All Social Studies Fall Midterms will be on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

• 6th: This week students applied their knowledge of Human geography and culture to their Cartography project by creating a poster to incorporate the Five Themes of Geography and culture to their project. It was exciting to see them engaged and having fun. Next Tuesday December 13th students will take their midterm final exam. The midterm final will count as a fourth Summative grade. There is a review assignment in Schoology that students can use to prepare. Students will spend time reviewing in class as well

• 7th: This week, Texas History students will take their final exam. This exam will be given on Tuesday, 12/13, and it will count as a fourth summative grade. When we return in January, we will start our study of the Texas Revolution. Enjoy the break!

• 8th: This week, students concluded their final unit of the semester. On Tuesday, students completed their Unit 5 test over the Early Republic. They spent the rest of the week reviewing information from throughout the semester for our upcoming Midterm Final Exam. The Midterm Final will be given on Tuesday, Dec. 13th and will count as a Summative grade in the gradebook.

All Math Fall Semester Midterms will be on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.

• 6th: Our final assessments and exams will occur this week. On Monday, December 12, On-Level Math will be assessed on conversions and proportions, and Advanced Math will take their Unit 5 Assessment on expressions. All 6th grade math students will take their final exam on Wednesday, December 14.

• 7th: This week 7th grade On-Level students will demonstrate their understanding of writing inequalities/equations with a Formative Quiz then begin preparing for the 12/14 Summative Semester Final Exam.

• 8th: During the final week we will be preparing for the Semester Final Monday and Tuesday and testing on Wednesday December 14.

• Algebra: During the final week we will be preparing for the Semester Final Monday and Tuesday and testing on Wednesday, 12/14. Consistent with High School and District Policy, this test is Mandatory and will be 10% of the semester overall grade. IT WILL NOT replace a test grade as it did in the past few years! Should students need to complete missing assignments from Unit 6, those can be submitted NO LATER than Thursday, 12/15. Retests for Unit 6 (should they be necessary) MUST be completed by Friday, 12/16 no exceptions for absences.

• 6th: This week students will complete their final exam on December 12th, and complete all missing assignments before the end of the semester. We will end the week with a Grinch inference in-class project.

• 7th: This week students will continue their independent reading during the first 10 minutes of class. They will participate in a cross-curricular activity by writing eulogies for the frogs that they dissected in science class.

• 8th: The students will continue their independent reading during the first 10 minutes of class. Students will work on procedural texts and be given time to complete any missing assignments before the end of the semester.

• 6th: This week students will take their final exam on Monday, then they will wrap up the semester with some fun Christmas themed review activities.

• 7th: This week students will take their final exam on Monday, then they will wrap up the semester with a final activity for body systems.

• 8th: This week students will take their final exam on Monday, then they will review density from 6th grade with a hands-on lab.

• Interested in helping us make the Lions Video News? Join the LION TECH TEAM today to start participating in this awesome group!! Please visit the library website for more information.

• Battle of the Books and Project Lit:

• Battle of the Books will meet every Wednesday during lunches to prepare for the competition in April.

• Project Lit’s next meeting will be Jan. 12th from 9- 10 am and we will be Students reading the book, Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri.

• Any person interested can still sign up for these book clubs over the next few weeks.

• Battle of the Books Sign Up Form

• Project Lit Sign Up Form (Next meeting will be on Jan. 12th)

In an effort to improve attendance and to encourage our students to meet our behavioral expectations, we are planning grade level field trips for January. We will be going to AR's Entertainment Hub, in Baytown, and the field trip information and requirements for student eligibility are below.

Dates: 6th Grade Tuesday 1/24; 7th Grade Wednesday 1/25; 8th Grade 1/27

• Student Cost: $35 - Due no later than January 13. Payment information will be sent out by December 2.
• Admission includes: roller skating, mini golf, bumper cars, laser tag, and bowling
• A $10 Arcade game card
• 2 slices of pizza and a soft drink
• Chaperoned by WMS staff
• Buses will leave the campus at 8:30AM and return by 2PM

• The payment deadline is firm. No late payments will be accepted, no payments will be accepted at the venue, no refunds will be given to students that fail to meet the eligibility requirements.
• Students are welcome to bring cash to purchase additional food, snacks, and arcade cards.

