| Middle School Edition * Friday, February 19, 2010 |
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| Middle School Sports |
| Boys' Basketball (week of 2/22) Practice Schedule
A-Green: 7:00 a.m. in the McCarthey Gymnasium on Monday and Tuesday B-Green: 7:00 a.m. in the McCarthey Gymnasium on Wednesday TBD C-White: 7:00 a.m. in the Lincoln Campus Gymnasium on Wednesday and Thursday Tournament Game Schedule: A-Green:
- Monday, February 22nd and Tuesday, February 23rd @ Christ Lutheran
- Game times TBD B-Green: - Tuesday, February 23rd and Thursday, February 25th @ Christian Heritage - Game times TBD
C-White: - Thursday, February 25th and Friday, February 26th @ St. Paul's - Game times TBD Girls' Soccer: Team meeting in the Girls' Locker-room Monday, February 22nd during morning snack. |
| All-School News & Reminders |
| Scoliosis screening will be held March 1 and 2 for 7th and 8th graders
during PE times. Nurse Shirley will be conducting the screening. If
you have any concerns or questions, please contact her at 801.924.2946
or shirleystevens@rowlandhall.org During Week Three of the Green Cup Challenge the entire school reduced
its electrical consumption by slightly more than 9%! Rowland Hall is
competing against 213 schools across the United States. The
competition ends on Monday, February 22. A Green Cup Challenge suggestion for the week is to check out www.ParkCityGreen.org, an award-winning website. This site has great tools for green behaviors and activities, such as "My Sustainable Year", where you can commit to your own personal goals with the "What If Calculator"." Romeo and Juliet Next week: Full cast rehearsals - each day - if you are in the act being rehearsed - check rehearsal calendar. Rehearsal end time 5pm. Costumes due by Thursday - may be brought in any day M-Th. Following week: Our long rehearsals - Full cast each day M - W. end time 7:30pm A light meal will be provided by volunteer parents to hold us until we get home. Meal time 5pm Full dress / tech rehearsal are closed rehearsals - no guest - we don't wish to spoil the surprise of opening night. MathCounts! We will be meeting next week, Monday during lunch and
Tuesday after school. Our focus is the competing team so, while I am
happy to provide additional practice to any mathlete, just the team
will be meeting. The state competition is set for March 20th, the
first day of our spring break. The location and time are exactly the
same as the regional competition. All mathletes had a great season of
competition. Great work! Bridge Testing:
Mark your calendars for bridge crushing in the Middle School Commons
on March 11. We plan to start with the sixth grade at 12:00 noon and
follow with the seventh grade at around 12:45 PM. Families are welcome
to come watch, take pictures, etc. Attention young ladies, grades 6-12! Expanding Your Horizons! Save the date! Saturday, March 13 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Northwest Middle School 1730 West 1700 North Salt Lake City www.atk.com/eyh for more information. Online registration opens this month! |
| 6th Grade Updates |
| 6th Grade: Students will continue with Lesson 5 which focuses on the genitive case.
A test will be given on this chapter the following week. Please bring your books and binders to class everyday. 6th Math (Waters): We kick off the week with division of decimals.
There is a POW due Wednesday Feb. 24 and there will be a quiz on
division of decimals on Thursday the 25. 6th Science: We continue to construct our bridges this week. We also have a special guest lecturer on Monday: engineer Brian Murphy, who will discuss his experience designing bridges in Nepal. 6th Grade English/History: Next week, we will be creating short stories for our Lincoln buddies Students and finishing up Ender's Game. Students will have a grammar quiz on Thursday, February 18 and their vocabulary quiz on Friday, February 19. |
| 7th Grade Updates |
7th
Grade Latin (Till): Students will have a test on Lesson 6 on Friday, Feb. 26. Please bring your books and binders to class everyday. English 7 This week we will finish our study of Act III of Romeo & Juliet. We will read the remaining scenes with audio support, complete study guides, use class time to work on our timelines, and review for an Act III test on Friday (2-26-10). |
| 8th Grade Updates |
| 8th Grade Latin (Till): Students will have a vocabulary quiz on Chapter 17 on
Wednesday, Feb. 24. Please bring your books and binders to class
everyday. Eighth grade English: Next week will be spent working on The Pigman
papers. Students should also be working on their nightly 10 minutes of
writing. 8th Science: Student Machine Quiz II quiz corrections are due in class
on Wednesday, February 24th. This optional assignment can help raise
their grades and help them study for the Physics Final which is
scheduled for Thursday, February 25th. Students will be working on a
review packet in class as well as building their Rube Goldberg
projects. This in class build project has students utilize "trash"
from home, so students may be bringing in recyclables. |