Raven Newsletter - Anthony Middle School

Anthony Middle School
4th Grading Period
Vol. 1
Raven Newsletter
From the Principal’s Desk
Dear Parents/Guardians of Anthony Ravens,
Happy New Year! We are seeing time speed past as we celebrate the many accomplishments and achievements of our Anthony Middle School family. We continue to see our
students RISE on campus and in our community. Before the holidays, several of our
clubs and organizations sponsored ways to help others. Through the generosity of our
students, staff, and larger community, the holidays were brighter for several families.
Our students and staff continue to contribute to the community as they sign up for our
Superintendent’s Fun Run team to benefit the Cy-Fair Educational Foundation. Our
Raven team continues to grow. Besides helping others, we have students who have
demonstrated academic and extracurricular personal success during the first semester
of school. We are truly proud of all accomplishments in our Raven community.
As we enter the spring semester, we are focused on academic success for all students.
We encourage all students to set academic goals for themselves for self-improvement.
Whatever the level of academic success your child has achieved to date, please take
some time to sit down with them and set academic goals for the spring semester. We
use the term SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Results-oriented, and Timebound) goals with the students. It is best to have a long-term goal for the semester and
smaller goals for the shorter segments to work with by either three-week or six-week
increments when setting goals. Goals, by nature, need to be challenging; however, they
also need to be within reach. Please work with us as we help your child focus on their
personal level of success.
As usual, the spring semester at Anthony Middle School will be filled with opportunities for you to be involved with your child. Please check the campus calendar for performances, games, celebrations, and meetings. We welcome you as a partner with us in
your child’s education. We appreciate your support and your willingness to make sure
our students have a vast array of opportunities. Without our wonderful volunteers
who assist our campus in many endeavors, we would not be able to offer as wide a
variety of events for your child to enjoy. We appreciate those who are already volunteering and encourage you to join our VIPS program.
As we look toward a promising 2016, we are glad to serve this special community of
learners and anticipate success as our students demonstrate their talents in various
ways. We are excited to see what lies ahead, and we welcome you to join the adventure
with us.
Sincerely,
Sherma L Duck,
Principal, Anthony Middle School
VIPS INFO
Are you interested in volunteering
at our school?
Our next Anthony VIPS meeting is
January 28th at 9:00 am in the Anthony Library.
Email us at:
antonymsvips@gmail.com
You can also sign up for the VIPS
remind 101 texts by texting
@anthonyvip to 81010.
Thanks in advance for your support.
Cassie Kraus, VIPS Coordinator
From the AP’s
Welcome Back. We are excited to start a new semester here at Anthony Middle School! We are
amazed at how well our new and old Raven students are doing, you should be very proud our
your students. We would like to share some important information with you.
Extracurricular Events/Student Games
Please encourage your student to engage in appropriate RISE behavior at all extracurricular
events. RISE behaviors include staying seated, watching the event in a respectful manner, following dress code, throwing trash away, making sure their ride is on time. Students who display
difficulties with these expectations and will lose the privilege of participation.
Dress Code
Student dress code guidelines are being enforced at Anthony. In general, clothing should not
distract from the educational environment. Clothing and accessories should not be baggy, revealing, torn, tight, offensive, or distracting in nature. Please contact your AP with specific questions.
"The price of greatness is responsibility."- Sir Winston Churchill
Helpful Info
Don’t forget to order your yearbook.
Go to www.balfour.com and type in
Anthony Middle School. Cost is $50
Be sure not to miss out.!!!!
Cell Phones
Please do not utilize your student’s cell phone to contact them directly during the instructional
day. Please contact the front desk at 281-373-5660 to give your child a message. Your child
should not use their cell phone to contact you without permission from the Anthony Staff during
the instructional day. We have school phones readily available for you child should the need
arise. Students are to have their phones powered off and out of sight unless the teacher approves it for instructional purposes.
Students who violate the cell phone policy during the instructional day will have their phones
confiscated and returned to their guardian after a $15 fee is collected. Please be sure to bring a
bill that proves your ownership of the phone. Students who refuse to give their phone to a staff
member will face further disciplinary action.
Tardies
Please encourage your students to utilize their time wisely in between classes. Students are
expected to be in class ready to learn before the tardy bell sounds. Here is a list of consequences
we have in place for students that do not make it to class in time.
