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April 6, 2015 Crown Pointe Academy Volume 10 Number 30
April 6-10
Monday 6:
Breakfast: Kashi Berry Blossoms Cereal
Lunch: Chicken Bites OR Ham & Cheese Sandwich on a wholegrain Bun
SIDE: Glazed Sliced Carrots
TD League Flag Football 3:45-5:15
Tuesday 7:
Breakfast: RF Honey Buttons Cereal
Lunch: All Natural Cheeseburger on a w/g bun OR Turkey & Cheese Sandwich on a w/g bun
SIDE: Blanched Broccoli Florets
Wednesday 8:
Breakfast: Blueberry Bagel with Cream Cheese
Lunch: New! Orange Chicken Rice Bowl OR Cheese Sandwich on a w/g bun
SIDE: Baby Carrots & Edamame
Academy Board Meeting 7:00
Thursday 9:
Breakfast: Zac Omega Bar
Lunch: Chicken Marinara Bake OR Egg Salad Sandwich on a w/g bun
SIDE: Celery Sticks
MS DI Practice 3:45-5:00
GT Club 3:45-4:45
TD League Flag Football 3:45-5:15
PTA Meeting 6:15
Friday 10:
Breakfast: RF Cocoa Bops Cereal
Lunch: Cheesy Chicken Quesadilla OR Sunbutter & Jelly Sandwich on a w/g bun
SIDE: Steamed Corn
MS Honor Roll Breakfast 7:30
Volunteer Work Night 5:30-8:30
Middle School Newsletter
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Science with Mr. Graybeal [email protected] x504
I hope everyone had a wonderful break. Three weeks from today, progress reports go home for the final quarter. Where has the time gone? Field trip information goes home today for the upcoming field trips: 8th grade – Museum of Nature and Science(April 29th-Wednesday); 6th grade –Zoo (May 5th –Tuesday); 7th grade – Garden of the Gods and Cave of the Wind (May 6th –Wednesday). We will need drivers and chaperones for all the trips. Let us know if you are able to drive as soon as possible so we won’t have to cancel any of them. Students can retest any day after school except Tuesday because of meetings. Don’t wait until the last minute to try to pull out your grade. Studying really helps to do better on the tests and quizzes so you don’t have to retake them. Get any missing work in too. There is really no reason not to pass except you decided not to. The following is a brief schedule of what is happening in science this week.
Science:
6th Grade - Monday: Start Investigation 1 part 2., Homework: Read pg 44-49, section review pg 49
Tuesday: Investigation 1 part 2 – continued. Homework: read pg 52-54, section review pg 54.
Wednesday: Wrap up Investigation 1 part 2 Homework: read pg 55-61, section review pg 61.
Thursday: Discovery page 55. Homework: read pg 64-69 section review pg 69.
Friday: Discover page 70. Homework: read pg 70-72, section review pg 72.
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7th Grade – Monday: Review Bones and Muscles. Homework: Study Skeleton
Tuesday: Quiz – skeleton. Homework: review ?’s 1-18 pg 64.
Wednesday: Review Chapter 2. Homework: review /’s 20-28 pg 64-65..
Thursday: Review chapter 2..
Friday.. Test Chapter 2. Homework: read pg 82-87, section review pg 87.
8th Grade – Monday: CMAS Practice.
Tuesday: CMAS Practice
Wednesday: CMAS Practice.
Thursday: CMAS Practice
Friday: CMAS Practice
Decide now to do the best you can. You are running out of time for the year. You make choices daily how you do. Decide now to do the best you can every day and the rest of the year.
NJHS Selection Information
It's the time of year when the CPA Chapter of National Junior Honor Society seeks out new members. NJHS is a national academic honors organization that teaches middle- and high school-aged students how to become better citizens by following its foundations: character, scholar-ship, citizenship, service and leadership. As students start to build these character traits, they will be more successful and help those around them to do the same. This year, NJHS promoted scholarship and academic achievement through Pi Day celebrations.
Our NJHS by-laws require that we inform every students and parent of the selection process. The first step in the selection process is based purely on academic achievement. Sixth and seventh grade students are eligible for the spring induction ceremony. Students must have a cu-mulative grade point average of 90% and must be approved by the Faculty Council in order to be accepted as a member of the NJHS. A stu-dent’s grade point average (GPA) will be determined for National Junior Honor Society by averaging grades from first semester of this year. A total of five grades will be averaged to find a student’s cumulative GPA. All academic classes (Science, Literature/Writing, Social Studies, Math) will be included in the average. In addition, a student’s grades in specials classes will be averaged and counted as one grade. Finally, each potential member will have the opportunity to fill out a selection survey to then be evaluated by a Faculty Council to assure they meet the high standards of leadership, scholarship, service, citizenship, and character.
