The Trucker News

Sun, January 19, 2020

C H U R C H L A N D M I D D L E S C H O O L

ChMS: My GPS for Success!

Important Dates:

January 20th - Martin Luther King Day

NO SCHOOL

January 21st & 22nd - 2nd Nine Weeks

Benchmarks

January 24th - Early Release

January 27th - Teacher Workday

NO SCHOOL for students

Congratulations to all of December

students of the month!!!

Vocabulary.com - Most words mastered

1st place - Arianna Bowman (7th grade)

2nd place - Olasiji Layeni (7th grade)

3rd place - Amiah Jones (7th grade)

4th place - Jessica Facenda (7th grade)

5th place - Bennett Hammond (7th grade)

Achieve 3000 - Most articles read with the highest activity

scores

1st place - Seneca Darden, II (7th grade)

2nd place - Dascia Davis (7th grade)

3rd place (tie) - Albert Matthews (7th grade)

& Olasiji Layeni (7th grade)

4th place - Jacob Dalton (7th grade)

5th place (tie) - Khyri Copeland (7th grade)

& Jestin Nicholas (7th grade)

NoRedInk - Most concepts mastered

1st place - Aspen Zukowski (8th grade)

2nd place - Ny'Asia Teasley (7th grade)

3rd place - Julie Schoppaul (7th grade)

4th place - Morgan Brown (8th grade)

5th place - Armonee Hollamond (8th grade)

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Yearbook Pre-order

Click on the link below to

order your yearbook.

CHmS Yearbook

Available for purchase in the Guidance office

Students of the

Month Competitions!

Every month until the end of school, students

can earn gift cards, t-shirts, and/or other prizes

for being the top monthly scorer in the follow-

ing categories:

- Vocabulary.com

(top number of words mastered for the month)

- Achieve 3000

(most articles read with the top average score

for the month)

- NoRedInk

(highest average for all activities for the month)

We will also award Trucker Bucks to the top 5 scor-

ers in each category (25 TBs). In cases where students

are tied for the top spot, all students in the tie will be

entered into a drawing for the prize and will receive

extra TBs if they do not win the drawing.

ChMS Daily Affirmation

Today, I will take

ownership of my

learning experiences.

Today, I am guided by my GPS:

G - Give respect.

P - Prioritize

responsibility.

And always remember

S - Safety first.

Because ChMS is my GPS for Success!

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PARENT LIAISON

DETRIC AVENTS

Here's how to contact Mr. Avents:

Mr. Detric Avents

office: (757) 686-2512 ext 40114

email: detric.avents@portsk12.com

**MAKE UP WORK**

If your child is ever absent, make-up work

can be found in Google Classroom under

the appropriate grade level. Join using the

following codes:

7th grade absentee code:

ls4id58 8th grade absentee code:

s8m0mid

Extend Your Learning Online...

Access these applications through this link:

CLEVER

Achieve 3000 -(Literacy)

-NoRedInk (Grammar & Writing)

- Vocabulary.com (Vocabulary)

- Gizmos ( Math & Science)

- JASON Learning (Science)

- Discovery Education (All Content)

- Google Apps (All Content)

ChMS Hours

Main Office: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

To reach the main office,

please dial 686-2512, and

press Option 0.

Benchmark Schedule

Jan 21st - All science courses

Jan 22nd - All social studies courses

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English Eighth grade

The English 8 Team has graded the Benchmark 2 Short Papers using the VDOE Six-Trait Writ-

ing Rubric. The English team will be reviewing the data from these exams and implementing focused

instructional plans for the individual student’s needs as we will be prepare for the upcoming SOL Writ-

ing Multiple Choice Exam and The Direct Writing Prompt Essay Examination in March. As always, flexi-

ble grouping among the English teachers will provide a new perspective on rules of punctuation and

grammar. Additional activities will be provided to enhance each student’s writing with revision strate-

gies and peer-edits. Please remember that the Virginia Department of Education website provides

practice test items as well as a list of prompts for the students to annotate and write down ideas to help

prepare them for the short paper essay. Again, thank you for all your assistance at home in preparing

your student to rise to his or her academic challenges each day. The English teachers greatly appreci-

ate it!

