Mavericks Team Update
Friday, April 28, 2017
MAP test begins Monday!
A few pointers:
-Please make sure your child arrives to school on time; we will begin testing first thing in the morning.
- Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest! We know that it can get exhausting testing, so plenty of rest helps our students keep their minds focused and energized!
- Please make sure your child has a good breakfast or remind them to pick up breakfast from the cafeteria Monday morning.
- Remind your child to do their best! Our students have learned a lot this year and we know that with a lot of concentration and focus our students will be able to demonstrate that knowledge on this test!
- We will be testing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. It is important that all students are present each day.
Announcements
What did we do in class today?
Math:Students will be grouped into MAP prep groups. These groups will review concepts learned throughout the year in preparation for the MAP test.
ELA: Today students are making corrections to their MAP packets and completing any other work that needs to be redone or missing. They are receiving an updated Progress Report for my class of which outlines grades for all ELA assignments so far for 4th quarter.
ELA (Mrs. Brown):
Social Studies: Reading a Historical Fiction novel and completing a project about it
EDP
Upcoming Dates to Remember
****May 1-5: 8th Grade MAP Test (All students will test every day from the 1st to the 4th) Attendance is crucial!****
May 2: District Track Meet @ Staley
May 2: Orchestra Concert
May 4: Talent Show! 6:30pm - 8:30pm @ Eastgate Auditorium
May 6: Band - Greater KC Solo & Small Ensemble Festival at Lincoln College Prep Academy
May 9: Spring Choir Concert 7pm - 8pm @ Eastgate Auditorium
May 11: NO EARLY RELEASE Students will be released at 3 pm
May 11: Last day for EDP
May 17: Mavericks Field Trip to the College Basketball Experience
May 17: Competitive Drama 4:30pm-8pm
May 18: Renaissance Worlds of Fun Field Trip 9:30 am - 5:15 pm (for students who made Renaissance for 3rd qtr)
May 18: NO EARLY RELEASE Students will be released at 3 pm
May 19: 8th Grade Dance 6pm - 8pm at Eastgate
May 22: Eastgate Academy Award Night
May 25: Last day of school! (tentative) Students released at 11:15pm!
Contact Information
(816) 321-4204
Jessica Nolin, Science
(816) 321-5829
Troy Sielaff, Social Studies
(816) 321-6137
Leslie Goodwin, English Language Arts
(816) 321-4691
Additional Resources and Links
E-Campus (Blackboard) Username - student lunch number, password- student's birthdate (MMDDYYY)
I-Ready The I-Ready program provides students with lessons and assessments to strengthen their knowledge Math and ELA concepts. The Math and ELA teachers use this program in class frequently, and will use the students' scores on the assessments that follow the lessons in their grade books. We strongly encourage students working on lessons at home if possible. The student username is the student's ID #@nkcschools.org (123456@nkcschools.org, for example) and the password is the student's birthdate (MMDDYYYY).
PowerSchool Be sure to sign up for a Parent Portal account! From this account you can view student's grades and attendance. Don't have a parent portal account? Contact the EGMS office to obtain one.
Scholastic Scholastic Reading Clubs allow parents and students to order book and other items at an affordable price. If you use Mrs. Goodwin's classroom code, N8ZDY , when you check out, you earn free books for the ELA classroom! Want to write a check? That's fine! Simply write the check to Scholastic and turn it into Mrs. Goodwin. Monthly paper catalogues are available in Mrs. Goodwin's room as well.
Eastgate Middle School Calendar
Eastgate Middle School Website