may newsletter

Important Dates:

Last Week of School: May 20th-26th

Report Delivery: May 25th & 26th

ATTENDANCE: ATLEAST 6.5 HOURS DAILY AND/OR 32.5 HOURS WEEKLY—ENTER DAILY!!!

Middle School Newsletter

T N V A M A Y 2 0 1 2 Middle School

Teachers

Reading and Language Arts Rebecca Bryant

April Jones Cindy Lanier

Math

David Sloan Kelly Vonner

Science

Amanda Hendricks Travis Hodges

Social Studies Amy Flanders

Kelly Fields

Exceptional Education

Nichole Vernon

Timeline for Re-Registration

All students not re-

enrolling will have OLS cut

off May 27th

All “undecided” students

will have OLS until June

29th.

All re-enrolling students

with registration papers will

have OLS open during the

summer.

STUDY ISLAND WILL BE

AVAILABLE DURING THE

SUMMER

School Assembly Thursday 11 EST/ 10 CST

Check the OLS and KMAIL for MORE INFORMATION!!!

Spring Scantron

opened April 16th

Please complete the

READING & MATH Assessments

THIS WEEK.

Dear Students,

GREAT JOB ON TCAP LAST WEEK! WE

ARE VERY PROUD OF YOUR EFFORTS

AND COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE!

~TNVA MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS

No Class Connects

for the REMAINDER

OF THE SCHOOL YEAR

EXCEPT FOR BASIC

MATH AND READING

SKILLS SESSIONS.

P A G E 3 T N V I R T U A L A C A D E M Y

Attendance:

Expectation: 6.5 hours a day & 32.5

hours weekly

ANY DAY WITH LESS THAN 2

HOURS = 1 ABSENCE

Remember: Student are allowed up to 8

hours of supplemental time week.

Please make sure to keep your atten-

dance up to date to avoid possible tru-

ancy issues.

Absences:

Expectation: Homeroom teachers

should be notified by the LC regarding

missed days. Students are expected to

make up the missed time.

Progress:

Expectation: 2-3% Weekly per subject

Study Island:

Expectation: 15 minutes daily or 75

minutes weekly.

THIS IS MANDATORY AND WILL AF-

FECT YOUR GRADE.

Conferences:

Expectation: Each family must attend

their conference at the scheduled time.

Teachers must be notified via phone or

k-mail if a conference needs to be re-

scheduled.

Helpful Websites

www.brainpop.com

www.learningplanet.com

www.funbrain.com

www.mathisfun.com

www.kutasoftware.com

www.funbrain.com

http://

kids.nationalgeographic.com/

kids/

http://

www.onlinesciencedictionary.net

/

http://

www.thesciencedictionary.com/

http://www.chem4kids.com

http://www.biology4kids.com

http://thewritesource.com/

www.historychannel.com

www.archives.gov

www.ushistory.org

www.readwritethink.org

Portfolio Writing Assignment Recordings:

Assignment #1:

November 21st and 22nd Prompt #1: Write an essay that explains why you would like to see your special wish come true. Support your choice with examples and details about how this wish would

change your life of the lives of others.

Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2011-11-

22.0642.M.05B6F0E7FDB8E720501C7173918B0D.vcr&sid=559

Assignment #2:

January 4th and 5th Prompt #2: Write an essay that explains where in the world you would like to

go. Support your choice with examples and details about why you would choose that place and what you would do there.

Link: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/jwsdetect/playback.jnlp?psid=2012-01-

05.1155.M.05B6F0E7FDB8E720501C7173918B0D.vcr&sid=559

Assignment #3