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Hello Discovery Academy of Science Friends and Families, 01/11/2019
Teacher of the Month – December 2018 Congratulations to Mrs. Bradbury, Mrs. Smyth and Ms. Banach. They are selected teacher of the month for December. I am very glad to work with such wonderful teachers. You can always see these teacher going above and beyond. 1st Semester Award Ceremony We will have award ceremony for the 1st semester on Jan 29-31 2-3 grade classes ceremony will be on Tuesday, Jan 29th 5:00pm 4-5 grade classes ceremony will be on Wednesday, Jan 30th at 5:00 pm 6-8 grade classes ceremony will be on Thursday, Jan 31st at 5:00 pm. Award ceremony will be held at St. Marks Church Sanctuary. We will distribute award invitations to individual students for parents next week. Award categories are
Principal Honor Roll, Honor Roll and Achievement Roll, Noetic Math, Essay Contests and perfect attendance. Please refer to the student parent handbook located in student agendas.
Week of the Arts Our school will be participating in the Week of the Arts from February 11-14. We are encouraging ALL
DAS students to participate in this event. The cost is only $20 per child. Every student will paint their own canvas creation and paint another canvas which will be part of a larger mural displayed in our schools for many years to come. This is for both campuses! Please watch the video which describes exactly what this program will offer our students! There are also several photos which display some of the work this group has done with other schools. This really is a special event for our school and we want to be sure each student has the opportunity to participate. The $20 fee is due to your child’s homeroom teacher by February 4. Thank you! if you would like your student to attend, You can make payments here http://dasschool.corecommerce.com/Sch…/Week-of-the-Arts.html
Important -Please notice 2nd quarter report cards went home today. We have added student MAP results as well as benchmark results for
reading, math and science to the report cards. Please review if thoroughly with your student and contact your classroom/subject teacher if you feel necessary. DAS Connect also has an electronic copy of your report card.
Middle school students will have new elective classes this semester starting from Monday, January 14th. We distributed the new schedules Thursday, January 10th.
Please remember that you need to drop off your child by 7:55 am each day at the north campus so he/she can be in class by 8:00 am. The instruction begins sharp at 8:00 am.
Students can be dropped off as early as 7:00 am at north campus.
Emre Akbaba, Principal
Discovery Academy of Science January 11, 2019
WEEKLY NEWS FROM YOUR DEAN OF STUDENTS!
The Tiger Times
Welcome Back!
I would like to welcome back all our students
from the winter break! I hope everyone had a
nice and relaxing time with their families and
friends. I am excited to be back though!
School Store Schedule
Here are the days and times for the students to
visit the school store and spend those hard-
earned Tiger Bucks!
• Mondays @ 7:30-7:55= 2nd Grade
• Tuesdays @ 7:30-7:55= 3rd Grade
• Wednesdays @ 7:30-7:55= 4th Grade
• Thursdays @ 7:30-7:55= 5th Grade
• Thursdays @ lunch=Middle School
Students can only go to the school store on the
assigned days/times for their grade level.
Week of the Arts Program
An art company from Indiana will be travelling
down to our school to lead our entire school for
a fun-filled week of art! PLEASE make sure you
send in your $20 ASAP to ensure that your
student can participate in this awesome event.
There are more details on the next page! We
welcome donations for this as well!!
Fun Events Coming Up! What: Dress Down Day! When: Friday, January 11, 2019 Time: All Day How to purchase: Students get a ticket from the DAS school store. Cost: 5 Tiger Bucks or $5 cash What: Popcorn Day! When: Friday, January 18, 2019 Time: All Day How to purchase: Students get a ticket from the DAS school store. Cost: 5 Tiger Bucks or $1 cash What: Quarter 3 Incentive! This incentive will include a Video Game Truck company visiting our school with other awesome activities! When: Wednesday, March 6, 2019 Time: AM before lunches How to purchase: Students get a ticket from the DAS school store. Cost: 20 Tiger Bucks Limits: There will only be a select number of tickets available per grade level. If your child gets a referral to me for behavior, then he/she will not be able to attend this incentive!
Thank You to Our Local Businesses
I would like to give a very special thank
you to the local businesses which have
donated supplies and gift cards to our
awesome teachers!
- Cueni Brewing Company
- Madison Avenue Pizza
- Clearwater Threshers
- Dunedin Blue Jays
- Drive-Bye Exterminators
- Meridith Glass Massage LMT
Character Education
Our character trait for January is
INTEGRITY. Having Integrity is always
doing the right thing, even when no one
else is looking. People with integrity are
honest, hardworking people who always
give their best. Students will be given Tiger
Bucks this month for displaying this trait.
