We had a productive week this past week, and students did a great job completing assignments and bringing the needed materials to class.  As students begin receiving homework and projects, it’s important that our students use their time effectively both in class and at home, and we thank you for supporting our efforts by making sure your student is completing his or her daily homework assignments.

While we remind students to fill out their agendas, we need your help to make sure that your student is using her or her school agenda.  Our weekly email blast is a great resource, but your student’s agenda will be the most complete and up-to-date record of assignments and homework.

There is no school on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday.  We hope you and your family has an enjoyable extended weekend, and we look forward to seeing your student on Tuesday!

General Team Information:
Once class lists are finalized next week the Patriotic Wolves teachers will begin using the WCPSS Student/Parent Access Network.  The system gives both students and parents up-to-the-minute access to their electronic records, including schedules, attendance, and grades.  We will regularly update SPAN, and we encourage all parents to apply for a SPAN account.  More information, including a SPAN application may be found online at http://wakefieldms.wcpss.net/academics/grades-span/.

Ms. Adamson – Math (Overflow Teacher) – sadamson@wcpss.net

• Algebra students will review computing with integers, solving equations, and graphing linear equations.  Their Chapter 1 Test will be on Tues., Sept. 14.
  All algebra students received their user name and password so they can access their textbook and other resources on line.
• Math 8 students will continue to solve equations and inequalities.  They will have a quiz over sections 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, and 1-5 on Wed. Sept. 8.
• Math 8 Plus students will continue to solve equations and learn to write solutions of equations as ordered pairs.  They will have a quiz over sections 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, and 1-6 on Wed. Sept.8.
• Students in my classes are getting off to a great start this year. 

Mr. Dembrow – Science – adembrow@wcpss.net

• Monday – Enjoy your Labor Day Weekend!
• Tuesday- Textbooks will be handed out to students and should be kept at home all year.   In class we will review for the quiz tomorrow. 
• Wednesday- QUIZ on observations and inferences, density, and the metric system.  Homework: define vocabulary for Unit D – Chapter 1 (18 words).
• Thursday- We will be starting with Unit D in the book.  Notes on 1.1.  Homework: Complete the missing spaces in the atoms chart.
• Friday- Lab: Investigating the unseen.  Homework: Lab is due on Monday.

Mr. Misuraca – Social Studies – mmisuraca@wcpss.net

• Monday – Labor Day Holiday – No School
• Tuesday – Ms. Call, 8th Grade Assistant Principal, is joining us to go over WMS expectations, policies, and procedures.  Chapter 1 review sheet is due.  Students will have the correct answers before they leave on Tuesday.
• Wednesday – Chapter 1 Test
• Thursday - North Carolina brochure project due.  Students received project information on 9/2, and had time in class to start the project.  We will begin Chapter 2, which focuses on North Carolina’s native population.
• Friday - Continue our study of North Carolina’s native population and the first explorers to discover North Carolina.

Ms. Newell – Language Arts –  fnewell@wcpss.net

• Tuesday 9/7- Writings and rough draft are both due. We completed quick peer editing in class today. Vocabulary- Chart is due completed and students ready to work with ten new words!
• Reading contract- First work from “Raymond’s Run” is due Thursday, 9/9 with a test on Friday, 9/10.
• We are working in the literature book reading both fiction and nonfiction and are finishing up plot diagrams in whole group instruction for students to better understand how to do this important activity.
• Students need to be reading daily! I cannot stress this enough.

Ms. Overby – Math – moverby@wcpss.net

Math 8 Plus
Monday: NO SCHOOL
HW:
Tuesday: 2-6 exponents
HW:  Worksheet Pg 60
Wednesday: Quiz on 2.1 to 2.5
HW:  Algebra worksheet 9.2
Thursday: 2-7 Properties of exponents (class work 2-7 in green workbook)
HW: Worksheet Pg. 70
Friday: 2-9 Scientific Notations
HW: Algebra worksheet 11.8

Algebra
Monday: NO SCHOOL
HW:
Tuesday: 1.6 Multiplying Real numbers
HW:  T/B Pg. 43     7 – 43 odds and 48 – 65 all
Wednesday: 1.7 Distributive Property
HW:  T/B Pg 50      9 -63 odds and 65 – 83 all
Thursday: Properties of Real numbers
HW: algebra worksheet 2.16
Friday: Patterns equations and graphs
HW: T/B Pg. 65   9 – 25 odds and 26 – 39 all

Math 8
Monday: NO SCHOOL
HW:
Tuesday: 2.3 Multiplying and Dividing integers
HW: T/B Pg. 70      23 – 43 odds and 44 – 46 all
Wednesday: 2-4 Solving Equations containing integers
HW:  Pg 13 in Workbook
Thursday: 2-5 Solving Inequalities with integers
HW: Worksheet Pg 38 and 40 Evens only
Friday: Quiz on 2.1 to 2.4
HW: Algebra worksheet 9.2  Show all work

Ms. Williams – Language Arts (Overflow) – iwilliams@wcpss.net
Ms. Williams’ students worked on team building activities this week.  We will continue to review compound and complex sentences.  Next week students will take a Reading Diagnostic test and will attend an orientation facilitated by the media specialists.

Upcoming Events:
September 6 – Labor Day – No School
September 7 - Athletic Booster Club Meeting – 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
September 8 – Battle of the Books Meeting
September 8-10 – Cheerleading Tryouts
September 8 – Odyssey of the Mind Meeting
September 9 – Student Council Election
September 14 – Meet the Teacher Night – 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
September 16 – Fall Portraits
September 16 – PTSA Meeting – 6:30 PM
 
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Parents,

We had a great first week!    Thank you so much for helping make sure your student had all the supplies needed for the first days of school.  We also appreciate you taking the time to read and sign all of the sheets we sent home the first day.  We know it’s a lot of work, but it makes communicating with you throughout the year so much easier.

