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The Trucker News
Sun, December 15, 2019
C H U R C H L A N D M I D D L E S C H O O L
ChMS: My GPS for Success!
Important Dates:
December 17th - Band/Orchestra Concert
December 18th - Spelling Bee
December 18th - Progress Reports
December 20th - Early Release
December 21st - January 3rd
Winter Break
On Thursday, December 12th, members of the National
Junior Honor Society visited Old Dominion University
for a College Tour and presentation at the Strome Col-
lege of Business. Special thanks to the ACCESS Col-
lege Foundation for sponsoring this informative and
motivational field trip.
Mrs. Branch presenting on her trip
to the San Francisco bay area as the
JASON Argonaut Teacher to the PPS
School Board on Thursday. In that
role, she serves as an ambassador
for the program to other teachers
around the world.
7th & 8th grade Chorus
Winter Concert
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Yearbook Pre-order
Click on the link below to
order your yearbook.
CHmS Yearbook
Available for purchase in the Guidance office
Congratulations to Mrs. Clayton
who has been a 2019-2020 recipi-
ent of a Langley Teacher Mini-
Grant due to her commitment to
education and the youth of Hampton
Roads!
Students of the
Month Competitions!
Beginning with December, every month stu-
dents can earn gift cards, t-shirts, and/or other
prizes for being the top monthly scorer in the
following categories:
- Vocabulary.com
(top number of words mastered for the month)
- Achieve 3000
(most articles read with the top average score
for the month)
- NoRedInk
(highest average for all activities for the month)
We will also award Trucker Bucks to the top 5 scor-
ers in each category (25 TBs). In cases where students
are tied for the top spot, all students in the tie will be
entered into a drawing for the prize and will receive
extra TBs if they do not win the drawing.
ChMS Daily Affirmation
Today, I will take
ownership of my
learning experiences.
Today, I am guided by my GPS:
G - Give respect.
P - Prioritize
responsibility.
And always remember
S - Safety first.
Because ChMS is my GPS for Success!
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PARENT LIAISON
DETRIC AVENTS
Here's how to contact Mr. Avents:
Mr. Detric Avents
office: (757) 686-2512 ext 40114
email: detric.avents@portsk12.com
**MAKE UP WORK**
If your child is ever absent, make-up work
can be found in Google Classroom under
the appropriate grade level. Join using the
following codes:
7th grade absentee code:
ls4id58 8th grade absentee code:
s8m0mid
Extend Your Learning Online...
Access these applications through this link:
CLEVER
Achieve 3000 -(Literacy)
-NoRedInk (Grammar & Writing)
- Vocabulary.com (Vocabulary)
- Gizmos ( Math & Science)
- JASON Learning (Science)
- Discovery Education (All Content)
- Google Apps (All Content)
ChMS Hours
Main Office: 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
To reach the main office,
please dial 686-2512, and
press Option 0.
Welcome, Assistant Principal Newby!
We are so proud to welcome Mrs. Newby to our
Churchland Middle School administrative team and our
Trucker family. Mrs. Newby has
extensive ex- perience as a
teacher and in- structional spe-
cialist, in addi- tion to having
served as an assistant princi-
pal at the ele- mentary and
middle school levels. We are
excited to have her on board
and looking forward to ben-
efiting from the expertise she brings to our team to
support our students and staff. Welcome, Mrs. Newby!
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English Seventh grade
This week in the 7th grade, we’ll be continuing our writing workshops as we evalu-
ate the impact of social media in our own lives in a reflective essay- all while mastering the
use of capitalization and sentence structure to become writers of excellence!
There’s never a dull moment in English 7, as we expand our vocabulary and deepen
our understanding of plot structure in the story of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown.” We’ll al-
so be shaking our turkey feathers as we explore the use of figurative language and deter-
mine the author’s purpose in using literary elements to enhance the story.
Congratulations to Mrs. Taylor’s 7th grade
English Honors 1st Block Class!
Eighth grade
It is so hard to believe that the Holiday Break is upon us already! Students have been
very industrious as they focus on completing their reading and writing assignments to
maximize mastery in each skill area we are focusing on in our English classes. The English
teachers are extremely proud of the students’ dedication to their academics. Next week
will include a few pleasant surprises as our activities will be very ‘Grinch’ worthy on Thurs-
day.
The Churchland Middle School English Department would like to wish everyone a very
Happy Holiday and a safe and prosperous New Year!
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For the week of December 16th-20th:
The students will continue to explore
Probability and Transformations. The
students will spiral back to Slope.
There will be a Formative Assessment
on Thursday.
Students will take formative assessment
this week on writing equations in slope-
intercept form as well as identifying in-
dependent and dependent equations.
Please encourage your students to utilize
the online resources to study topics from
class at home (click the links below).
This week students will focus on SOL
G.7, similar triangles. Students have
their "Geometry In The Real World"
Project due Thursday, December 19th
along with a quiz on that day
Students will continue working on SOL
A.8 focusing on direct and inverse varia-
tions.
Online Resources for Mathematics
INSTRUCTIONAL
VIDEOS
Visit Khan Academy
or Brain Genie to
access assigned review
videos on topics covered
in class or search by de-
sired topic
PRACTICE WORK
Visit Brain Genie Quiz-
izz or Delta Math to
complete review work
assigned by teacher or
AAAMath7 or AAAMath8
for all topics
ONLINE
TEXTBOOKS
Log into student portal
to access enVision2.0
(Math 7/7H/8)
Or
Big Ideas Math
(Algebra & Geometry)
SOL PRACTICE
GRADE 7
GRADE 8
ALGEBRA
GEOMETRY
Additional tests
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Social Studies
U.S. History II
Civics and Economics
Students will continue discussing
big business and 20th Century
inventions. Listed is an extra
credit opportunity.
