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What a great start to the new school year! It’s hard
to believe that we are already near the end of the
first grading period. We are thrilled to begin this
new adventure with all of our students. Our goal is
to create a strong, successful team through a com-
bined effort of our students, parents, and teachers.
Our core teachers are Mrs. Equihua (Math), Mrs.
Cartwright (Language Arts), Mrs. Blue (Science),
and Mr. Holobawski (Social Studies).
In Social Studies, with Mr. Holobawski, the students
are finishing up their lessons on geography and will
now be learning about ancient Greece. They will also
continue to discuss the upcoming election for Presi-
dent and local government also. During geography
lessons, students learned about maps, population
trends, cultures, and different types of governments.
In Science with Mrs. Blue, students will start off the
second semester with their Challenger Field Trip
“Mission To Mars”. They will prepare for the mis-
sion with Mars facts, labs, and group communica-
tion activities in order to have a successful mis-
sion. They will continue with their astronomy unit
throughout the quarter focusing more on Earth its
rotation vs revolution, why there are seasons, and
how tides are created. They will also be doing an
Oreo cookie moon phase lab! YUMMY!!
This past 9 weeks, students have been learning
about self-confidence and self-awareness in Lan-
guage Arts, with Mrs. Cartwright. We have been
reading short stories about this topics and discuss-
ing how we can gain confidence and awareness
within ourselves. Shortly, they will begin our narra-
tive writing project. Students will create a story
from a character that they’ve read about these
past 9 weeks.
In Math with Mrs. Equihua, the students have
been covering a variety of standards: Prime
Factorization, LCM, GCF, Integers, absolute
value and converting decimals and fractions.
So much fun! The second quarter will have the
students dealing with proportional relationships,
graphing on a coordinate grid, and working
more with decimals and fractions.
Overall, our team has really started well. Please
remind all students to use those agenda books
to write down all their homework assignments.
Also, check BUZZ for all homework throughout
the week. Thank you to all of our wonderful
parents for supporting your children so far this
school year.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have
any questions or concerns.
Team 6A- It is hard to believe that we
have already completed one quarter. Hope-
fully your child has settled in nicely here
and feels at home now. We are looking
forward to a very successful second quar-
ter. Below you will find a snapshot of what
we will be covering in the next nine weeks.
Language Arts- Over the last 9 weeks
students have been reading about kids
their own age overcoming obstacles to
overcome fears and to gain self-
confidence. They have also read about
students who are working and becoming
more self- aware of their strengths and
weaknesses. Any assignments that we have
had can be found on BUZZ. Students have
worked on some basic skills and creating an
interactive notebook (a pop- up book of
grammar skills and literature skills) in our
Enrichment classes and our core English
classes. They have been cutting and tap-
ing like crazy.
Math- The students should be writing all
of their assignments for the week in their
agenda books on Mondays. There is a
website from our textbook that students
can use as a source for help. There are
video tutorials for each lesson and practice
quizzes for students to use. The website
for general math is https://my.hrw.com/
index.jsp The username and password is
tmath27. The website for Honors math
video tutorials, extra practice, and practice
quizzes is https://my.hrw.com/index.jsp
The username and password is hmath36.
Each student should have this bookmarked
on their Google homepage. All assign-
ments can also be found in the Buzz An-
nouncements for Math.
Science- In this coming quarter, the stu-
dents will move past basic astronomy to
learn about how the Earth, its moon, and
our sun interact. This will include such
concepts as the seasons on Earth, the phas-
es of the moon, and what causes tides on
Earth.
Social Studies- The second nine weeks
will take students halfway around the world
and back in time to Ancient Greece. This is
a time and place that holds the roots to our
democratic society. However, getting there
was not an easy task, as the students will
find out. Students will also continue to look
at the Presidential Election and look at the
outcome as history unfolds before them.
BUZZ- Students are doing a great job
keeping their chrome book charged. Some
still try to play games, draw pictures, etc.
You can help us in this area by reminding
your child that the Chromebooks are only
for educational purposes. Thank you for
your support in with this area.
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In Science, students just finished chapter
7 over the solar system. Students will
begin chapter 6 which goes over how
Earth’s rotation, revolution, tilt and in-
teraction with the sun causes seasons,
tides, eclipses and the phases of the
moon. The students are excited about our
upcoming fieldtrip to Challenger Center
on November 7th and 8th. Students will
spend a couple of weeks preparing for the
teamwork that will be necessary for a
successful Mission to Mars.