This is the first of our series of weekly email blasts that will be sent out every Friday.  It’s our hope that as informed parents you’ll support our efforts in the classroom, and most importantly support your student.

General Team Information:
Students received individual lockers today, and have access to them throughout the day.  While our students have their lockers and books, we still have many students who have not turned in their first day packets and forms.  Please take some time this evening to make sure your student has turned in the necessary forms and has the supplies needed for each of our classes.  We appreciate your support!

Ms. Adamson – Math (Overflow Teacher) – sadamson@wcpss.net
Please consult your student’s agenda for information, or email Ms. Adamson directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Mr. Dembrow – Science – adembrow@wcpss.net

• Monday – Notes on Observations and Inferences. Observation activity.  Homework: Worksheet on observations and inferences.
• Tuesday- Notes on density.  Review how to use basic laboratory equipment. Start Gummy Bear Lab.  Homework: Complete density worksheet.
• Wednesday- Notes on lab write up expectations. Finish Gummy Bear Lab.  Homework: Gummy Bear Lab write up is due tomorrow.
• Thursday- Notes on SI Units. Measuring activity using SI units.  Homework: Metrics worksheet.
• Friday- Notes on Scientific Inquiry. Homework:  Have a great long weekend!!

Mr. Misuraca – Social Studies – mmisuraca@wcpss.net

• Monday – Students should have all supplies by today.  Textbooks will be assigned and students should keep textbooks at home all year.  Finish textbook scavenger hunt and begin 1.1 notes.  1.1 notes should be completed for homework if not completed in class.
• Tuesday – Students are assigned North Carolina Map activity, which is due on Thursday.  Lesson on two of North Carolina’s regions: the Tidewater and the Coastal Plain.
• Wednesday - The Piedmont and Mountain regions, and students continue to work on N.C. map.
• Thursday – North Carolina map due.  Students will receive a North Carolina regions brochure project that is due on Tuesday.
• Friday – Work on North Carolina Brochure project.  Project due Tuesday.

Wakefield Middle’s first Student Council meeting is on September 1st at 7:40 am.   This is my third year as Wakefield Middle School’s Student Council advisor, and I believe that Student Council is a great way for students to interact with their peers and contribute to their school.  This year we’ve committed to many events, focusing on volunteering and community involvement.  We also coordinate Wakefield’s dances, spirit activities, and after-school activities.  If you think your student would be interested in joining the Student Council, or would like them to get involved, have them see me or attend the first informational meeting on Thursday.

Ms. Newell – fnewell@wcpss.net

• Monday- Continue with Gary Soto and descriptive narrative writing. Introduce Vocabulary Workshop and work as a team to learn this new book for the year.
• Tuesday through Friday- daily readings, Poetry by Gary Soto, and issuing the literature book.  Reading contracts will be given out to students this week.
  Students need to get in a signed syllabus and other important papers as soon as possible.   Real homework will begin this upcoming week.

Ms. Overby – Math – moverby@wcpss.net

Math 8 Plus
Monday: Solving Equations with all operations
HW: Pg. 4 and 5 of Glencoe workbook (practice only)
Tuesday: Combining like terms
HW:  Worksheet Pg 7
Wednesday: Operations with Integers
HW:  Worksheet on integers
Thursday: Solving equations containing integers
HW: Pizazz worksheets 3.5 and 3.6
Friday: Quiz on 1.1 to 1.6 not 1.5/ Solving inequalities
HW: Worksheet 38 and 40

Algebra
Monday: Order of operations
HW: Pg 13 and 14 (9 – 35) odds and 36 – 55 all
Tuesday: Real numbers and number lines
HW:  Pg. 20 and 21  (9 – 49 odds) and 51 – 68 all
Wednesday: Properties and matrices
HW:  Workbook 15 and 16
Thursday: Adding and Subtracting Real numbers
HW: Pg 34 and 35 (11 – 43 odds) and 44 – 63 all
Friday: Quiz on 1.1 to 1.4
HW: Workbook pages 19 and 20 

Math 8
Monday: Solving Equations by addition and subtraction
HW: T/B Pg. 16 (13 – 35 odds) and 36-39 all
Tuesday: Solving Equations by Multiplying and Dividing
HW:  T/B Pg. 21 (29 – 44 and 49 – 54 all)
Wednesday: Combining like terms
HW:  Pg 6 in green workbook
Thursday: Adding integers / Subtracting integers
HW: Worksheet pg. 10
Friday: Quiz on 1.1 to 1.6 not 1.5/ Subtracting integers
HW: Pizazz worksheet 3.1

Ms. Williams – Language Arts (Overflow) – iwilliams@wcpss.net
I have had a great week meeting and working with your children!  Currently, we are reviewing simple/declarative, interrogative, compound, and complex sentences.

Upcoming Events:
August 27 – Girls’ Soccer Tryouts
August 28 – Cheer Camp
August 30 – Girls’ Soccer Tryouts
August 30 – Football Tryouts Begin
August 31 – ESL Parent Training Meeting
September 1 – Student Council Info. Meeting – 7:40 AM
September 1 – Volleyball Tryouts
September 1 – PTSA Spirit Night – Fiesta Mexicana -  5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
September 6 – Labor Day – No School
 
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Welcome to the Wakefield Middle School Patriotic Wolves weekly email blast!  We so proud to have your student on our team, and look forward to a great school year!

Sincerely,

Mr. Dembrow, Mr. Misuraca, Ms. Newell, and Ms. Overby
The Wakefield Middle School Patriotic Wolves Team