MGM 8th Grade House News
March 22, 2019
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NYC/Philly 8th Grade Trip
Philadelphia/NYC Trip April 6-10
Link to the Presentation from last week's informational meeting: Click here
Link to the Itinerary: Click here
MGMS ROBOTICS TEAMS - Help them fundraise!
The MGM Robotics teams were on fire again this season, with all three teams advancing to state. The Gator Gears team earned 2nd place at state and will be traveling to the Arkansas Razorback International Robotics competition.
We are raising money to send the team to represent MGM in May at this international competition. Please consider making a donation through our GoFundMe page and passing this on to others in the Lexington community. Thank you for supporting our Robotics teams!
8th GRADE PASSAGES - Save the dates! April 2, 3, and 5
Students need to practice their presentation as much as possible. Ask them to practice with family members and friends. The more they practice, the more confident they are. We are extremely excited for our students to share their middle school journey with everyone.
8th GRADE PASSAGES PANELISTS - WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We Need YOU!!
MGM will begin their annual 8th-grade Passages presentations and we need you to be a community panel member!
A panelist listens to 8th-grade students share their middle school experience and provides feedback on their journey going forward to high school and into a future career. Please consider serving and being a part of this impactful learning experience for our students. Use the link below to sign up and feel free to pass this link on to other business and community leaders interested in serving in our school.
Meadow Glen Middle School
2019 8th grade Passages
April 2, 3, and 5
1:50-4pm
The goals of Passages for all students are to:
prepare and deliver a formal presentation demonstrating academic achievement and growth.
use evidence from their work to demonstrate mastery of the learning targets.
explain successes and failures in order to learn from them.
connect habits of scholarship to academic achievement.
communicate progress, set new goals and elicit necessary support.
engage the audience using techniques such as body language, voice, and tone to build interest and involvement.
arrive on time and dress professionally.
Questions? contact Ashley Holmes aholmes@lexington1.net
Take A Stand Spotlight
Spanish Cultural Night
MGM Counseling Department - Follow us on Twitter: @mgmcounseling
MGM PTO NEWS
See upcoming PTO dates:
* Ongoing - keep saving your used ink and toner cartridges
Book Club
Book Fair Begins April 8th
Early Bird Students
Encore News
8th grade Theatre One Acts are here! Both classes will be performing on Tuesday, March 26th and Thursday, March 28th during their respective class times. Ask your actor for the details- we hope you can join us.
Dance
8th Grade mandatory dress rehearsal, Wednesday April 24th, 3:30-5:00
8th Grade Spring Dance Concert, Thursday April 25th, 6:30
8TH GRADE UPCOMING ASSESSMENTS
ENGLISH I: See individual Schoology pages for updates
PRE-ALGEBRA: Transformations Quiz on Friday
ALGEBRA I: Ch. 9 Test for Algebra on Friday
GEOMETRY: See individual Schoology pages for updates
SCIENCE : Test Tuesday Layers of Earth, Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics for Tesh, Dyar, and Holmes classes only
SOCIAL STUDIES: Unit 5-3 Economic Boom and Bust Quiz is Wednesday 3/27
From Cash Crops to Tourism Test (5-1/5-2/5-3) is Friday 3/29
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