Monday, December 12, 2016

Reading Log 13

Reading Log 13 is due Friday, 12/16. This week we are focusing on commas.

Friday, December 2, 2016

Reading Log 12

Reading Log 12 is due Friday, December 9th.

Monday, November 28, 2016

Reading Log 11

Please find Reading Log 11 here. We are working on defining cool* words this week. Due: Friday, December 2nd.

* "Cool" here meaning that you haven't seen these words before, or if you have seen them, you aren't sure what they mean.

Friday, November 11, 2016

Reading Log 10

View Reading Log 10 here. Due Friday, November 18th.

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

IMPORTANT EVEREST AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY DATES

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation fundraiser walk: Thursday, November 10. 7:35-7:50am.   Students are fundraising by accepting monetary pledges for their walk.  Please consider donating to this worthy cause.

Winter Sports Meeting: Tuesday, November 15 6pm at the High School. This is for student athletes and their parents interested in Basketball, Gymnastics, Cheerleading, and Wrestling.

Community Dinner: November 17th 4:30pm-7pm Middle school cafeteria. Come enjoy a free delicious dinner provided by the Milton Food service program and others.

Student Half day: November 18: Students will be dismissed at 11am so that teachers may attend an important professional development opportunity

Everest Student Led Conferences: November 15 and 17 4pm-6:40pm Rooms 212-213 Milton Middle School. Be sure to sign up for your conference: http://bit.ly/everestconferences

Thanksgiving Pie Fundraiser: Orders due November 11th or ASAP. Delicious apple and pumpkin pies made to order, in support of the 8th grade end of the year trip to Boston. $15 ea.  Print this form and send in with your student: Pie Order Form

Monday, November 7, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016

Reading Log 9

Please see Reading Log 9 here, due Friday, November 11th.

Friday, October 28, 2016

Reading Log 8

Reading Log 8 is due on Friday, November 4th. Happy Halloween!

Here is the differentiated reading log.

Thursday, October 27, 2016

Sign Up For Your Portfolio Conference

Dear Families,

How time flies! We're well into autumn and it’s already time for our first round of Student-led Portfolio Conferences. Children benefit greatly from having meaningful conversations about their learning with important adults in their lives, and we know that you discuss school with your child at home on a regular basis. A Portfolio Conference is an opportunity to have a more formal and structured conversation with your child about his or her successes, challenges, and growth.

At the student-led conference, your child will present a portfolio of artifacts – work from each class that he or she has thoughtfully selected to demonstrate learning and growth. These conferences represent many hours of preparation, and the process helps students build life-long skills including: organization skills, self-evaluative skills, and communication skills. Most importantly, the portfolio process helps your child take more ownership of his or her learning and be more accountable for his or her academic progress. Thank you for the important role you play in this!

Please visit bit.ly/everestconferences to indicate your preferred conference time. Any caring adult is welcome - parents, adult siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, neighbors. If no adult is able to attend at one of the times offered, we will gladly make arrangements for you to conference with your child at another time. Conferences will take place in the Team Everest classrooms in the middle school on the second floor.

We look forward to seeing you!

The Teachers of Team Everest

Do this:
Visit bit.ly/everestconferences to sign up for your conference time.

Monday, October 24, 2016

Math Support Schedule

Mrs. Allard is available to support math students every Monday and Friday in Room 205. If your child is staying after school for math support, and is riding the late bus, parents must call Heather Longe 893-5523, to make arrangements for a bus pass.

Thank you.

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Reading Log #7

In an effort to increase participation with and accessibility to Reading Logs, we are going to begin posting them to the blog every week. Here is Reading Log 7, due Friday, October 28th. Starting today, reading logs will also be posted to Google Classroom, where students can choose to do them digitally. Please email Ms. Rehm, arehm@mymtsd-vt.org, if you have questions.

Here is the differentiated reading log.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Books Team Everest Recommends

Looking for a new book to read? Please check out this list of Books Team Everest Recommends. Last month, students had a chance to contribute titles of their favorite books and we compiled them into an alphabetized list- there are dozens from which to choose! All come highly recommended from a member of Team Everest. Eighth graders Colby, Mariam, and Sami added descriptions for all the books and also created a delightful wall display for the Language Arts classroom.

 

Thursday, September 29, 2016

7th and 8th Math Assessments Tomorrow

7th and 8th graders will take their mid-module assessments tomorrow. Please encourage your child to review their notes, Exit Tickets and math tasks in their packet.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Reading Expectations

Hello Team Everest Families!

We hope you and your students have had a good start to the school year.

We sent students home with some Reading Expectations. Please read through these expectations, sign them, and send them back to school with your student if you have not done so already. Our expectation is that students read 30 minutes every night. It is so important to read regularly in order to build reading fluency, strengthen vocabulary, and become a better writer. We also think that reading can be an extremely enjoyable activity that can expand our knowledge of ourselves, others, and the world around us.

