Struggle for Equality

Please join us on Thursday, April 19th
as all 7th and 8th grade students
present a night of visual, media, and performance art.

Milton Middle School
Equality Celebration
6:00- 8:00 pm

We encourage you to bring family and friends as our students are looking
forward to sharing their hard work with the Milton community!

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Task for April 16

Math April 16, 2012

7th Grade:
Checked off Friday's 2.4 pages28-30 A-E then assigned ACE(2.4) Pages 31-45
#16, 18-24, *41

8th Grade:
Checked off Friday's 2.3 page 23 A-D, then assigned ACE(2.3)pages 24-32
#9-13, 24-29

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Boston

Dear Families,

I want to thank all of you who came out to the Fire Truck Pull this
weekend. It was a big success. We raised $2,100 and we had a lot of fun
in the process.

As of right now we are $4,700 short. We will have a better sense of how
much money is needed to be raised after all final payments have been
received.

We will be doing at least three more fundraisers:

1) Thursday, April 19th - we will be having a bake sale for the Struggle
for Equality night. Please contact me if you are willing to send a bake
good with your student on that evening as all students are required to
participate in the event.

2) Friday, May 4th Middle School Dance

3) Saturday May 5th, there will be a car wash at Four Seasons.

There is also a possibility to have a bake sale this weekend at the
basketball tournament that will be taking place at the Elementary School
and High School. In order to take advantage of this opportunity, I need a
couple of parents to organize and facilitate this bake sale. Please
contact me if you are willing to do so.

If you have not paid in full, please do so by 4/19.

Sincerely,
Joe Smith

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Social Studies: Report Card for 3rd Quarter

Hello Parents,

I wanted to write a quick note about the 3rd quarter report card for Social Studies. During 3rd quarter, the Social Studies department decided on three standards to assess (H&SS7-8:10, 15, and 17). We spent the majority of the quarter focusing on H&SS7-8:10 with our study of the events leading to the American Revolution and the war itself. There were a total of 5 assessments used for this standard. We then moved into the formation of government and the early struggles we experienced as a new country. This is where our student intern, Brady Murray, ran his unit. Due to the lateness in the quarter, we were only able to thoroughly cover the standard H&SS7-8:15 and barely touch upon standard H&SS7-8:17. In the report card, you will only see the two standards being reported on (H&SS7-8:10 and 15). We only had one assessment for the third standard which only covered two days of work. We did not think that this one assessment would be a fair to put on the report card as a true representation of your son/daughter's understanding of the standard. This standard does carry over into many aspects of the unit we are currently engaged in, "Struggles for Equality". Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

We are currently engaged in the unit on Struggles for Equality. This is taking a look at the various groups of people who have been part of our nation's history that have not had access to the rights guarenteed by our constitution. Slavery, civil rights movement, women's rights, Native American history, child labor all are topics included in this unit. The entire 7th and 8th grade are engaged in the same unit. We will hold a celebration of student work on the evening of Thursday, April 19th. This will allow students to show parents and community members the projects on this unit that they are currently working on. Your attendance would be greatly appreciated. Also, your help could be used with asking your son/daughter questions about what they are working on, adding information/discussion that you know on the topic, and most importantly helping your son/daughter meet the deadline for this project. Thank you.

Mr. Burton

Fire Truck Pull and Carnival

Dear Parents,

This Saturday, April 14th, is the Fire Truck Pull and Carnival will be
from 10:00 -2:00, at the Milton Middle School. There will be games,
cotton candy, and vendors. Please come out and support our students.

10:00 - 2:00 Carnival Games
Darts
Hole-in-One Golf
Knock the Bottles Over

10:30 Cup Cake Wars
There is a $5 entry fee
Win iTunes Gift Cards for Best Tasting, Best Decorated, and Best Overall
Make a dozen cup cakes and submit by 10:30, winners announced prior to the
Fire Truck Pull
Contest is open to all
Left over cupcakes will be sold to benefit the Boston trip.

11:00 Fire Truck Pull
Teams of 10 pull a Fire Truck 25 yards as fast as possible.
Each Team needs to raise $100 to enter
Top teams get a trophy and Subway Gift Certificates for 6" Subs

12:30 Pie in Face

1:00 Minute-to-Win-It Games

This is the last major fundraiser for Boston. This event has to be very
successful to insure that Boston happens. Please spread the word and
participate in any way that you can. We will also be doing a Car Wash on
May 5th.

Thanks,
Joe Smith

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Tasks April 2-6, 2012

Math: April 2-6

For the remainder of the year I will not be posting the task for the week
at the beginning of the week. Instead I will post the daily task. In
general today's task is addressed in class the following day, therefore if
student's do not finish their task in class they are expected to complete
this to be prepared for the next day. I continue to sign planners on
Friday so check planner to see what work is missing. I encourage them to
use the weekend to complete missing work.

7th Grade:
April 2: ACE(1.4)P 12-23, #10, 12, 14, 27-29 *33
April 3: Additional Practice Worksheet for Investigation 1

8th Grade:
April 2: ACE(1.4) Pages 11-19, #25-30, 35-38, *50
April 3: Additional Practice Work Packet for Investigation 1

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Struggle for Equality

Hi All,

English and Social Studies classes throughout the entire middle school have begun a shared unit: The Struggle for Equality. We will look at various groups from the United States who have had to overcome significant challenges to enjoy their basic human rights and/or constitutional rights. Students will complete four products by the end of the unit: A mini research paper; An original work of art; An artist's statement essay; and a persuasive essay. Students will be very busy with these projects, both in class and out. They may need assistance with specific art supplies, such as clay, paint, etc. Please join us for a wonderful evening showcase of all the students' art projects on April 19th at 6:30pm.

Please email Mr. Roof or Mr. Burton with any questions.

Thanks,

Mr. Roof