Student Dress Code Please make sure you child always follows the school’s dress code! You can find these guidelines in the Student and Parent Handbook. It is located on pages 25-28. It is your responsibility as the parent to be sure your child comes in with the appropriate attire each day. Thank you for your cooperation in this matter!
Discovery Academy of Science January 11, 2019
Discovery Academy of Science January 11, 2019
20% of ALL sales will benefit
**Be sure to let them know you are with DAS! All play
card purchases must be made at the main counter to
ensure DAS PVO gets credit for all purchases made**
Spirit night at Cicis! At Cicis individuality rules and flavors run free.
Let your appetite go wild with unlimited combinations of pizza, pasta, salad and dessert.
Calling all DAS Family and Friends! Please join us for a fun Friday night movie featuring SMALL FOOT!
PVO will be providing up to 2 slices of pizzas per person, water, and popcorn.
This event is FREE! Just come & relax! Bring your favorite blanket.
Don’t forget to RSVP on our DAS PVO event FB page.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
TIME: 7:00 AM in the Music Room
DATES: Jan. 18 - Feb. 15 - Mar. 22 - Apr. 26 - May 17
RSVP: www.allprodadsday.com/chapters/10948
RSVP is Required—Space is limited for each meeting
For More Info: Mr. Currier - [email protected]
TEAM UP
With other dads and kids at your school for a quick and fun breakfast. You’ll take
away some great tips and resources to help you be the best dad you can be, and
you’ll strengthen your relationship with your kids at the same time.
JOIN US FOR ALL PRO DAD’S DAY
AT DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
Ms. McNally’s
Gifted Class
Next week in Gifted:
Grades 2 and 3: Students will
continue their road trip projects. This
week they will plan ten items to bring
with them in their suitcase and make a
supply list with a given budget. In
Challenge Math we will solving
problems that involve multiplication.
Grade 4: We will finish our research
and present our famous
mathematicians from our “Math Hall of
Fame” project. We will also begin a new
chapter on fractions in Challenge
Math-Upper Elementary.
Grade 5: We will continue to work on
solving algebraic expressions with
multiple variables. This week, we will
solve problems with “y” as well as “x.”
We will also continue working on The
Island project. This week students will
be planning a team to bring with them
and making a supply list for the trip.
Reminders:
No school January 21- MLK Day
Awards Ceremony (grades 2 and 3): January 29th at
5:15
Awards Ceremony (grades 4 and 5): January 30th at
5:15
Contact:
727-369-6361 x147
Notes From Mr. Currier’s Music Class
CONCERT BAND CLUB:
Selections we are working on:
Fundamental Warm Ups
Bugler’s Dream, Conquest, Inception, Fanfare Of Discovery
Please have students keep their music in a folder. If your student
does not have their music, please see Mr. Currier
BAND EXTRA HELP
If your student needs extra help, I am available before school. Please email
[email protected] to schedule extra lessons
WELCOME TO MUSIC CLASS!!!!
Grades 2-5 will begin their music classes
starting Monday 1/14/19
Music Trivia
After signing up with Island Def Jam, Katy Perry was originally envisaged as a
gritty Avril Lavigne style act before eventually re-emerging with Capitol Rec-
ords with her signature bubblegum pop sound.
Please don’t forget to send a snack with your students everyday. The snack must be a healthy one, such as fruit, vegetables, granola bars, chex mix, and pretzels. Also, please send their water bottles everyday.
It’s important to sign your child’s agenda everyday. This will have their color from the day as well as their homework. They NEED to bring this agenda book to EACH of their classes!
Reminders
Mr. Wheat’s CLass
In the classroom:REading: Students are learning to do different literature circle roles (Discussion Leader, Summarizer, Illustrator, Word Wizard, Connector, Character Commander). They will begin their literature groups this week or next.
writing:Students will be working on using main topic and key details to help them write an expository text.
Math: Students will review finding total amounts, adding and subtracting money amounts, making change, and solving word problems including money.
Science: Review of the seasons, weather and its effects from Chapter 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge through the completion of a test.
Social studies: Students can use different types of maps to identify map elements. Students can identify specific places using a map.
Upcoming Events:January’s Character Education word is Integrity.
January 11th: Report cards will go home please be sure to sign and return ASAP.
