MGM 7th Grade House News
November 10, 2017
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School website: mgms.lexington1.net
Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
Administration: Dr Bill Coon - bcoon@lexington1.net
Dr Natalie Osborne Smith - nsmith@lexington1.net
Kailanya Brailey - kbrailey@lexington1.net
Kyle Meetze - kmeetze@lexington1.net
House Leader - Tracey West - twest@lexington1.net
Content Area Teachers:
ELA Aimee Gallert - agallert@lexington1.net
Mindy Matthews - mhmatthews@lexington1.net
Janna Petersen- jpetersen@lexington1.net
Social Studies Courtney Garrison -cgarrison@lexington1.net
Ryan Miles - rmiles@lexington1.net S
arah Huey-Clowney - shuey-clowney@lexington1.net
Science: Ally Carraway -acarraway@lexington1.net
Sara Loper - sloper@lexington1.net
Dr Jessica Quinton - jquinton@lexington1.net
Math: Allee Mathis - amathis@lexington1.net
Kari Burnett- kburnett@lexington1.net
Ashley Seats - aseats@lexington1.net
Tracey West-twest@lexington1.net
Encore Teachers
Drama - Rachel Cooper - rlcooper@lexington1.net
Orchestra - Jennifer Mann - jmann@lexington1.net
Dance - Katie Hilliger - khilliger@lexington1.net
Dance - Kara Corley - kccorley@lexington1.net
Band - Glen Funderburk - gfunderburk@lexington1.net
Art - June Collins - jcollins@lexington1.net
Art - Beth Maddox - bmaddox@lexington1.net
Chorus - Anna Carter - amcarter@lexington1.net
STEM - Cliff Roberts - cjroberts@lexington1.net
ICIVICS - Melody Shafer - mshafer@lexington1.net
Outdoor Ed - Phillip Thomas - pthomas@lexington1.net
Outdoor Ed - Stephen Harmon - srharmon@lexington1.net
PE - Candice Cobb - ccobb@lexington1.net
PE - Abby Chisholm - achisholm@lexington1.net
Digital Design - Ryan Panter - rpanter@lexington1.net
Supplemental Math - Ann Bennett - abennett@lexington1.net
Academic Seminar LA - Susan Myrick - smyrick@lexington1.net
Math RTI - Trisha Hamilton - thamilton@lexington1.net
ELA RTI - Rayna Kleckley - rkleckley@lexington1.net
Academic Seminar LA - Jennifer Williams - jbwilliams@lexington1.net
World Language
Latin - Jessica Stolebarger - jstolebarger@lexington1.net
French - Dr. Todd Spaulding - tspaulding@lexington1.net
French - Erin Hamner - ehamner@lexington1.net
French - Cheikh Fall - cfall@lexington1.net
Chinese - Na Zhang - nzhang@lexington1.net
Chinese - Susan Wang - ywang@lexington1.net
Spanish - Esmith Centeno ecentenomoncada@lexington1.net
Spanish - Samantha Simmons - ssimmons@lexington1.net
Spanish - Valentina Salomon msalomon@lexington1.net
Spanish - Franklin Sandoval fsandoval@lexington1.net
Verterans Recognition
We also recognized many 7th graders who made the A and A/B honor roll for the 1st nine weeks. WAY TO GO GATORS!
Learning Commons News
***The Learning Commons has a MakerSpace where students can create and collaborate with different projects and DIY activities during their lunchtime. We would like to have some activities with Lite Brites. If you have old Lite Brites/pieces that you would be willing to donate, please have your student bring them by the Learning Commons. We are also in need of bottle caps. Thanks so much!
Yearbooks
Order your yearbook today!! You can purchase your yearbook online for $60.
Upcoming Assessments
If you have any questions about assessments below, please email your child's teacher!
Math: Data Unit (Chapters 14 and 15) RETAKE- Fri. Nov. 17
Social Studies: See Schoology
Science: Human Body Quest 7 notecatchers are due Monday, Nov. 13th by midnight.
Human Body Quest keynote presentations are due Wednesday, Nov. 15th by midnight (will work on in class Monday & Tuesday). This project will count as a summative project grade.
