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January 11, 2016 Crown Pointe Academy Volume 11 Number 18
January 11-15
Monday, January 11:
dipper doodle bar
crispy chicken sandwich, celery sticks with ranch
Tuesday, January 12:
Math Counts 3:45-4:30
Spike League Volleyball 6:30-8:00pm
cinnamon grahams & string cheese
cheese pizza panda pie (V) , turkey and cheese sandwich,
broccoli florets
Wednesday, January 13:
Open Gym K-8, 7:00-7:35
Destination Imagination 3:30-5:00
FISH 3:45-5:00
CPA Yearbook 3:45-4:45
Middle School Geography Bee 4:00-5:30
BAAC meeting 4:30-6:30
CPA Board Meeting 7:00-9:00pm
*NEW* lemon muffin
hotdog (DF) , sliced glazed carrots
Thursday, January 14:
Destination Imagination 3:30-5:00
Student Council 3:45-4:30
Spike League Volleyball 6:30-8:00pm
whole wheat bagel with cheddar cheese & orange juice
breakfast for lunch: pancakes with omelet (V) , taco dip
w/flatbread (V), cherry tomatoes and pinto beans
Friday, January 15:
Middle School Honor Roll Breakfast
zac omega strawberry bar
cheesy chicken quesadilla, ham & cheese sandwich, seasoned
corn
Middle School Newsletter
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Science with Mrs. Roe [email protected] X504
Week of January 11-15 :
What we are learning and big assignments:
6th Grade: We are beginning our ecosystem unit. The semester
projects are being sent home today and they will need to work on
them at home.
7th Grade: We are continuing to study the human body. Studying
notes everyday will be really important to stay on top of our class
work.
8th Grade: We will be starting our chemistry unit with a review
of the periodic table. Home work will be coming this week but
studying for 10 min a day will be an important habit.
Upcoming events and deadlines:
6th Grace: Ecosystems Part 1 Due February 5
Attention 8th Grade Parents!
The next Continuation meeting is on Monday, January 11th at
4:45
p.m.
We need pictures! Please find and submit pictures of your
8th
grader for the memory book and slide show. We need the
following
pictures for each student:
A baby picture
A current picture
3-5 pictures of the in-between years
Any group pictures you have of this 8th grade class
Please send your pictures to
[email protected].
If you only have hard copies, please send them in an
envelope
marked with the student’s name to Mrs. Hughes. Thank you!
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Social Studies with Mrs. Hughes
[email protected] x514
All Classes
The next Continuation meeting for 8th grade parents will be
TODAY, Monday, January 11th at 4:45pm.
Pearson Login
User names: cpafirstname.lastinitial Passwords: CPAlunchcode
They must have internet access on a nightly basis as we will be
relying on our digital texts as well as an online classroom forum
called Google Classroom. Please make a plan so that students can
finish homework on time.
Please make sure you have access to Infinite Campus for grade
information. Please have your student show you our Google Classroom
if you would like to know what is going on.
6th
Grade Social Studies
The United States
Essential Questions: How do you measure success?
Over the next few weeks we will be looking at the geography and
history of the United States.
7th
Grade Social Studies
Ancient Southwest Asia and Africa
Essential Question: What are the consequences of technology?
This week we will be looking at the first empires that emerged
from the Fertile Crescent including Hammurabi and Babylon, and the
Assyrian and Persian Empires.
8th
Grade Social Studies
The Revolution
Essential Question: When is war justified?
This week we will focus on the French and Indian War and
starting the group projects they will be working on. We may get to
causes of the American Revolution.
Continuation Info
Our next meeting is on Monday, Monday, January 11th at 4:45.
Students voted on their class color and shirt design this week.
More info on this will go out this week or next week.
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 we will continue our unit on the novel Iqbal. We will
also practice analyzing
poetry. In addition, students will spend time learning new
vocabulary words in their Rev It Up
workbooks. 1/11/16: Spelling Test #13, 1/13/16: Rev It Up pgs.
114- 115 Due, 1/15/16: Vo-
cabulary Lesson #12 Quiz
7th Grade
This week we will continue our unit on the novel Enrique’s
Journey. We will also prac-
tice analyzing poetry. In addition, students will complete
assignments in their Word Wisdom
workbooks. 1/11/16: Spelling Test #13, 1/13/16: Word Wisdom pgs.