Tardy 1 &2—Warning from Administration
Tardy 3 —Parent Notification/Conference with students
Tardy 4 & 5—Lunch D–Hall
Tardy 6 & 7—After School D-Hall (2:40-4:30)
Tardy 8—Saturday D-Hall (8:30-11:30)
Tardy 9 + - AP will issue appropriate consequences based on Discipline Continuum.
From the Attendance Office
EARLY RELEASE PROCEDURES
A student who needs to leave school early must bring a signed note from his or her parent /legal
guardian specifying the reason for the release, the time, and the person picking up the student.
The person picking up the student must be on the student’s emergency contact information that
is on file with the district.
After School Activities
All student must
Notes should be delivered to the attendance office before 1st period. The student will receive a
pass to be released at the specified time and will be signed out at the front office by the designated adult. ALL persons, including parents, should be prepared to present a government issued
picture ID when signing a student out or requesting the release of a student.
have a signed per-
** If a note was not sent with the student, you may fax a note to the Attendance Office at (281)
373-2560.
attend after school
Faxed notes must include the following:
clubs or activities.
Student Name
mission slip to
The permission slips
Reason for early release
Time student will be picked up
Who will be picking up student
Parent or guardian signature and date
are located on the
Anthony Middle
Early pick-up must take place by 2:00 p.m. We will not send for students after this time.
School website. If
*Also, please remember to provide a parent or doctor note upon your student’s return to school.
your student is a car
Thank you for your cooperation.
From the Nurse’s Office
rider, please be sure
to pick them up di-
As winter approaches, overall school health is possible with adherence to CFISD Illness Policies.
Higher incidences of strep throat, respiratory, and gastrointestinal illnesses occur during winter
months. Please note that children who have a fever or who need to take antibiotics for infections
such as strep throat, conjunctivitis, ear infections, etc., should stay home until they have taken
the prescribed medicine for at least 24 hours, their temperature is less than 100.0 (without fever
reducing medicine), and they feel better. Some children and some illnesses take more time to
recover from than others. When children return to their normal sleeping and eating habits they
are usually well enough to return to school. Please note that your child should come to school
feeling well enough to participate fully in all school program activities including going outside in
the winter. Except for approved inhalers with a signed school form from the parent/guardian
and physician, please remember that students are not allowed to transport medications to and
from campus.
IMMUNIZATION UPDATE
Parents of Sixth Grade Students
All students entering 7th grade for the 2016-2017 school year must be in compliance with the
new state immunization law. This new law requires students entering 7th grade to provide proof
of having received the following vaccines:
Tdap Booster
(Tetanus)
Varicella Vaccine
rectly after the
event.
Helpful Info
Anthony Band is on
Twitter and Instragram
@anthonymsband
as well as Facebook
as Anthony Middle
(2nd Chicken Pox Shot)
Meningitis Vaccine
The holiday break is a great opportunity to make arrangements to receive these immunizations. I
encourage you to submit the updated immunization record to the clinic as soon as possible (this
school year)! Doctor offices and clinics run out of vaccines during the summer and at the beginning of school. Vaccines can also become backordered. Your prompt attention to this matter now
will allow your child to receive their schedule at Raven Express and start school on the first day in
August next. year. If your student has already received these immunizations, please make sure
that the nurse has them on file.
