February 4, 2024 Tburg MS Weekly Update

Middle School

Weekly Update

Week of February 4th

CONTENTS

Calendar

2/6: 5th Grade Band Twinkle Celebration, 7pm in the gym

2/9: Middle School Ice Skating (PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED at tburgpto.com) 3-5 pm at Cass Park Rink. Bus transportation from MS to Cass Park at dismissal; students must be picked up by 5 pm. $10 per student.

2/9: Q2 Report Cards sent home

3/1: Staff Slam

3/15: Glow Show

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Office Updates

From Mrs. Lomax

We are thrilled that so many of our students regularly attend athletic events on campus. Caregivers, please remember that students under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Consider joining your student(s) and cheering on the Blue Raiders! The schedule of all athletic events can be found HERE.

Second marking period report cards will go home with students on Friday, 2/9. In addition to the report card, you will receive your student’s results from our winter iReady testing in reading and math. These reports show your student’s achievement levels compared to other students nation-wide as well as their growth from when the tests were administered this fall. These results are used to measure the effectiveness of our instructional program and also to assign additional academic supports to students. Contact the Student Services office (607-387-7551 Ext. 1449) with any questions you have regarding these reports.

School Nutrition

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5th Grade

5th Grade Daily Planner (Please bookmark for your use). Please check your students’ take home folders and planners with them daily. Calling ALL PENCILS!!! Please remind students to bring spare pencils from home with them to school (either daily) or to store in their lockers! We are giving them the same messages here at school. THANK YOU!!!

ELA: This week students made a plan and set weekly goals to finish their NEWEST free read book! Students chose a book at our Book Tasting last Thursday. This book will need to be read by March 1. Students filled out their bookmarks and committed to weekly reading goals. Along with those goals they will need to complete one activity per week (due each Friday) to demonstrate their knowledge of the book. Ask your 5th grader what their new free read book is and how they are doing for their weekly goal!

Math: Students spent this week adding and subtracting mixed numbers which is the end of 3rd unit. Next week we will be having our end of unit assessment on Wednesday, 2/7. Students will be given a review packet on Monday to help them prepare.

Social Studies: This week we visited the Johnson Museum of Art to look at Mesoamerican art and created our own artwork. We also competed in “Jeopardy of the Aztec” using the questions and answers the 5th graders created. We will begin our study of the Inca next week.

Science: As we close in on the end of our mixtures and solutions unit, we have gotten into the concepts of “concentration” and “density” in solutions. Next we turn to learning the difference between physical change and chemical change. Students have completed several “team challenge”labs to demonstrate their science and engineering practices. After February break, we will return for a review and a final challenge, before moving into our biology.

Band : Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule Our 5th grade “Twinkle Celebration” is this Tuesday, 2/6 at 7 pm in the middle school gym. Students should arrive at 6:45 to get ready. They can wear something “kind of nice” - whatever that means for them.

6th Grade

6th grade planner (please bookmark this link)

***Students are in need of pencils-please make sure your student has pencils for school. Check their backpacks!!

Social Studies: This week we started a project to show our knowledge of Ancient Egypt. Students are creating projects on mummification, pyramids, journals, or maps. We are also very excited for a Johnson Art Museum visit next Tuesday.

Math: Students began exploring ratios and finding equivalent ratios. Try to help your student find ratios in everyday life-grocery store, baking and reading.

Science: We spent the week exploring what causes earthquakes. We also looked at what makes plate tectonics move. On Thursday we studied our trout to see what they eat and how much they eat. The trout are getting bigger.

ELA: This week we continued reading New Kid as well as writing summaries. Students are enjoying their free read books! It is fun to see then get hooked into a series. Remember they should be meeting their calendar goals and working on their projects outside of school.

Band: Mrs. Posegate’s Lesson Schedule It’s NYSSMA sign-up time! Sixth graders who are interested in participating in the NYSSMA solo fest need to fill out THIS google form permission slip with their grown-ups. More information is included with the form. Please complete by 2/9.

Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups

THRIVE: After-school tutoring is in progress. Fill out this form to sign-up.

Health 6: Quarter 3 begins health class – please be sure your child is prepared with a pocket folder & loose leaf paper. Week one includes introductions, a course description that needs a parent signature, and lessons on the dimensions of health, the importance of a growth mindset as well as goal-setting when seeking to maintain or improve one’s health.

7th Grade

7th Grade Digital Planner (Please bookmark this link.)

Please remind students to bring pencils, their Chromebook charger, and a water bottle to school.

Science: This week, students did a presentation on genetic disorders and learned to track these using a pedigree chart. There will be a genetics/heredity quiz on Feb 7th. Students have a review sheet (also posted on Google Classroom) for the quiz. On Friday, we reflected on the second marking period using the Mood Meter.

