in Mountain Lab School.

7th grade: We will continue our unit on chemistry. Homework is to review the notes that we do in class every day for 10 min or complete the assignment that we start in class.

8th grade: We will continue our unit on genetics and DNA. Homework is to review the notes that we do in class every day for 10 min or complete the assignment that we start in class.



Social Studies with Mrs. Hughes [email protected] x514

All Classes

Bootcamp has ended and each class is getting into their respective units with gusto. Every class now has access to their Google

classroom and we are doing our best to update it regularly, however, as much of the class work now takes place via the Pearson

website, the Google Classroom may look a bit more vacant than it has in years prior. Also, beginning this week, Mrs. Lacert will

be out for two weeks and Mrs. Southern will be at the helm.

Other important information:

* Article of the Week: The first Article of the Week has been assigned and will be due Wednesday, September 7th.

* Election Project: The election project started on Tuesday. We began with a crash course on the Articles of Confederation and

The Constitution. This Tuesday, we will work on the three branches of government.

Please note: we will be using last years’ newly implemented curriculum and with that, the students will be using digital books at

home instead of traditional textbooks. With that said, they must have internet access on a nightly basis as we will be relying on

our digital texts as well as an online classroom forum called Google Classroom. Please make a plan so that students can finish

homework on time.

6th Grade Social Studies: Core Concepts: We are beginning this year with a number of lessons on Core Concepts. These are the

fundamentals of studying social sciences. Topics will include history and culture, geography, economics, and civics. The lessons

this week will focus on history and culture. This will be concepts like chronology and archeology.

7th Grade Social Studies: Core Concepts and beginning Modern Asia: We are beginning this year with a number of lessons on

Core Concepts. These are the fundamentals of studying social sciences. Topics will include history and geography, economics,

and civics. The lessons this week will focus on historical sources and cultural differences and diffusion. We will then quickly

move into Modern Asia and Africa.

8th Grade Social Studies: The Early Americas and European Exploration (Ancient Days-1550): Each of our units will be cen-

tered on an essential question. The question for this first unit is: How much does geography affect people’s lives? We will be

examining the first Americans on both American continents. This unit will finish next week and culminate in a test late this

week or early next week.

Continuation Info: TBD

All Classes:

* It is important for all students to have their interactive binders and pencil pouches as well as a couple of other items I have

given them in class daily.

* All students need to have their own atlases in class..

Please make sure you have access to Infinite Campus for grade information. Please have your student show you their Pear-

son page and Google Classroom if you would like to know what is going on.

Weighted Grades

I do weight my grades for academic classes as follows:

Tests/Projects = 40%

Quizzes/Homework/Classwork = 35%

Notes/Participation/ = 25%


Literature with Mrs. Carscallen [email protected]/x513

carscallencpa.webs.com (for spelling lists and class information)

Just a reminder that all spelling tests will be given on Mondays. Our first test will be on September 12th.

All homework assignments, as well as upcoming tests and quizzes can be found on my class website. There are separate

calendars for each grade. A link to the website can be found on the Crown Pointe Academy home page. The calendar

will be updated weekly.

Grades will be updated each week by Sunday evening. This includes any late work that is turned in during the week.

6th Grade: This week we will continue our unit, on the novel The Giver. Throughout the unit, students will focus on

applying literary concepts to what they read. Students will also spend time learning new vocabulary words in their Rev It

Up workbooks. 9/8/16: Vocabulary Quiz Lesson #1

7th Grade: This week we will continue to read the novel The Call of the Wild. All of the reading will be done in class.

Throughout the unit, students will focus on applying literary concepts to what they read. In addition, students will com-

plete assignments in their Word Wisdom workbooks. 9/7/16: Vocabulary Quiz Unit 1 Part 1, 9/9/16: Vocabulary pgs.

14-17 Due

8th Grade: This week we will continue our reading of the novel The Good Earth. After every chapter, there will be a

short quiz. Therefore, it is extremely important that if a student does not understand, or has any questions about the

novel, that they come talk to me as soon as possible. Throughout the unit, students will focus on applying literary con-

cepts to what they read. In addition, students will complete assignments in their Word Wisdom workbooks. 9/7/16: Vo-

cabulary Quiz Unit 1 Part 1, 9/9/16: Vocabulary pgs. 14-17 Due

7th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry with

Ms. Wood [email protected] ext. 512

In 6th Grade Math we will be working with integers and their opposites, comparing and ordering integers, and absolute

value. We will review module 1 on Friday.

Homework for 6th Grade Math: Tuesday: p. 11 (12-24), Wednesday: p. 17 (15-19), Thursday: p. 23 (5-11), Friday: Study for

Module 1 Quiz

In 7th Grade Math we will be adding integers with the same sign, adding integers with different signs, and subtracting inte-

gers.

