MGM 8th Grade Gator News
January 4, 2016
Welcome Back!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Be sure to read through for house news, upcoming assessments, and highlights!
News & Updates
FINAL CALL FOR 8th GRADE AFFECTION ADS
This is a Final Call for 8th Grade Affection Ads for this year's yearbook. Final payments and ad descriptions must be reserved by 8am on Wednesday, January 6th. Please contact Andrea Roberts at aroberts@lexington1.net with any questions.
Get your Gator Tales Yearbook!
Reserve your 2016 Gator Tales yearbook today! The price of $60 will only be good through January 29. Extra copies can not be guaranteed after this date. Order online or through the front office! Click HERE to order online.
Follow us on Twitter!
Do you tweet? If so, be sure to stay tuned in to happenings at MGM! Find us on Twitter @mgmgators1
A Message from the Counseling Center
Happy New Year MGM Parents!
The School Counseling Center would like to invite you to see what your student has been doing with college and career readiness using Naviance.
You can access your student's results with StrengthsExplorer for 8th graders and SMART goals and Career Finder for 6th and 7th graders.
To access Naviance, log into your Power School account. Click on the arrow in the upper right hand corner of the screen and click on Family Connection.
Take some time and make it a family activity by having your student take you through the process!
Learning Commons News & Request for Help
We are excited to announce that the Grand Opening of the Learning Commons MakerSpace is January 13! This space will provide all MGM students a unique learning opportunity to build, create, play, do, collaborate, read, and "make" ideas come to life.
The Learning Commons is in need of the following items for our new MakerSpace. If you are cleaning out old toys or closets/pantries, we need the following:
-Legos
-Lego storage bins
-Tinker Toys
-Erector Sets
-old board games (missing pieces are ok!)
-X-Box games (E rating only)
-pipe cleaners
-puzzles
-Makey Makey kits
-Snap Circuit kits
-littleBits kits
-paint brushes
-sponge brushes
-origami paper
-scenic shower curtains (such as oceans, beaches, space)
-duct tape
-Modge Podge
-makers, crayons, colored pencils
-glue
-yarn/string
-wiggle eyes (all sizes)
-Play Dough
-Solo cups
-Marshmallows
-straws
Please send any donations to Ms. Kohout in the Learning Commons!
Girls on Track--Heart & Sole
Girls on Track is now called Heart & Sole. The program is still affiliated with Girls on the Run, and we want your Gator girls to get involved!
Upcoming Assessments
Check with your child's teacher if you have questions!
Algebra I - Semester exam in all courses on Friday.
Pre-Algebra - Semester exam in all courses on Friday.
English I - See Schoology for Updates
ELA - See Schoology for Updates
Science - None
Social Studies - Unit 3-2 Test (A New Nation) is Thursday 1/7
World Language French Immersion: None
World Language French Passport: Summative assessment on African countries
World Language Novice A: None
World Language Novice B2: None
World Language Novice C1: None
World Language Novice C3: Cultural Presentation on Friday
World Language Latin Novice A: None
World Language Latin 1: None
World Language Latin2: None