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Springing Back into Action
Springing Back into Action
Hello Magnet Families!
It's been a much tougher winter than usual for all of us, so resiliency and determination are the mantras for this month. But we have much to be proud of and much to look forward to this month.
8th Graders take the MISA science test at the start this month and all students will take the Md School Survey at the end of the month. Last month we celebrated Black History Month with regular announcements highlighting prominant Black Americans. We had a fantastic House competetion, Books and Basketball, African Drumming, International Night, and Orchestra performances.
This month, we will finally get to see the production of Mean Girls that the theater and music classes have been working on. We also will have a visit from the Woman Engineers with a Drone Workshop, and the Media Center will put on Book Wars.
I want to let you know that our Science Bowl teams attended the MD/DC Regional competition at Montgomery College on Saturday. Both teams went undefeated into the semifinals. Team 1 went on to the final round where they beat out Greenbelt MS 146:48, earning the title of 2026 MD/DC Science Bowl Regional Champions! Team 1 will now compete in the National Science Bowl Competition, held in Leesburg, VA from Thursday April 30- Monday May 4.
River and Ms Palmaira are VERY proud of their sportsmanship, teamwork, and ability to let mistakes roll of their backs and continue with play. Several of our members were new to science bowl this year (indicated with an * below).
Team 1: Joanna Liu (8th), Carol Lawson (8th), Aaron Huang (8th), Albert Liu (8th), and Elle Headley* (7th)
Team 2: Logan Kelley (8th), Clara Rikleen* (8th), Nikhil Rajapatirana* (7th), Samuel Lyons-Finio* (7th), and Kai Nogami* (7th)
Look for pictures of all the February fun in the Carousel below!
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Magnet Classes Updates
Magnet Classes Updates
In 7th Grade Magnet Comp Science, We wrapped up our electronic circuits unit, and we have started our lego robotics unit! We are currently designing transportation robots, with unique methods of locomotion. We will soon be exploring the mechanics and math of gears to improve our machines.
7th grade Magnet Science is wrapping up the Body Systems Unit with the frog dissection and unit test this week. Next we will be moving on to genetics to learn about traits, patterns of inheritance, and Punnett squares. During this unit students will get to design their own imaginary creature with unique traits. They will also research a genetic disorder and create an infographic to inform the public about it.
Magnet Geometry students are currently completing a unit on Area, Volume, and 3-D Figures. They may know formulas already, but do they understand where those formulas come from? Why is a circle’s area calculated using pi times radius squared? Why do faces plus vertices equal edges plus two for every polyhedron? We are also studying different classes of polyhedra – some students may already know the Platonic Solids, but what about Archimedean Solids? Johnson Solids? There are so many cool classes of polyhedra to explore!
What do my kids have for homework?
What do my kids have for homework?
Looking for your child's Magnet Algebra Homework? All Magnet Algebra 1 work is posted to MyMCPS Canvas Classroom daily. From the homepage, students click Week-at-a-Glance to see the calendar with links. There is also a Homework section in the Unit 4 Module with links.
All Magnet Geometry homework is posted in myMCPS Classroom in the Module for the current unit. Most homeworks are paper assignments given out in class, but if a student is absent or loses the paper, a pdf of the assignment is always posted in the Module. If a student is not able to print the assignment at home, they are welcome to complete the assignment in a pdf editor such as Kami. They can also view the pdf questions and write their answers on paper. In general, students have two nights to complete the homework - in other words, an assignment given on Monday will be due on Wednesday. It is essential that students complete and bring the homework on time, so that they are ready to participate in the homework discussion and feedback time during class.
All assignments for Magnet Science 7 can be found posted on the daily learning maps in canvas under the modules tab, along with slides for the day, and any homework assigned.
Around the School
Around the School
Takoma Park Middle School's Drama Club presents Mean Girls Jr.
Takoma Park Middle School's Drama Club presents Mean Girls Jr.
When Cady moves to the USA from Africa, the reality of life of a teenage girl in the United States hits her hard! Come see the show at Takoma Park MS Thursday March 12 and Friday March 13 at 7pm and Saturday March 14 at 11am. Doors open 30 minutes before the shows start.
There will be a cash-only bake sale. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults.
Buy tickets online at GoFan.com. - https://gofan.co/app/school/MD80041
Around our Community
Around our Community
Kid Museum Middle School Maker Night
SECURE IT Summer Camp is a non-residential summer program for rising 6–8th graders that introduces cybersecurity concepts through interactive, hands-on activities. Students explore topics such as online safety, computer networking, Linux, and problem-solving. No prior experience is required.
SECURE IT Summer Camp is a non-residential summer program for rising 6–8th graders that introduces cybersecurity concepts through interactive, hands-on activities. Students explore topics such as online safety, computer networking, Linux, and problem-solving. No prior experience is required.
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