Arroyo Seco Junior High School “We lead, others follow”

Seco Gram_______________________________________________________________________

From the Principal: ARROYO SECO CELEBRATES SUCCESS!

Arroyo Seco students and staff returned from winter break rejuvenated and refreshed, ready to tackle the

second semester.

The Faculty celebrated our mid-year success at a faculty meeting this week. Some highlights included:

sfully on the State Fitness tests.

Students train and are competitive in all district-wide Cross Country and Track Meets.

education to our students with

special needs.

ors, School Psychologist and Speech and Language Specialist meet the diverse social and

emotional needs of all of our students.

Next Generation

Science Standards.

story department is embracing a new Framework while bringing History alive through engaging

lessons and simulations.

our students are learning

to write, write, WRITE!

department is meeting its goal to reduce the number of D’s and F’s department wide. They are

accomplishing this through methodical targeting of interventions, strategies and diligence to the needs of all

struggling learners.

Our teachers and support staff at Seco are AWESOME! Their hard work and dedication is reflected in our

students’ success.

Arroyo Seco students enjoy many extra-curricular activities and opportunities. Our Band and Choir have

auditioned and will be performing at Disneyland this spring. China exchange students will be visiting over

the next couple of weeks and attending classes as well as a dance and many other school events.

Our MakerSpace will be open on Tuesday afternoons for a new “Makers” class offered through Golden

Oak Adult School. Our STEM and Engineering program continue to grow and flourish as our teachers

continue to receive additional professional development and training.

There are over 17 different clubs held during lunch time! Parents, encourage your students to get involved

in the many opportunities at school. The two years in Junior High go very fast and we want them to have

the greatest experience possible while they are here.

Rhondi Durand, Principal Issue Number 3 January, February, March 2016

Counselor’s Corner

High School Registration is just around the corner!

It’s hard to believe it is already time to start discussing the high school registration

process. Please remember students are assigned to high schools based on their primary

address. If your child is attending Arroyo Seco based on an Intra- or Inter-District

Transfer, please note that IDT expires at the end of the school year. If you would like

your child to attend a high school other than their home school, a new IDT must be

completed for high school. The window for submitting IDTs for high school is now open

and you are encouraged to complete your request as soon as possible. Forms can be

found on our district website at www.hartdistrict.org under the student drop down menu.

Saugus registration events start in March. Listed below are some important dates:

March 14th – Saugus Athletics and ASB will be coming to Seco to explain their

programs. During their PE classes, students will go to K-Hall for a presentation and an

opportunity to meet with students and coaches in their areas of interest.

March 15th – Saugus Electives will be coming to Seco to share their programs. During

their PE classes, students will go to K-Hall for an opportunity to meet with students,

teachers and advisors, in their areas of interest.

March 23rd – Freshman Orientation at Saugus High School: Saugus High School

Counselors welcome all incoming freshman and their parents to attend this informative

meeting before the Saugus’ Open House. Time has yet to be determined.

April 11th – High School Counselors will be at Seco presenting an overview of high

school and the registration process as well as answering student questions and concerns.

Students will attend the presentation through their history classes. Each student will be

given a registration guide to take home and draft their course requests. Please review the

guide with your child.

April 17th - 21st – High School Registration! Saugus counselors will meet individually

with each student to register and select high school courses. Please note that English,

math and science placements are determined by junior high school grades and

performance. Students will choose two electives and an appropriate physical education

placement. Registration is done through history classes and each team will register on a

different date. Specific team dates are yet to be determined.

Students interested in attending Academy of the Canyons – Students interested in applying for Academy of the Canyons must attend one of two

informational nights. Students MUST be accompanied by a parent:

Wednesday, February 1st Thursday, February 2nd 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Golden Valley High School Theater West Ranch High School Theater

2016-2017 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 8th Grade – 2nd Quarter

(Bold names are students with a 4.0 GPA throughout both 7th and 8th grade)