ELA 7: This past week we worked on reading articles and planning essays. This coming week, we will pick one and write an essay. Then we will launch into exploring text structures

Math 7 & Pre-Algebra: This week in Math 7 we had our Percents assessment, wrapping up the unit with percent error, simple interest and commission. Next week we’ll start a two week unit on probability. Pre-Algebra students delved into graphing linear equations this past week and also worked with equations with variables on both sides. We’ll spend our class time graphing, and also get the first week of the probability unit asynchronously. Expect your student to have assignments nightly - all work is in Google Classroom and also listed in the weekly planner.

Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Group s

7/8 Band: Information about NYSSMA Solo & Ensemble Festival was sent to families via e-mail this week! If your student is interested in participating (or if you are interested in having your student participate), please check your email and fill out the Google permission form by Friday, 2/9. Students have begun a playing assessment, and should be practicing for that, as well as practicing the 3 band pieces we are working on. In order to promote regular practice, students were issued a ‘Be A Creature of Habit Challenge’ this week. See attached info for details.

Creature of Habit Challenge

7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 2/5

8th Grade

Parents: Reminder--Students should be emailing their teachers when absent -- that way they can know what was covered in class. Also please follow the below steps to check assignments in your child’s Google Classrooms.

Algebra: Students finished up their unit on Exponential Functions. Next week we will start the many methods of factoring. This is a core skill that will be used throughout high school math and students will need to be fluent in the various methods.

Math 8: Students finished up their unit on linear functions and began to look at the idea of functions in general. We will continue this next week as we look at various features including intercepts, max/min values, as well as intervals of increasing and decreasing.

Science 8: We are continuing our study of Speed and Acceleration.

Regents Earth Science: We have finished our unit on Plate Tectonics and have begun studying the Geologic History of the Earth. Students are learning about relative age and putting rock sequences in order by event.

Kotler’s ELA 8: Students completed their short stories this week, along with a visit from Ms. Valletta (to discuss post-secondary options). Friday, students went to the MS library and finalized their independent reading projects.

Social Studies: We wrapped up WWI this past week with a writing assessment on WWI, with a focus on the causes and effects. Our next topic will be The 1920s.

Chorus: MP2 Lesson Schedule / MP2 Lesson Groups

Creature of Habit Challenge

7/8 Band Lesson Schedule/Groups- week of 2/5

Google Classroom for Parents

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Clubs & Activities

Student Council

Yearbook

Our next meeting is Tuesday, February 6th.

You must sign up for the late bus with Mr. Begeal or Ms. Salib by 1:00 PM on Tuesday.

Drama Club

Please check the Drama Club website for the rehearsal schedule.

We will post Stage Crew assignments soon. Stage Crew will not be needed before February. Listen to announcements and check the Drama Club website for updates. It’s not too late to join Stage Crew - please see Mrs. Posegate to sign-up.

Washington, D.C. Trip

We are still looking for 8th grade volunteers to help provide child care during the ES/MS PTO meetings. Donations will be made towards our trip fund by PTO. Please see Mr. Begeal if you could donate some time to help out.

Yearbook Club will meet in the Media room (next to the Tech room) on Thursday, Thursday, February 15th, from 3-4:00pm.

*Students who ride the bus will be dismissed at 3:35pm to get on the late bus. Students getting picked up/walking home will be dismissed at 4pm.

Any student participating in Yearbook Club who needs to ride the late bus must email advisors Lisa Magee or Tammy Parker by 12:00pm on the day of the meeting.

Meeting Dates:

February 15th & 29th

March 7th, 26th & 28th

Order your Middle School Yearbook Now!

Click YEARBOOKORDERCENTER and use school code 18914

Middle School Yearbook wants your pictures!!

Do you have some great pictures of Trumansburg Middle School Athletes in action?

If you would like to share these with the yearbook club please follow the instructions below

To upload an image from your computer:

1. Go to the Herff Jones Eshare page at http://www.hjeshare.com

2. Enter ‘doig’ into the school code box

3. Fill out the information box using student’s information, and agree to the terms and conditions

4. Click ‘browse images’ and select your pictures

5. Preview your image, and then tag the image with the student's name, and grade in their respective boxes. Then add the subject/event in the description box.

Or you can get the HJeshare App and upload right from your phone using the same instructions.

PTO

Please be sure to follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tburgpto

T-shirts available for sale now through Feb 15.

T-shirts are not required for attendance.

Community

For ages 11-18

Community

DEC Summer Camp

For the 20th year in 2024, the Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited will be sponsoring a few young people (ages 11-17) from Tompkins, Cortland, or Seneca counties to attend one of the NYS DEC Summer Environmental Education Camps. In addition to paying the entire cost of the camp ($350), up to $100 will be available to assist the camper with the purchase of required camp supplies and transportation costs.

I nformation sheet and application form.

Please note that the application deadline is February 12, 2024.

For more information on the DEC summer camp programs and locations:

https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/summer-camps

Questions or details, contact:

Rick Grossman

Coordinator - NYSDEC Summer Conservation Camp Sponsorship Program

Leon Chandler Chapter of Trout Unlimited

607-279-9002

RDG@TC3.edu

Community