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General Announcements:
First Day of School is August 26h!
Classwork Information
For the weeks of May 18th and May 25th, 2026
Here are the Introduction/Email Etiquette Daily Agendas to start our year! Students have access to these as well on Google Classroom. Please know that future class periods are subject to change.
Homework Expectations: Students should be completing 20 minutes of reading three nights a week Monday - Thursday. Students can choose to read a physical book, ebook, audiobook, newspaper, magazine, etc. They have time during the school day to go down to the library and/or pick a book from my classroom library. They also have access to an online book platform called Sora that has ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines that they should be familiar with at this point.
*Ms. Papinsick will be starting the year with students, and Ms. Procek will be back late October.
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Students completed the research project that we collaborated with Mrs. Zecha with. We are doing gallery walks this week to share out what we have learned.
Here is a LINK to the daily agenda for our unit on natural selection and evolution. Ever wonder the types of questions students have? Here is a LINK that shares the list of questions students developed that I use to plan out the lessons in the unit.
Reminder: students should come to class with their science binder, science journal, writing utensil, planner, Chromebook (in its case), and homework when applicable.
In mid-December students demonstrated their knowledge of clothing vocabulary by drawing well-dressed elves and describing them to their classmates. Students also wrote a short story that included descriptions of clothing, arrival times at school and/or home, and included many of the verbs they have acquired including is, has, walks, runs, opens, closes, wears, and sees.
We learned about French holiday traditions and decorated (and ate!) everyone's favorite holiday treat: Bûche de Noël.
In January, we have begun expanding our school supply vocabulary, are practicing asking to borrow these in French, and will discuss our hopes for the future using "Je veux" (I want).
Students have been continuing to learn about schedules in Germany - this time learning about the Tagesablauf, or daily routines. We are adding before- and after school activities to the list!
In this unit, we are learning new vocabulary, time expressions (am Morgen, am Mittag) and how to tell time with the 24-hour clock (Es ist 16 Uhr). Students will be writing about their own Tagesablauf and will compare/contrast how a German routine differs from their own.
We continue to learn some fun German songs as well in order to help students hear the sounds of the language and see/hear what young people in Germany like to listen to.
Practicing vocabulary continues to be essential to leveling up their language skills. Students have new Quizlet sets on Google Classroom and they should be studying 10-15 minutes of old and new vocabulary per day!
¡Felices Fiestas! This winter, we compared holiday traditions in Spain and the U.S. Why do Spaniards eat 12 grapes on New Year's Eve? How are the Three Kings different from Santa?
In January and February, we will be studying the famous Spanish-language children's song "Los pollitos dicen" ("The little chicks say"). In English, chicks say "peep peep," but in Spanish, they say "pío pío." Students will learn how onomatopoeia differs across languages. Dogs say "woof woof" in English, but "guau guau" in Spanish! Students will practice building simple sentences to describe animals, their habitats, their likes/dislikes, and their sounds. At the end of this unit, students will be able to write a creative story about an animal encounter!
To get ready for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance, we studied his use of the sapo concho (a Puerto Rican toad) on his album cover. What does this animal symbolize?
5/12 Last push for our concert! Please remind your students to practice. Our concert is May 27th. Students need to arrive by 6:45pm. The concert begins at 7:00pm.
Instrument Maintenance: The Ellis Music Company comes to school every Tuesday to pick up and drop off instruments in need of repair. They also have supplies available that can be dropped off as well.
The current U.A. classes end April 20th. Check Aspen for the new class.
If students do or do not want to be in Band, Jazz Band, and/or Chorus next year please let me know. If I don't hear from you I will assume it's the same as this year.
The middle school years are challenging. Students and families can access a therapist through Cartwheel via Zoom.
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