I want to wish a very happy Mother's Day to all our Discovery School Moms! I hope you have a wonderful day! And just for fun, here's a link all about the History of Mother's Day!
MAP tests continue this week. Here's the middle school schedule. The classes in bold below will take their tests during my class time.
Monday, May 14
10:05-11:20 9th grade (Reading)
11:40-12:55 8th B (Reading) **Please bring a big snack on this day as you will not eat lunch until after ALL students are finished with the test. You WILL get lunch, just later than normal.**
1:15-2:30 8th A (Reading)
Tuesday, May 15
8:30-9:45 7th grade (Reading)
10:05-11:20 6th grade (Reading)
Please remember to do your best on these tests. We do use this data to know at what level to set your lessons, and if you don't try on these tests we don't know your true abilities. Take your time and do the best that you can do!
AP TESTS: The students have been doing a great job of being quiet in the halls and patient when we have the bells turned off during AP exams. Keep up the great work! :)
MATH OLYMPICS: CONGRATULATIONS to the Discovery School Math Olympics teams! Four Superior and 1 Very Good rankings are AWESOME! Glad your hard work really paid off!
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY: The General Assembly of parents
has been scheduled for Thursday, May 17, 2012, and the official Summons was
sent to all parents electronically and by hard copy last week. Attendence for
teachers is not mandatory. We need a
quorum of 33% of our parents in order to have a legal meeting. During the
meeting, parents will vote on the budget and calendar for next year, as well as
electing Board members for the next two years.
ENROLLMENT
DRIVE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! The Enrollment
Drive has begun again! Information
was emailed to all parents last Friday and more will be explained at the
General Assembly on May 17. This enrollment drive applies to teachers as well
as parents—please see Paola for a copy of the guidelines if you are interested.
Here's the schedule for this week's classes
6th grade: Thank you to those of you who stayed with the schedule last week when we had an unexpected day off. Remember, one of the reasons you have the schedule is so that you know what to do even when you are not in school! As per the schedule, we will read chapters 12-13 in class on Monday, will have fun listening to and analyzing cowboy songs on Tuesday, read chapters 14-15 on Wednesday, create our own children's books on Thursday, and read chapters 16-17 and work on a primary source on Friday. Remember that chapter 8-14 reading questions will be due on Thursday, May 17.
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7th grade: This will be a very disjointed week for you...you're only with me three days! On Monday, ALL 7th grade students need to be ready to present their Australia and Oceania projects! NO EXCUSES! Tuesday you will have no class due to MAP testing. Wednesday will be our second presentation day. If you were not pulled from the "Cup of Doom" on Monday, you will present Wednesday. Thursday you will have your regularly-scheduled PE field trip, and Friday, May 18 will be your Australia and Oceania Quiz.
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8th grade: Monday is a MAP test day for both classes. Any class time that either class has will be used to finish the Henry VIII assignment from Friday, which will be due on Tuesday at class time. Tuesday and Wednesday you will learn about the Catholic Counter-Reformation, Thursday you will review, and Friday, May 18 will be your Reformation Quiz.
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9th grade: Be ready, your World War II Mini-Quiz will be Monday, May 14! Be sure you ALL have your 1-page, front-side only notes page with you for your LAST QUIZ OF THE YEAR!!! Double-check this page to know what you should be studying. Tuesday-Thursday we will have a continent-by-continent look at the world after World War II! Friday you will not have class due to bootcamp! Don't forget to turn in your money and permission slips ASAP!
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So there you have it...I can't believe there are only 4 weeks of school left! WOW!
KF
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| PS: Did you meet our new student? ;) |
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