4.0 GPA

Dean Acevedo

Isaiah Alvarez

Ephraim Banting

Mark Beale

Sean Beebe

Ryder Bendrat

Sofia Bizzle

Kanan Boser

Sydney Carzola

Julius Castillo

Joshua Chavez

Kayla Choate

Daniel Compton

Hannah Conard

Kylie Cooper

Rebecca

Corrigan

Megan Cruz

Kayla Cunanan

Diana David

Ethan DeForest

Emma Del Rio

Brizio Del

Rosario

Cadence Dion

Isabella Embleton

Isabella Eng

Reagan Feldman

Brian Ferrante

Madison Fink

Mallory Fink

Paige Ganim

Sophia Gannon

Katie Garibay

Joanna George

Rita Gevorkyan

Christopher Gil

Jenna Guerrero

Emil Guzman

Richard Hand

Madison

Hartmann

Abigale

Hawthorn

Kylee Hovey

Jacob Hunter

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Kayla Hynes

Samuel Kaufman

Jessica

Kaufmann

Grace Keene

Olivia Kern

Conner

Khudaverdyan

Erica Kim

Natalie Kruger

Nicholas Larson

Natalie Lin

Madison Lopata

Domenica

Lyznick

Eden MacKenzie

Amanda

Macoritto

Mark

Manguinao

Taylor Manskar

Sascha Marcellin

Ashley Margolis

Brecken Marome

Ryann Meilleur

Jacqueline

Moffitt

Frank Montes

Zachary Morgan

Katlyn Moser

Julie Mucha

Farah Mustafa

Connor Nassry

Fabio Nunez Del

Prado-Alvarado

Miranda Ogle

Jessica Olsen

Lauren Park

Samuel Pechan

Victor Pico

Natalie Ratzlaff

Celeste Regalado

Dylan Reynoso

Eva Rimbenieks

Brooke Risley

Kaitlyn Ryan

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Amanda Salinas

Smriti Saxena

Hailey Schepper

Brandon

Schwartz

Tristan Scott

Riley Shanaghan

Madelyn Shih

Andrew Sidhom

Ellie Sim

Carson Sims

Ethan Smith

Claire Stein-

Wendt

Tate Stewart

Marissa Strauss

Allison

Stubblefield

Jessica Sturdivant

Anh-Thi Ta

Christopher

Tanaka

Trinity Taylor

Kaitlyn Thanaet

Jason Treanor

Jude Van Matre

Anthony Van

Puyvelde

Tyler Velador

Alexander

Velasco

Samantha Veres

Logan Weatherly

Chris White

Billie Whitman

Isabella Williams

Anna

Wohlhieter

Rieghly Ybarra

Sherin Yueksel

Nicole Ziola

3.83 GPA

Ramina Abouzar

Cristian Anaya

Matthew Arauz

3.83 GPA cont’d.

Alannah Avila

Hailey Bair

Cassandra

Bautista

Jackson Booth

Nicholas Cashin

Kayla Castro

Emily

Christensen

Kaila Corvera

Kaylin Cromie

Justin Curtis

Nathan Curtis

Edwin Danahy

Travis Demsher

Natalie Diaz

Allie Enright

Jaxson Ferguson

Devyn Ferrell

Aidan Fox

Katarina Gelles

Anneliese

Gerhardt

Logan Goldstein

Janie Gonzalez

Riley Goodwin

Izabela

Gorczynski

Jordan Handy

Ryan Hanna

Victoria Hoang

Hailey Johnson

David Kayne

Jennifer Lewis

Jonathan Lieu

Nathaniel Loving

Koos Maddock

Mehrsa

Malekzadeh

Kadyn Mathis

Tyler McKelvey

Diana Myers

Kailey Parker

Mia Pitofsky

Roman Rivera

3.83 GPA cont’d.

Pamela

Rosenblum

Tanner Schanks

Jade Sheehan

Joseph Smith

Michael Stell

Danielle

Thompson

Lauryn

Thompson

Gavin Valentino

Noah Van

Norman

Presley Williams

Taylor Woods

Makenna Zedaker

3.80 GPA

Mailey Ballard

Maddisyn Bilsky

Kyle De Leon

Renee De Villa

Alia Espinoza

Marcus Ferkranus

Morgan Harrison

Makayla Hurtado

Jade Sanchez

Allison Smith

3.67 GPA

Callie Abrahamse

Maxximus

Almaraz

Alec Bareng

Reese Berns

Kate Cassady

Reece Demory

Megan Dodgen

Francisca

Figueira

Madison Giannini

Karsten Le Blanc

Reese Lewis

Brady

Muehlberger

Eric Navia

Danielle Pane

Jake Pelton

Isabella Perez

Riley Phipps

3.67 GPA cont’d.

Riley Pierson

Megan Pote

James Richter

Ethan Rousseve

Kayla Salmon

Lexianna Seas

Katlyn

Stadtlander

Emma Stoddard

Mia Stokes

Juliana Susas

Zachary Swartz

Linsey Towles

Grant Walton

3.60 GPA

Brianna Alvarez

Tyler Conant

Briana De La

Maza

Theodore Fung

Kailynn Herrero

Joseph Kelleher

Anthony

Marchione

Maylani Perez

Avery Rodriguez

Ashley Spiller

Kaitlyn Styles

Sharon Tomei

3.50 GPA

Nicole Ardolino

Blake Brown

Ava Bush

Joseph Comeau

Jacob Conard

Aaron Currie

Tucker Davis

Derek Diaz

Kelly Diaz

Connor Dorst

Kiani Downey

Tucker Duxbury

Dylan Earhart

Elizabeth

Edwards

Juliana Felix

Grace Fitzgerald

Brandon Francke

3.50 GPA cont’d.

Evan Fujino

Connor Garrett

Joseph Garvida

Madalyn Geddie

Hunter Girch

Sarah Gonzales

Brenton Hachey

Darren Hanna

Aysa Malekzadeh

Helena Matrai

Colin McMullen

Ethan Popejoy