Below are some tips to help with the writing process.

“Success is the sum of small efforts-

repeated day in and day out “

- Robert Collier -

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Preparing for the Writing SOL ChMS: My GPS for Success!

Our 8th graders will be taking the two-part Writing SOL in mid-March 2020. The test

consists of two parts, taken on two separate days:

Multiple Choice - students are tested on their ability to edit for Standard American

English.

Best ways to prepare:

NoRedInk - practice editing given sentences and paragraphs to correct errors.

Editing your own writing or practice editing a friend's writing

Short paper (essay) - students must write a well-developed, edited essay in response to

a given prompts. The prompts are available for everyone to read through and prepare

prior to the test, and we've included them here.

Best ways to practice:

Have conversations with friends and family about the prompts and how you would

respond, in addition to what evidence you would provide to support your claim.

Practice pre-writing for each prompt (examples listed on the following page)

Practice writing rough drafts and edited essays in response to the prompts

English teachers are preparing students for the Writing SOL and the Reading SOL

(grades 7 and 8), so we encourage students to complete all of their assignments in

NoRedInk, in Achieve 3000, and in Vocabulary.com. In addition, students can use all three

programs for extra practice at any time, even if they've completed all practice assigned by

their teachers.

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Tuesday through Friday, students will be

solving proportions, application problems

(word problems) and computing propor-

tions. Additionally, rhe students will have

a quiz on Friday.

Students will be learning about angles

which is covered under SOL 8.5. Stu-

dents will explore angle relationships,

practice identifying the relationships

and solving for measurements based on

those relationships.

This week students will start our unit

on SOL G.10 discussing polygons.

Students will also have a notebook

check on Tuesday, Jan 21st.

Students will begin learning SOL A.5

focusing on systems of inequalities.

Online Resources for Mathematics

INSTRUCTIONAL

VIDEOS

Visit Khan Academy

or Brain Genie to

access assigned review

videos on topics covered

in class or search by de-

sired topic

PRACTICE WORK

Visit Brain Genie Quiz-

izz or Delta Math to

complete review work

assigned by teacher or

AAAMath7 or AAAMath8

for all topics

ONLINE

TEXTBOOKS

Log into student portal

to access enVision2.0

(Math 7/7H/8)

Or

Big Ideas Math

(Algebra & Geometry)

SOL PRACTICE

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

ALGEBRA

GEOMETRY

Additional tests

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Social Studies

U.S. History II

Civics and Economics

Students will take their bench-

mark on January 22nd which will

cover the topics of Spanish Ameri-

can War, WWI and life after the

War.

Students will be take their benchmark on January 22nd.

Welcome to week 19! This week in 7th grade Life Science, students will be taking their sec-

ond-quarter Science Benchmark as well as their Unit 4 test on changes over time. Students have

been studying hard and learning different vocabulary words such as evolution, adaptation, varia-

tion, mutation, natural selection, and Dichotomous key. With everything these students have been

doing in their classes these past few weeks, we the 7th-grade science teachers are sure they will

do great!

Welcome to Week 19 Physical Science Students and Families!!! Although we have a short

week, we are going to have a lot of FUN!!! We have serious business though to start off our week.

Benchmark 2 is Tuesday, January 21, 2020. We are asking that you please prepare for this by re-

viewing all notes and activities. The test will be on PS 1 Scientific Investigation, PS 2 and 5 Matter,

6.3 and 6.8 Earth, Moon and Sun and The Solar System and PS6 Intro to Energy. Our awesome team

of teachers wants to be able to customize the help you need moving forward. The data will help us

accomplish that. So...DO YOUR BEST!!! The rest of the week will be filled with AMAZING JASON

Learning activities. There will be articles, videos and games on Energy…

#guaranteedLEARNINGguaranteedFUN!!! See you Tuesday!!!

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We are excited to announce that our students will soon have access to Naviance through

their Clever portal. Naviance is a comprehensive college, career and life readiness online

program that helps students align their strengths and interests to postsecondary goals, im-

proving student outcomes and connecting learning to life.

