Team 7 Blue Newsletter 9/17-9/21
Parent - Teacher Communication
1st 6 Weeks Ends
Introduction
Inside these newsletters you will find: our contact information, each class's weekly agenda, anticipated homework, major assignment dates, and helpful links.
Pictures from Konza at the bottom!
Stay Connected
Contacting Teachers
We frequently check our junk mail boxes, but may miss your emails from time to time. Based on parent feedback, we have learned that emails sent from phones often get tagged as junk and do not appear in our inboxes.
Instagram/Twitter
Several of the Team Teachers also have school Twitter accounts:
Ms. Seymour: @misskseymour7
Mrs. Nelson: @tinanelson475
Follow the School's hashtag - #FRMSTroopers
Elective Newsletter
Team 7 Blue Agendas
Language Arts
Monday: Write Aloud, Exit Ticket: Claim Comic Strips Due
Tuesday: Chapter 1-3 Writing Test
Wednesday: The Outsiders, Chapter 4, Writing Conferences, Character Quiz
Thursday: The Outsiders, Chapter 4, Writing Conferences
Friday: Comprehension Quiz - Chapter 4, The Outsiders Chapter 5, Writing Conferences
Important Dates
September 17 - Comic Strip Due
September 18 - Writing Test, Chapters 1-3
September 21- FlipGrid Due
Info
For Chapters 4-6 of The Outsiders, the students will be reading the chapters on their own. They will take notes on their own and have comprehension quizzes over each chapter. While the students are reading the novel independently, I will be conferencing with them over their Writing Test. They will be able to make revisions to their writing test and resubmit for credit.
Book Project (FlipGrid)
Math
Tuesday: Module 1 Test (Lessons 1-15)
Wednesday: Module 1 Test
Thursday: Module 1, Lesson 16
Friday: Module 1, Lesson 17
1st Hour Math (Co-Taught)
Tuesday: Module 1, Lesson 12
Wednesday: Module 1, Lesson 13
Thursday: Module 1, Lesson 14
Friday: Module 1, Lesson 15
Important Dates
Remember, homework is assigned on Thursdays and is due by midnight Sunday. If a student is not able to complete the homework via Schoology, they must ask for a paper copy.
Foundational Math
Tuesday: Quiz
Wednesday: Writing Equations
Thursday: Writing Equations
Friday: Basic Skills Review
8th Grade Math
Monday: 8.4.13: Graph of Linear Equations in Two Variables
Tuesday: Review + Study Guide
Wednesday: Test (material from both packets)
Thursday: Test (material from both packets)
Friday: 8.4.14: Graph of Linear Equations - Horizontal and Vertical Lines
Homework with be determined throughout the week.
Important Dates
Science
Monday: Butterfly Activity
Tuesday: Adaptations and Camouflage
Wednesday: Symbiosis
Thursday: Review and Lesson 3 Quiz
Friday: Lesson 4
Important Dates
Thursday, September 27 - Chapter 1 Test
Pictures from Konza - Scroll Down!
World Geography
Tuesday: Cartographer's Challenge
Wednesday: Cartographer's Challenge
Thursday: Cartographer's Challenge
Friday: Cartographer's Challenge
Konza Prairie Field Trip
School-Wide Information
Common Websites and Log-ins
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Science: Pearson
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Social Studies: Discovery Education
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Gradebook: Skyward
Username: firstlast
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Online Classwork: Schoology
Username and Password are the same as computer log-in
Email: Office365
Username: email address (ex. johndoe@usd475.org)
Password: same as computer password
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: https://www.usd475.org/school/frms/SitePages/Home.aspx
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, United States
Phone: (785) 717 - 4500
Facebook: facebook.com/frmsusd475/
Twitter: @FRMStroopers