Samantha Ratkay

Nikaela Roberts

Breann Sawa

Haley Shanaghan

Kayla St Peter

Dylan Tapia

Jennifer

Thompson

Amy Tolosa

Ava Velasco

Kaelyn Viger

Shea Zapolsky

Kelly Zarate

2016-2017 School Year PRINCIPAL’S HONOR ROLL 7th Grade – 2nd Quarter 4.0 GPA

Paapa Agyekum

Kendall Allen

Naseem Amir

Aslani

Lauren Baca

Miranda Barnett

Benjamin Bartel

Joseph Beale

Paul Beckett

Andrew Belcher

Isabelle Benavidez

Sophia Bergmann

Jasmine Bett

Will Bodeau

Anthony Borja

Riley Botton

Russell Burke

Tyler Burns

Ella Cabigting

Riley Cabot

Isabella Castellon

Sophia Celi

Matthew Chapman

Isabella Chavez

Katelyn Chen

Emily Chung

Marina Ciccone

Connor Claborn

Kyla Cleveland

Cody Collier

Savannah Conant

Caitlyn Connolly

Joseph Cordola

Christian Correa

Quinn Craigie

Wesley

Cunningham

Joshua DeForest

Jerald DeLeon

Charity Dell

Lauren Denzin

Adam DeVictoria

Jack Dobbins

Julia Duran

Kyle Emmons

Alyssa Emnas

Zoe Fain

Mia Ferkranus

David Fernando

Anna Fineberg

4.0 GPA cont’d.

Leina Forbes

Blake Fusano

Arianna Garfalo

Brock Gelles

Lake Gieson

Hunter Gillman

Kylie Glover

Kyrene Gomez

Jonathan Gonzales

Katlyn Hamm

Sofia Hilario

Gregory Hill

Katelyn Hix

Alan Holcombe

Amanda Jeffries

Daniel Johnson

Mason Kalin

Carson Kubinski

Sean Lachica

Alisha Lai

Angela Langan

Trinity Lawlor

Justin Lee

Trevor Lemmond

Kalle Libe

Rebecca Lim

William Loo

Koen Maddock

Cecelia Magness

Logan Marin

Conner Mecozzi

Cesar Moran

Kisa Mosley

Shelby Negosian

Meghan Nugent

Avery Okahara

Annika Olson

Danny Ortega

Shane Overholser

Lucas Paschia

Reilley Pavard

Austin Pechan

Victoria Phan

Ruben Plaza

Natalie Quezada

Aivie Quinto

Jenna Rabadi

James Ramirez

Julianna Rawlins

Anirudh Reddy

4.0 GPS cont’d.

Alexis Renolds

Helen Rieckhoff

Hailey Ritter

Madison Robbins

Amanda

Rodriguez

Megan Roggentien

Sophia Rostamo

Galilea Ruiz

Hannah Rutter

Jaden Schell

Wyatt Schooping-

Gutierrez

Natalie Schreiner

Thomas Scott

Mackenzie Sharp

Micah Sheff

Kaylee Shepard

Lucas Shields

Wyatt Shoemaker

Claire Silla

Giorgio

Simoncioni

Sanjay Srikanth

Logan Stanley

Alyssa Suarez-

Villamil

Jordyn Tibayan-

Kent

Micah Turner

James Vail

Miranda Velasco

Kathryn Viniello

Amanda Weinzirl

Larren Wells

Sarah Williams

Melyna Wong

Ella Yim

3.83 GPA

Cheyanne

Andrews

Alondra Arellano

Haley Barr

Ashlee Bazo

Brooklyn Bendrat

Damian Bertrand

Casey Best

Mia Bottoni

Eden Boyland

3.83 GPA cont’d.

Tobiah Bundy

Thomas Carrillo

Nicholas Cereoli

Mia Citarella

Courtney Cooper

Victoria Cooper

Kailyn Dawkins

Bailey Dean

Laurel DeSantis

Nicole Dibo

Beatriz Dreger-

Franca

Laryssa Dugan

Jade Espiritu

Lauryn Estrella

Alec Fryer

Cody Fusano

Emma Glassford

Grace Goldstein

Kenna Gonzales

Paige Goodwin

Sydney Halverson

Ryan Harmon

Andrew Harris

Hannah Hicks

Chloe Hong

Jackson Hopper

Ayellad Howard

Duncan Howard

Hannah Jackson

Elijah Jimenez

MacKenzie Jones

Helena Kline

Carson Knapp

Sean Lamas

Gisselle Landeros

Connor Levine

Madison Lucas

Kayla Mallari

Carlos Martinez

Sage Marvin

Ryan Maycott

Natalia Mendez

Noah Mittelsteadt

Kaylee Morales

Emilio Moreno

Isabella Navarro

Alexander Nilson

Joshua Norfleet

3.83 GPA cont’d.

Kady O’Brien-

Rene

Kirana O’Rourke

Erin Ping

Talia Pleasant

Marina Provencio

Isaiah Regalado

Alexandra Rietta

Jack Rodriguez

Braden Salazar

Vanessa San

Cole Scherer

Amanda Shippy

Delaney Smith

Luke Stanley

Devon Sullivan

Jaison Tan

Paige Temple

Jasmine Timnak

Kayla Tran

Gary Valentine II

Judith Vergara

Luke Walker

Paige White

Ethan Wilkerson

Derek Yanez

Colin Yeaman

Blake Zimmerman

3.80 GPA

Kaitlyn Smith

3.67 GPA

Tess Alexander

Dante Batong

Zabrina Bello

Breanna Bionson

Ashley Blickhan

Kasen Bomar

Drake Bond

Shealin Boss

Ashleigh Buck

Samantha Clayton

Kaylee Coe

Ethan Coppess

Samantha Cordova

Ace Crutchfield

Michael

DeSantiago

Alyssa Edwards Kimber Evans

Teresa Figueira

3.67 GPA cont’d.

Ethan Finicle

Amy Foster

Madison Gamel

Michael Garcia

Layla Gilstrap

Karina Gropp-

Pijuan

Anissa Hardy

Kira Hooper

Killian Jensen

Madalyn Kalin

Chloe Kapse

Ana Kimoto

Christen Miranda