School Band
Upcoming Games
Games begin at 4:30 and 5:30pm
Admission to all regular games is $2
for adults and $1 for students
Girls Basketball Schedule
Jan. 11th
@ Thornton
Jan. 20nd @Anthony vs. Watkins
Jan. 25th
@Salyards
Feb. 1st
@Anthony vs. Smith
Feb. 8th
@Goodson
Feb. 17th @Anthony vs. Hopper
Boys Basketball Schedule
Jan. 14
@Anthony vs. Thornton
Jan. 21
@Watkins
Jan. 28
@Anthony vs. Salyards
Feb. 4
@Smith
Feb. 11
@Anthony vs. Goodson
Feb. 28
@Hopper
Athletics
8th Grade Girls Basketball
Roster
Amina Allie
Alexis VanDuzer
Layla Boutte
Jackelynn Cantero
Desiree Dorsey
Alex Haymon
Raven Gueary
Tammy Huynh
Tori Davis
Seerdyn James
Samantha Jefferson
Zaria Johnson
Khloe Jowers
Ielan Bradley
Aubrey Lister
Briana Luna
Olivia Makanga
Brooklyn Mouton
Diamond Murphy
Oke Okwololo
Jordan Loeb
Ruth Sierra
Demaris Haro
Shadiya Thomas
Jaylah Ugboaja
7th Grade Girls Basketball
Roster
Cameron Carmouche
Tyeshia Pickens
Amber Williams
Anaiah Williams
Chelsea Thomas
Taylor Jackson
Asha Barton
Alex Shepherd
Emari Sidney
Jordan Porter
Ashlynn Le Roy
Elizabeth Martins
Layia Grover
Bridgette Nelson
Kendall Cunningham
Naomi Tyler
Nakiyah Butler
Skyla Lopez
Amanda Tello
Camila DeAlba
Kayla Phillips
Crystal Rodriguez
Shannon Adan
Claire Carter
Annasia Harris
8th grade Boys Basketball Roster
Pino, Elias
Banks, Kobe
Osorio, Inmar
Mattar, Enzi
Medrano, Emmanuel
Riley, Eric
Ortiz, Eric
Dejesus, Marcus
Macfie, Julian
Rawls, Donald
Carrasco, Jacob
Coleman Fields, De Zhan
Otieno, Moses
Castille, Jeremiah
Bellard, To'Jhareyl
Jones, Tylen
Richards, Christian
Jolivette, Tyler
Jones, Travis
Geonzon, Kriam
Burns, Logan
Ishiekwene, Ugochuku
James, Caleb
Staggs, Brayden
Tournament
Jan. 20 @Goodson TBA
Jan. 23 @Thornton/Goodson TBA
Feb. 3 @Hamilton TBA
Feb 6 @Watkins/Hopper TBA
*admission fee for tournaments is $3
for adults and $2 for students.
Details for Parent Track meeting will be announced soon!
7th grade Boys Basketball Roster
Choy, Brandon
Grant, Jycorey
Shoulders, Marquis
Williford, William
Gomez, Bryson
Bess, Jaylen
Ross, Jaden
Lincoln, Brian
Marquez, Jeovanie
Gilbert, Koronje'
Hatfield, Turner
Williams, Ryan
Carter, Luke
Wade, D'ario
Barnes, Malik
Berry, Armon
Hunter, Joshua
Lewis, Derek
Wegner, Colin
King, Kyle
Palmer, Casey
Walter, Karsten
Armistead, Jamie
Carmona, Michael
Imarah, Oghenemine
Distinguished Honor Roll 3rd Six Weeks
6th grade
Rehma Akhund
Elizabeth Bailey
Malayna Betz
Kai Bounthanh
Griffin Bryant
Amira Connell
Angelina Dang
Valeria De La Garza
Madison Dean
Christian Duharte
Natalie Dupont
Allyson Edwards
Joanna Escobar
Elizabeth Eugenio
Kara Frederick
Dennis Gao
Lauren Gomez
Aiden Hibbitts
Adrienne Hill
Emma Horowitz
Alexis Huddleston
Roroghene Imarah
Kechiyenum Ishiekwene
Ashley Keown
Brayden Knight
Aaron Kosler
Nathanael Kumar
Jayden Lathon
Meray Lewis
Hailey Logan
Xinyan Lu
Sukriti Mareddy
Andrea Martinez
Julian Martinez
Meiliya Muzhapaer
Aubrie Ngo
Ashley Nguyen
David Nguyen
Rachel Nguyen
Chuka Nwobu
Outstanding Oguejiofor
Sabrina Papesh
Elizabeth Penalver
7th grade
Mustafa Saifee
Naomi Samson
Emily Schaefer
Owen Schillaci
Alfredo Sierra Delgado
Carla Silva Mendez
Brian Steward Jr
Ava Tobar
Michelle Trochez