In English, students are just about fin-
ished with our Unit-Interactions with
Self. Students have read several stories
featuring characters with diverse traits
and life circumstances. Students are
discovering what self-awareness is, chal-
lenges that we face, and similarities that
we all face as we grow up. They have
been able to reflect on their own traits
and personalities comparing them to
those of the characters that we are read-
ing about. Looking ahead, students are
about to tackle writing our first narrative
of the year.
In Social Studies, students just finished
up Unit 1 on geography, government,
and economy of the Western World.
Next, they are headed to Ancient
Greece. Students will learn about their
geography, government, economy and
culture. Students will continue doing
CNN Student News daily. Every two
weeks these notes and a summary on one
of the stories are due. The points earned
for this are a significant portion of their
social studies grade, so it’s important that
the students take notes and do their sum-
mary.
Math has been somewhat of a crazy ride
so far this year. Students have yet to
realize that they really do have to study
even if they didn’t study in elementary
school. They must also take notes. Some
kids have understood this, but many
haven’t. So far this year, students have
studied least common multiple, greatest
common factors, divisibility, introduc-
tion to integers and much more. Students
have had three unit tests this quar-
ter. Tests count as 45% of the grade,
quizzes are 35%, homework
(completion) is 5%, and graded home-
work (study guides) are15%.
seismic waves are, explaining how
earthquakes are measured, explaining
how the epicenter is located, explain-
ing how seismographs work and what
patterns the data reveal, explaining
where volcanoes are found on the
Earth's surface, naming the stages of
volcanic activity, and explaining what
happens when a volcano erupts.
Thus far, in Social Studies, students
have learned about ancient River Civi-
lizations and the three monotheistic
religions, Judaism, Christianity, and
Islam. Aspects of such topics includ-
ing Hammurabi's Code, Egyptian
Mummification, Rosh Hashanah, the
Sermon on the Mount, and Ramadan
have been explored more thorough-
ly. We will move into a more modern
era of our curriculum shortly- including
discussing this year's election.
Team 7A has been having a busy and
productive first nine weeks in Lan-
guage Arts. Students have enjoyed
exploring the first unit of “Challenging
Careers.” They have read about a
frontier trapper, freestyle mountain
climber, ancient Spartan warriors, and
the first female doctor. Students have
been focusing on reading and re-
sponding to nonfiction selections and
the argumentative writing style. In
addition to focusing on plot and other
literary elements, students have also
begun to dissect the syntax and word
choice in text and using it in their own
writing. Next, students will transition to
reading and responding to literature as
we journey through the second unit
chronicling the exciting adventures of
heroes.
It is very important to help keep your
child organized. We want our students
to be successful! Thank you for all that
you do!
Team 7A has had a great start to the
school year! Now with summer behind
us, it’s hard to believe that fall is quick-
ly approaching. Continue to check your
child’s agenda and BUZZ daily for
assignments and upcoming tests. Our
team’s homework is updated daily. Our
website can be accessed through the
Taft homepage. The math book is
accessible through https://my.hrw.com/
index.jsp using the usernames and
passwords that are posted on our team
website.
In Math 7, students will be focusing on
applying rational numbers, and in Pre-
algebra we will be solving multi-step
equations and inequalities. November
takes us into number theory and frac-
tion. Please ask your child about the
activities and discussions that are
happening in class. It always helps to
go over your child’s homework to make
sure they’re understanding the con-
cepts being covered.
In Science, we are studying earth-
quakes and volcanoes. Some of the
learning goals include: Explaining what
portions, and problem-solving as
it relates to real world situations,
such as doing comparison shop-
ping. In pre-algebra classes, stu-
dents will continue to work with
rational numbers. They will cover
topics from chapters 4, 5, 7, and
lessons 1-6 of chapter 6. They will
spend a great deal of time with
fractions and proportions in this
quarter.
In Social Studies, students will be
finishing units covering the Mid-
dle East for the end of the mark-
ing period. Following that, stu-
dents will move into a unit study-
ing Ancient and Modern Africa.
ric measurement and plate tec-
tonics. They have participated in
4 labs already and will complete
more before the end of the se-
mester. During the second quar-
ter, the science students will ex-
plore earthquakes and volcanoes
to finish up their unit on Earth’s
structure and movement. Then,
they surge forward and learn all
about energy transfer. Topics will
include light and sound waves,
kinetic energy, potential energy,
and Newton’s laws of motion.
