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THE MABRYMESSENGER

J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 0 I S S U E

M a b r y M i d d l e S c h o o l ' s A c a d e m i c N e w s l e t t e r

Mabry Lego Robotics by Legih Mickalonis

Lego RoboticsLego robotics 01-02

R e a d i n g b owl 03

Sym p h o n i c b a n d p e r f o r m a n c e/

t r o u t i n t h e c l a s s r o o m 04

M i wr i t e/ m e m b e a n 05

d r e a m b ox 06

I n t e r n a t i o n a l N i g h t 07-08

S t e a m c o r n e r 09

U P c o m i n g d a t e s 10

C O N T E N T S

For the second year in a row, Mabry’s LEGO Roboticsteams advanced to the Super Regional round ofcompetition. Mabry fields two competition teams. Thisyear, both teams earned trophies for robot design andperformance at competition! The LEGO Robotics teamsspent the Fall designing, building, and programming arobot to complete a series of missions. The teams werealso tasked with identifying a problem in the communityand determining an innovative way to solve the problem. Now that competition season is over for the year, theLEGO Robotics team is open to new members! Studentswho are interested in joining the team should contactMrs. Mickalonis (Room 8D1) or Ms. Fredericks(Technology). Meetings are held Thursdays afterschooluntil 5:30 and Friday mornings at 8:00 in Ms. Fredericks’room.

J A N U A R Y / F E B R U A R Y2 0 2 0

T H E M A B R Y M E S S E N G E R

P H O T O B Y M A R T I N R . S M I T H



Mabry Middle School competed in the Cobb County Helen

Ruffin Reading Bowl on Saturday, January 18th at South

Cobb High School. Ten students participated in 7 rounds of

high speed questions based on Award Winning Books. We

are very proud of our team that placed 4th out of 14! The

students were coached by Anita Norton and Michelle

Gottenberg.

READING BOWLby Anita Norton


G E O R G I A M U S I C E D U C A T O R ' S S T A T EC O N F E R E N C EB Y ; J I L L B A R N O C K I

7th and 8th Grade Symphonic BandC O N G R A T U L A T I O N S T O T H E 7 T H & 8 T H G R A D ES Y M P H O N I C B A N D O N A F A N T A S T I C P E R F O R M A N C E A TT H E G E O R G I A M U S I C E D U C A T O R ' S S T A T E C O N F E R E N C EL A S T S A T U R D A Y I N A T H E N S , G A . O U R S Y M P H O N I CB A N D W A S S E L E C T E D A S O N E O F T H E B E S T I N T H ES T A T E T H R O U G H A T A P E D A U D I T I O N F R O M T H EP R E V I O U S Y E A R . F O R T H I S P E R F O R M A N C E O U R G U E S TS O L O I S T W A S P H I L S M I T H ( F O R M E R P R I N C I P A LT R U M P E T O F T H E N E W Y O R K P H I L H A R M O N I C F O R 3 7Y E A R S ) A N D O U R G U E S T C O N D U C T O R W A S D R . J A C L Y NH A R T E N B E R G E R - U G A P R O F E S S O R O F M U S I C . T H ES Y M P H O N I C B A N D R E P R E S E N T E D O U R S C H O O L A N DC O M M U N I T Y W I T H P R I D E A N D P R O F E S S I O N A L I S MB E Y O N D T H E I R Y E A R S .






Membean is an online vocabulary learning system that is

fully automated and personalized with regards to the

current vocabulary knowledge and learning pace of your

child. Membean offers a game-like environment that

presents challenges in the form of “microlearning

nuggets.” After the initial assessment of your child's range

of vocabulary knowledge, Membean takes over by

introducing words, asking many questions about them, and

recording your child's progress on a student dashboard.

Teachers also have access to a teacher dashboard to track

your child's progress and adjust your child's customized

program. Students take quizzes based on their

individualized words, and Membean’s instruction and

review are adjusted based on quiz performance.

Visit http://membean.com/products/personal/plans to sign

up for the free three-day plan so that you can learn words

with your child and see for yourself how Membean works

MEMBEANby Michelle Gottenberg

by Jodie Parades

MI Write, previously PEG writing, is an

invaluable resource for our students. MI

Write is an online writing program that

offers students many opportunities to

practice and improve writing skills.