Raquel Vera
Britney Vo
Erum Vohra
Nhi Vu
Kara Williams
Shehrebanu Zakir
Shawn Rawls
8th grade
Yasmine Adi
Safaa Ahmed
Suha Akhund
Syed Ali
Elias Baez
Gabrielle Benson
Edriani Berges
Austin Brewer
Logan Burns
Michael Caballero
Keli Chen
Tatyana Cloud
Alexis Crowl
Drake Dabney
Leonardo DiMatteo
Desiree Dorsey
Elijah Dubon
Madeline Dupont
Claire Edwards
Francis Garcia
Pamela Garza
Alexandria Guerrero
Mohammed Hajee
Isabella Hall
Damaris Haro
Alexandria Haymon
Zsana Hoskins
Leah Hughens
Yazan Husein
Tammy Huynh
Ugochuku Ishiekwene
Iman Jaffery
Austin Jones
Khloe Jowers
Brooklynn Kinney
Aubrey Lister
Jordan Loeb
Briana Luna
Anthony Luu
Han Luu
Nolan Mai
Kathryn McElroy
Nicole Melendez Cruz
Evely Mendoza
Morgan Morris
Kaylah Mosley
Jacquelyn Moss
Huy Nguyen
Katelyn Nguyen
Khoi Nguyen
Wonders Oguejiofor
Yzabella Panesso
Rohan Patel
Sofia Penaloza Celedon
Micah Phillips
Anh Phung
Melissa Ramirez
Sidney Seagraves
Gerardo Skrut
Zachary Smith
Shriman Sonti
Harleen Thethy
Shadiya Thomas
Julia-Baotran Tran
Alexis Van Duzer
Narmeen Waseem
Shannon Adan
Simon Aghedo
Makayla Badillo
Grayson Barger
Maya Barne
Martin Basa
Vinayak Belavadi
Baltej Bhullar
Anh-Thu Bui
Lauren Cameron
Camryn Carmouche
Harmeet Chamdal
Isabella Cifuentes
Caitlin Crawford
Alexander Cruz
Mi Dang
Natalie Daniels
Bryce Danilov
Camila Dealba
Giovanna Dos SantosMatsuyama
Garrett Eakle
Lara Espina
Fatou Faye
Abigail Fulton
Daniella Garcia Loos
Chloe Gillpatrick
Nissa Gongora
Kaleb Gonzalez
Elizabeth Harrison
Arielle Hernandez
Hilda Hernandez
Natalia Hernandez
Michael Hurtado
John Huynh
Maritza Jaramillo
Emma Kelly
John Kriekenbeek
Argos Lara
Shekinah-Glory Lawal
Christopher Martinez
Malaysia McAfee
Julitsa Montes
Michael Morris III
Brandon Nguyen
Vivian Nguyen
Lili Noack
Zachary Patterson
Izabella Perez
Jennifer Phu
Jacob Pirie
An Poropat
JordanPorter
Chardelene Reyes
Andres Rodriguez
Camillia Samson
Alaine Sanqui
Christian Sarmiento
Braiden Schnabel
Austin Shilling
Destiny Shin
Isyka Silva
Grace Sirman
Amanda Tello
Justin Thai
Carlie Thaxton
Megan Thomas
Dan Tran
Emily Tran
Mary Tran
JulianaVasquez
Samantha Vergara
Khushi Virdi
Karsten Walter
Colin Wegner
Sydney Wyrick
Murtaza Ziauddin
Honor Roll 3rd Six Weeks
Austin Ackerman
James Agpawa
Logan Ahern
Aihanuwa Ale-Opinion
Catherine Bailey
Ava Barger
Jack Biehl
McKenna Boudreaux
Isaac Bradley Jr
Dane Brown
Derek Brown II
Rachel Calzada
Jackson Carley
Mia Cazares
Angelica Chavez-Villalobos
Daniel Cho
Ethan Coleman
Aspen Crane
Anna Cuellar
Dylan Delfin
Steven Do
Justine Duong
Alyssa Edwards
Ashlee Edwards
Esosa Enoruwa
Owen Etheredge
Terrell Finch
George Forsyth
Peyton Foster
Naylene Franco
Jose Galan
Allyson Garcia
Emily Garcia
Ava Garibay
Kyler Goodie
Danielle Green
Tasneem Harianawala
Michael Hernandez
Valerie Hernandez
Ivy Adaoag
Kayla Aitch-Albrow
Michael Allen Jr
Hannah An
Hernan Araujo Nolasco
Kobe Banks
Deion Berry
Hawra Bhinderwala
Robert Blake
William Blyth
Ielan Bradley
Jordan Bridges
Lauryn Brown
Ricki Brown
Melanie Burris
Jacob Bush
Anthony Bustamante
Sofia Bustos
Gerardo Caballero
Muskan Chamdal
Matthew Chamorro-Herrera
Lainey Chimene
Lainey Click
Aliriya Connell
David Cooper
