MGM 8th Grade House News
May 5, 2019
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State Testing Information
EOC English 1 Writing - May 14
SC PASS/Ready - May 20-23 (make-ups: May 24, 28-31)
English 1 EOC - May 29
Algebra 1 EOC - May 30
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ENCORE NEWS
8th grade Theatre students are working hard on their IMPROV skills! Please join us on Tuesday, May 28th beginning at 9:15am in the MGM theater for some laughs and giggles as these students share their brilliance while thinking on their feet, creating characters, and keeping the scene moving. If you have any questions, please email Ms. Cooper at rlcooper@lexington1.net.
Yearbooks
Only 120 yearbooks left to order by May 24th! Please visit www.jostensyearbooks.com and order yours today!
8TH GRADE UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
ELA: Students will begin writing their narrative essays this week, they will be due on May 15th.
ENGLISH I: Students will be presenting their IGNITE Presentations on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Check with your child for the date of their presentation.
PRE-ALGEBRA: Test Tuesday on Volume and Surface Area.
ALGEBRA I: Test Friday on Transformations & Similar Figures
GEOMETRY: Check Schoology for updates
SCIENCE : Duggan's classes only summative May 8. Geologic History
SOCIAL STUDIES: Units 6-4 & 6-5 War of 1812 and Road to the American Civil War Quiz is Friday 5/10
WORLD LANGUAGES: Please click on the link to view assessments.
Teacher Contact Information
Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions or concerns.
Administration:
Dr Bill Coon - bcoon@lexington1.net
Dr. Kyle Meetze - kmeetze@lexington1.net
Jamie Powell-jpowell@lexington1.net
Alisa Long- aklong@lexington1.net
House Leader
Ashley Holmes aholmes@lexington1.net
8th Grade Core Teachers
Please see the attached information for 8th grade core teachers. Each content area also provided tips for success in these classes.
Encore Teachers
Drama - Rachel Cooper - rlcooper@lexington1.net
Orchestra - Jennifer Mann - jmann@lexington1.net
Dance - Megan Viazanko- mviazanko@lexington1.net
Dance - Kara Corley - kccorley@lexington1.net
Band - Melanie Winn- mwinn@lexinton1.net
Art - June Collins - jcollins@lexington1.net
Art - Beth Maddox - bmaddox@lexington1.net
Chorus - Augie Gil- agil@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
Outdoor Ed- Abby Chisholm - achisholm@lexington1.net
PE - Candice Cobb - ccobb@lexington1.net
PE - Ben Anderson- rbanderson2@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
French - Catherine Pontens-Alemu - cpontens-alemu@lexington1.net
Chinese - Na Zhang - nzhang@lexington1.net
Chinese - Susan Wang - ywang@lexington1.net
Chinese-Natalie Lukity - nlukity@lexington1.net
Spanish - Samantha Simmons - ssimmons@lexington1.net
Spanish - Valentina Salomon msalomon@lexington1.net
Spanish - Hilda Duarte - hduartegomez@lexington1.net
Spanish - Filder Segura - fsegura@lexington1.net