Marissa Momary

John Mularky

Kayla Murray

Shelby Ortega-

Hufana

Zoe Ortkiese

Julianna Perez

Megan Rambuyan

McKenna Robledo

Melissa Santillan

Christena

Simmons

Jacob Solorzano

Lauren Soto

Victoria Valtierra

Maximo Vezzali

Kayla Villegas-

Sanchez

Briella Wadkins

Annie Zaccaro

3.50 GPA

Joab Arriola

Elijah Ayala

Sofia Bautista

Hailey Burgin

Amedeo Cordola

Morgan Dahl

Kamil El-

Shammas

Jenna Espinoza

Nicolette Eusebi

Gavin Fangonil

Addie Ferguson

Brooke

Friedrichsen Alexa Funk

Paul Galaviz

3.50 GPA cont’d.

Max Gamel

Jakob Glasshoff

James Groscost

Kieran Hall

Brandon Heredia

Liliana Herrera

Madison Hollinger

Jenna Jacobellis

Emma Klein

Alyssa Lesinski

Ryan Macchiarella

Ivan Mancilla

Jesus Martinez

Elijah Mims

Brianna Moreno

Carly Mosley

Tyler Moss

Ethan O’Brien

Allyson Okazaki

Anthony Oksas

Zachary Petersen

Worapas

Pungpuang

Lilian Reimbold

Angelina Sansano-

Maldonado Hannah Schooping-

Gutierrez

Kalahou Standley

Nolan Swailes

Christian

Thompson

Aidan Tovar

Celine Zetina

Team News

7th Grade

Aloha – Mrs. Alcaraz, Mrs. Klipfel, Mr. Oatey, Ms. Senen, Mrs. Chase

Team Aloha is looking forward to a great third quarter. In history class this quarter, we will be

learning about the Japanese Middle Ages including the development of the samurai warrior class.

We will then move on to the European Middle Ages where we will be studying about the

development of the medieval knight and the Crusades. On February 10, many of our students

will be participating in our annual nighttime optional field trip to Medieval Times Dinner and

Tournament where we will get a realistic experience of the European Middle Ages.

In English class, we will be working hard on argumentative writing. Building on the essay skills

we have already developed, we will now be adding counterclaims to our essays, while continuing

to construct strong thesis statements, supporting evidence, and textual analysis. We will be diving

into a myriad of texts including essays, articles, poems, and speeches about the exploration.

Students will be evaluating whether or not the risks people face by examining new things are

ultimately worth the costs.

In Math class, we will start out evaluating Algebraic Expressions which will lead into solving

Equations and Inequalities We will also explore what a scale factor is and how that looks in real

life. Students will be completing a project where they will be able to enlarge an actual item to

show what they know regarding scale factors.

Quarter three in science brings us through a study of the human body and evolution. Students

will learn how their various organ systems work together to give their bodies their structure and

how they perform the functions of life. Students will then study the key scientific principles of

the theory of evolution.

Please remember that Team Aloha offers study club four days a week at lunch to help our

students get extra help or get caught up on their missing work. Study club is held at lunch

Monday in math, Tuesday in history, Wednesday in English and Thursday in science.

Extreme - Mrs. Choate, Mrs. Larochelle, Mrs. Mahoney, Mrs. Simmons

Team Extreme wants to remind you of our website. http://7thgradeteamextreme.weebly.com/

You can find helpful information about our team as well as the WEEKLY HOMEWORK

CALENDAR link. The team will be having a TEAM DAY on Thursday, February 16th. Look

for more details soon.

In quarter two, students in English investigated “The Stuff of Consumer Culture.” We read,

annotated, and wrote informational pieces on how our consumer practices are informed by

American culture. In Quarter three, students will venture into understanding argumentative

writing and the theme of “Risk and Exploration.” We are beginning by researching contentious

topics and delivering argumentative presentations in small groups. We then will explore space

and the space race by looking at primary sources like a speech by John F. Kennedy, and fiction

such as The Monsters are Due on Maple Street. Finally, students will end the quarter by writing

an argumentative essay and reading the novel, A Wrinkle in Time.