Gabriela David
Kyana Davis
Marcus Dejesus
Eric Esico
Antonia Estepa
Anayeli Euceda
Samantha Facio
Jack Foley
Taylor Fraser
Relles Gallardo
Mario Garay Barrera
Madeyja Garner
Sebastian Garza
Andres Garza Jr
Matthieu Guerrero
Alexis Harper
Jessica Hernandez
Alejandro Iglesias
Taylor Jones
Kylie Jowers
Nickolas Karmout
Alishba Kidwai
Edward Kim
Lourdess King
Alexander Krakora
Everett Lara
Morgan Laroussini
Rick Le
Kennedi Le-Roy
Gabriel Lopez
Jocelyn May
Kiley McDowell
Dawson McElroy
Avery Mitchell
Chloe Mitchell
Kennedy Moore
Brandon Moss
Sophia Narvaez
Isabella Navarro
Neel Neupane
Dylan Nguyen
Joshua Nguyen
Kimberly Nguyen
Philip Nguyen
Mary Palasota
Jullienne Penaflor
Anna Perez Ventura
Quermauri Polk
Aniya Pouncil
Keigan Powers
Thais Quintero
Charlize Quiroz
Marie Reynosa
Emily Rivera
Abel Rodriguez
Yvonne Rodriguez
Divinity Hoskins
Cara Hutchison
Jenny Huynh
Naomi Iglesias
Zarius Jackson
Caleb James
Seerdyn James
Zaria Johnson
Elissa Jorgensen
India Lazard
Jordan Logan
Xavier Lopez
Alondra Luna
Julian Macfie
Olivia Makanga
Enzi Mattar
Cooper Maxwell
Samantha McKee
Madison Montemayor
Kimberly Morales
Ian Moreno Gutierrez
Diamond Murphy
Nelson Nguyen
Maxwell Nordquist
Eric Ortiz
Inmar Osorio
Eriana Peacock
Steve Pino Ayala
Anderson Polanco
Fiorella Polio
Lauren Polio
Lauren Railey
Daniel Ramirez
James Redo Jr
Averi Rice
Christian Richards
Eric Riley
Devynn Robinson
Preston Robinson
Valerie Robledo
Angie Rodriguez
Jimena Rodriguez
Alexander Romans
Dylan Romero Jimenez
Nicholas Rosario
Ryin Roscoe
Valerie Sarmiento
Kelsey Scaife
Katelyn Sharber
Olivia Shaw
Ana Solano
Sydney St Fleur
Emily Torres David
Kevin Umanzor Flores
Aaron Velasquez
Brea Washington
Justin Wiggers
Haiden Williams
Jayden Williams
Kylan Williams
Jaidyn Wright
Jailen Wyrick
Kelly Yancy
Yadira Yanez
Ibrahim Ziauddin
Diego Romero Rodriguez
Mar'kayla Rucker
Bryana Sanchez
Lineker Santos
Alfonso Santoya
Jaden Scott
Bryan Senteno
Arhum Shamim
Amiah Shaw
Anish Siddiqui
Anahi Sidonio
Ruth Sierra
Erica Sirman
Madisn Smith
Richard Smith
Julius Soto
Ramon Soto
Kinsley Staggs
Ariel Staton
Jeffree Thompson
Alexander Tran
Miah Tran
Jade Underwood
Jimelyn Vega
Ashanti Walker
D'angelo Wilkerson
Shatavia Williams
Zavion Williams
Zia Williams
Jaylon Wilson
Manuel Yanez
Rumesa Abdali
Adetunji Adegboyega
Thayiba Ahmed
Andrea Alonzo
Hailee Amaya
Jamie Armistead
Edrees Attaie
Sebastian Baez
Stacy Baker Jr
Bailey Barnett
Asha Barton
Matthew Baughman
Katherine Berrios
Kaylee Bitter
Ace Broussard
Syriah Burks
Brendan Burton
Nakiyah Butler
Giulianna Carrasco
Claire Carter
Luke Carter
Jatin Chamdal
Raquel Chavez Fernandez
Brandon Choy
James Colwell
Kelsey Crowder
Debora Cuellar
Cristhian Curbelo
Maureen Davis
Si'Ron Davis
Sohn-Mar Davis
Wanda De Leon
Hayden Dean
Sebastian Delgado
Angelina D'elia
Caleb Dilling
Cameron Drury
Seth Ebbeler
Kenna Edwards
Brett Einspahr
Andre Esparza
Olivia Folly-Gah
Dominique
Francis
Klorissa Gallegos
Cecilio Galvan
Taylor Garza
Kaitlyn Glover
Gabriela Gonzalez Perez
Layia Grover
Andrea Guevara Guerra
Alyssa Guzman
Alanis Hoskins
Sarah Hudgens
Omar Husein
Oghenemine Imarah
Isaiah Ishee
Taylor Jackson
Emely Jaime
Cheyenne Jarvis