January 21st: No School MLK Day
February 12th: 2nd grade’s day to participate during the week of the Arts.
Ms. Christianson Classroom News
January 14th -18th 2019
Greetings Parents,Please don’t forget to send a snack with your students everyday. The snack must be a healthy one, such as fruit, vegetables, granola bars, chex mix, and pretzels. Also, please send their water bottles everyday.
Thank You forsuch a wonderfulHolidayCelebration!
Reading: Students will be reviewing Asking and Answering Questions. Also, they will be reviewing Main Topics and Key Details.Writing: Students will be working on using main topic and key details to help them write an expository text.Math: Students will review finding total amounts, adding and subtracting money amounts, making change, and solving word problems including money.Science: Review of the seasons, weather and its effects from Chapter 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge through the completion of a test.Social Studies: Students can use different types of maps to identify map elements. Students can identify specific places using a map.
Character education word for January is Integrity.January 11th: Report cards go home.January 21st: No School, MLK Day Observerd. February 12th: 2nd grade’s day to participate during the week of the Arts.
Please don’t forget to send a snack with your students everyday. The snack must be a healthy one, such as fruit, vegetables, granola bars, chex mix, and pretzels. Also, please send their water bottles everyday.
It’s important to sign your child’s agenda everyday. This will have their color from the day as well as their homework. They NEED to bring this agenda book to EACH of their classes!
All Star Stats
Miss Armstrong’s Athletes
In the classroom:REading: Students will be reviewing Asking and Answering Questions. Also, they will be reviewing and practicing main topics and key details.
writing:Students will be working on using main topic and key details to help them write an expository text.
Math: Students will review finding total amounts, adding and subtracting money amounts, making change, and solving word problems including money.
Science: Review of the seasons, weather and its effects from Chapter 3. Students will demonstrate knowledge through the completion of a test.
Social studies: Students can use different types of maps to identify map elements. Students can identify specific places using a map.
Upcoming Events:January’s Character Education word is Integrity.
January 11th: Report cards will go home please be sure to sign and return ASAP.
January 21st: No School MLK Day
February 12th: 2nd grade’s day to participate during the week of the Arts.
Quote of the Week
Congratulations to Alexander Rule. He was this week’s Super Scholar. Alex is a vivacious reader, a math master and has a wonderful sense of humor.
Keep shining bright, Alex!
Monday, January 21st Martin Luther King, Jr Day- No School Tuesday, January 29th Awards Ceremony February 11-15th Week of the Arts Weds/Thurs, February 13-14th Parent/Teacher Conferences
Congratulations to Irem Akbaba! She is the Student if the Month! Irem displays the character trait “empathy” on a daily basis. We love how she reminds everybody to believe
in yourself!
“Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for
authority.”
~Vince Lombardi
Mrs. Smyth’s Super Scholar News for the Week o f January 7 t h – 11 t h
This Week’s Learning
Important Dates
Notes from Teacher
Congratulations to Ethan Siegel! He lost his tooth on Wednesday. Ethan’s smile
can light up a room!
Math-Mania! These mathematicians are helping their friends with The Lattice Method.
Happy Birthday to Casey Duff! Her birthday was on January 5th. We hope it
was amazing!
Important Notices
This week in:
Mrs. B’s Class
Week of January 14th to January 18th
Working on our Holiday STEM challenge: can you build the tallest Christmas tree?
• January 19th- NO SCHOOL MLK Day
• January 29th- First Quarter Awards Ceremony
• January 26th- Open House• February 11th- 14th – Week of the
Arts at DAS• Valentine’s Day STEM project
due by February 13th.
Reading/Writing: Next week, students will review compound
words and how identifying compound words can help them better
understand what they are reading and be a better reader. In
writing, students will be crafting a multi-paragraph (3-5)
persuasive essay! There will be a spelling and vocabulary test on
Friday.
Math: Our mathematicians will continue in Unit 5, learning about
equivalent fractions, how to organize fractions by their value, and
reviewing multiplication strategies.
Science: Our student scientists will begin chapter 4 and answer the
question, “What is energy?”
Social Studies: Students will be reading about how environment
influences settlement in next week’s Florida Studies Weekly.
Ms. Banach, Grade 3 January 11th, 2019
Important things!
Vocabulary Words: Riverbank, Woodland, Cottonmouth, and Bandwagon.
