Principal's Message

This coming December and January, students will be taking the NWEA-MAP test. This year, your student will be taking the test on their iPad. Your students needs to make sure the iPad is fully charged on testing days. If your student is absent or does not finish in the time frame we have blocked off, they will be able to finish the test on the makeup days.

Math

 What We've Been Working On

• Students were working on modeling integer operations.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• How can you model -5 - 7 with a number line or integer tiles?

What We're Working on Next

• Students will explore proportional relationships.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• What are the three characteristics of proportional relationships with regard to graphs, tables, equations?

Notes

• Encourage students to check their homework on Canvas.

Accelerated Math

What We've Been Working On

• We finished unit three which was on identifying rules from a pattern or a table. 

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• How do you find a rule from a table or pattern?

What We're Working on Next

• We will begin unit 4. Unit 4 is on displaying multiple representations, going from situation, rule, table and graph.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• How do you go from one representation to another? 

Notes

• Our winter MAP test is scheduled for December 3rd and 4th; please try to avoid pulling students out of class either of those days.

Language Arts

What We've Been Working On

• Students have been reading The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton as well as working on writing expressively and reflectively.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What is the main conflict in The Outsiders? How do you think it will be resolved?

What We're Working on Next

• Students will continue writing expressively and reflectively as they work on creating a narrative about their favorite mistake.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• What is the favorite mistake you chose to write about? What did you learn from this mistake?

Science

What We've Been Working On

• Finished chemistry and started our cell unit

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What does a chemical equation show?

What We're Working on Next

• Students will be learning how cells carry out the functions of life, the different organelles that make up cells and their functions, and all about cell city.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• What is the mitochondria of the cell?

Notes

• Cell City is coming up. More information will follow.

Social Studies

What We've Been Working On

• Over the past two weeks we have been learning and studying about the Pre Civil War Era.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What were some of the events that pushed and pulled the nation together?

What We're Working on Next

• On Friday we will finish up with our Pre-Civil War Era with our Assessment on Unit 2. We will then be starting with the Civil War. We will be doing a mini project with the Civil War where students will be picking a topic and creating a website for their project. This project will expect students to stay on top of their project by following the requirements and timeline that is given to finish it.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• What would you like to learn more about with the Civil War?

Phy. Ed.

What We've Been Working On

• Mr. DeVoe's classes have been participating in a soccer unit. Mrs. Mozey's classes have been participating in a rugby unit. 

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What is one important reason to show good sportsmanship during competition?  

What We're Working on Next

• The next two weeks both PE classes will be inside more consistently. Both classes will start with some Fitness activities following up with some indoors sports during the second week.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• Do you know where your PE shirt is and has it been washed this school yet? 

Band

What We've Been Working On

• Implementing dynamics in all music
  
• Syncopation and dotted quarter note rhythms

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• Is it easier to play loud or soft?

What We're Working on Next

• Introduce sixteenth notes
  
• Concert music

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• Do you know which song you are excited to play in the concert yet?

Orchestra

What We've Been Working On

• Key of C Major
  
• Bow Hold Review/Assessment

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What is C Major and what is hard about playing in that key for you?

What We're Working on Next

• Eighth Notes on and off the beat
  
• Bow Distribution
  
• Concert Pieces

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• How do single eighth notes make music harder?

Notes

• Students need to be working on a Practice SMART goal every two weeks. Document is found on Canvas.

Tech Ed

What We've Been Working On

• Model Dragsters Race Ready
  
• Racing Model Dragsters

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• Was your Model Dragster faster or slower than you thought? Why?

What We're Working on Next

• Final WPM Keyboarding Test
  
• Move to FCS

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• Did you see improvement from the beginning of the quarter to the end when Keyboarding?

FCS

What We've Been Working On

• Students researched and planned a food lab with their kitchen group. Ingredients need to be brought to school by Monday, November 5.
• We have been learning about MyPlate USDA food guidelines and how to plan balanced meals.
• We also researched our favorite fast food restaurants online to find out how many calories and fat are in our favorite meals.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What were some of the recipes you thought about making? Why did you choose the one you chose?

What We're Working on Next

• We are wrapping up our quarter together. We will take the Summative Food Unit Test on Monday, November 5. Students who did not do as well as they would like on the test may complete the study guide and re-take the test on Wednesday, November 7, which is our last day of FCS. I have enjoyed getting to know your children and hope to see them again in 8th grade FCS.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

Notes

• Please check Skyward for final grades.

Spanish

What We've Been Working On

• Speaking, Reading and Writing assessments about My class

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What did you say in the speaking assessment?
• What is in your class, where are things located, and what do people do in the class?

What We're Working on Next

• Breakfast and lunch foods, name them and describe them

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• Name 4 favorite breakfast or lunch foods and describe them.

Gifted & Talented

What We've Been Working On

• We have started our stress unit and have learned what stress does to the body and how we all react differently (stress reactions) to different stressors. We also differentiated between types of stressors and learned that some are within our ability to control (foreseeable and avoidable) with preparation.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• What stressors are foreseeable and avoidable?

What We're Working on Next

• We will continue the stress unit by learning techniques to manage stress such as: watching what we eat, get exercise, breath techniques, weave a safety net of support, and setting goals.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• What stress relieving technique might work for you?

Young Scholars

What We've Been Working On

• We finally met! We ate pizza and cookies and talked about the year so far. We also reviewed late homework and as a whole students are doing much better than last year.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About What We've Learned

• Are you caught up on your homework?

What We're Working on Next

• I will be stopping in to check on the kids when they are working on the web page activity for social studies.

Question(s) to Ask Your Student About Upcoming Material

• Are you on track to finish your web page on time?

PTO News

Order spirit wear until November 8! Purchase your blue and gold and show your school and holiday spirit. Remember to choose East Middle School at checkout. Orders will be shipped to your home.

Our next PTO Meeting is November 13 at 9:30 a.m. Please join as we will have guest speaker, Superintendent Chace Anderson.

The District Legislative Action Committee (LAC) met October 10 with Jim Westrum, Wayzata Public Schools Executive Director of Business and Finance, as the guest speaker. All candidates for Minnesota House of Representatives seats in districts serving Wayzata Public Schools were invited. Mr. Westrum gave a brief overview of past accomplishments of LAC advocacy, an overview of public education finance in Minnesota and an update on the current financial position of Wayzata Public Schools. This year’s Legislative Platform is scheduled to be finalized at the November LAC meeting and approved at the December 10 School Board meeting. This Platform will guide LAC advocacy at the State Capitol during the 2019 Legislative Session which begins January 8.

If you have any questions or would like further information, please contact Zohra Tridane, EMS’ LAC representative or visit the District Committees webpage.

Wayzata High School Theatre presents The Secret Garden at Wayzata High School in Auditorium 1. Performances Friday, November 9, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday, November 10, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; Thursday, November 15, 7:00 p.m.; Friday, November 16, 7:00 p.m.; Saturday November 17, 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance at whstheatre.com for adult $15.00, senior $12.00, student/staff $10.00.

Check out our addition of Discover Racquetball with Life Time! Find more information here. Beginners welcome! Register today!

Destination Imagination registration is open until Nov 7! Visit our website for more information.

Upcoming Events:
Young Scientist Roundtable - NASA's Stardust Mission: Bringing Comet Wild 2 to Earth - Tuesday, Nov 13, 7 p.m. at Central Middle School.
How to Learn Math - A Workshop for Parents: Nov 14 or 15 6:30-8:30 p.m., register here.
Both events are free, registration required only for How to Learn Math.

Register now for Fall Youth and Adult Enrichment! 

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