Genesis Jimenez
Mustansir Karimi
Kalani Kawaguchi
Mohsin Khan
Rajveer Kindra
Isiah Lara
Brian Lincoln Jr
Breanna Lopez
Skyla Lopez
Samantha Lucero
Torlon Luong
Jeovanie Marquez
Elizabeth Martins
Anastasia May
Tabitha McCarty
Manuel Melendez
Kimberly Mendez
Eley Mendoza
Travis Mistry
Guadalupe Moreno
Bridgette Nelson
Ashley Nguyen
Michelle Nguyen
Nguyen Nguyen
Emonena Odu
Joshua Osho
Erykah Palmer
Olivia Papesh
Adrianna Paredes
Kaylin Parker
Paras Patel
Nyda Perez
Jonathan Pigg
Ethan Powell
Tiffany Ramirez
Nevaeh Reinhardt
Prestonique Reynolds
Crystal Rodriguez
Kyndl Roper
Alyssa Saavedra
Alyse Saqr
Katelyn Scheel
Viviana Sepulveda
Marquis Shoulders
Imad Siddiqui
Layla Sirman
Winslow Sorto
Krupa Tailor
Murtaza Tayabali
Harold Tchikou Kamen
Jaelyn Thompson-Smith
Jonathan Umanzor
Eduardo Valdez
Krystal Valenzuela
Chloe Vancaemelbecke
Michael Vanderzyden
Samuel Vera
D'ario Wade
Sori Walker
Kyle Westrich
Ryan Williams Jr
Dejah Wocker
Letter From The Director of Instruction
Happy New Year! We are excited and ready for all the fun of the second semester.
Our goal at Anthony Middle school is that all students show progress and growth as a
result of the specially designed instruction to which they are exposed. Throughout
the day, students are receiving lessons that are differentiated to meet their varying
learning styles and levels of readiness We hope that as a result of the varied instruction provided here, students will begin thinking and producing work at increased levels of cognition.
All of their hard work and effort has certainly paid off so far. On Friday morning, January 8th, we will host an honor roll celebration for approximately 600 of our students
who have earned honor roll or distinguished honor roll for the first, second, and third
six weeks. Way to go, Ravens! During this celebration, our honor students will enjoy
donuts and juice before receiving their certificate for achieving such success during
the first semester. I look forward to seeing our students remain focused and motivated so that they may participate in the Awards Night Ceremony in May.
One way you can help your child find success in middle school is to monitor his or her
grades through the Home Access Center online. Grades should be posted by teachers
on a weekly basis. Please contact the school if you do not have your username and
password for the Home Access Center. Also, communicate constantly with both your
child and his or her teachers. Our teachers are happy to speak with you about your
student’s progress so that you and your child can plan for success.
I hope that the middle school experience for your student is not only educational and
productive, but also positive and fun. If you have any instructional concerns or suggestions, please don’t hesitate to contact me (Jacqueline.lewis@cfisd.net).
Sincere Regards,
Jacqueline Lewis
Director of Instruction
Upcoming Events
Science Olympiad
will be hosting an
invitational on Saturday, January 9.
Schools from around
the state and country will be traveling
to Anthony Middle
School to compete.
Theater Arts
Annie Jr. will be presented here at Anthony MS on Thursday January 21st.