Spelling Words
1. Afternoon
2. Bathtub
3. Breakfast
4. Fingertip
5. Fireplace
6. Flagpole
7. Notebook
8. Pancake
9. Raincoat
10. Shoestring
11. Snowflake
12. Sunshine
13. Wheelchair
14. Worksheet
15. Flowerpot
Here’s what we’ll be learning next week: ELA- We will work on compound words. Math- We will work on multiplying two digit numbers. Science- We will begin our new unit on forms of energy. Writing- We will be working on persuasive essays!
Owl Aboard!
Interesting Fact of the Week: Did you know a python can swallow a goat whole!?
Math Strategy of the Week: Keep working on those multiplication facts! Pick up some flash cards and practice each night!
A Note from Ms. Banach
Make sure you are reading every night. I want everyone to meet their AR goal this quarter!
Mr. Frost’s Newsletter Week of January 14th, 2019
Important Dates:
1/19/19- Saturday School Begins1/21/19- MLK Day- No School1/30/19- 4th Grade Award Ceremony2/13-2/14 Parent-Teacher Conferences (Sign-up Genius email will be sent out next week)
Spelling list for next week:
4th Grade Advanced/Gifted
Vocabulary1. clamor: a loud outcry, uproar,
demand, complaint or shouting2. conduct: to lead or guide3. defile: to spoil something by making
it less pure; to corrupt 4. depict: show (someone or
something) in a picture, drawing, painting, photograph, etc.
5. divulge: make (something private, secret, or previously unknown) known to public; disclose; reveal
6. edifice: 1. a building or structure that is large and impressive
7. empirical: relying on or derived from observation or experiment rather than theory or pure logic
8. emulate: try to equal or excel (someone or something you admire), typically by imitation
Contact [email protected]
Congratulations to Allison S. for being our student of the month!
1.Mexico 2.instant 3.burglar 4.museum 5.normal 6.contentment 7.cloudiness 8.consider 9.suggested 10.illustrated 11.corresponding 12.presenting 13.pronouncing 14.beginning 15.committing 16.divisor 17.dividend 18.remainder 19.analyze 20.unpredictable 21.collectively
Ms. Lowe’s Fourth Grade Class For Week Of: January 14-18
+ Unit: Investigating Characters+ Compare and Contrast+ Writing a 5 Paragraph Essay+ Citing Evidence In A Text
+ Unit: Division+ Long Division Strategies+ Partial Quotient+ Multi-Step Word Problems+ Missing lengths/width
+ Unit: Heat and Energy+ Types of heat+ Types of energy
+ Unit: Florida’s History+ Pirates impact on Florida
$20 ART WEEK MONEY DUE
1/18- $1 Popcorn Day
1/21- MLK Jr. Day- No School
1/25- $5 Dress Down Day
1/30- 4th/5th Grade Award
Ceremony at 5:00
1. officers2. difference3. scene4. decision5. circus6. cement7. audience8. introduce9. certain10. ounce
11. passage12. general13. exchange14. badge15. manner16. orange17. gingerly18. arranged19. languages20. villagers
We are learning…
Reading: We are learning about personification and analyzing different styles of poetry.Writing: We are composing poems.Math: We are learning about Operations with Fractions.
Social Studies: We will be learning about the American Revolution.
Science: We are continuing our unit on Properties of Matter. We are working on solutions and mixtures. I have sent home the guidelines and due dates for the Science Fair!
Important Dates:
Jan 11th: Student Science Fair Idea is due today! Jan 21st: No School ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. DayJan 30th:Awards Ceremony 5:15pmFeb 13th – Feb 14th: Early Release 1:00, Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:30-5:30Feb 18th: No School for studentsMar 22nd: Science Presentation DueMar 29th: STEM Night 6-9 PM at Dunedin Recreation Center
Week of the Arts will be happening in February! Don’t forget to get your permission slips and money in by February 11th!
Starting this semester, students will need to be doing online learning at home for 30 minutes: NWEA learning path on ELA, Math, and Science on Study Island.
Week of the Arts will be happening in February! Don’t forget to get your permission slips and money in by February 11th!
Starting this semester, students will need to be doing online learning at home for 30 minutes: NWEA learning path on ELA, Math, and Science on Study Island.
News:
This week in:
Ms. Werneke’s Class5th Grade Advanced/Gifted
Week of Jan. 14-18, [email protected]
January News in Mrs. Broccard’s Class
727.330.2424 x146 [email protected]
Announcements:
We are running low on tissues and Lysol wipes. With cold and flu season upon us,
we are going through these items quite fast. If you can send in either tissues or
wipes for our desks, it would be greatly appreciated.