Math 7 worked on Ratios, Proportions & Percents during quarter 2. We discovered how unit

ratios, unit rates and proportional relations are used in the real worked. We created google slides

presentation for the REAL WORLD PERCENTS project. The students did an example of getting

a job, buying a car, getting a loan, finding an apartment, then making a budget for RENT, CAR

PAYMENT, INSURANCE, UTILITIES, CABLE, PHONE and FOOD. During quarter 3 we will

be evaluating expressions, equations and inequalities. We started this unit with stations to review

& learn “the properties of numbers” in math. It is fun way for students to collaborate and learn

through each other.

During the 2nd quarter World History and Geography explored several ancient civilizations in the

Americas including the Mayas, Incas, and Aztecs. We also studied China’s Golden Aged

including the Mongol Ascendancy. During quarter 3 we will be exploring Medieval Japan and

Europe.

Quarter two in science emphasized genetics. We learned how and why traits are passed among

generations. We completed the Pet Project, where we determined the genotypes and phenotypes

of an entire family. We are currently studying in-depth a genetic disease and presenting our

findings to our classmates. In February we will be moving on to the study of natural selection.

Fusion - Mr. Dannerth, Mrs. Malneck, Mr. Nez, Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Chase

Fusion Math classes have started a unit on expressions and equations. This unit will continue

throughout most of the third quarter. Families will have an opportunity to see their students work

during student led conferences later this month!

This quarter in seventh grade English we will continue our journey through the universal themes

of literature as we study the “Hero’s Journey” pattern of storytelling which will unlock a new and

fascinating way for students to analyze literature while they continue their own journey toward

mastering the seventh grade Common Core Standards. We will also continue strengthening our

essay writing skills as we begin a unit on argumentative writing (and the sharp wits of your

children become even more persuasive than ever – don’t say I didn’t warn you).

In science we have been working with microscopes and then moving to evolution.

Fusion students are preparing for both student led conferences and the trip to Medieval Times.

Genesis - Mrs. Dibene, Mr. Elliott, Mrs. Foster, Mr. Tracy

We are excited to be starting the 3rd quarter and look forward to all that it has to offer. In our

English classes, we are starting the quarter looking at the theme of exploration. We will be

reading about space and adventures under the ocean.

In math we will be focusing on Algebra concepts. Students will be exploring the many skills

related to expressions and equations. This quarter is essential in building a strong Algebra

foundation that will support future math concepts.

In science, we are learning how populations change over time through the process of evolution.

Finally, in history, we are learning about ancient Japanese and Chinese societies. Team Genesis

has the awesome opportunity to have six junior high Chinese exchange students visit at the end of

January for several cultural exchange activities. Genesis students will also start learning about

the Middle Ages in Europe. As you can see, we have a busy third quarter ahead of us on Team

Genesis.

8th Grade

Odyssey - Mrs. Ake, Mr. Bowers, Mrs. Koegle, Ms. Suazo

In Math 8 this quarter we will be studying how to solve equations and how to solve systems of

equations. Through multiple methods, students will discover the solution to a system of equations

is the point of intersection. We will connect the problems in the unit to situations that may be

encountered in real life. For example, we will determine which is more cost effective Starbucks

or Keurig using a system of equations. In Algebra students will be studying sequences and series.

Soon we will be starting a unit on functions and how to solve a system of non-linear equations.

Odyssey English will be working with the Essential Question: How does being a worker benefit

and challenge people? While discussing the Value of Work students will use the Naviance

program to determine their personal strengths. This knowledge will help them to fill out a mock

job application, resume, and a business letter.

In science, Odyssey students will continue to explore energy, this quarter focusing on thermal and

chemical energy. We will explore the factors that affect the rate of heat transfer between objects

by designing and performing our own experiments, we will learn about the molecular structure of

matter, as well as how matter changes phases. We will then move on to explore how matter

interacts chemically. All of this will lead us to designing a container which uses chemical energy

to create the best insulator. Science is always better when it's a verb!

Revolution - Mrs. Crawford, Mr. Good, Mr. Olson, Mr. Rippe, Mrs. Fumarolo

Revolution Math 8 students are starting out quarter 3 with a boost of confidence. They are

exploring equations. Students are seeing the connections from 7th grade math when equations

were introduced to now when we start working with much more complex equations. It is fun that

kids can start to realize how all the math from different years is related.

1, 8, 15, 22, ... Can you find the next numbers in the sequence? Can you find the 200th term? In

Algebra, students are working with all different types of sequences and series and finding the

formulas for them.

Revolution history will focus on the growth of the nation between 1800 and 1860. We will

examine social and political trends that shaped the nation including slavery, women's rights,

temperance, and government power.

Third quarter, team Revolution students will be studying motion, forces and energy in science.

They will focus first on how speed is determined in a moving object by measuring distance and

time and using the speed formula to calculate a rate. They will be learning how to graph speed,

and how to interpret graphs comparing speed and distance, and speed and time. Then we will be

looking at how forces interact with matter to cause changes in velocity and how those forces can

alter inertia. Students will be learning about Newton's Laws of Motion and applying those ideas

to lab activities. They will also be taking a closer look at the ideas of mass and volume, and how

that influences the density of matter.