Our seventh grade students will begin working with Naviance in February. Our counselors

will guide them through the program and assist them in completing a career interest as-

sessment. Throughout the month of February , 7th grade students will also complete their

course selection sheets for 8th grade. Please contact your child's counselor if you have any

questions.

Spanish I The students will continue working on

vocabulary about classroom objects,

places in the school, and emotions. We

are also working on learning the differ-

ences between the verbs ser and estar.

Electives

CTE

The CTE department is looking for stu-

dents taking Mrs. Bond's/Mrs. Leigh's

classes to join the FBLA-Future Business

Leaders of America! A few advantages of

this student organization are that it aims

to develop future leaders, offers scholar-

ship programs, and opens unique doors

of opportunities.

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Gifted and Talented

Gifted classes will be cancelled on January 14,

2020 and January 21, 2020 due to benchmark

testing. Classes will resume on January 28, 2020.

The Gifted and Talented Teachers

Phys ica l Educat ion & Health:

P.E. classes will be completing fitness

test which includes the Pacer, Curl-ups,

Push-ups, Trunk lift and V-Sit. Please re-

mind your students to bring proper

clothes and shoes for gym.

Health classes will be studying the skele-

tal and muscular system.

Guidelines for Students in After-School Activities and Events

We encourage all of our Truckers to participate actively in all of our clubs, teams, and events at the

school. Our after school activities and events help us extend students' learning and help our students

practice leadership skills and develop life-long character skills.

As a reminder, the PPS Code of Conduct applies during all after-school events, including clubs, ac-

tivities, and athletic games and matches. In addition, students must meet grade requirements to partici-

pate in after-school activities and teams.

For students attending games, please remember that students must be picked up from the event

within 15 minutes of the end of the game. Students who are on campus after 15 minutes will be prevented

from attending any future games. We have implemented this rule to ensure student safety.

ChMS Clubs and Sponsor

A ir Brush Club - Mr . T i pp i t

An ime Club - Ms. Watson

Book Club - Mrs. Peace -Branch

CHARMS (g i r ls Mentor Group) - Ms. Le igh , Ms. W i l l i ams & Ms. Wray

CHROME Club - Ms. Gamble

CrAfts Club - Mrs. Gardner

FBLA - Mrs. Bond

Gent lemen Pursu ing Success (Mentor group) -

Mr . Avents

Japanese Club - Ms. Cowherd

Runn ing Club - Ms. Thomas

SCA - Mrs. Jenk ins

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Congratulations to the following staff who are staff of the month!

Staff Members of the Month (tie): Mrs. Jenkins & Mr. Avents

Achieve 3000 (Highest quality usage):Mr. Wilbert

NoRedInk (lowest number of questions answered to yield the highest number of

concepts mastered): Ms. Ostman

Vocabulary.com (Highest quality usage): Ms. Taylor

Monday, January 20, 2020

MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY

NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

SCHOLASTIC BOWL MATCH

LOCATION: WATERS @ 4PM

BASKETBALL GAME @ WATERS

GIRLS - 5PM; BOYS - 6PM

CRAFTS CLUB - RM 101

JAPANESE CLUB - RM 106

RUNNING CLUB

Athletic practice:

Boys & Girls Volleyball

Wrestling

Wednesday, January 22, 2020

WRESTLING MATCH

LOCATION: CRADOCK @ 5PM

CRAFTS CLUB - RM 101

CHROME CLUB

JAPANESE CLUB - RM 106

RUNNING CLUB

SCA MEETING - RM 117

Athletic practice:

Boys & Girls basketball

Cheer

Scholastic Bowl

Thursday, January 23, 2020

BASKETBALL GAME @ CRADOCK

Girls - 5pm; Boys - 6pm

ANIME CLUB - RM 106

Athletic practice:

Boys & Girls Volleyball

Wrestling

Friday, January 24, 2020

EARLY RELEASE - 12:20 PM

NO AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES

T THE TRUCK STOP

Athletics & Afterschool Activities

Practices and Events

for the Week...

Athletics

Admission Prices:

Teachers Free w/PPS Badge

High School/Adults: $4

Middle School — Age 6: $2

Under Age 6 : FREE