10/26/22 - High School Entrance Exam
10/28/22 - Middle School Dance
11/8/22 - Election Day - No School
11/17/22 - Field Trip TBD
11/21/22 - Parent/Teacher Conferences Q1
11/22-25/22 - Thanksgiving Holiday Break
12/2/22 - GoCPS Application Closes
Homeroom/Advisory - We will continue the 7 Mindsets: Unit 1.4 with a focus on Everything is Possible: Act and Adjust. We are continuing to read Chapters 9&10 of Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson as our Equity Read Aloud on Wednesdays. Thursdays - students will have time for Free Reading. On Friday, we will check Google Classroom Submissions to ensure all assignments were submitted, checked Aspen Gradebook for any missing word/assignments or opportunities for retakes, cleaned out binders, desks and lockers as needed.
ELA - This coming week, students will review 12th Night and key elements of the play (thesis, character types) in preparation for the Final Multiple Choice Exam on Friday. Students will participate in a Shakespeare Escape Room to learn more about the Bard and his times. Students will be working in and outside of class on their 12th Final Projects which are due on Friday.
Write - Students will practice grammar using Quill to continue to work on personalized skills from our diagnostic quiz on an ongoing basis and in preparation for the High School Entrance Exam.
Civics/Social Science - Students will continue Launch 1.6: What are our Responsibilities to our Democracy and Communities? Students will complete Launch 1 by creating and adding to their visual timelines of learning. Students will continue their Annotated Bibliography of sources for their History Fair topic using a template to guide their citations.
Upcoming Events:
If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].