SCHOOL NEWSLETTER April 20, 2017 Spring MAP testing is just around the corner During the month of May, all MS students will be participating in our Spring MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing. A MAP test is an external (not made by us), computer-based assessment which gives us important information about each student to help plan instruction in the areas of math, language usage, and reading. These results are one of several pieces of data that we use for this purpose. MAP testing also is one indicator to chart student growth over time. We do not use MAP test results to determine academic achievement grades. Students will be taking three tests during a three week period and will be testing during one math, language arts, and social studies class during that time. Our MAP testing will occur from May 7-May 25th. In next week’s newsletter, we will publish the specific testing schedule for each grade. 20 MS students had a busy day in Colombo competing at the SAISA Track & Field event. Bowling Ms. Dante’s PE classes went bowling . Students used the target game to practice an individual performance activity and demonstrate correct technique and mature overhand pattern. Mr. Newman’s classes will work on their bowling skills in May. Eagle Art Grade 6 students started their Art class with collaborative learning. They taught each other the seven elements of art and made Notan papercuts (following page). 7th graders practiced contour drawing. SAISA Tournaments Middle School After School Activities Power Hour - Want to work on your homework before you go home? Need some help from a teacher? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, Power Hour might be for you. Power Hour is a quiet, supervised homework time where you will have access to a laptop, if needed, and teacher assistance. Minecraft Edu - Explore creating communities and cities using the educational version of Minecraft. Helpdesk - HS students are supporting MS students with homework in the MSLC on Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. El Cine Español - Come relax with friends while also practicing your Spanish. We’ll watch movies in the language and also sometimes in English about Spanish speaking countries and culture. ¡También hay palomitas de maíz! Treble Makers - It’s baaaaaaaaaack! Do you love to sing? TREBLE MAKERS will now be meeting after school on Thursdays from 3:45-4:30. We will explore a variety of genres - possibly even accompany ourselves on the ukulele, and have our own mini-performances. Treble Makers may also have a featured act in the choir’s spring concert, Choralation. Please see Mrs. Brink if you have any questions. Empty Bowls - One in nine people do not have enough food. Look around you and imagine what those numbers mean. Every four seconds a person dies from hunger-related causes. But you can make a difference and use your creativity to help the world. Join Ms. Mongardi and Ms. Dwyer in the ceramics room on Mondays to make bowls from clay for a fundraiser. MS Blockheads Computational thinking is the kind of problem solving and critical thinking that is used when you write computer code and build systems using digital technology. In this ASA you will learn more about how a computer “thinks”, and you will start to make a computer do what you want it to do by using blocks of code. Chances are you will end up becoming some sort of wizard. Come along and try it out! Be a blockhead! The Illustration Workshop will allow you to try your hand at a variety of illustration styles like manga, fantasy, nature, animals, storyboards, cartoons and lettering. Each week, I will introduce a new style and we will create an illustration to match that style and then add it to our illustration portfolio. Paper and gouache will be provided. Bring your imagination and creativity! POP! Prepared, Organized People. Learn a new study skill such as: Test taking strategies, Active Listening, Managing test anxiety. Explore and practice a strategy to improve your Preparation and Organization skills at school and at home! Bring an assignment and we will plan and prioritize with calendaring tools for that specific project or task. Drop in one time or come each week. Chess Club - You can come and leave anytime. If you beat Mr. Gibney - Mrs. Gibney will give you a tasty treat. Soccer - Girls Only - Play for fun out on the small field next to the pool. TAISM High School Drama Department Presents: Our TAISM Staff Are Out Of This World! Our Mission: Make sure our teachers & staff know, that they are The Best in the Universe! This month, from Sunday, April 30 to Thursday, May 4, 2017, we celebrate Staff Appreciation Week at TAISM to show our appreciation for all the staff at school. We have planned activities throughout the week to thank the TAISM staff for all that they do, for our children at school. An American jukebox musical with Elvis Presley music and with a book by Joe DiPietro. The story is based on William Shakespeare's 1602 play Twelfth Night. Thursday, April 27th at 7:00 Friday, April 28th at 7:00 Saturday, April 29th at 2:00 Tickets: 2 rials pre-sale or 3 rials at the door Available from Reception, the HS Office, or cast members “All Shook Up" is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 640, New York, NY 10036. www.theatricalrights.com We start a week-long celebration with an Interstellar Lunch on Sunday, April 30, 2017, from 12:30 pm to 02:00 pm, in the ES Cafeteria. Bring in your traditional food for this luncheon. To sign up, click the link given below or copy the same in your browser. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D4FABA92FA0F49-taism9 We also have planned to host a Galactic Goodies day on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, from 11:30 pm to 02:00 pm, in the staff lounge. On this day we will offer a range of sweet treats to our wonderful TAISM staff. To sign up, click the link given below or copy the same in your browser. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/30E0D4FABA92FA0F49-galactic Appreciation Station (Sunday, April 30 to Thursday, May 4, 2017): Tell our staff how much you appreciate them. Students & parents can collect a thank you card and drop it off at the Appreciation Station located outside the Parent Volunteer Coordinator’s office (Room No 148). We will make sure your cards get to the addressee. For any further information on all the activities planned for the week, and to know more about the various volunteering opportunities, please contact Natasha Fernandes, Parent Volunteer Coordinator at [email protected] or call on 92953413.
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