ACS Middle School Matters: Middle School Matters: 2/8/14

Middle School Matters

February 8.
2014

General Announcements

ACS Winter Olympics: We need at least 28 parent volunteers to help each day of the ACS Winter Olympics Monday, February 17 through Thursday, February 20. We need 14 parent volunteers to help with the 5th through 8th grade events from (NOTE: NEW TIME) 10:45 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and ANOTHER 14 parent volunteers to help with the 1st through 4th grade events from 1:00 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. You can serve for both time slots.

Here's how to sign up:

1. Click this link to go to our invitation page on VolunteerSpot: http://vols.pt/UcDPCs

2. Enter your email address: (You will NOT need to register an account on VolunteerSpot)

3. Sign up! Choose your spots - VolunteerSpot will send you an automated confirmation and reminders. Easy!

Note: VolunteerSpot does not share your email address or phone number with anyone.

6th Grade News

Art: 6a will have a quiz next week in art on how to draw a face correctly and 6b will have the quiz the following week. Students have a green notes sheet on how to draw the face that would be very helpful to study. 6b has a Picasso face due in this coming week. Next up is a watercolor unit. Check the homework calendar for homework.

Band: January practice records are overdue. We are working on page 5 and 6 in our books.

Bible: Unit 3 Test on Monday. Exodus 20:1-3 due on Friday.

History: All Mesopotamia projects should be completed and turned in. This week we will work on world cultures in connection with World Fair.

Math: We continue to explore expressions and variables in math. One of the most challenging concepts to perfect is Order of Operation. We will keep reviewing PEMDAS to become more accurate at evaluating our expressions.

PE: This week in PE we will be starting our hockey unit. Students will be reviewing terms that will be on their floor hockey test.

Science: More movement (doing it and studying it) this week in Physical Science! Here are a few pictures from this week. Click to view several more pics from our Physical Science class.

Spanish: Well, technology was not on our side Friday morning, so 6B will take their TEST on Wednesday now. Both classes will resume hair and eye descriptions and begin their self-portraits with descriptions on Friday

7th Grade News

Art: 7th grade continues to work on their pencil drawings of their birds and also we have begun learning some about color theory so that we can paint our still-lives that we drew. Check the homework calendar for homework.

Band: January practice records are overdue. We are working on page 18 and 19 in our books.

Sanderson: It was wonderful hearing students share about their Spiritual Journeys this week. Key Phrases assignments will be due on Friday. Our third Bible memory work is due Feb. 20.

Wanner: Test on Tuesday over 1 and 2 Samuel. Student have a test review packet that they should study. Also due on Tuesday is the take home essay - if this is not completed by class on Tuesday student will have to complete it on the test. Next up are the Kings and students will be receiving a King on Tuesday to research and present. Please help your student remember a clean old sock for class on Wednesday.

VN: Daniel is done, Joel is next, then Habakkuk. Some excellent Daniel projects came in, hooray. :)

PE: This week in PE we will be starting our Floor hockey unit. Students will play game in class that work on strengthening offensive and defensive skills.

Pre-Algebra (Sanderson): Solving equations involving positive and negative integers is the topic for this coming week. Encourage your student to show all his/her work as we continue to build good algebra habits with more complex equations.

Pre-Algebra (Kiser): These students are doing an AMAZING job working through two-step equations. We will keep showing our work on Each Side of our equations. We will tentatively plan on a test over Equations and Inequalities on Friday, Feb 14.

Spanish: 7D QUIZ on conjugating regular verbs is Monday; 7E QUIZ is Tuesday. 7F just learned -IR ending verbs, so their quiz will not be until the following week. Students in all classes should begin learning what all these verbs mean, and there is a set of online flashcards on Moodle for them.

8th Grade News

High School Informational Meeting:

8th grade students and their parents are invited to an 8th grade scheduling night with the GRCHS Counselors. Please join us at ACS at 7:00PM on Thursday, February 13. This is an important night to look over class selections for 9th grade and meet your counselor. It is important we meet with all students who are planning to attend GRCHS.

On Thursday, February 20 at 8:00AM, the GRCHS Counselors will return to Ada Christian and meet briefly with each 8th grade student to follow up one on one and finalize class registration.

If you are unable to attend the Ada Christian 8th Grade Night on Thursday, February 13, you may attend the Make-Up night on Tuesday, March 11. Please register for this night event by emailing Jana Hoglund at jhoglund@grcs.org

Additionally, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Mrs. Jana Hoglund at jhoglund@grcs.org or at 616-574-5651.

DESSERT THEATRE: Your link - http://acsdesserttheatre.weebly.com/

Art: 8th grade students are working on creating their ceramic slab pots.

Band: Wonderful music is being made, including a piece from the Olympics. So enjoyable to listen to this group!

History: Beginning to look at the basic reasons behind the Civil War as the country changed from 1830 to 1860's.

PE: This week in PE we will be starting our floor hockey unit. We will also spend time in class reviewing terms that will be on the floor hockey test.

Spanish: 8th graders are learning irregular verbs as we continue with breakfast vocabulary. We will also continue our interactive trip with the telenovela, "Mi Vida Loca."

Athletics

Parent Athletic Meeting:

There will be an athletic meeting for parents on Tuesday, February 11 at 7:00pm in the commons. This meeting will cover pure play athletics our 5th and 6th grade programs and our 7th and 8th grade programs. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

5th/6th Grade:

Basketball:

Reminder: Please turn in 5th and 6th grade basketball jerseys to Mrs. Van Duyn after your last game.

7th/8th Grade:

Basketball:

Friday, January 31 updated schedules were passed out with make up games from snow days. If you did not receive an updated schedule from Mrs. VanDuyn please email her.

Reminder, up to date game schedules are always posted at

http://www.graceac.com/schedules.htm