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Oct. 3 - Progress Reports

Oct. 7 - Parent Teacher Conference

Day

The Trucker News

Sun, September 1, 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!

The faculty and staff of Churchland Middle School

welcome you to the 2019-2020 School year! Wishing each and every

one of our students a year of SUCCESS!!! We’re revving our en-

gines for greater destinations in 2019-2020.

Churchland Middle School Bell Schedule**

2019-2020

Block 1 8:00 – 9:13

Block 2 9:16 – 10:29

Block 3 10:32 – 12:16 (includes ALL lunches)

Lunches:

A 10:35 – 10:55 (SCIENCE)

B 11:00 – 11:20 (SOCIAL STUDIES)

C 11:25 – 11:45 (MATH)

D 11:50 – 12:10 (ELECTIVES/PE)

Block 4 12:19 – 1:32

Block 5 1:35 – 2:50 (includes announcements)

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Welcome to the 2019-2020 school year! I am proud to share that Churchland Middle School

is “fully” accredited for the 2019-2020 school year, based upon the data gathered during

the 2018-2019 school year by the Virginia Department of Education. I have placed the word

“fully” in quotation marks because officially the Virginia Department of Education has

changed accreditation ratings so that schools earn one of only three possible designations

now: Accredited, Accredited with Conditions, or Accreditation Denied. However, many of

us are accustomed to the old term for Accredited, which was “Fully Accredited”.

In the last four years, Churchland Middle has climbed from Accreditation Denied in 2015-

2016 to earning our new “full” accreditation by committing ourselves to our six core val-

ues: Collaboration, Commitment, Character, Academic achievement, Academic growth,

and a Positive, Safe Learning Environment. We summarize those values in what we call our

GPS, which stands for Give respect, Prioritize responsibilities, and Safety first. Our GPS in-

fuses all we do at Churchland Middle, and we encapsulate our commitment to our values in

our tagline – We are ChMS: My GPS for Success!

At Churchland Middle, we believe that we are here to ensure that every student who enters

our doors reaches his or her FULL potential. We believe in helping our students discover

the possibilities that their education and school involvement can provide in reaching their

goals, and in pushing them to reach heights they may never have envisioned for them-

selves.

We are so proud and honored that our families have entrusted the education of their chil-

dren to us at Churchland Middle, and we look forward to partnering with our families, stu-

dents, and community as we reach even greater heights during the 2019-2020 school year.

Please reach out to us early and often with your ideas, suggestions, and questions. We are

revving our engines for greater destinations in 2020.

Sincerely,

Barbara R. Kimzey, Ed.D.

Students will begin the week review class-

room rules and procedures. The students

will label their notebooks and folders for

class.

Math instruction will also begin on Tuesday.

We will review absolute value on Tuesday,

and Wednesday. On Thursday students will

learn about perfect squares and square

roots, followed by the pre-test on Friday.

The students Back to School Night

homework is due Friday!

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Students will begin by reviewing SOL

strands covered in 6th and/or 7th grade. Stu-

dents will then work on SOL 8.3, perfect

squares, as well as finding the positive and

negative square roots.

Students will begin the week reviewing Al-

gebra I concepts, such as simplifying radi-

cals (SOL A.3). Then they will delve into

their first geometry topics about symmetry

and transformations (SOL G.3). Students

are encouraged to view the "Geometry on

the Go" video lessons on Google Class-

room the day before each lesson.

Students will begin working on SOL

A.1ab expressions. The focus will be

translating algebraic expressions, alge-

braic properties, and evaluating ex-

pressions by substituting variables.

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 That Quiz, Quizizz

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

The Science Team at Churchland Middle is excited to begin the 2019-20 School Year with

our Truckers!!! We have so many FUN things for our students to EXPLORE!!! This week we

will begin with a strong foundation making sure we get our interactive notebooks, Google

Classroom, Gizmos and JASON Learning accounts set up. In 7th and 8th grade classes, stu-

dents will participate in a lab on Thursday and take the pre-test on Friday. There’s no need to

study for the test as it is a tool to identify the specific needs of each student as we continue

throughout the year. Have a wonderful Labor Day, and we look forward to seeing our stu-

dents Tuesday!!!

PARENT LIASON

DETRIC AVENTS

Here's how to contact Mr. Avents:

Mr. Detric Avents

office: (757) 686-2512 ext 40114

email: detric.avents@portsk12.com

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The Social Studies department has received new books. Students will receive online access

codes on Tuesday.

Social Studies

U.S. History II Civics and Economics

Online Resources for Science

LIFE SCIENCE

PERIODIC TABLE

ENERGY GAME

PHYSICAL SCIENCE

GRADE 8

SOL PRACTICE

Extend Your Learning Online… Students can extend their learning and practice skills they are learning in class using a

variety of resources online, such as Achieve 3000 and NoRedInk. To access them,

bookmark the Clever portal. Teachers will provide information on accessing and using

these resources during the first week of school.

“A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the

imagination, and instill a love of learning.”

