Mavericks Team Update
Monday, May 8, 2017
Announcements
We are working on some fun units! Our learning is not done even though MAP is done. :)
Important dates for this week:
May 9: Spring Choir Concert 7pm - 8pm @ Eastgate Auditorium
May 11: NO EARLY RELEASE Students will be released at 3 pm
May 11: Last day for EDP
What did we do in class today?
Math:Phase 1: Students are beginning a "Game of Life" project that will last the rest of the year. Today we have various guest speakers throughout talking to classes about their career, the path they took to get there, and the pros and cons of their work. Students will take notes about the various careers presented, starting to think about which career may best fit them.
ELA: Today students are being introduced to spoken word poetry. We will be analyzing the effects of spoken word poetry and how the meaning and effect differs than written word poetry.
ELA (Mrs. Brown): Students will begin reading the story "Who Cares About Uncle Edgar"
Social Studies: Reading about the Civil War through historical fiction. Projects are due Friday.
Upcoming Dates to Remember
May 17: Mavericks Field Trip to the College Basketball Experience
May 17: Competitive Drama 4:30pm-8pm
May 18: Renaissance Worlds of Fun Field Trip 9:30 am - 5:15 pm (for students who made Renaissance for 3rd qtr)
May 18: NO EARLY RELEASE Students will be released at 3 pm
May 19: 8th Grade Dance 6pm - 8pm at Eastgate
May 22: Eastgate Academy Award Night
May 25: Last day of school! (tentative) Students released at 11:15pm!
Contact Information
(816) 321-4204
Jessica Nolin, Science
(816) 321-5829
Troy Sielaff, Social Studies
(816) 321-6137
Leslie Goodwin, English Language Arts
(816) 321-4691
Additional Resources and Links
E-Campus (Blackboard) Username - student lunch number, password- student's birthdate (MMDDYYY)
I-Ready The I-Ready program provides students with lessons and assessments to strengthen their knowledge Math and ELA concepts. The Math and ELA teachers use this program in class frequently, and will use the students' scores on the assessments that follow the lessons in their grade books. We strongly encourage students working on lessons at home if possible. The student username is the student's ID #@nkcschools.org (123456@nkcschools.org, for example) and the password is the student's birthdate (MMDDYYYY).
PowerSchool Be sure to sign up for a Parent Portal account! From this account you can view student's grades and attendance. Don't have a parent portal account? Contact the EGMS office to obtain one.
Scholastic Scholastic Reading Clubs allow parents and students to order book and other items at an affordable price. If you use Mrs. Goodwin's classroom code, N8ZDY , when you check out, you earn free books for the ELA classroom! Want to write a check? That's fine! Simply write the check to Scholastic and turn it into Mrs. Goodwin. Monthly paper catalogues are available in Mrs. Goodwin's room as well.
Eastgate Middle School Calendar
Eastgate Middle School Website