For the week of October 22nd - 27th

Can you believe it is the end of first quarter on Tuesday?  Even though 6th graders are now on Semesters, along with all of junior high and high school, there are some changes you need to be aware of.  Any student with a C- or lower, in a core subject will be placed in mandatory study hall. Progress reports will be printed and ready for pick up at Parent Teacher Conferences on 11/2 and 11/3 from 3:30 - 7:00 each evening. I hope to see you all there.  If neither of those evenings work, please don't hesitate to set up another time that works for you.  I am available most days after school. 

This week is a busy week.  It is Homecoming week!  Here is what you can expect:

HOMECOMING WEEK:

All grades are invited to participate in the dress up days. (Dress code rules still apply.)

Monday, October 23^rd: School Colors -  wear maroon and gold

Tuesday, October 24^th: Twin day – match a friend

Wednesday, October 25^th:  PJ day - wear your jammies!

Thursday, October 26^th: Throwback (Dress up like a prior decade of your choice)

Friday, October 27^th:  Class Colors  - support your favorite high school class and wear their color!

Freshmen: Orange,  Sophomores: Green,  Juniors: Pink,    Seniors: Blue

VISION CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL MASQUERADE SOCIAL:

Sixth through eighth grade VCS students are invited to attend the Masquerade Social Friday, October 27th   from 4:30pm-6:00pm.  The entrance fee is five dollars and includes pizza and drinks. Prizes will be given for best costumes including one boy and one girl from each grade 6^th- 8^th grade. Costume Guidelines: No weapons or weapon-like objects. No gruesome, violent, or bloody costumes.  Modesty rules apply.  Dresses and shirts must cover to the edge of the shoulder. Skirts and shorts must extend to three inches above the top of the knee. Leggings must be covered by a shirt/shorts/skirt that extends to the finger tips.

**(Friends from other schools are not allowed to be brought to middle school dances.)

READING

We are learning all about characterization and what it takes to make a good character.  We are also diving into Washington Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow".  

SCIENCE

The class just finished up with our unit on Weather and Atmosphere.  We will be working on study guides/notes this week for the test.  Students will be allowed to use their science journal on the test.  The test is scheduled for Wednesday.

MATH

In order to teach the students all the skills needed to pass 6th grade math, I have started having to teach 2 lessons each class.  Please make sure your student is diligently using their Digits workbook for the pre-read lessons.  I don't expect them to completely understand, but it helps the class move faster if they have seen the material prior to my teaching.  We are coming up on the end of another chapter.  I am aiming to have a test on Thursday, possibly Friday of this week.  

HOME ECON

We were blessed with an abundance of apples that were donated to the class.  Our next few recipes will involve using what we were given.  This last week, I introduced the class to the fine art of candy making.  We learned about about the different stages of cooking sugar:  soft ball, hard ball, soft crack and hard crack to make candy apples.