ELA: Summative Assessment Presentation-Body Biography Group Project - Wednesday, November 15
- Lyddie by Katherine Paterson can be found on Schoology
- Body Biography Rubric can be found on Schoology and annotated in Metamoji
Spelling formative- List 4- Friday, November 17
- List 4 can be found on Schoology in the Spelling List folder
World Language:
French:
Fall:
Novice A:
Nov 14: Formative Interpretive reading
Level 1:
Nov 14: Formative Presentational speaking
Nove 17: Interpretive Reading
Hamner
6th Grade Passport
No assessment next week!
6th Grade Immersion
Monday - Friday, Nov 13-17
Formative Presentational Speaking assessment
Formative Interpretative Reading assessment
7th/8th Grade Level 1:
Monday - Friday, Nov 13-17
Formative Presentational Speaking assessment
Formative Interpretative Reading assessment
Spaulding
7th grade Immersion/Passport: Thursday & Friday: Formative IPA: Interpersonal Speaking & Presentational Writing
Level 2: Thursday & Friday Formative IPA: Interpersonal Speaking; Presentational Writing
Pontens
8th grade Immersion/Passport: 11/08/17- 11/09/17
French Passport:
French Immersion: Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
French 2:
Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment
Chinese: (Zhang & Wang)
Novice A: Nov. 14: Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment
Nov.15-17 Formative Interpersonal Speaking Assessment
Level 1: Nov. 14: Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment
Nov.15-17 Formative Interpersonal Speaking Assessment
Level 2: Nov. 14: Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment
Nov.15-17 Formative Interpersonal Speaking Assessment
Spanish:
Salomon
Novice A:
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/14
Presentational Writing Formative Assessment: 11/15 - 11/16
Level 1:
Interpersonal Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/09
Presentational Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/14 - 11/15
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/17
Simmons
Novice A:
Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment: Tuesday 11/14
Formative Presentational Writing Assessment: Due Friday 11/17
Level 2:
Formative Interpretive Reading Assessment: Friday 11/10
Formative Interpersonal Speaking Assessments: Wednesday-Friday 11/14-17
Formative Presentational Writing Assessment: Due Friday 11/17
Sandoval
Novice A:
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/14
Presentational Writing Formative Assessment: 11/15 - 11/16
Level 1:
Interpersonal Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/09
Presentational Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/14 - 11/15
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/17
Novice A: Friday 09/15- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
Level 1: See Schoology
Centeno
Novice A:
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/14
Presentational Writing Formative Assessment: 11/15 - 11/16
Level 1:
Interpersonal Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/09
Presentational Speaking Formative Assessment: 11/14 - 11/15
Interpretive Reading Formative Assessment: 11/17
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS:
Novice A:
10/10 Interpretive Reading Summative Assessment.
10/12 Interpersonal Writing Summative Assessment.
10-16 to 10/19 Presentational Writing Summative Assessment.
Level 1:
10/9 Presentational Speaking Summative Assessment.
10/10 Interpretive Listening Summative Assessment.
10/11 Interpersonal Writing Summative Assessment.
Latin:
Stolebarger
Novice A: Episode 1.3 Assessment moved to 11/13
Level 1: Stage 6 Vocabulary Quiz 11/16
Level 2: Stage 16 11/7-11/22
ENCORE NEWS
Week of Nov. 13
7th Grade Theatre: Duet and group scenes are coming along- performance dates to come.
7th and 8th Grade Choir: The MGM Chorus “informance” will be on Tuesday, November 14th at 12:30pm in the auditorium. Both the MGM Concert Choir and Honor Choir will perform at this time.
Thank you for sharing your children with us each day!
#MGMtakesDC
Don't forget that all Washington, DC field study permission forms/behavior contracts and your $85 deposit is due by November 4th. Deposits are paid to GroupTravel and permission forms go to the social studies teachers at Meadow Glen. Please do not send or make checks out to Meadow Glen Middle.
Click the links below or see your child's social studies schoology page for more info:
Parent Meeting's Slide Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_dcmvZS5k-bh4fRBMnjNoUdRHBP0Qsw3BTVHZpZzxbM/edit?usp=sharing
Permission form packet: Printable is attached.
Potential Chaperones:
1. Complete the google form link: https://goo.gl/forms/tiJBDXrlzPzCnNMC3
2. Complete the volunteer profile form in the packet and turn in a copy of your Driver's License.
Send questions and return completed forms to your child's social studies teacher.