Academics:
ELA: We will begin our unit on poetry and writing, writing, writing in preparation
for the FSA writing assessment.
Math: We will review for (Friday and Monday) and then take our Unit 4 test
(Tuesday) before we move into Unit 5 where we’ll be working with fractions (with
adding, subtracting, multiplying and functions.) Making sure your student has a
solid foundation of multiplication skills will allow them to grasp these new
concepts much easier. Prodigy math games make learning and practicing these
skills fun!
Science: Our new science unit will be on Energy in all it’s forms.
Reminders Homework: Q3 RAPPS responses will be assigned on Monday’s and are due
on the following Monday, with one response assigned each week. Please
check DAS connect for the response item that has been assigned for the
week. An exemplar text will be posted in the resources as well. We are
focusing in writing multi-paragraph responses with correct punctuation,
spelling, grammar, and capitalization. Students should be providing text
specific evidence with elaboration. We will focus on a different area of
RAPPPS each week as we hone our writing skills.
Technology at Home:
MAP learning path will be graded on completion on a weekly basis.
Students should complete two items each week. We will begin this as soon
as learning paths are updated with the most current MAP information.
Classroom based assignments are also on Study Island to enhance,
preview, and enrich skills. Students should be reading a minimum of 20
minutes a day. Reading with the RAPPS response question in mind can
make a great impact on your child’s progress with writing to the prompt.
Important Dates:
January 15 return your student’s
report card acknowledgement form
January 18th
2019-20 Re-enrollment forms due
January 21th
No School MLK Day
January 26th DAS Open House for
new enrollees
January 30th Book Orders Due
Congratulations to Ben Moore, our December Student of the Month
for Empathy.
January 11, 2019
Ms. Adams room 206 January 11, 2019
HISTORY: Analyzing The United States Constitution and Compromises that were made; Delving deeper.
ELA: FSA writing test preparations. We are working on identifying a variety of text tasks, audiences, and purposes for writing proficiently. We are also practicing citing sources with textual evidence, punctuation, complete sentences, and legibility of written responses.
50% Study island NWEA Learning Path Blue Ribbon Goals Due February 8th
50% NEWSELA Articles (8 articles-including 4 Power Word articles) are Due February 8th
We are all Somewhere in Time! My Phone #360-477-1431 [email protected]
INTEGRITY
SELF DISCIPLINE, RESPECT HONESTY,
EMPATHY & RESPONSIBILITY
Weekly Assignments due Every Friday:
2- Study Island Blue Ribbon Topics.
2- NEWSELA Articles.
Reminder: I am available for your child every
morning from 7-8 am. & during homework club Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 2:45-3:30 pm.
6TH GRADE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS & HISTORY
IMPORTANT NEWS
* SEMESTER ONE REPORT CARDS WENT HOME TODAY! * Parent-Teacher-Student conferences coming up 2nd week in
February. ** WEEK OF THE ARTS In FEBRUARY: Don’t forget to send in
your child’s participation fee; this is going to be an awesome DAS experience
Mrs. Duff’s Math & Science Class
Math 6th:+ Monday: Terminating and repeating
decimals+ Tuesday: iXL Review+ Wednesday: Compare and order
rational numbers+ Thursday: Coordinate plane+ Friday: Coordinate plane activity and
practice
Science:+ Monday: cell city presentations+ Tuesday: cell city presentations and
review+ Wednesday: Cell membrane osmosis+ Thursday: Cell membrane osmosis+ Friday: cell membrane diffusion
Math 7th:+ Monday: Dividing fractions+ Tuesday: iXL review+ Wednesday: Test+ Thursday: Algebraic expression and
sequencing+ Friday: Properties of operations
January 16th Advanced math Test
January 19th Saturday school starts
February 4th Snickerdoodle art money due
I hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break. As
we move into the new year we will be really putting a
focus on math standards getting ready for the FSA.
Please make sure your child is completing iXL weekly.
They will also be getting FSA coaching books which they
will have homework from weekly. Wednesday I sent
home NWEA result with your child so please check for
that as well. I also wanted to remind everyone about
Snickerdoodle art that will be happening in February. If
you are interested in having your child participate
please sent in the form with $20 no later that February
4th.
Erna Gradisic January 10th
Hunter Taylor January 19th
+ 6th Grade iXL M.2,3,4,5,6 Due 1/22/19 + 7th Grade iXL G.3,7,10, 13 O.6 Due 1/22/17
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Mr. HANNON
Science
at
DAS
Biology
This week our biology students
started on botany. Studying plant
anatomy and physiology as well as
how they’re classified. Expect a quiz
late next week.