Eligibility requirements:

• All fees for temporary ID’s must be paid
• Students must have a hard ID badge for the day of the trip
• No more than 5 absences between November 14th and January 20th
• No more than 1 day of detention between November 14th and January 20th
• No ISS, OSS, DAEP between November 14th and January 20th
• Must have earned at least 75 ELITE points between November 14th and Jan 20th
• This Permission Slip must be submitted by January 20th..

If you have any questions, please email James.okeeffe@humbleisd.net

• We will NOT meet the week of 12/05.

• Optional meetings Monday 12/12 - Wednesday 12/14

• See you in the New Year!

• We will resume our normal schedule after break!

• 6th grade meets on Tuesdays in RM 210 from 4:00-4:45

• 7th/8th grade meets on Thursday in RM 210 from 4:00-4:45

• We meet on Tuesdays in RM 216 from 4-5:30pm

• Sign Up with Coach Joshua in Room 513

• We will have our first meeting Tuesday November 1 at 4:10 in the Weightroom.

• The 2022-2023 Woodcreek Middle School Yearbook is now on sale! Click on the link below to purchase this year’s book!

• Click Here to Buy Yearbook

• If the link does not work, enter this URL into your search bar: https://www.balfour.com/texas/houston/woodcreek-middle-school/yearbook-packages

• This year we will have tiered pricing for our book.

• Now- December 30– $35

• December 31- May 1– $40

• Student ads are also available for purchase if you want to recognize your student and all of his/her accomplishments.

• Range in size & price from $30-$130

• These are first come first serve

• Only available until December 31, 2022

• If you ever have any questions or concerns, please email Hannah Russell (hannah.russell@humbleisd.net)

• Visual Arts wants to thank you for an awesome first semester! We are looking forward to the Spring semester. If your student is taking an art class next semester be on the lookout for information on how to pay your student’s art fee of 25$. This helps us provide the students needed supplies in class.

• Upcoming Art Club Meetings: January 10th and 24th, February 21st, March 7th and 28th, April 4th in Mrs. Wright’s room 208

• Thank you for a great semester! The Winter Concert was great!! Thank you for your hard work!!

• UIL music is being passed out to Camerata, Sinfonia, and Chamber. Work begins when we return!

• No practice records over the break. Touch your instrument every once in a while to keep your skills up. Your instrument gets really lonely…

• Drama Club Holiday Party: TUESDAY, December 13, 4 - 6:00 pm
  

• UIL OAP MANDATORY WORK DAY, Saturday, December 10th, 10 am - 4 pm!

• Theatre 2 will be presenting their semester performance of COMMERCIALS to select 1st period classes the week of December 5! This is a student designed and performed production!

• UIL OAP Rehearsals for the final week of the semester will be as follows:

• Monday, December 12 : 4 - 5:45 pm

• Tuesday, December 13: NO REHEARSAL. DRAMA CLUB HOLIDAY PARTY!

• Thursday, December 15: REHEARSALS 1:15 pm - 4pm Actors should bring lunch (or have food brought to them) and eat from 12:30 - 1:15

• UIL OAP Rehearsal Schedule:

If you are planning to pick-up your child early, you must do so BEFORE 3:15 PM. You must have an administrators' approval if you are in need of picking up your child after the 3:15 PM cut-off time.

Below are the consequences that will be assigned for tardies:

• 1st & 2nd Tardy: Warnings
• 3rd & 4th Tardy: Parent Phone Call & After-School Detention
• 5th & 6th Tardy: Parent Conference & Thursday Class Assigned
• 7th+ Tardy: ISS Assigned and Intervention Planned w/Parents

Cell phones must not be visible during school hours unless they are being used in the classroom for instructional purposes, as determined by the teacher.

• 1st Offense: Parent will be contacted & the phone will be returned to the student at the end of the day.
• 2nd Offense: Parent will be contacted & the phone will ONLY be returned to the parent.
• 3rd Offense: Parent will be contacted, the phone will ONLY be returned to a parent/guardian, & ISS will be assigned to the student.
• 4th Offense: Parent will be contacted, cell phone will be checked-in daily & returned to the student at the end of the school day.