If your student has met the initial academic expectations (Grade Average of 90% for first semester), they will receive an individual letter in their Monday folders TODAY, April 6th, inviting them to continue in the selection process. This letter is an opportunity, not a guarantee. I look for-ward to another great year of NJHS. Please direct any questions my way.
Sandy Murphy - NJHS Advisor
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Social Studies with Mrs. Hughes [email protected] x514
All Classes
It is really important right now for all students to have access to the internet nightly. They may not use it every night but the nights they need it they will only have one night to complete the homework.
6th Grade
This week we will focus on the art of banking: setting goals, where money comes from, where it goes, and budgeting. There is a quiz over the decision making unit on Tuesday and a quiz over the making money unit on Thursday.
7th Grade
This week we will wrap up our look at buying a home. Our next unit is going to be on the different kinds of banking services avail-able. The quiz for buying a home will be on Thursday or Friday this week.
8th Grade
This week we will focus on credit cards: what they are, how they work, and being wise with them. There is a quiz over the last
unit on credit on Tuesday.
All Classes:
Because of the nature of this class being a Social Studies class, it is expected that students will have homework throughout
the year that will require them to have internet and encyclopedic resources available to them on a short notice basis. This means they may need to use the local public library, resources from home, and if necessary using a friend with these things available. I will try to give you as much warning as possible.
All students need to have their own atlases in class beginning September 2nd.
I do not return tests and quizzes in the Monday folders to parents. Instead, students will receive them and keep them in their
binders so that they are able to study for them for their final exams since almost all of the content on final exams comes straight from their tests.
Continuation Info
Please begin thinking about which baby picture and current picture you would like to submit for the Continuation program.
We also will need any group shots from K-8th you have this class.
Our next meeting will be on April 14th at 4:00 pm..
Weighted Grades
I do weight my grades for academic classes as follows: Tests/Projects = 40%
Quizzes/Homework/Classwork = 35%
Notes/Participation/ = 25%
This does make it so that you can’t add up their total number of points and divide it by the total points possible and calculate a correct grade. Please email me if you have any questions
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Literature with Mrs. Carscallen [email protected]/x513
carscallencpa.webs.com (for spelling lists and class information)
6th Grade
This week students will continue reading the novel The Prince and the Pauper and will spend
time learning new vocabulary words. 4/6/15: Spelling Test #22, 4/8/15: Vocabulary Lesson #4Quiz,
Personal Seals Due
7th Grade
This week students will continue reading the novel Angel on the Square. In addition they will spend
time learning new vocabulary words from their Word Wisdom workbooks. 4/6/15: Spelling Test#23,
4/8/15: Vocabulary Test Unit 6
8th Grade
This week students will begin a unit on autobiographies and memoirs. In addition, they will also
spend time learning new vocabulary words from their Word Wisdom workbooks. 4/6/15: Spelling Test
#23, 4/8/15: Vocabulary Test Unit 6
7th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry with
Ms. Wood [email protected] ext. 512
Welcome Back!!
This week in 7th Grade Math we will compare data displayed in box plots, using statistical measures,
and comparing other data. We will have our Unit 5 Test (Modules 10 & 11) on Friday, April 10th.
In Pre-Algebra we will finish up Chapter 9 with Trig Ratios. We will then review and take our Chapter 9
Test on Friday, April 10th.
In Geometry we will start Chapter 9 with translating figures and use vectors, use properties of matrices,
perform reflections, and perform rotations. We will take our Chapter 9 Quiz on Friday, April 10th.
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6th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra with
Mr. Armstrong [email protected] x510
7th Grade-Today, students have their discussion log packet due for Chapter’s 1-10. We will discuss the ending of
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde together as class. Students will then analyze the character of Jekyll/
Hyde in depth using evidence from the text. They will also prepare an outline for an in-class essay that will explore
one major theme in the text. Students will receive the guidelines and prompt choices today in class (Monday). The
in-class essay will take place on Friday, April 10th. If students do not finish their character analysis in class,
they will need to finish it for homework. This is due on Thursday, April 9th.
