TEAM LUXOR

Hello team!

It's a wrap! As the first grading period comes to a close this week, we are looking forward to more growth as we move into these winter months.

Wish List

Thank you for the donations of supplies. We cannot thank you enough for the wipes, pencils, markers, glue, colored pens and other supplies we needed!. Your generosity makes it possible to keep the students and our classrooms sanitary, safe and allow all children to have the supplies they need. Thank you for being a partner in public education. If you still want to contribute please access the amazon wish list here. Thank you in advance!

High School Recommendation Request

UPDATE: students need to use their Microsoft account to login and access the form

Hello all! It is that time of year for high school recommendation forms. The team Luxor teachers (as well as Ms. Alvarado - Geometry and Algebra 2) have created a recommendation request form that students and families will need to complete in order to request a recommendation. This DOES NOT replace a verbal or written request to each teacher but rather helps us personalize our recommendations with student interests, goals, clubs, accomplishments, etc. We require AT LEAST 2 weeks notice for all recommendations. If you have any specific questions related to the form or recommendations please email me (jacqueline.beliveau@k12.dc.gov) or the specific teacher your question pertains to. We recommend that students and caretakers fill this form out together so that it is accurate and completed with fidelity.

High School Recommendation Request Form

IB Grading at Deal

As an IB MYP school, students are assessed on up to 4 criterion per subject group. Each criterion is given a letter grade: A, B, C, D followed by skill being assessed. An example: Students in I and S are assessed on A. Knowing and Understanding, B. Investigating, C. Communicating, and D. Thinking Critically. In each of these criterion, students will receive a 0-8 score on a rubric. These scores directly correspond to skill levels of student achievement. There are two types of IB Assessments here at Deal. Formative assessments and Summative Assessments. Formative assessments are smaller assessments given to students throughout a unit in which student receive specific feedback on a portion of an IB Criterion. Summative assessments are larger assessments at the end of a unit in which students show what they can do and are graded using one or more of the IB criterion. Teachers provide students with task specific rubrics with each IB assessment.

What does this look like in Aspen? In Aspen, all IB assessments are noted with the following % conversion chart:

0= WS

1= 63%

2= 69%

3= 73%

4= 79%

5= 85%

6= 89%

7= 93%

8= 100%

Summative assessments are marked in Aspen in using the criterion letter followed by assessment name. An example is: B. History research project.

DCPS Technology Acceptable Use Compact.

Update: We cannot distribute devices until we have ALL of these forms submitted. You can take a picture and email it back to me if that is easier.

In period one, students should have received and returned the DCPS Student Technology Acceptable Use Compact. The form can be found here DCPS Student Technology Acceptable Use Compact. If you have not already, please return this form signed to your student's period one teacher.

Students will be assigned a laptop after they and their parents sign the Student Technology Acceptable Use Compact which includes the proper care of the device as well as an overview of internet safety and digital citizenship. Team Best teachers will spend some time over the next few weeks going over policies and procedures regarding laptops.

The team email should now be up and running: Deal.Luxor@K12.dc.gov

Best,

Jacqueline Beliveau

Team Lead

jacqueline.beliveau@k12.dc.gov

Last week in Geometry, scholars continued to define congruence in terms of transformations and corresponding parts. The scholars also revisited their statement and reasoning skills to prove whether two triangles are congruent using Side-Angle-Side.

This week, scholars will use side-angle-side, side-side-side, and angle-side-angle criteria to prove two triangles are congruent.

Math 8

This week in math 8 students took their first ANET assessment on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday and Friday students determined if triangles were similar or not similar using angle measurements and proportional side lengths. Next week we will begin module 4 which is our unit on equations. We will begin with proving the validity of a solution and then solving equations.

Homework this week: ALEKS HW#7 was due Friday

Homework next week: ALEKS HW#8 due Friday at 10PM and students will begin completing 5 topics along their pathway each week. The topics are individualized based on students' diagnostic assessment to provide topics that students need to master. Some of these skills are from previous courses and others are topics from math 8 that students will need to master.

Algebra 1

This week in algebra students took their first ANET assessment on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday students were introduced to graphing linear inequalities and systems of linear inequalities. I was out on Friday and students practiced these skills.

Next week we will begin Module 3 where students will be introduced to linear and exponential functions.

REMINDER: Students currently have 3 weekly homework assignments on ALEKS (accessed through Clever). One assignment is 10 questions due Wednesday at 10PM, one assignment is 10 questions due Friday at 10PM and the third is to complete 5 topics on their learning path due Sunday at 10PM. Please check in with your scholar to make sure these are complete! All students should have a 100% on each assignment because “quick retakes” are allowed where they only need to complete the questions they got wrong. Any grade under a 63% will be recorded as WS in ASPEN (waiting for submission).

This week students completed formative 3D which discusses whether the government is fulfilling its responsibilities.

Next Week students will learn about the federalists and anti-federalists to understand the ratification of the Constitution. Most of the week will be spent studying the Constitution using a close read and graphic organizer.

HW: Ratifying the Constitution Map WS - Due Tuesday in class

Ms. McIntyre

U.S. History Department Chair

Communications Captain

alexus.mcintyre@k12.dc.gov

ig: @ms.mcintyre2021

This past week in science, the students did an experiment that confirmed their understanding of the law of conservation of mass. The students also started our unit on heat and temperature. We discussed specifically energy changes during a chemical reaction and how to identify an exothermic reaction from an endothermic reaction. We also discussed different types of energy including kinetic, potential, chemical and thermal.

Next week we will continue learning about how heat and temperature is involved with chemical reactions.

khalif.muhammad@k12.dc.gov

This past week, students engaged with the themes, ideas, and essential questions of Unit 2: Unheard Voices. They analyzed and discussed a NPR All Things Considered podcast and article, as well as an excerpt from the NY Times 1619 Project. We focused on determining an author’s purpose and close reading skills.

Next week, we will begin reading Laurie Halse Anderson’s Chains. I recommend students pick up a copy of their own to annotate and read at home.

Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!

High School Night - November 17th

Deal will host a virtual High School Night on Wednesday, November 17th at 6:00 pm. The evening will begin with a DCPS Enrollment Team representative, who will speak to families about the high school application process and how to navigate myschooldc.org. Families will then select two-20-minute sessions led by a high school representation from an application high school (Duke Ellington, School Without Walls, Banneker or McKinley Tech) or a Q&A session with a DCPS Enrollment team representative. Links for each session will be provided in an upcoming bulletin announcement.

Swim Team Interest Meetings and Paperwork

For Athletes: There will be an informational meeting for all athletes interested in joining the swim team in COT10 (Mr. Helsabeck’s classroom in the cottage) at 3:30pm on Thursday, November 4th. This meeting is required for all those interested in joining the swim team this year.

For Parents/Guardians: There will be a virtual informational meeting for the parents/guardians of anyone interested in joining the Deal swim team on Monday, November 8th at 6:00pm. Please CLICK HERE to join the meeting Tuesday evening.

Paperwork: If you have not already done so, please submit your athletic participation paperwork as soon as you can. The paperwork is available HERE. Only those with paperwork cleared at the start of the season will be allowed to participate.