This quarter, English students will be exploring the world of work through our textbook

selections, creating resumes, filling out job applications, and writing business letters. We will

then move into learning how to write argumentative essays complete with textual evidence and

addressed counterarguments.

Triumph - Mrs. Ford, Mrs. Gallagher, Mrs. Simoncioni, Mr. VanDyke

In Team Triumph Science, we will be moving on to Physics for Quarters 3 and 4. We will now

explore motion, velocity, acceleration, forces, Newton's laws of motion, and field forces. It

should be a fun quarter with many hands-on labs and activities. Technology will be incorporated

as we learn to use calipers, Triple Beam Balances, motion detectors, and Chrome Books to gather

and interpret data from data tables and graphs.

For Quarter 3, Team Triumph English will be focusing on Selection 6 in our textbooks, “The

Value of Work.” We will also be completing our Career Unit, which includes job applications,

resumes, and business letters, all of which will be added to students’ Showcase Portfolios. This

quarter students will also complete an argumentative essay and performance task for the District.

In math, Team Triumph students will learn how to solve systems of equations, particularly

through real-world life application. High school is just around the corner, so we will continue to

strive for being the best that we can be in all that we do! Great job on the canned food drive!

Way to go Triumph!

In Quarter 3, Team Triumph students will be learning about how the three branches of

government operate under the Constitution of the United States, and about what their rights and

responsibilities are as American citizens, according to the Bill of Rights. After that, they will be

studying the Early Republic, including all the Presidents from Washington through Jackson. We

will create a flip-book project comparing the beliefs of Alexander Hamilton and Thomas

Jefferson and explaining how their feud led to the creation of the first two political parties. Later,

as they learn about the French Revolution and the War of 1812, as part of my “Hands-on History”

program, students will be able to use a (harmless!) guillotine and hold an actual piece of the

U.S.S. Constitution, a naval ship more commonly known as “Old Ironsides.” Finally, students

will study one of the most interesting figures in American history, Andrew Jackson, and they will

be asked to create a poster depicting Jackson as either a hero, or a villain, and explain why they

feel that way.

Viper - Mrs. Anderson, Mr. Hougo, Mrs. Kurowski, Mrs. Tracy, Mrs. Fumarolo

Team Viper is off to a great start for third quarter. In history, we begin our journey with President

John Adams and the challenges of the young nation. The second part of the quarter will take a

closer look at the westward movement, the industrialized North, and life in the slave South. This

will set the stage for the Civil War in fourth quarter.

Science class enters the field of Physics. Motion, Speed, Density and Force are covered in an

interactive, hands on way. Relating these topics to everyday life is the goal to make the learning

both enjoyable and relevant.

Math 8 classes are returning to equations in one variable, to get a deeper look at how these

equations are solved, written, and applied. We will learn about different types of solutions to lead

into our next unit, Solving Systems of Linear Equations.

English classes are tackling job applications, resumes and business letters at the start of the

quarter as we begin to prepare for Showcase interviews at the end of the school year. Argument

essays with researched evidence will follow in February, and students will have the opportunity

to read and discuss core pieces of text on the value of work. The new year is a very busy time for

team Viper students as we have officially reached the halfway point!

Exploratories, Clubs and other News

Honor Society

We will be inducting both 7th and 8th grade students into the spring Honor Society in March.

Students must have earned a 3.5 GPA for the first and second quarters of this year to qualify.

Please check the school website for all of the important dates and to download an application.

Exploratories

Beginning Band - Students in the beginning band have made huge strides in in their playing

since they first started playing on their instrument. We look forward to continue our growth

towards music literacy, learning new notes on each instrument, developing a characteristic tone

quality, building technique, and playing as a unified ensemble.

Advanced Band - Advanced band has been progressing in their playing and musicianship by

playing repertoire that challenges them for the upcoming honor band auditions on January 27th

and 28th. At the same time, we are building towards a more refined characteristic sound,

ensemble blend, individual control, articulation, and musicality. This semester we look forward

to collaborating more with Saugus High School, performing at Disney's California Adventure,

nearby elementary schools, and other school events.

Exploratory Music - A new quarter of exploratory music has just begun and I am excited that

the students will learn rhythms and improvisation through drum circle, cultures from all around

the world in our World Music unit, learn about the influence of music in movies and videos in our

Music in the Media unit, learn about and try different instruments in the orchestra, and learn to

read and perform notated music on recorders.