- Brad Henry

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English Reflecting on this past week as our English team readied their classrooms for our seventh and

eighth graders, a feeling of excitement was definitely in the air! Not only have we discussed and

planned exciting activities for our students, but we are very fortunate to have four brilliant and en-

ergetic new teachers join our team. We would like to welcome our new colleagues, Ms. Rachel

Herr, Ms. Ashlee Jordan, Ms. Aegious Perkins, and Ms. Jaime Smith to our Churchland Middle

School family! Together, our English team pledges to inspire our students with creative and aca-

demically rich activities this upcoming school year. We look forward to welcoming our students on

Tuesday morning!

The Electives For the first two weeks of school, 7th

grade students will report to the gym.

Eighth grade students are to report to

their elective class.

PTA is looking for members! Memberships are just $6 for the

whole year, and your dues support our students and school.

Join now!

PTA Board:

Our 2019-2020 CHMS PTA Executive Board members are:

President: Summer Banks

Vice President: Vacant

Secretary: Jacquin Blanchard

Treasurer: Nailah Dixon

Contact our PTA: chmsptaprez@gmail.com

Follow us on Twitter: @ChmiddlePTA

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Our guidance staff is here to serve you. Students are assigned to a counselor based upon

their last names:

Mrs. Myers - A-G

Mr. Archie - H-O

Ms. Williams - P-Z

During this first week of school, please understand that we have a high volume of registra-

tions, schedule change requests, phone calls, and emails, as we ensure that all of our stu-

dents are appropriately registered and scheduled. We appreciate your patience, and we

promise to respond to your concerns and inquiries as soon as possible. We are committed to

all of our students’ success!

Our Administrative Team – Here to Help!

Our administrative team is here to help our students and families, and we welcome

your input! Please call us at 686-2512, Option 0, or send us an email. Please remem-

ber that we are working hard to ensure our students’ success and may not be imme-

diately available. However, we will call you back/answer your email as soon as possi-

ble! We also welcome the opportunity to meet with families in person. Here’s our in-

formation:

Dr. Barbara R. Kimzey, Principal

Barbara.kimzey@portsk12.com

Mr. Eric Garcia, 7th Grade Assistant Principal

Eric.garcia@portsk12.com

Ms. Janeen Perry-Campbell, 8th Grade Assistant Principal

Janeen.campbell@portsk12.com

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Morning Arrival and Dismissal

Students may begin arriving at Churchland Middle

at 7:45 am. Early arrivals are not permitted to en-

sure the safety of our students. For those families

who drop-off students in the morning and/or pick

them up in the afternoon, please refer to the map

and follow the traffic pattern we have established. PRIVATE VEHICLES MAY NEVER ENTER THE

FRONT OR BACK BUS LOOPS AT ANY TIME.

Please always follow the direction of the crossing

guard stationed in the parking lot and other staff

who are there to assist you and ensure everyone’s

safety.

Our established traffic pattern ensures the safety of

all students and staff as they arrive and depart. We

understand that especially on the first day of

school and on rainy/very cold days, the drop-off

line may be long and wait times may increase.

PPS Cell Phone Policy

If a student chooses to bring a cell phone to school, the phone must be turned all the way off

and be placed out of sight at all times (i.e. in a

book bag, pocket, etc.). Students may not have a

phone out during the instructional day at any time.

Students may call home by asking for a pass from

their teacher and calling from our main office. In

addition, families may reach students at any time

by calling 686-2512, Option 0, and we will call the

student to talk to you on the phone in the main of-

fice.

If a student has a phone out during the day, an

adult will confiscate the phone and a

parent/guardian must come to the school during

business hours to retrieve the phone. Repeated

offenses will carry additional disciplinary conse-

quences, per the PPS Student Code of Conduct.

PPS Dress Code

We encourage our students to dress for success at

Churchland Middle. As a reminder, students must wear

shorts/skirts that are at least finger-tip length, must wear

clothing that covers the shoulders and cleavage (no tank

tops of any type), and must refrain from wearing any im-

ages or words that disrupt the learning environment or

would offend members of our school community. In ad-

dition, headwear is not permitted inside our building, so

students may not wear hoods, caps, or scarves. For com-

plete rules and policies, please refer to the PPS Student

Code of Conduct.

Bus Schedule

Information on bus routes can be found on our homepage.

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Need Immunizations

for School?

Portsmouth Health Department

Is offering Walk-in services:

Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays

and Fridays

8:00am-11:00am and 12:30am-3:00pm

Located at:

1701 High Street,

Portsmouth, VA 23704

Yearbook Pre-order

Early Bird ordering discount of 15% off

the yearbook for the month of

September!!!

Click on the link below to order your

yearbook.

CHmS Yearbook

Monday, September 2, 2019

LABOR DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Athletic practice:

Football

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Athletic practice:

Football

Thursday, September 5, 2019

Interest meeting

Boys & Girls Volleyball

Athletic practice:

Football

Friday, September 6, 2019

NO AFTERSCHOOL ACTIVITIES

T THE TRUCK STOP

Athletics & Afterschool Activities

Practices and Events

for the Week...

Athletics

Admission Prices:

High School/Adults: $4

Middle School — Age 6: $2

Under Age 6 : FREE

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!

Football tryouts will be held after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Students MUST have current physical form to participate. Bus transportation home will be

provided. Contact Coach Avents if you have any questions.