2nd Quarter Incentive Details

As a second quarter incentive, students will have the opportunity to go to Top Golf. Cost of the trip is $25 and will include lunch (turkey sandwich, chips, cookie & fountain drink). All field trip “tickets” will be purchased 11/30- 12/4.

Student Eligibility Requirements

2nd Quarter Grades: (as of 11/20)
- No Ds or Fs

Behavior/Discipline: (10/12 through date of trip)
- No in-school or out-of-school suspensions (including bus suspensions)
- No more than 2 administrative detentions

PTSA ANNOUNCEMENT

The MINT PTSA fundraiser is happening now. This is our only fundraiser for the whole year and we have a goal of raising $25000 in order to fund everything MINT PTSA supports. This includes staff hospitality, staff grants, grandparents & great influences day refreshments, field trip transportation costs, hot chocolate day, 8th grade Grand Sands celebrations, year end parties, LIS Science day, LMS Interview day pizza party for hired students, and more. Click here to see more details.

Help our Tigers thrive! The one and only MINT PTSA fundraiser of the year starts today!!

Check out the video to see how the fundraiser works, why we're raising money, and how YOU can help. Then click here to donate.

Help us raise $25,000. Every donation counts. Every Tiger benefits. Let’s make it happen!

PTSA RAFFLE FOR TEAM ASCEND

Due to a generous donation from BRK THROUGH Cincinnati (a new experience at the Kenwood Towne Centre) we are adding an extra incentive to help support and join the PTSA (above). All those who have already donated - and those who donate by October 31 - will be entered into a raffle for a prize of a voucher for two people, good for two hours! It's a prize worth $68!

If you haven't already donated, and you have the means to do so, we encourage and appreciate your support. Like above, click here to donate.

MATH 8 (Weekly Agenda)

Week of Oct. 26th: Students will continue identifying solutions to equations including: one solution, no solution and infinitely many solutions. We will do some work solving equations with squares and cubes. The Ch. 2 Test will be on Friday, October 30th.
Weekly Review (10/19) will be due Sunday, October 25th by 11:59 pm. For the 2nd quarter, students will receive a 20% penalty on any questions completed after the due date.

***LATE WORK Policy: Students have one week from the due date to complete any late or missing work.

H. ALGEBRA 1 (Weekly Agenda)

Week of Oct. 26th: Ch. 4 Test is Monday, October 26th. Our next chapter will cover systems of linear equations.
Weekly Review (10/19) will be due Sunday, October 25th by 11:59 pm. For the 2nd quarter, students will receive a 20% penalty on any questions completed after the due date.

***LATE WORK Policy: Students have one week from the due date to complete any late or missing work.

SCIENCE

Unit 3 Mid-point TEST on Monday
- this is over learning targets 1 (formation of Earth) and 2 (Earth's layers)
- Use the study guides posted on classroom
Unit 3: Earth’s Interior
- -U3 mid point check 10/26
- -U3 vocab due 11/04
- -U3 vocab test 11/06
- -U3 Test 11/12

ELA (Agendas)

Advanced ELA 8
- - The Unit 6 Vocabulary Assignment will be posted on Google Classroom on Monday, 10/26. That assignment is due Friday, 10/30 before 8 AM and the vocabulary quiz will be in class on Friday, 10/30, as well.
  - Students will be bringing home their book club books Friday, 10/23 or Monday, 10/26. The reading schedule for those books will be posted on Google Classroom soon, and their first meeting will be during the week of 11/2-11/6.
  - Students will be bringing home book club permission slips on Tuesday, 10/20. Please indicate if you approve or do not approve of the book listed, sign the paper, and return that as soon a possible.
ELA 8
- - The Unit 5 Vocabulary Assignment has been posted since Friday, 10/16. That assignment is due Wednesday, 10/28 before 8 AM and the vocabulary quiz will be in class on Wednesday, 10/28, as well.
Enrichment ELA 8
- - The Unit 5 Vocabulary Assignment has been posted since Friday, 10/16. That assignment is due Wednesday, 10/28 before 8 AM and the vocabulary quiz will be in class on Wednesday, 10/28, as well.

HISTORY (agenda)

Next week, we will dissect the Declaration of Independence to understand the main idea and concepts. We will understand different Enlightenment Thinker's influence on the document. We will will get into the events of the Revolutionary War towards the end of the week.

STUDENT of the WEEK

Cammy Glanz

Cammy is a conscientious student who stays actively engaged in each of her classes. She utilizes class time wisely to focus on getting work completed during the school day. She is a positive role model and surrounds herself with peers that exhibit the same qualities and characteristics as herself. Cammy is consistently trustworthy, considerate and an all around good human.