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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
The first weekend in March, the YEMS Debate Team participated in the Westchester Classic at Lakeland High School. Our teams debated the following, Resolved: The United States should end its arms sales to Saudi Arabia. We are proud to announce that Vivian Y. and Timmy J. championed the tournament as the top middle school public forum debate team, and Cameron C. and Sadie W. made it to the octofinals. We would also like to congratulate the debaters for their individual performances. Vivian came in as the 1st place speaker out of more than 120 debaters! Cameron earned 4th place, Timmy earned 6th place, and Sadie earned 13th place. This was a particularly exciting tournament, so please join us in congratulating our phenomenally talented debaters for their hard work!
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 participated in the 2018 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!
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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, March 18th
Open Gym M.Y. After School Tuesday, March 19th SLCs 8:00-9:00 AM M.Y. After School Wednesday, March 20th Open Gym M.Y. After School Thursday, March 21st Open Gym SLT @ 8:00 AM M.Y. After School Friday, March 22nd Open Gym Testing Meeting @ 8:15 AM M.Y. After School 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 continued ELA test preparation. This week we practiced with narrative nonfiction articles. Social Studies: In 6th grade Social Studies, students studied the importance of religion in Ancient Greece and created their own versions of Greek myths. Math: 6th grade has been studying area and perimeter of rectangles, triangles, and other compound shapes. We are preparing to look at some pretty complex shapes before moving into 3D! Science: This week in Science, we finished writing our owl essays, and started discussing and exploring limiting factors! Spanish: In Spanish, students are learning to describe clothing and conjugate verbs. Physical Education: Students are working on making lead passes and ‘give and goes’ within gameplay. Art: 6th grade artists are drawing objects from observation using contour lines. 7th Grade: ELA: This week in 7th grade ELA, students learned strategies to use when reading fiction texts. They also watched multiple Disney Pixar shorts and used these digital texts in order to practice important reading and writing skills. Social Studies: In 7th grade Social Studies, students analyzed the causes and events of the War of 1812. Math: 7th grade students have been solving multi step equations. They also learned to write equations to represent situations. Science: In 7th grade math, we started our geometry unit. We learned about similar figures and scale factors. We also discovered pi! Spanish: In Spanish, students are learning to describe clothing and conjugate verbs. Physical Education: Students are working on lead passes and pump faking to create a passing lane during gameplay. Art: 7th grade artists are learning that one point perspective is a technique to show space and depth. 8th Grade: ELA: The ELA Exam is just a few weeks away and test prep is in full swing. This week we really dug into narrative reading. Remind your child to get in reading hours as much as possible at this time. Social Studies: In 8th grade Social Studies, students continued their study of World War I by examining the impact of trench warfare and key military battles, as well as how WWI ended. 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. 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 working on lead passes, pump faking and creating screens to get open during gameplay. Art: 8th grade artists are finishing their Spirit Animal project, focusing on the principles of emphasis and contrast. Health: Students had their first lesson in sexual education where they did a pre-assessment of what they know about sexual education. 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 March 15, 2019 March 8, 2019 March 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
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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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