MGM 7th Grade House News
March 2, 2018
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Community Volunteers
Dear Lexington Community Member,
At the end of each academic year at Meadow Glen Middle and all other Expeditionary Learning schools, students complete Passage Presentations before a panel of teachers, community members and family members.
These presentations are a rite of passage for our students and give them the opportunity to defend their learning, prove that they have mastered the knowledge and skills that make them ready for the next phase of their educational journey and reflect on their growth academically, socially and emotionally.
Passage presentations require and empower students to take the lead in their learning and in building dispositions and skills they will need to succeed in college and their career. These presentations are an opportunity for the students to engage families and community members in a meaningful way as they support student success.
For all students, the goals of Passages 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
● defend their learning by answering rigorous questions from panelists
● 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.
We would like to invite you to serve on a Passage panel this year for our Meadow Glen Middle School eighth-grade students. The Passage presentations take place on March 21, 2018. Use the digital sign-up link below to indicate your availability. Please consider signing up for more than one session. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sign-up Link
Sincere appreciation,
8th Grade Team and Students
Meadow Glen Middle School
440 Ginny Lane
Lexington, SC 29072
803-821-0600
Questions? contact Ashley Holmes aholmes@lexington1.net
Learning Commons News
Fireflies Baseball Reading Program
Would you like for your student to be able to go to a Fireflies baseball game for FREE? All they have to do is read 4 "just right" books from February 7th until March 30th. If they meet their reading goal, they will receive a free ticket to a Fireflies baseball game, a hot dog, drink, chips, and surprise while at the game! This is a great opportunity to have your student make a reading goal. Students can get their reading log from their ELA teachers, in the Learning Commons, and from the Learning Commons Schoology Course.
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Counseling News
Your school counselors want to share important information to help parents navigate technology and teen years. This article gives an interesting look into how iPhones and social media affect your child's mental health. Take a look!
Upcoming Assessments
If you have any questions about assessments below, please email your child's teacher!
MATH: ALL CLASSES: `Angle Vocabulary Activity Due Thursday, Mar. 8
Inequality Test Reflections Due Thursday, Mar. 8
ELA: There will be two formative checks next week. See Schoology.
Social Studies: See Schoology
Science: See Schoology
World Language: See Schoology for updates
HOUSE HAPPENINGS!
“From there to here, from here to there," LOTS of LEARNING going on from 7th grade MGM everywhere.