Homework for 7th Grade Math: Tuesday: p. 11 (18-22), Wednesday: p.17 (16-28), Thursday: p. 23 (16-20), Friday: p. 29 (13-

19)

In 8th Grade Math we will be working with rational numbers as decimals, decimals as rational numbers, square roots and

cube roots, sets of real numbers, and ordering real numbers.

Homework for 8th Grade Math: Tuesday: p. 13 (20-17), Wednesday: p.13 (28), Thursday: p. 19 (14-22), Friday: p.25 (12-15)

In Geometry we will be working with points, lines, and planes, segments congruence, midpoint and distance formulas. We

will take our quiz on 1.1-1.3 on Friday.

Homework for Geometry: Tuesday: p. 5-7 (evens), Wednesday: p. 12-13 (odds), Thursday: p. 19-20 (evens), Friday: 1.1-1.3

Quiz


6th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra with

Mr. Armstrong [email protected] x510

7th Grade Writing- Students will continue reviewing the key characteristics of the 6+1 Traits of Writing. This week we will focus

on the Organization and Voice traits. Students will practice applying the key elements of these traits by completing a hamburger

paragraph outline and Google Drawing Project. The written outline is due Thursday, Sept. 8th. The Hamburger Paragraph

Google Drawing Project is due Friday, Sept. 9th to Google Classroom. Check my website/Google Classroom for more details.

Students will have a quiz on the writing process on Wednesday, Sept. 7th on the notes we took in class.

https://sites.google.com/a/crownpointeacademy.org/ms-emmett-writing/

6th Grade Writing- Students will continuing learning the key characteristics of the 6+1 Traits of Writing. This week we will focus

on the Organization and Voice traits. Students will practice applying the key elements of these traits by completing a hamburger

paragraph outline and project. Students will write on strips of colored paper to create a "hamburger" style paragraph. The writ-

ten outline is due Thursday, Sept. 8th. The Hamburger Paragraph Project is due in class on Friday, Sept. 9th to Google Class-

room. Check my website/Google Classroom for more details. Students will have a quiz on the writing process on Wednesday,

Sept. 7th on the notes we took in class.

https://sites.google.com/a/crownpointeacademy.org/ms-emmett-w

8th Writing: We will begin our unit on Informational Writing this week with a review of the Writing Process and the 6+1 Traits of

Writing. We will complete short writing activities to review these things and really focus on what it looks like to revise writing.

Additionally, we will begin our first grammar unit on Wednesday. Expect students to have homework on Wednesday night.

Finally, we will be holding auditions for our after school 8th Grade Play on FRIDAY. Any students who are interested should have

received a handout in writing class last week. This document will also be on my class website and included in the Monday folder

documents for the week.

6th Grade Math- This week we start our 6th grade math curriculum! We will be identifying, comparing

and ordering integers and their opposites.

7th Grade Math- This week we start our 7th grade curriculum! We will be adding and subtracting both

positive and negative integers.

8th Grade Math- This week we start our 8th grade math curriculum! We will be classifying and ordering

sets of rational and irrational numbers.

Algebra- This week we start our Algebra curriculum! We will be mastering our understanding of vari-

ables, expressions, powers and exponents, and real numbers.

Writing & Grammar with Ms. Emmett & Ms. Murphy [email protected] x511

[email protected] x 512



Community Service/Mrs. Hughes [email protected]/x514

Community Service

Students can turn their hours in to the bin marked “Return Completed Forms Here” on the black tower in my room. 1

st quarter hours are due October 10

th.

Total Middle School Hours Completed: 110.5

THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR HOURS FOR THE YEAR: Tracking will begin next

week.

If you have any questions, concerns, or would like ideas of where to volunteer please contact me at [email protected]. or [email protected]

Community Service Grading

2.5 new hours each quarter in addition to the hours required the quarter before

To receive a 100%, students should have a total of 2.5 hours at the end of 1st quarter, 5 hours at

the end of 2nd

quarter, 7.5 hours at the end of 3rd

quarter, and 10 hours at the May 11th cutoff date

for 4th quarter.

Until the previous quarter’s requirements are met no new credit will be given.

Students will receive 20 points for each completed half hour of service in the quarterly require-

ment. Additional half hours are credited to the following quarter up to the 10 hour requirement. Once the 10 hour requirement is met the student will receive a 100% for that quarter and all follow-ing quarters.

A log (available in Mrs. Hughes’ room) must be completed for each month’s service and turned in

to Mrs. Hughes’ room.

Partial half hours will receive no credit. Hours turned in after the quarterly deadline will be counted

toward the total in the next quarter.

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