Theatre will attend
their final Speech/
Theatre tournament
on Saturday January
23rd at Cy Woods HS
Auditions for UIL
One Act Play will be
coming up at the beginning of February.
6th Grade
ELAR
Students finished out 2015 strong with
Book Clubs and Literary Essays. During the
4th six weeks, we will be learning about
Literary Nonfiction and Expository texts.
Our 4th reading checkpoint will be January
19th and our Benchmark the week of February 8-12. In writing, we will start 2016
writing personal narratives and will move
into writing to a prompt. Please continue
to look at your students grades online!
Math
Students will be covering proportional
reasoning and statistics. This includes ratios, rates, proportions, percent and
more! A student’s ability to recognize
equivalent fractions, reduce fractions to
lowest terms and knowing their fraction
decimal benchmarks will greatly help their
ability to be successful during these unit. A
great way to help your child is to review
their multiplication facts and fraction
benchmarks weekly. Please keep checking
planners and teacher websites to ensure
that students are staying on top of homework and upcoming tests/due dates.
PE
The physical education department will
continue their lessons teaching fitness to
all grades which includes activities and
cardiovascular work that improves coordination, flexibility and strength. Students will be introduced to various
sports such as races, soccer, volleyball,
basketball and other activities that promote a physical well-being. Students
who are enrolled in PE will also be given
a TEKS test twice during the 6 weeks
that will test each students overall fitness and in return will help in setting
goals and aid to motivation for the future.
Science
During the fourth six weeks sixth grade
science will be covering various force and
motion concepts. Here is what to look
forward to this six weeks:
Friction
Balanced and unbalanced forces
Simple machines
Motion
Speed and calculating speed
Roller coaster physics
We will beginning Minerals during the last
week of the six weeks.
Test Dates: January 22, February 16
World Cultures
During the 4th Grading period, World Cultures will begin exploring Southwest Asia
and Africa. We will be examining the impact of geography on economy, such as
the influence of oil in the Middle East.
Transportation corridors and other examples of Human Environment Interaction
will be explored in further detail. Discussion will also look into culture conflicts and
their impact on current events. This term
is full of interesting and engaging topics!
Choir
The sixth grade mixed choir will be focusing on music theory basics and sight singing techniques early in the grading period
before beginning their Pop Show music in
February.
Art
Students will be covering illustration,
graphic design and sculpture.
Rotation
Art will be covering light and shadow, still
life, illustration and water color techniques.
Choir will continue singing warm-ups and
the solfege scale as well as begin learning
about note and rest values in music. During this time we use our math skills as well
to add and subtract beats.
Theater Rotation will be working on Voice/
Diction and Theatre Jobs
Theater Arts
6th Grade Full Year Theatre will be working on Storytelling
7th grade
Math
It took us a full semester but we have finished our units on equations, inequalities
and linear functions. During the 4th six
weeks we will be covering proportional
reasoning. This includes ratios, rates, proportions, percent and more! A student’s
ability to recognize equivalent fractions and
reduce fractions to lowest terms will greatly help their ability to be successful during
this unit. Please keep checking planners to
ensure that students are staying on top of
homework and upcoming tests/due dates.
Science
In 7th grade science for the 4th 6 weeks we will
be learning about:
Adaptations
Natural Selection
Selective Breeding
Genetics
Language Arts
What a wonderful 2015-2016 school year it
has been in Language Arts thus far! During
the fourth six weeks, students will be studying both reading and writing. Students will
be analyzing poetry to decipher the mood
and how the poet created it using sensory
details and graphical elements. Students
will be reading non-fiction text while focusing on the connection across different
texts. Within fiction, students will be looking for and analyzing character motivations, point of view, and imagery. Students
will be writing both an expository paper
and a personal narrative. The focus of the
expository unit will be the development of
ideas and examples, while the narrative
unit will include mini-lessons on participial
phrases, transitions, and conjunctive adverbs. To help your children become the
best readers and writers they can be,
please encourage them to read at home for
at least twenty minutes a day!
Texas History
We will be learning about the significant
individuals, events, and issues that helped
build the Republic of Texas. As well as the
process of annexation and the issues Texas
faced in early Statehood. Please check your
student’s planner for important dates!
Working well together can take us to great new heights individually.