6th Grade- Today, students have their discussion log packet due for Chapter’s 1-50. Students are to choose 1
question to respond to for every five chapters. We will discuss the ending of Holes together as class and watch the
movie. Students will then compare, contrast, and analyze the characters, Zero and Stanley, in depth using evi-
dence from the text. They will also prepare an outline for an in-class essay that will explore one major theme in the
text. Students will receive the guidelines and prompt choices today in class (Monday). The in-class essay will
take place on Friday, April 10th. If students do not finish their character analysis in class, they will need to finish it
for homework. This is due on Thursday, April 9th.
8th Writing: I hope you all had a wonderful Spring Break and feel rested and ready to sprint to the finish line at the
end of the year! This week we will complete one unit and begin another. Our Animal Farm essays will be due on
WEDNESDAY, April 8th. We will spend Monday and Tuesday revising and editing. Students will have limited class
time to work on them, so be sure to encourage them to work at home!
Additionally, we will start our informational writing unit with basic discussions about the purposes and applications
of informational writing.
Finally, we will continue a study on comparative and superlative adjectives and will have a quiz on them on Fridayl
6th Grade Math- We finish Unit 5 this week. We will have a TEST on Wednesday. This test
will cover all that we have learned in Modules 11 and 12. We will finish the week with a change
of pace by focusing on polygons in Module 13.
Pre-Algebra- We finish Chapter 9 this week! We will have a TEST on Chapter 9 on Thursday.
This test will cover simplifying square roots, approximating square roots, rational and irrational
numbers, special right triangles and SOHCAHTOA, and the Pythagorean Theorem.
Algebra- We continue looking into quadratic equations. Specifically, we will be looking into dif-
ferent ways to solve them. We will be factoring, using the quadratic formula, completing the
square, and using square roots as well.
Writing & Grammar with Ms. Emmett & Ms. Murphy [email protected] x511
[email protected] x 512
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Community Service/Mrs. Hughes [email protected]/x514
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.
3rd
quarter hours are no longer being accepted. All hours received between now and May 8th will be
applied to 4th quarter.
Total Middle School Hours Completed: 1658
THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR HOURS FOR THE YEAR:
EDGAR Z.-10, VALERIA M.-11, JAYLENE L.-11.5, MAZIE V.-20, JACK O-S, 10.5, JALEN P.-10.5, KAYLA W.-12, ANGEL A.-14.5, NATHAN A.-13, MAYCIE W.-11.5, SHJON S.-10.5, ZACH K.-12, EVELYN G.-10.5, NOAH G.-12, MARIA R.-D.-11, MARIAH I.-11, KENNY H.-10, LAUREN A.-11, ALEXUS V.-14, EMILY G.-10, ASIA P.-18.5, EMMA H-S.-10, ANGELIQUE V.-14, GIL B.-10.5, BENTON D.-40, YURITIZI P.-10, SAM P.-25, RUBEN P.-10, JUSTIN S.-10, DOMINIC O-O.-10.5, MYA O-O.-10.5, TJ J.-12, JADE B.-40, JOSH G.-10, TRISTAN L.-12, BRITNEY G.-10, CAMERON S.-11, RAYDEN H.-10, BAILEY S.-10, KADE G.-10, JJ G.-11.5, ALEX G.-10, IMAGENN S.-10, MOOSE G.-11.5, DEONA S.-12, MADDIE S.-10, JACOB G.-22, LEAH N.-10, J’LYSSA M.-12,LETICIA D.-22, GAIGE S.-36, DALE W.-10.5, LEXI F.-12, SERENITY T.-22, DAVID C.-12, CHRIS C.-23, SETH C.-20, COLLIN G.-76.5, PATRICIA N.-12, AUREAUNA N.-10, NATHAN M.-10, BRANDON T.-16, LILY M.-42, MILES R.-11, FRANCISCO L.-28, SERENITY S.-12, DOMINIC L.-17, ETHAN S.-16, RYAN B.-12, HUNTER W.-10, AHLINNA L.-20, ELIJAH Q.-61, CAMERON W.-10, MARISSA A.-18, KATIE H.-26, JUSTIN R.-10, CI-
ARA C.-10, DAISY W.-19.
If you have any questions, concerns, or would like ideas of where to volunteer please contact me at [email protected]