Students can practice essay writing and

receive automatic feedback. MI Write offers

students feedback on the six traits of

writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word

Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions.

In addition to practice writing, students can

explore comprehensive lessons on all the

writing traits. Lessons are tailored to

student feedback to best target strengths

and weaknesses. Interactive writing graphic

organizers are also available to students.

This allows students to organize writing

logically according to genre. Also, teachers

can create essay prompts in MI Write so that

students can receive feedback on classroom

assignments.

This resource has allowed our students the

ability to take writing into their own hands!

Students can see real progress toward their

differentiated writing goals. Reports are

available to teachers and students to

provide data-driven feedback. This

feedback allows teachers to provide

instruction that targets student strengths

and weaknesses. Other subject areas can

also use MI Write for content specific writing

prompts to provide students helpful

feedback and immediate opportunity for

improvement.

MI Write




Mabry has purchased DreamBox Learning Math, a K-8 digital program that has shown to

raise student achievement. DreamBox is a rigorous and highly adaptive math curriculum

that students access online. The program meets the needs of each individual learner by

adjusting and re-adjusting in the moment as they engage in a fun learning environment.

Students are assessed using the data collected from their completed lessons. The

DreamBox expectation is to complete five (5) lessons each week, running Sunday through

Saturday. Mabry students in Math 6 through Math 8 are currently using the program.

Username and password information has been given to your child by his/her math teacher.

You can set up a parent account by clicking ‘Setup Parent Access’ at the bottom of your

child’s home page. Follow the instructions to create a parent login and password.

We appreciate your support as we work to strengthen your child’s individual math skills in

addition to completing the grade-level curriculum.

DREAMBOXby Krissie Albertson



International Night 2020O N T H U R S D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1 3 , M A B R Y M I D D L E S C H O O LC E L E B R A T E D T H E C U L T U R E S O F O U R S C H O O L A N D O F T H EW O R L D A T I T S 1 0 T H A N N U A L I N T E R N A T I O N A L N I G H T . T H EE V E N T I N C L U D E D A D I N N E R S P O N S O R E D B Y T H E P T S A A N D AT O U R O F T H E W O R L D F E A T U R I N G A L L S E V E N T H G R A D ES T U D E N T S A N D A D O Z E N S I X T H G R A D E F A M I L I E S W H OR E P R E S E N T E D O V E R 8 0 C O U N T R I E S . S T U D E N T G R O U P S A N DC O M M U N I T I E S M E M B E R S , I N C L U D I N G L A S S I T E R ’ S J U N I O R R O T CC A D E T S , P E R F O R M E D T H R O U G H O U T T H E E V E N I N G . T H I S Y E A R ’ SE V E N T W A S T H E L A R G E S T Y E T W I T H O V E R 2 , 0 0 0 M A B R Y A N DC O M M U N I T Y M E M B E R S I N A T T E N D A N C E .



International Night 2020


Mabry Middle School is excited to announce that we will

join community minded schools around the nation to

become a Trout in the Classroom school. Teachers and

students will work with local trout preservation

organizations to raise trout native to the area and release

these trout in the local watershed. Students will be

educated on the importance of water quality, native fish,

and conservation efforts. There is a focus on

multidisciplinary lessons that incorporate real world

experiences with the hope that all students feel like global

stakeholders.

STEAM CORNER: TROUT IN THECLASSROOM

by Kelli-Jo Martin






3-10 CLUSTER CHORUS CONCERT 7:00 P.M. LASSITERCONCERT HALL

3-11 EARLY RELEASE FOR ALL STUDENTS

3-13 END OF 3RD NINE WEEKS

3-19 DRAMA PERFORMANCE MABRY THEATER 7:00 P.M.

3-20 DRAMA PERFORMANCE MABRY THEATER 7:00 P.M.

3-21 DRAMA PERFORMANCE MABRY THEATER 2:00 P.M. &7:00 P.M.

3-26 COBB COUNTY 6TH GRADE STRING JAMBOREE;LASSITER CONCERT HALL

3-26 RISING 6TH GRADE PARENT NIGHT 6:30 P.M.

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