Hello Argyle 8th grade families,

We have had a successful first quarter of the year!  Please encourage your child to use their Student Agenda Books (S.A.B.) to write down their homework and to check it every night to ensure they are completing all of their assignments.  Students should also be checking Edline frequently so they know how they are doing in class.  You should have an Edline account too.  If you don?t please contact the counseling office and they can set you up with one!  Let?s make this second quarter even better than the first!

Amanda GordonEighth Grade Team Leader

Magnet Testing is scheduled on Saturday, December 5th.

Please refer to the magnet application booklet for detailed testing locations.

Contact the Counseling Office if you have any questions.

If your child has an IEP or 504 plan, you must contact the magnet coordinator to schedule testing on Sunday, December 6th.  

- Peter Ostrander (Blair) 301-649-8240- Jennifer Hoover (Richard Montgomery) 301-610-9100- Bill ie Bradshaw (Poolesville) 301-972-7976

2 - NO SCHOOL

4-12 Scholastic Book Fair

4 - Aquarium Field Trip

5 - Make-up Picture Day

6 - 8th Grade choice forms due

11- Parent Conferences (2pm-5pm, 6pm-8pm)

11 - Report Cards Distributed

20- Honor Roll Assembly (1:30pm-2:30pm)

25- EARLY RELEASE

26-27 - NO SCHOOL

9- Interim Reports Mailed

24- No School

(Begin Winter Break)

WELCOME FROM THE 8TH GRADE TEAM!

COUNSELING CORNER

NOVEMBER

High School Magnet Testing

Please visit: www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/downcounty/

Greetings Argyle Families!

We are starting the second marking period. This means you have a fresh start. As you

start the quarter, it is important to make choices that help you be proactive in your academic success. Please check your grades, write down your assignments, and follow-up with your tasks. These tips will help you to stay on the right track.

Nicole M. FortsonAssistant School Administrator

MARK YOUR CALENDAR

Students should have attended Open Houses in October of the various schools in the DCC (down county consortium). Lottery assignments forms (Choice forms) are due Friday, November 6th.

High School Choice (Lottery)

High School Magnet ApplicationMagnet applications are due Friday November 6th. Parents must mail or deliver the applications in person to the corresponding High School. Applications must be sent to the schools directly by this deadline.   

DECEMBER

NOVEMBER 2015

YOUR HOME FOR 8TH GRADE EAGLE NEWSTHE NEST

STUDENT GOVERNMENT UPDATE

IN OUR CLASSROOMS THIS MONTH...

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR OCTOBER STUDENTS OF THE MONTH:

PE: Feeling FitStudents will be starting Q2 with county-wide fitness testing (fitnessgram). Fitness testing will evaluate students on the five components of fitness; cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibil ity, and body composition.  Students returning to PE from Health should be prepared with gym clothes to change.

Art 8: Make it PopStudents will create pop art self-portraits inspired by the work of Roy Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein, a contemporary of Andy Warhol, was one of the fathers of the pop art movement, favoring comic strips as his main inspiration.

English: Paper Planes and ResumesWhen your students come home tell ing you that they made paper airplanes in English class, believe them! Advanced English will be working on paper airplane product reviews to achieve the common task of making and supporting a claim. Students will also learn the basics of resume writing to prepare for Capstone Projects.

ESOL 3&4: Argue for your AOur students love to argue. Now they get to do it for a grade! ESOL 3&4 will spend the month of November beginning their first research-based writing project. These persuasive essays will be focused on making and supporting a claim.

?...But that's no reason to give up. you'll be surprised what you can accomplish if you set your mind to it.? Wise words from Louis Sachar, author of the novel Holes. In the month of November, students in ESOL 1 will be reading and analyzing this text.

ESOL 1: "Nothing in life is easy...Aniya Black

Caela Chappell

Brooklyn Conner

Arilyn Contreras-Martinez

Franklin Diaz Mejia

Jacob Gardner

Jazmin Greene

Ryan Halli

Aminata Kanu

Sergio Mendez

Daniel Roncancio Vela

Indris Vasquez

Olivier Zagadou

Why did you become a teacher?I became inspired to teach because of my high school math teachers. I did not do well in math in elementary school.  I come from a family of valedictorians, so I knew I had to work really hard and persevere once I got into high school to improve my skills in math.  I am hoping to inspire other students to enjoy math like I have grown to do.

What is your educational background?

Upon graduating high school, I went to college to earn my bachelor?s degree from Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University in the Philippines. My degree is in secondary education with a concentration in math.  

Where did you teach before Argyle? I began my teaching career in the Philippines, where I taught for six years. In 2006, I participated in a teachers exchange program, and moved to Baltimore City, Maryland. I participated in this program for three years. When my school in Baltimore changed from K-8 to K-5 in 2012, I moved to Arizona to teach three years of middle school algebra. Over the summer, I applied to work in Montgomery County Public Schools. I received an offer from Argyle this July, and am thrilled to be here!

What are your goals as a teacher?I want my students to be and feel successful. I want parents and students to know that if their child needs help that I am available during lunch and after school to assist them. In the end, I really want my students to feel confident and love math as much as I do.

The SGA will be sponsoring the annual Argyle nonperishable/canned food drive from November 9th to November 20th. Items will be donated to the Manna Food Center, which serves families in need throughout Montgomery County. Last school year, Argyle donated 560 pounds of food items to the Manna Food Center.  Our goal this year is to match or surpass that number.  Items are to be turned into 2nd period classrooms. The class that donates the most items per student will win an ice cream social sponsored by the SGA. Every donation helps--let?s keep all Montgomery County families fed this holiday season.

These students made the choice to exemplify being...

Respectful

Responsible

Reflective

MEET MR. ERFE, OUR TEACHER OF THE MONTH

Annual Argyle Food Drive

Web Fundamentals: Coding with StyleBuilding on their websites from quarter 1, students in Web Development will spend the month of November learning CSS code to add style to their webpages. Stylistic choices includes selecting appropriate website color and font schemes.

Geometry: Prove ItStudents in Geometry will prove theorems using a variety of formats and solve problems about triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons.

Spanish 1B: Spanish 1B: Students taking Spanish 1B will spend the month of November finishing up a unit on the family, the verb tener, and simple future tense. Additionally, students will be returning to their review of pastimes and hobbies. Buena suerte!