8th Grade
8th grade is looking into the difference
between a scientific law, a scientific
theory, and a scientific hypothesis.
Hint: Theory doesn’t mean what you
think it does.
7th Grade
Our students started this week on
relationships between organisms.
Symbiosis is a huge part of ecology
and not just the basis for a great
movie based on a space alien and a
reporter.
REMEMBER
New year, new semester, new quarter, new start. You’re starting the
quarter with an A, all you have to do is keep it.
If you’re turning in late work online, please leave me a note in the turn-in
box so I know to look for it. Otherwise I likely won’t see it.
Don’t forget to get your money in for week of the arts.
Listen to the
experts, they’ll tell
you why it can’t be
done. Then do it.
-Robert Heinlein
January 08-11, 2019
Kwasnicki’sNews
Welcome Back DAS Tigers!Things to keep in mind for this upcoming
week:
1. Dress Code: please review with your
student. This includes jackets!
2. Money is due soon for the week of the
arts from Febuary 11-14: Every
student will paint their own canvas
creation and paint another canvas
which will be part of a larger mural
displayed in our schools for many
years to come.
Important Dates• 1/11 Report
Cards Home
• 1/21: No School
8thThe election of 1800
7thLegislative Powers
This month’s Character Trait
Integrity
BIENVENIDOS 6 GRADERS TO OUR SPANISH CLASS!
ENERO 6
2018
Noticias de la Clase de español para
Mr. Zehnder’s Math Class
Next Week: January 14 - January 18
Week of 1/07 in Review:
Algebra 1: We picked up from where we left off before the break by exploring exponential functions and
applying transformations to parent functions.
7th Grade Math & 7th Grade Advanced: We transitioned from simplifying algebraic expression to
solving one-step equations. We applied addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division properties of
equality to isolate and solve variables.
Pre-Algebra: We completed our unit on functions by exploring quadratic functions and real-life
applications. We created tables and graphed quadratic functions to visualize scenarios in gaming.
Next Week
Algebra 1: We will enter into our final week of the exponential functions unit and start our introduction
to geometric sequences. We will have a test on Friday, 1/18.
7th Grade Math & 7th Grade Advanced: We will apply our steps to solve one-step equations to
multi-step algebraic equations. We will have a quiz on Friday, 1/18.
Pre-Algebra: We will begin our Quarter 3 unit on Geometry. We will work up from points and lines to
triangles and the pythagorean theorem.
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Parents and Students! Our school will be participating in the Week of the Arts from February 11-14. We
are encouraging ALL DAS students to participate in this event. The cost is only $20 per child. Every
student will paint their own canvas creation and paint another canvas which will be part of a larger mural
displayed in our schools for many years to come. Students in my 7A Algebra class, bring in the $20
ASAP to sign up!
Mr. Almy’s ELA Newsletter
For the Weeks of Jan. 8th-11th
THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK 8A worked in the Close Reader on “Man-Made Monsters” by Daniel Cohen on pp.35-40. 8B completed “My Friend Douglass” by Russell Freedman on pp.43-48 of the Close Reader.
Students should be earning Blue Ribbons on two standards a night in Study Island. Parents encourage your students to make a daily habit of this (Mon.-Thurs.).
Next week, 8A and 8B will begin reading Lord of the Flies. 7A and 7B will be reading A Wrinkle in Time. Students should get their own copies, so they can make annotations.
REFLECTION “The worst enemy to
creativity is self-
doubt.”
-Sylvia Plath
Announcements
• Students should do
fifteen minutes of
I.R. a night.
• Mr. Almy needs
book donations for
his class library
(classic novels,
contemporary
fiction, teen fiction,
etc.)!
Miss Castelow’s Physical Education
Class January 11, 2019
This week in PE class:
We participated in the PAC-
ER test in order to compare
current fitness level to our
fitness level at the begin-
ning of the school year!
Hopefully all students have
improved!
This is the last week for 6th
grade PE
7th and 8th grade PE
begins Monday, Janu-
ary 14th!
Students will have the
option to bring a
change of athletic
clothes for PE class
DAS Fresh Market Update!
We will meet again next
Tuesday! Our garden is
looking great!
Character Trait of the
Month:
INTEGRITY
We discussed many ways of
how to show integrity dur-
ing PE class!
