Luevenia Holloway

7th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal

 

Greetings Parents,

 

As a grade level we have settled in to the second semester of the 2018-2019 school year. The teachers continue to embrace innovative curriculum strategies. It is important that every student is an active participant in the learning. There is much to be completed in a very short period of time. It is important that your child arrives to school on time and remains for the entire day. Each teacher has an eCLASS page where you can review the content instruction. Grades and missing assignments can be reviewed on the Parent Portal daily. Communication will be critical as the school year comes to a close. Please keep an open line of communication with your child’s teacher, counselor and administrator. We welcome the conversations as our goal is an academic year that has prepared each student for 8th grade.

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Making the Connection in the Classrooms

Social Studies has started a Project-Based Learning Unit on Governments and Economies of Africa.  Students will perform research leading up to the creation of a Non-Governmental Organization which will invest in capital goods and/or human capital to raise the standard of living in either Kenya, Nigeria, or Africa.

Students in 7th grade life science are building on their foundation of genetics to explore how evolution changed those genes and created the diversity of life on earth through natural selection.  Students will use digital and hands on models to track changes in populations over time and compare and contrast natural selection to the human driven process of artificial selection.  We will also examine examples of evolution that affect our daily lives, including antibiotic resistance. The 9 weeks will conclude as we try to organize the incredible diversity of life using historical and modern classification techniques.  Students will develop and use dichotomous keys. As always, we will continue to read and write every week in science, supporting our learning with a literacy based approach to science. 

The 7th and 8th Grade Snellville Middle School Orchestras took a field trip this week to see the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform a fantastic collection of compositions written by female composers.  The theme of the concert
was "She Composes".  It was a wonderful tribute not only to women composer, but to all past and present composers.  After the concert, students were sharing enthusiastically about the experience.  Many students couldn't wait to get a hold of their instruments back at school and begin emulating some of the techniques they saw demonstrated by the professionals.  

Our chaperones and bus drivers were top notch!  The coordinator and director for the event, Tiffany Jones, made sure our experience was unforgettable!  Thank you to all who supported our trip!  It is one I think we will do again!

Parents you are invited to view the Gwinnett County Annual Tapestry display at the ISC.
We will be displaying artwork at Tapestry Feb 19 - 25 the reception will be Feb 19 6-7:30 @ ISC

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Regards,

Ms. Luevenia Holloway

7th Grade and Connections Assistant Principal

Luevenia_Holloway@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

770-344-3879

Dr. Twanitta L. Martin

8th Grade Assistant Principal,

Testing, Special Education

 

Greetings,

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Parents, January was a long month and as in the past, the next few months will go by quickly. It is very important for your 8th grader to focus, focus, focus during this last semester. We have AAP (Academic Assistance Program) in session this month and if your child is attending, note attendance is mandatory to pass.

 

9th grade registration forms have been distributed to your child with step 1 completed by teachers. You should have reviewed the Academic and Elective courses with teacher recommendations, completed Step 3 on the back of the form, signed, and returned to your child’s homeroom teacher.

 

Attendance is very important and key to your child’s success. Students are more likely to succeed in academics when they attend school consistently. It’s difficult for the teacher to build your child’s skills and progress if your child is frequently absent.

 

Make sure your child comes to school Ready- to learn; Responsible: accountable for his/her academic and behavioral actions; Respectful- showing politeness to others- (Teachers, Staff, peers,)

 

February, 2019

 

8th Grade- events to put on your calendar:

• Feb. 15- Student Holiday/1st make up day

• Feb. 18- Student Holiday

• Feb. 20-21-  GCPS Early Release for parent/student-led conferences.

• Feb.  21-Rising 9th Grade Parent and Student Night @ 6:00p.m. @ SGHS

 

To earn promotion to the 9th grade,

• Students are required to pass five out of six subjects each semester. Language Arts and Mathematics must be two of the five subjects passed.

• Should a student not earn promotion to 9th grade, he or she may have the opportunity to attend summer school to learn the AKS curriculum not mastered during the school year. Students may attend summer school for no more than two semester-long classes.

• In Georgia, 8th grade students also are required to achieve Grade Level or Above on the Reading and Vocabulary domain of the Language Arts Georgia Milestones End of Grade (EOG) Assessment and achieve the performance level of Developing or higher on the Mathematics Georgia Milestones EOG Assessment. Students who do not meet either of these state promotion requirements may be required to retest after summer school.

• A Special Education student’s promotion is determined by his or her Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• Promotion for an English Learner (EL) or a student with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) is guided by his or her English Learner Proficiency Plan

 

Summer School Dates: June 10- 28, 2019.

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Please don’t hesitate to call me at 770-736 -4471, or email me at Twanitta_pouncey@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

http://gcps-twanittapouncey.onmycalendar.com

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Dr. Twanitta L. Martin

8th Grade Administrator

Special Education Administrator/504 Coordinator/SST Coordinator

Testing Coordinator- CogAT, PSAT, Milestones

Title IX Coordinator