80-83 Due, 1/15/16: Vo-
cabulary Quiz Unit 4 Part 2
8th Grade
This week we will continue our unit on the novel To Kill a
Mockingbird. We will
also practice analyzing poetry. In addition, students will
complete assignments in their Word
Wisdom workbooks. 1/11/16: Spelling Test #13, 1/13/16: Word
Wisdom pgs. 80-83 Due,
1/15/16: Vocabulary Quiz Unit 4 Part 2
7th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, and Geometry with
Ms. Wood [email protected] ext. 512
In 7th Grade Math we will finish up module 8 with angle
relationships. We will take
our Module 8 Quiz on Wednesday, January 13th. We Will then move
into Module
9 with circumference.
In 8th Grade Math we will continue solving systems of equations
by substitution and
elimination. We will take a quiz on 8.1-8.3 on Friday, January
15th.
In Geometry we will take a Quiz on 7.1-7.4 on Monday, January
11th. We will then
finish Chapter 7 with applying the tangent, sine, and cosine
ratios. We will review
Chapter 7 on Friday and take our test on Tuesday, January
19th.
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6th Grade Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra with
Mr. Armstrong [email protected] x510
7th Grade Writing- Students will read chapters 3-7 in Anne
Frank: A Photographic Story of a Life,
which will be paired with Anne's diary entries. Students will
complete summaries for the first three sec-
tions in their summary packet. This will be checked for
participation in class. Students will also answer
discussion questions for each section we read. Responses will be
written in class and will be collected
at the end of the unit. This week, students will learn about
different types of pronouns and practice
pronoun / antecedent agreement.
6th Grade Writing- This week will be read chapters 6-13 in I am
Malala. Students will complete sum-
maries in their summary packet. This will be checked for
participation in class and students will have
time to complete it in class. Students will also answer
discussion questions for each section we read.
Responses will be written in class and will be collected at the
end of the unit. What students do not
finish in class is homework. For our grammar lesson, students
will learn about pronouns / antecedents
and will practice identifying them in sentences.
8th Writing: I am so pleased with the revisions students are
making on their Book Thief paragraphs!
This week, they will be working on revising and editing these
paragraphs during Cougar Time. The fi-
nal drafts will be submitted on their Cougar Time Google
Classroom and will be due on Friday, January
15th.
This week, we will focus on two skills that the classes struggle
with: commas and short response ques-
tions. Students will likely have homework 2 days this week - one
for each skill.
6th Grade Math- We will finish Module 8 this week. Our
investigation of percents will take us
to the Unit 3 Test. This test will cover Modules 6, 7 and 8.
Start studying on Monday for 15-20
minutes a night to give yourself the best set up for success on
the test on Friday.
8th Grade Math- We continue to look at Systems of Linear
Equations this week. We learned
how to solve by graphing, but now we will get into solving with
Algebra. Solving systems by
substitution and elimination are going to be explored this
week.
Algebra- We continue with Chapter 7. We will have a 7.1-7.5 quiz
on Wednesday. After that,
we will learn about polynomials in lessons 7.6 and 7.7.
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 2
nd quarter, 7.5 hours at the end of 3
rd quarter, and 10 hours at the May 11
th 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.
Community Service
Students can turn their hours in to the bin marked “Return
Completed Forms Here” on the black tower in my room. 2
nd quarter hours are due December 11
th.
Total Middle School Hours Completed: 1318.25
10 Hour Students 20 Hour Stu-
dents
30 Hour Stu-
dents
Ahlinna L.-14, Dominic O-O.-11, Cameron S.-10, Ethan
S.-10,Krystal F.-14, Jonathan L.-10, Cameron W.-10,
Michaella W.-12,Ciara C.-10, Dominic L.-15, Noah S.-10, Marina
T.-10, Zek B.-11, David C.-13, Mya O-O.-10, Sa-brina B.-18.5,
Alicia S.-11,Priscila O-O.-10, Dale W.-10.5, Jaden C.-12, J’lyssa
M.-15,Maddie S.-10, Serenity T.-13, Anthony V.-10, Xalen
W.-12,Natalia M.-18, Yuritzi P-C.-
10.5, Asher A.-11.5, Asia P.-11,Haley M.-11, Justin R.-13,
Francisco L.-12, Ruben P.-10, Joe Q.-15,Edgar Z.-10,
Maria R-D-12, Mariah M.-11, Gabe G.-19, Moose G.-10, Lizeth
G.-10, Jaelyn M.-10, Izaiah T.-12, Josh G.-18.5,
Shjon S.-11.5
Marissa A.-24
Carlee K.-20
Hector S.-27
Kenny H.-20
Anthony A.-22
Isabel C.-27.25
Jackie A.-26
Janett A.-21
Aureauna N-B.-20
Mazie V.-32
Trevin J.-31