Culinary I - Students are exploring many exciting themes and discovering their cooking

talents. Topics covered this quarter include food and kitchen safety, recipe reading,

proper measuring, food labels, and nutrition. Students will also prepare several delicious

recipes, such as buttermilk pancakes, fresh salsa, and homemade pizza. Recipes and

pictures of the foods we make can be found on our class website: www.asculinaryarts.weebly.com

Culinary II - Students are learning advanced principles of meal preparation and food

service. This quarter, students will explore topics including menu planning, meal appeal,

attractive plating and presentation, food cost, table manners, and table setting. In

addition, students will prepare delicious recipes, such as cookies, cinnamon rolls, chicken

alfredo, shortcakes, and more. Recipes and pictures of the foods we make can be found

on our class website: www.asculinaryarts.weebly.com

Exploratory Chorus - In Exploratory Chorus we will be exploring a brief history of how music

has developed from the early 1450's starting with the Renaissance Period and ending with current

styles such as Movie, Popular, Country, Broadway, Jazz, and many other modern styles of

music. We will be learning basic music theory in order for students to be able to read through a

choral piece and know what to sing. The students will explore how their voices work and will

learn different exercises that strengthen different aspects of their voice. Students will learn how

to sing together with their peers, sometimes singing all together and sometimes singing different

parts. We will be listening to many different pieces and discussing what makes a piece

considered "good music". We will conclude the quarter with an in-class performance of all the

songs that we will have learned.

Exploratory Drama - In Exploratory Drama we begin by studying the elements or drama and

key words that are important to know when discussing drama. We then look at Greek Theater

and how is was developed, studying the time period and what the expectations and rules were for

theater in the day. From there we study Greek Mythology and see how it was incorporated in

their plays. The students then create their own "god" character and work together to write and

perform a play in the Greek style that incorporates their character. After this we

study Shakespearean Theater by first researching the life of William Shakespeare himself. We

read through many different scenes of Shakespeare's most famous plays and then end the quarter

by performing an entire Act of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Exploratory Art - In Art class, the students will continue to develop their artistic skills. Over

the coming weeks they will be working on drawing, painting, and printmaking projects. They will

also be learning about art history and the different genres of art.

Exploratory Ceramics - In Ceramics class, the students will be exploring hand-building

construction. They will learn to trim and glaze pottery using a variety of decorative techniques.

Students will also be introduced to the principles of glaze composition and kiln firing.

Design and Modeling - We will be learning the basics of engineering and 3D modeling, printing

out a chess piece and cell phone case.

Flight and Space - We will be building simple flight machines, air foils, gliders and chemical

rockets.

Project CiiMS - Arroyo Seco is now offering coding, we will learn the basics of programming

and make a game and an interactive controller to a custom program.

A.S.B.

This year’s winter semi-formal is on Friday, February 3rd, from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Early bird tickets

will go on sale January 23rd through January 25th for $15.00. Normal price tickets will go on sale

from January 26th through January 31st for $20.00. There will be a dessert bar and water included

with the cost of your ticket. Make sure to bring your ticket to the dance! Girls should wear

casual dresses or fancy pants and boys should wear a button up shirt with jeans. Please stay in

dress code.

Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers at the Student Store!

Carmen Ascencio Roxanne Feldman Marciela Mittelsteadt

Abbie Au Maria Garcia Susan Ogle

Karen Bazo Erin Halverson Stacey Overholser

Mayte Beale Tami Hovey Tanya Parker

Danielle Bendrat Teresa Lawlor Timbrel Pechan

Cindy Bozigian Lisa Lin Elena Plunk

Tina Cabot Melissa Mangarin Danika Smith

Erica Earhart Ronna Marchione Felicia Smith

Cindy Eldart Yolanda Maycott Stacy Treanor

We appreciate all you do!

Dawn Anaya

Conquistadors of the Week

2nd Quarter

2016-2017 School Year

Emil Guzman Kaitlin Ryan

Farah Mustafa Kayla Choate

Jenna Guerrero Devyn Ferrell

Dylan Tapia Anneliese Gerhardt

Jake Minkler Smriti Saxena

Ethan Rousseve Emily Christensen

Alex Cox Mallory Fink

Tyler Conant Kylee Hovey

Links can be found on the Library

Website:

www.tinyurl.com/secolibrary

DATABASES

Gale- arroyostudent (offsite password)

ProQuest/Culturegrams- arroyostudent1

(both username and password- offsite

login) WorldBook- arroyostudent

(both username and password)

TEXTBOOKS

Prentice Hall-

Username: arroyostudent2016

Password: seco2016

Math- username: WSHidnumber

Password: first and last initial (lowercase)

then 6 digit birthday

English- Username:

ID number@my.hartdistrict.org

Password:*flmmddyy

Asterisk lowercase first and last initials 6

digit birthday

OTHER PROGRAMS

Desktop Computers- Username: ID number

Password: Super Secret

Infinite Campus- Username: ID number

Password: first and last initial (lowercase)

then 6 digit birthday OR Super Secret

Google-

Username: ID

number@my.hartdistrict.org Password:

Super Secret

ReadNQuiz- Username: ID number

Password: first and last

initial

Reflex Math- Password: birthday (no

slashes, dashes or spaces, full year, no

extra zeros)

Destiny-Username: ID number Password:

6 digit birthday

EBSCO ebooks-

Username & Password: arroyosecojhs

Gale ebooks- arroyostudent

Juno Ed- See information from your

teacher

Follet ebooks- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Naviance- Username: ID number

Password: 6 digit birthday

Welcome to 3rd quarter! It’s always a busy one.