Students will continue discussing checks and balances and separation of powers.
This week in 7th grade science, student will be learning about how populations of organisms change
over time. Students will be covering key words such as mutation, adaptation, natural selection and extinc-
tion. For this weeks lab, students will complete the owl family natural selection lab. In this lab students will
see how gene mutations can lead to variations within a population by playing the role of an owl parent de-
livering food to their children. And on behalf of the 7th grade science team we wish all of our ChMS family
a safe and enjoyable winter break!
Hello awesome Physical Science Families!!! It’s the last week before our Winter Break and we have
such fun activities planned. We will begin our Sixth grade review of Moon Phases. Monday we will make
foldables and a flip book to ensure we are able to apply our understanding of the standards when we test
in the spring. We will do the Oreo Moon Phase activity Tuesday...and yes they can eat them if they follow
the directions and work together. Wednesday we will make a flip book for the Seasons of the Northern
Hemisphere ams Thursday we will have a virtual lab day with the Seasons Gizmo. Friday we will redo the
Cloud lab so that the students get the hands on experience on how to make a Cloud in a Bottle. Be ready
for the fun learning we have planned...it’s going to be AWESOME!!!
“Success is the sum of small efforts-
repeated day in and day out “
- Robert Collier -
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The Governor's School for the Arts is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 school year. All 8th
grade students who are interested in applying for their Visual or Performing Arts programs should vis-
it www.gsarts.org and complete the online application form by December 19, 2019.
Applications are now available for the summer BLAST program at Old Dominion University. This is a free,
statewide STEM program for current 8th and 9th graders. Students will have an opportunity to engage in
innovative, hands-on activities while residing on a University campus. Those who are interested should
visit vsgc.odu.edu/blast/.
Spanish I The students will review the three steps
for conjugating -ar verbs in the present
tense.
They will also review classroom objects
and school vocabulary.
Electives
The Performing Arts Churchland Middle School
Performing Arts Department Presents
"Wintertime Favorites"
Winter Concert
Presented by the Intermediate Band and Orches-
tra
Tuesday, December 17th @ 6:00 p.m.
Ms. Sandie Davis, Director
Mr. Edward Ricks, Director
Come out and enjoy music selections to get you
ready for this holiday season.
String students will report to the chorus room
and band students to the band room at 5:30 p.m.
dressed and ready to perform.
CTE The CTE department is looking for students taking
Mrs. Bond's/Mrs. Leigh's classes to join the FBLA-
Future Business Leaders of America! A few ad-
vantages of this student organization are that it aims
to develop future leaders, offers scholarship pro-
grams, and opens unique doors of opportunities.
We are selling Trucker holiday ornaments for
only $5 each. If you would like one, please con-
tact Mrs. Bond or Mrs. Leigh.
Art 8th grade Art students are getting excited
about their upcoming field trip to The Chrysler
Museum of Art in early December. They will be
examining art from different cultures and peri-
ods in history.
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Gifted and Talented
Hello Everyone,
Gifted classes will be held this week.
The Gifted and Talented Teachers
Ms. Fly and Ms. Kee
Plug into Health:
In our Health classes we are learning
about internet safety. Please bring
your earbuds to class.
Guidelines for Students in After-School Activities and Events
We encourage all of our Truckers to participate actively in all of our clubs, teams, and events at the
school. Our after school activities and events help us extend students' learning and help our students
practice leadership skills and develop life-long character skills.
As a reminder, the PPS Code of Conduct applies during all after-school events, including clubs, ac-
tivities, and athletic games and matches. In addition, students must meet grade requirements to partici-
pate in after-school activities and teams.
For students attending games, please remember that students must be picked up from the event
within 15 minutes of the end of the game. Students who are on campus after 15 minutes will be prevented
from attending any future games. We have implemented this rule to ensure student safety.
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Monday, December 16, 2019
SCHOLASTIC BOWL MATCH VS CRADOCK
LOCATION: CHMS @ 4PM
AIRBRUSH CLUB - RM 102
ART CLUB - RM 101
ANIME CLUB - RM 106
RUNNING CLUB
Athletic practice:
Boys & Girls basketball
Cheer
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
PTA MEETING - 6PM
JAPANESE CLUB - RM 106
NJHS MEETING
Athletic practice:
Boys & Girls basketball
Wrestling
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
PBIS HOT FRY PARTY
AIRBRUSH CLUB - RM 102
ART CLUB - RM 101
CHROME CLUB
JAPANESE CLUB - RM 106
RUNNING CLUB
Athletic practice:
Boys & Girls basketball
Cheer
Wrestling
Thursday, December 19, 2019
ANIME CLUB - RM 106
SCA MEETING - RM 117
Athletic practice:
Boys & Girls basketball
Wrestling
Friday, December 20, 2019
PEP RALLY
EARLY RELEASE - 12:20 PM
NO AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES
T THE TRUCK STOP
Athletics & Afterschool Activities
Practices and Events
for the Week...
Athletics
Admission Prices:
Teachers Free w/PPS Badge
High School/Adults: $4
Middle School — Age 6: $2
Under Age 6 : FREE