Busy month of May

NIAA Parents,
Please check Class Jump Calendar for all assignments due.

Thank you!
Ms. Sanders
ELA ~ NIAA

Coming this Final 6 weeks!

Ms. Sanders Shakespeare Festival!

Students will understand, make inferences and draw conclusions about the structure and elements of drama (Specifically Shakespearean plays) and provide evidence from text to support their understanding. Students are expected to explain how dramatic conventions (e.g., monologues, soliloquies, dramatic irony) enhance dramatic text.

◦Students are expected to analyze how archetypes and motifs in drama affect the plot of plays.

REMINDERS:

◦Please turn in book club packets asap!

◦Book Clubs need to work on PowerPoint presentation and video scene from book or book trailer due May 4th

◦Shakespearean Take-Home Webquest/Quiz due by May 4th

◦Reading log due April 30th and May 1st

◦Quiz following Powerpoint and video introducing Shakespeare
This Week!

NIAA Warrior Sports Banquet 
May 15th 
630pm
12.50 per person pre-purchase

9th Grade Field Trip coming soon!
May 26-30
Payments due by May 1st
Contact 
Vickey Wyatt
vickeywyatt@hotmail.com

9th and 10th Grade ELA Update

5th Six Weeks Final Essays due
FRIDAY, April 17th
The writing prompt is located on CLASSJUMP

Saturday School
April 18:
Math (grades 7/8/Alg 1),
Reading (grade 7),
Science (grade 8)

9th Grade Fundraiser - Saturday School Brunch
Giant Cinnamon Rolls
Orange Juice

April 24:
3 on 3 Basketball Tournament 4 p.m. in the Gym

April 30-May 1: Fine Arts Presents, “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown!”

May 2: Final Saturday School 9-12 details in Newsletter
May 4: Come to School! Inclement Weather Make-Up Day
May 5: STAAR Testing –Algebra I
May 6: STAAR Testing –Biology
May 7: STAAR Testing –U.S. History
May 4-8: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 9: Senior Celebration! Starts at 7 p.m. at Rolling Hills Country Club


Please join us on May 16 at 4 p.m. at Vine Fellowship Church for our FIRST ANNUAL Powder Puff Girls Football game. If your child (9th-12th grade) is interested in playing on one of the teams, please see Becky Blackard or call 817-791-9008. There will be food and games and lots of fun!! Proceeds benefit the Senior Class Trip to Scotland and England.

April to May in ELA

Greetings NIAA Parents!

With ELA STAAR behind 9^th and 10^th grade, we are moving closer and closer to the final six weeks.

From now until April 24^th students will work in collaborative groups or “book clubs”. Students will read, discuss and keep a log of activity for this assignment.

Some of the books students have chosen include:

Divergent

American Sniper 

The Scarlet Letter

Lord of the Flies

Flipped

Just to name a few!

        

Finals week is April 13-15 and there is will be early release on April 17^th

FINAL ESSAY: Students will be responsible for completing their own individual final essay by April 17^th for the novel their group is reading.

The writing prompt can be found on ClassJump.

REMINDERS:

Saturday School

Saturday, April 11th and 18th

7th and 8th Math

7th Reading

8 Science

April 25th

Algebra I

Biology

STAAR Testing Continues:

April 20 8^th Grade Math

April 21^st 7^th Grade Math and 8^th Grade Social Studies

April 22 7^th Grade Reading

April 23^rd Make up test (for students who may have missed their testing dates)

April 30^th and May 1^st High School Drama Musical

 Miss Sanders

NIAA~ELA

9th Grade Trip Info

NIAA 9th Grade Parents,

Thanks so far for your assistance and participation in planning this week of fun!

Below is the itinerary for the 9th Grade trip!

Deposit: $50

More fundraising info coming soon!

Contact: vickeywyatt@hotmail.com 

817-875-3710

Tuesday, May 26	Wednesday, May 27	Thursday, May 28	Friday, May 29	Saturday, May 30
Dallas Arboretum/Frontiers of Flight Museum/Klyde Warren for lunch	Burgers Lake for swimming and cookout	Fort Worth Zoo/Botanical Gardens/Stockyards Tour and lunch	Great Wolf Lodge Overnight/ Sea Life	Group Breakfast/Disperse either with parents or back on the bus and back to school!
$50 Deposit

Miss Sanders

ELA - NIAA

Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another,
tenderhearted, forgiving one another,
as God in Christ forgave you.

SATURDAY SCHOOL: MARCH 21ST 9AM-12PM @ THE FIELD HOUSE

Just a reminder:

tomorrow is

Saturday School

9am-12pm

Field House

March 21: Math (grades 7/8)

ELAR (grades 7/8/9/10)

5th Six Weeks: Time to let our STAARS Shine!

Greetings Awesome NIAA Parents!

I hope  was a time of family, fun and relaxing!

We are only two weeks away from STAAR Testing for English I and II

STAAR English I Monday, March 30

STAAR English II Wednesday April 1

A few tips:

Make sure students

ü Arrive on time

ü Have a good protein filled breakfast

ü Wear a long sleeved white shirt under their regular uniform shirt (No jackets allowed)

ü Mobile phones will be taken up for the testing period or they can be left with you

ü Make sure students have a bottle of water which they may keep with them during testing

For more tips see FoR PaRenTs OnlY Page

HOMEWORK:

Students have reading logs due this six weeks. Dates are posted on CLASSJUMP Calendar as well as the template they are to use.

Reading Log #1 March 19-20

#2 March 26-27

#3 April 1-2

#4 April 9-10

DATES to REMEMBER:

March 27: Volunteer
Breakfast 7:30- 8:30 a.m.
March 30: STAAR
Testing - 7th grade
Writing/English I March 31: STAAR
Testing - 7th grade Writing (2nd day)/8th grade Reading
April 1: STAAR Testing - English II/Progress
Reports
April 2: Cheer Parent
Meeting 6:00-7:00 p.m.
April 3: Good Friday Holiday
April 7: Wellness Night
April 11: Saturday School at the Field House; details above

SATURDAY SCHOOL!

Once we’re back from Spring Break, STAAR testing is only 2 weeks away! To facilitate our students’ success, we will be offering Saturday Schools in March, April, and May. All students are welcome, and for those who really need to be in attendance, we will be sending letters to parents so that you can schedule your child to be here for the extra help. Please take advantage of this focused review time to enhance your student’s achievement:
March 21: Math (grades 7/8), ELAR (grades 7/8/9/10)
March 28: Math (grades 7/8), ELAR (grades 7/8/9/10)
April 11: Math (grades 7/8/Alg 1), Reading (grade 7), Science(grade 8)
April 18: Math (grades 7/8/Alg 1), Reading (grade 7), Science (grade 8)
April 25: Algebra I, Biology May 2: Algebra I, Biology IT’S FREE!!!

Credit Recovery Plan – if your student has missed 6 or more days of classes they may be required to complete an independent project and or attend tutoring to recover lost time.

Miss Sanders
ELA - NIAA