First up we have a Fundraiser Drive. February 6-10 team teachers will have collection boxes in their classrooms. While we do participate in the Box Tops for Education program donations are not limited to Box Tops. Cash, loose change, and checks made out to Arroyo Seco Library all count toward team totals, and count toward new, current resources for our students!

In April we will host the annual Scholastic Book Fair! I will need extra volunteers 4/12-18. Students will visit through their English classes. Flyers will be sent home on April 10.

Team Extreme is researching genetic disorders. Other teams typically visit to research the Middle Ages and mythology. Many students have been checking out books for reading logs and class novels.

Once again, PLEASE register your Ralphs card to benefit the Arroyo Seco Library! Only 13 households have designated us on their card (and I’m one of them!) It’s free money, all it takes is a few clicks (instructions are included on the following pages) or taking the scan bar to the register when you checkout (contact me for a copy). A portion of your bill is designated to benefit the Library; there is no additional donation from you.

Below you’ll find a fun reading challenge I’ve made available to students to help diversify their reading. Parents are welcome to play along!

Link to the library’s Amazon Wish List.

Feel free to contact me at sgoodwin@hartdistrict.org if I can be of any assistance. Happy reading!

Sarah Goodwin, Teacher Librarian

LIBRARY NEWS

Box Tops App

Download the new Box Tops for Education

App and earn even more for our school!

Library Fundraiser Donate any of these! February 6-10,

2017.

Spirit Points will be awarded.

We ALL win with new library books! Donations will be accepted in Team

classrooms.

Support the School Library at no cost to you!

1. Go to www.ralphs.com.

2. Register or sign in.

3. Click on your name in the upper right.

4. Scroll to the bottom to “Community Rewards”.

5. Search for “Arroyo Seco Junior High Library” or organization number 80621.

6. Enroll and that’s it!

All participants MUST RE-enroll after September 1st in order for us to receive

the donations.

Please contact Mrs. Goodwin at sgoodwin@hartdistrict.org to receive a copy of

the scan bar to use at the checkout instead of registering online.

Let’s Get “App”y! Infinite Campus

1. Download the Infinite Campus Mobile Portal app.

2. Enter the District Code:

NGLJFF

3. Enter your normal log in information.

SchoolWay

1. Download the SchoolWay app.

2. Launch the app.

a. Existing Account - Tap Sign In. Enter your username and password.

b. Create Account - Tap Register. Enter your information.

c. Do not wish to create an account - Tap Trial View to be taken directly into the SchoolWay app

3. Select your user role, and tap Save. Select your state and your district. Use On/Off buttons to subscribe to push

messages from your district, and any schools you’d like to follow. Tap Save.

How to access SchoolWay in Another Language

1. Tap Slide-Over Menu button in the upper left hand corner.

2. Select Settings under App Settings.

3. Select Languages.

4. Select desired language.

5. Tap OK.

Destiny Library Catalog

1. Download the Destiny Quest app.

2. Enter destiny.hartdistrict.org on the next screen.

3. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

Follett Enlight for eBooks

1. Download the Follett Enlight K-12 app.

2. Enter your username (ID number) and password (6 digit birthday).

3. Enter wbb15522.follettshelf.com

4. Check the “Stay logged on” box if this is your personal device.

Gale “Access My Library” Database

1. Dowload Access My Library School Edition (Gale).

2. Select “California”.

3. Scroll down and select “VALENCIA”.

4. Select Arroyo Seco Jr High School

5. Enter the password: arroyostudent.

6. Click “access resources”.

SIRS/Proquest Database

1. Go to m.sirs.com on your device’s web browser.

2. Follow the directions to add the icon to your home page if prompted.

3. Username and Password are: arroyostudent1

Arroyo Seco Jr. High School Important Dates to Remember

2016-2017

Date Event

2017

Jan. 9 Start Semester 2

Jan. 16 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan. 23 PAC meeting – K-Hall 12pm

Feb. 16 3rd Progress Report

Feb. 17 NO SCHOOL - Non-student day

Feb. 20 NO SCHOOL - President’s Day/Holiday

Mar. 2 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Mar. 17 End of 3rd Quarter

Mar. 20 4th Quarter begins

Mar. 20 PAC meeting – K-Hall 6:30pm

Apr. 3-7 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break

Apr. 13 Open House, 6:00 – 7:30 pm

Apr. 13 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Apr. 14 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Apr. 28 4th Progress Report

May 1 – May 12 State Testing

May 3 No Late Start/State Testing

May 9 Spring Band Concert 7pm

May 10 No Late Start/State Testing

May 15 PAC meeting – K-Hall 12pm

May 22 8th grade textbook returns

May 23 7th grade textbook returns

May 25 8th grade Showcase

May 26 Yearbook Distribution (1:30pm – 2:10pm)

May 29 NO SCHOOL – Memorial Day

May 31 8th grade Magic Mountain Trip

June 1 End of 2nd Semester

June 1 MINIMUM DAY, dismissal @ 11:35 am

Updated 1/20/17