Our first Reading Log is due on Friday, September 16th.

If you are looking for good books to read, we will be posting a "Books Team Everest Recommends" list soon! Happy reading.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Welcome Back to Math Class

The math tasks will continue to be recorded in a Google spreadsheet by grade level. Should you have any questions or concerns, please email Francine Lemnah at flemnah@mymtsd-vt.org and/or Karen Allard at kallard@mymtsd-vt.org.

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Welcome to a New School Year

Dear Students and Families,

Welcome to a new school year on Team Everest!

We hope you are having a wonderful summer and are excited as we are for the upcoming school year. Our learning community on Team Everest consists of approximately 90 students in grades six, seven, and eight. The teachers of Team Everest are: Mr. Caswell (Science); Ms. Lemnah (Mathematics); Ms. Rehm (Humanities); Mr. Roof (Humanities); Ms. Allard and Ms. Woodward (Consulting Teachers); and Ms. Koester (Speech-Language Pathologist). We are committed to building a positive community for our students, giving students leadership opportunities, and furthering their understanding of how to be good citizens.

We hope to see you at the meet-and-greet event on August 29th. Come meet and mingle with your Team Everest teachers, and fellow classmates and their families! You’ll have the opportunity to check out our classrooms. We will also have information at the meet-and-greet about other events we are planning that will build a foundation for a successful school year.

We have high academic expectations for all students. Being prepared is an important part of being a successful student. Please see our supply list to be ready for school.

Our primary mode of team-home communication will be through this blog, where we will post all manner of information about student learning and announcements. Please bookmark this URL in your web browser, sign up to follow the blog via email, and visit often for updates throughout the school year.

We look forward to seeing you in August. If there is anything you feel we need to know before then, please contact us. The best way to reach us is by email, or you can leave a phone message with the MMS office at 802-893-5400.

Sincerely,

Your Team Everest Teachers

Thursday, June 2, 2016

Boston Survey

Eighth graders, please complete this survey by the end of this week. Take your time and do a good job on the survey. The information is very valuable to make this a great experience for all 8th graders.  It should take them about 20 minutes.

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

End of the Year Field trip to Waterbury: Get those slips in!!

Click here for a copy of the permission slips.


Our end of the year field trip to Waterbury State Park in Waterbury, Vermont is Friday, June 10, 2016. Students brought home permission slips on 5/20, so please return those ASAP. Here is some basic information if you haven't seen it yet

We will depart at 8:45am and return to school at approximately 2:15pm. Students should be prepared with appropriate clothing/gear for outdoor activities- swimming, kayaking/paddle boarding, walking a nature trail, fishing, sports, and other outdoor games and activities.

The cost of the trip is $8.00, which includes transportation, admission to the park, and a grilled hotdog/hamburg/veggie burger (there may be seconds available).

In addition, a outside company, Umiak outfitters, has kayaks and paddle boards for rent. The cost is $15.00/2 hour rental. Students may split their rental with other students.  If you child is interested, then the fee must be paid up front and separate from the trip fee, along with completing a waiver/release form signed by a parent. The company provides personal flotation devices and House B teachers will provide supervision.


Monday, May 9, 2016

You are invited to....... the House B Photography Project Breakfast


We would like to invite you to a celebration of our students’ photography. As part of our study of how place shapes who we are, students completed a photography project in which they took a picture of their favorite or most meaningful place in the community. To accompany the photo, students wrote a statement that explained why the place is meaningful, how it has shaped who they are, and how they interact with the land. They also explained the specific photographic techniques used to make the photograph express exactly what they wanted. Please join us for an informal breakfast where you will be able to see the students’ work.

When: Monday, May 16th, 7:30am-8:15am

Where: Ms. Taggart and Mr. Roof’s classrooms, # 212 and 213.

A light breakfast of baked goods, juices, coffee and tea will be provided. 

Friday, May 6, 2016

Trimester Three Progress reports

Progress reports were sent home with students today. Please ask your child to show it to you. After discussing the information, please detach and return the signed receipt.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

8th Grade Course Sign up Information

Hello Class of 2020. Please read below for instructions on how to prepare for the course sign ups on Thursday.

1. Read the catalog and highlight classes you are interested in. Pick a world language, one or two fine arts, health, a tech class, and an additional academic class

Your total credits should be in the 8-9 range.

Freshman required classes, automatically scheduled for you, are:
Algebra 1
Biology
English 9
Global Studies
PE Project Adventure
Computer Literacy
Fine Arts
World Languages (which you chose)

2. Come with a working computer
3. Discuss with family.

4. Show up, late sign ups do not always get what they want