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Manhattan Youth After-School
Please visit the website to view the 2018-2019 Fall schedule! Click here for the registration form. Registration for the fall trimester opens Thursday, August 30th at 5:00 PM. Click here to register your student. Debate CORNER
YEMS debate team has been stellar since the school's inception, starting with the leadership of Mr. Finkler and now at the helm of Ms. Byrne. The students have really come together as a strong team to not only support one another, but to excel and become the top middle school debaters in the NYUDL! Four of our Open Public Forum debaters placed, not only in the top 10 individual speakers for the whole year, but three of them, hold the top three spots: Alex O. was first place speaker for the year, Vivian Y. was the second place speaker, Timmy J. was the third place speaker and Cameron C. was the sixth place speaker. During the year, all of our teams, both novice and open, placed in the top 10 teams in every monthly debate, and several times the teams and speakers placed first through third place, including Sadie W. who brought home first place honors for the novice division.
The team just returned from the National Speech and Debate Tournament, where Alex O. and
Timmy J. were octo-finalists. As a team, they were one of the top 8 in the country, and were the only New York team to break into double octo-finals. Congratulations! Supplies needed
Amazon Wish Lists and School Rewards Program
Please support MS177 classrooms by donating school supplies through the teacher's Amazon Wish lists or participation in our Amazon School Rewards program. By using the provided Amazon link you will give .5% on your purchase back to MS177. Simply follow the link before you log into your personal account. You can bookmark the link and conveniently use every time you shop at amazon. Please let family and friends know. 
Paper Drive
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Upcoming Events
Monday, February 18th
No School - Midwinter Recess Tuesday, February 19th No School - Midwinter Recess Wednesday, February 20th No School - Midwinter Recess Thursday, February 21st No School - Midwinter Recess Friday, February 22nd No School - Midwinter Recess Class Corner
Students were very busy this week! Over dinner or while walking to the subway, be sure to ask your child about what they are learning in school! In the future, this space will include a summary of events for each grade.
6th Grade: ELA: This week in ELA, we wrapped up our social issues book club unit. We also did a close reading of the short story, "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. Social Studies: In 6th grade Social Studies, students wrapped up their unit on Ancient Egypt and took a tour of the Arts of Ancient Egypt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Math: 6th graders are just wrapping up learning about the coordinate grid and getting excited to dive into their geometry unit! Science: This week in Science, we finished writing our owl essays, and we started discussing and exploring limiting factors! Spanish: In Spanish, students are learning to describe clothing and conjugate verbs. Physical Education: Students are beginning their unit on invasion games and learning how to create space. Art: 6th grade artists are drawing objects from observation using contour lines. 7th Grade: ELA: This week in ELA, students began their social issues book clubs. They learned new ways to analyze their characters in order to deepen their thinking when reading. They studied character relationships, and the power imbalances that exist in those relationships. They wrote about these relationships in a reading entry, and backed up their ideas with evidence from the text. Social Studies: In 7th grade Social Studies, students learned about the powers of the president and began to study the Electoral College system. Math: 7th grade students have been solving multi step equations. They also learned to write equations to represent situations. Science: 7th grade has researched and taught their peers about different types of Electromagnetic Waves i.e Radio, Micro, Infrared, UV, X-ray, & Gamma. Spanish: In Spanish, students are learning to describe clothing and conjugate verbs. Physical Education: Students are beginning their unit on invasion games and learning how to make a lead pass. Art: 7th grade artists are learning that one point perspective is a technique to show space and depth. 8th Grade: ELA: In 8th Grade ELA, students planned and drafted their policy letters. They began revisions on Friday. Social Studies: In 8th grade Social Studies, students completed their study of United States imperialism and will begin studying World War I next week. Math: In 8th grade Algebra I, students finished up their Unit 4 assessment, about Systems of Equations. Grades for this assessment should be posted over the weekend. If a student would like a retake opportunity, they should make corrections and return corrections to me by Thursday next week. At the end of this week, we began Unit 5, which is our first deep study of Quadratic Functions. Please have your student let me know if they own a TI-84 Calculator at home! Science: We debated whether humans are a product of nature (genetics) or nurture (the environment). Spanish: In Spanish, students are learning to describe clothing and conjugate verbs. Physical Education: Students are beginning their unit on invasion games and learning how to make a lead pass and try it in gameplay. Art: 8th grade artists are finishing their Spirit Animal project, focusing on the principles of emphasis and contrast. Health: Students recently finished their violence and injury prevention unit and will have a test when they return from break. Important Reminders
Complete Lunch Forms Online!
Complete your Lunch Form online by following this link. Sugar/Snack Policy: As a reminder, our new “Sugar and Snack Policy” is in effect. Sugary foods such as candy and soda are no longer allowed during school breakfast and snack. Students are encouraged to eat a healthful breakfast so they remain focused and energized throughout the school day. To support our students, we have instituted a snack time during the first 10 minutes of 3rd period each day. It is the student’s choice to bring a snack, as the school will not be providing one. Thank you for your support in creating a healthy Yorkville East community! "Consent to Walk" Form Please click here for the "Consent to Walk" form. Students should bring the completed form the first day of school or scan/e-mail to jwilliams@ms177.org prior to September 5, 2018. Weekly Newsletter February 15, 2019 February 8, 2019 February 1, 2019 YEMS iS READING...
6th Grade Summer Reading
"After sixth grade, the very worst year of his life, Rafe Khatchadorian thinks he has it made in seventh grade. He's been accepted to art school in the big city and imagines a math-and-history-free fun zone. Wrong! It's more competitive than Rafe ever expected, and to score big in class, he needs to find a way to turn his boring life into the inspiration for a work of art. His method? Operation: Get a Life! Anything he's never done before, he's going to do it, from learning to play poker to going to a modern art museum. But when his newest mission uncovers secrets about the family Rafe's never known, he has to decide if he's ready to have his world turned upside down." PTA Corner
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School Rewards Program
By using the provided Amazon link you will give .5% on your purchase back to MS177. Simply follow the link before you log into your personal account. Once you sign in, you can choose to support Yorkville East MS177 Pta Inc. from the drop-down menu. You can bookmark the link and conveniently use every time you shop at Amazon. Please let family and friends know! |
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Manhattan Youth After-School Program
Click here for the 2018-2019 Manhattan Youth Enrollment Form. Return via e-mail to jigbokwe@manhattanyouth.org. Completed forms can also be mailed to: Jesse Igbokwe @ Manhattan Youth 25 Broadway 9th floor New York, NY 10004 |
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