8th Grade
Algebra
During the 4th six weeks we will be covering quadratic functions and polynomial operations. This includes the domain
and range of quadratic functions,
writing equations of quadratic functions, graphing quadratic functions, and
determining the effects on the graph of
the parent function; polynomial operations such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing polynomials of degree one and degree two, writing equivalent polynomial expressions, and factoring trinomials. Please keep checking
posted weekly agendas to ensure that
students are staying on top of homework and upcoming testing dates.
Math– On Level
During the 4th six weeks we will be covering measurement. This includes the
Pythagorean Theorem; volume of cylinders, cones, and spheres; and surface
area of prisms and cylinders. Please
keep checking posted weekly agendas
to ensure that students are staying on
top of homework and upcoming testing
dates.
US History
Student will be learning about the constitution, bill of rights, the first 7 presidents and how they tackled the new
nation. Fun learning is taking place
where students get exposed to
knowledge through gallery walks, music,
videos, projects, interactive lessons in
the LGI and so much more!!
Language Arts
In the 4th grading period, 8th grade ELAR
students will begin a unit called
“Analysis of Literary Elements”.
Focus Questions
How do concrete details imply ab-
stract meaning?
How do authors use beautiful figurative language to enhance
meaning?
What are the building blocks of
fiction, poetry, and drama?
How does conflict drive the plot?
Science
As we start this new semester in 8th
grade Science we will be exploring and
evaluating the physics behind balanced
and unbalanced forces that can result in
the movement of an object. We will
also classify movement into categories
based on Newton’s Laws of motion and
find other applications of his laws. We
will then continue our discussion of
Newton’s Laws and tie in connections
with convection currents to describe the
movement of the crustal plates of the
Earth and the land features that we
observe based on these movements.
Electives
Art
As we move into 2016 when we return from break,
we will be painting with acrylic and latex house
paint, carving soap and foam, sculpting clay, building with paper mache, and more. I am also excited
that our art shirts and hoodies will be coming in
soon. This will be the first year we have Raven Art
Shirts! Let's show our art pride! When we return
from break, applications will also be available to
begin applying for next year's Advanced Art and Art
1 classes.
Principles of Manufacturing
Students will be learning a drawing program on the
computer in order to laser engrave glass mugs. We
will be applying new technology as well as applying
math skills and problem solving. The next project
the students will begin learning metal fabrication
through the project of bending sheet metal into a
camping grill.
Spanish IA
In the fourth grading period students will learn to
identify and describe and give the ages of the members of their family. They will learn to introduce
their own family members and to answer questions
about who is in their family and to identify ownership or to whom something belongs in the family, in
Spanish.
Spanish I
4th Grading Period will be learning about: clothing,
descriptive words (adding colors), gender/number,
preferences (reviewing gustar), comparisons (mas
grande que…etc), negation, want, need, and have
vocabulary.
Spanish II 4th Grading Period will be learning
about: restaurant and food etiquette, food and beverages, restaurants, markets and other stores, shopping expressions, numbers 100-10000, review preterite and present tense and por and para.
Spanish NS
The student engages in the written exchange of information, opinions, and ideas in a variety of time
frames in formal situations with regard to beauty,
fashion, design, language, literature, visual and performing arts, architecture, and creativity.
Touch System Data Entry - We are learning how to
use Proofreader Marks and Editing of Documents. In
addition we are now moving into learning the parts
of a Business Letter and the different formats that a
letter can be typed such as Block and Modified Block
Letter.
Principle of Information Technology - We are learning Copyright Laws and how to apply them when
using images and other documents for designing
and/or research.
Business Information Management - We are learning Database Management which is creating, query
and maintaining a Database using Access 2013.
Concepts of Engineering
Students will work on the Hands-On Safety Test.
This is a physical demonstration of a student’s mastery of using production shop cutting tools safely.
Upon completion of the Hands-On Safety Tests, the
students will proceed to design and construct a CO2
car.
Art Design
Students will be covering illustration, graphic design and end of course exams.
Choir
Students will be focusing steadily on UIL sight singing procedures and preparing music for Pre-UIL and
UIL contests in February and March, respectively.
Teen Leadership
We will work on building relationships within the
class as well as setting class norms. Students will get
the opportunity to give a variety of speeches about
themselves and their experiences.
Theater Arts
Intermediate and Advanced Theatre will be working
on all the elements of Technical Theatre.
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