March 12th - 16th

Monday 3/12- iMiddle Wear (Blue and Grey)

PAC party today (outside of room 10) AFTER the announcements. Students will have the option to make posters at the pac party.

Criteria for P3 PAC Party attendance:

No behavior infractions for P3.
No cell phone violations, dress code violations and non-school related use of device for the dates of 1/29-3/9
No No device/no charging signatures for P3

Again, students need to watch the video regarding the March 14 rally BEFORE heading to PAC party. Please be sure to take attendance too, and only release students who have earned it per criteria above! Thanks

Announcements-

On March 14th, students across the United States are calling for an end to gun violence. Please watch the video for more information about what students have planned here at iMiddle. Last planning meeting in S4 today at lunch.

If you cannot project this either just play the audio or have students watch on their device.

iMiddle News - Please Watch

Create Signs-

If you would like to participate in the student march against gun violence, please make a sign to help call for change. There are many different ideas out there about how to stop gun violence. The march organizers did not choose to endorse any one idea. You can do your own research and make a sign to call for specific action or a more general sign to raise awareness and support multiple solutions.

Here is a link with sign ideas found or created by students. You can also research gun violence statistics or solutions and come up with your own ideas.

ASB students will be passing out materials which you can use in class, but you can also make signs or shirts at home. All signs must be respectful and school appropriate. You are encouraged to exercise your right of free speech but you must also respect others rights as well. Please double check your planned sign with your teacher.

The march will happen on Weds. It will start on the basketball courts behind the school and travel around to the front of the school. It will last 17 minutes to honor the 17 victims of the Parkland shooting. You will get more details tomorrow in class.

Other option-

If you do not want to make a sign and participate in the march, you should quietly work on your genius hour project and/or other school assignments. Please be respectful of the students who are choosing to participate.

Extra Time?

Get Organized: Clean out back packs, organize 3 ring binders (no loose papers).

Check for Late or Missing Work - lets get caught up!

Students can work on Genius Hour Projects - Research or Documentation

Watch Channel One News: https://www.channelone.com/

Tuesday 3/13 -

For Current 7th graders...

We have updated some of our electives choices!!! We know you filled out the form last week, but it is important that all current 7th graders fill out THIS FORM quickly again today!!!

THANK YOU :)

Wednesday's March Against Gun Violence Details

For students who would like to participate in the rally against gun violence here is the plan.

At 10:00 a bell will calling for a moment of silence. A second bell will ring that will signal the end of the moment of silence and let students who want to participate know that it is time to go meet on the basketball courts by the PE changing rooms. Students who do not want to participate will stay in class and continue to work on classwork or work on their genius hour projects (please follow your teacher's instructions.)

Students who want to participate will pick up their signs from your 3rd period teacher. Today you will have time to drop it off in your 3rd period last 5 minutes of advisory. After picking up your sign, you will bring it and your backpacks out to the PE area. Please group up between the cones and listen to the directions by the march organizers. We want to show unity and march as one group. Once everyone has gathered, we will march around the outside of the school and back into the auditorium. We will gather in the lunch court and a bell will signal when it is time to go to 4th period. Please bring your things with you on the march so you can do directly to 4th period.

Remember: This is serious. Please only join the march if you can act serious. There should be no running, pushing, etc. Come out and join only if you are going to be able to follow the student organizer's directions. Students will not be disciplined for respectfully participating, but misbehavior will have consequences.

There is a slight chance of rain for tomorrow at 10:00 am. The march will happen rain or shine. Please bring an umbrella, jacket, or change of clothes.

Please play the video. If you cannot play the video, at least play the audio or have students play it.

There is a slight chance of rain for tomorrow at 10:00 am. The march will happen rain or shine. Please bring an umbrella, jacket, or change of clothes.

Teachers: Please release students who made signs 5 minutes early so they can drop them off in their 3rd period and then go to lunch.

One other way to help stop gun violence. Please read. The student organizers are encouraging students do WALK OUT and march during 3rd period and to WALK UP to other students at lunch. If you are not comfortable "walking out", please consider at least "walking up."

Thanks,

Genius Hour Check in -

Each Tuesday we will be checking in with students on their progress toward their Genius Hour Project.

Teachers: Check in with student on the progress they are making. Consider doing the round robin activity from last week if you did not use it (see below). Teachers you can also show the video below while you conference with students.

Students: Remember to DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT. Take pictures or video of you building/creating/making/practicing. Take a moment today to reflect on what you have done so far and what adjustments you may need to make!

Past announcements:

2/23 - Students should continue to research, learn, make, create and document their efforts. THEY MUST BE DOCUMENTING. They can use the class time to get this documentation done, collected in one place, update their planning doc etc. Remind them that they created a plan on their yellow paper to follow! This is a good time to start with a round robin and have student briefly share their progress. "I'm researching", "I've made one recipe", "I'm building my first version of ____", "I have been practicing ____________ 3 times a week for an hour I can now ________."

2/13: All students should have selected their project and had it approved by their teacher. This is the learning and exploring time. Many students want to start creating their final product but this is TOO EARLY. Students should be researching, learning, making, creating and documenting their efforts. They should NOT be making google slides, editing iMovies or making cookbooks yet. These will be the results of their learning!