For the second quarter in regular
math classes, students will be
working on topics from chapters
4, 5, and 6. These will include
such topics as slope, using pro-
Students on the Pacers Team, 7B,
have gotten off to a great start for
this school year. In English class,
students have learned about
theme, mood, and tone in a unit
that focuses on challenging ca-
reers. Students will continue to
work on the literary elements of
theme, mood and tone into sec-
ond quarter. After completing an
argumentative essay on the Edu-
cation in Sparta, Students will
write an informational essay in
second quarter that dissects a
character in the short story, The
Diamond Necklace.
In science, the students began
the school year by learning about
lab safety, scientific method, met-
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8C Information
Science-8 (Pre-AP Biology): Students are ex-
ploring cells and their ability to maintain life func-
tions. They will close out this semester with an
investigation of genetics and the passing on of traits.
PreAlgebra-7+8: Students have been reviewing all
of the surface area and volume formulas for 3-
dimensional shapes. Furthermore, students have
been reviewing order of operations and how they
apply to integers. Next grading period, we will be
discussing rational numbers and working with frac-
tions. We will, also, see how these apply to order
of operations.
PreAPAlgebra (Honors Algebra): Students
have been working on multi-step equations and
inequalities. Chapters 4 and 5 will cover functions.
Please remember that this class is weighted. 70% of
their grade will be a result of their assessment
scores and the remaining 30% comes from home-
work. Also, this course is a high school course and
will go on their high school transcript. Students will
receive a 0.5 GPA boost for their semester grade
due to being an “honors” course. Since this is a
high school course, there will be a midterm and
final at the end of each semester, respectively. The
midterm will count for 10% of their semester grade
and the final will account for 20% of their semester
grade. Each grading period will be worth 35% of
the semester grade.
Geometry: Students have been working on build-
ing a strong foundation for proofs and discovering
the importance of laws and how they apply to our
reasoning. Next grading period, students will begin
to learn the different laws and theorems of triangles
and quadrilaterals, and we will apply our foundation
of proofs algebraically and geometrically to each
shape.
English 8: Students are nearing the end of their
second unit that falls in line with our macro con-
cept, conflict. This grading period has centered
around man versus man conflicts in both life and
literature. Students have read texts by controversial
author Shirley Jackson as well as several nonfiction
and historical fiction texts about the Civil War.
While this curriculum is challenging and thought-
provoking, students have risen up to meet the
challenge and are beginning to flourish in their
analysis and interpretation of complex text.
English 8 Honors: Students are nearing the end
of their second unit that falls in line with our macro
concept, conflict. This grading period has centered
around man versus man conflicts in both life and
literature. Students have read texts by controver-
sial author Shirley Jackson as well as several nonfic-
tion and historical fiction texts about the Civil
War. While this curriculum is challenging and
thought-provoking, students have risen up to meet
the challenge and are beginning to flourish in their
analysis and interpretation of complex text. Hon-
ors students have faced the additional challenge of
considering how and why each author crafts the
text the way he or she does. This has unlocked the
door for understanding each piece of reading in a
more purposeful and meaningful manner.
Pre-AP English 9: This grading period, students
have been introduced to two dual macro concepts:
one that focuses on the traditional hero’s journey,
and another that focuses on the theme of pride
and how pride can both positively and negatively
affect a character’s motives. Students have focused
on key skill goals including strengthening thesis
statements, precisely identifying the main idea of a
text, and defining vocabulary using context clues
alone. As we progress forward, we will apply these
skills to longer texts including The Odyssey and To
Kill a Mockingbird.
Attention parents! Please check your child’s
Buzz agenda pages for daily assignments and
upcoming assessments.
7C Information
Math-7: Regular math will work with propor-
tional relationships, graphs and functions, and
percents.
Students and parents can find any math assign-
ment on Mr. Shih’s teacher website. Any past
or present worksheet is uploaded for your
convenience in case a student was absent or
lost the assignment(s).
http://www.cps.k12.in.us/Domain/1049
Science-7: Right now the students are ex-
ploring earth structure and movement. Next
we’ll turn our attention to energy: conserva-
tion, transfer, and sources.
English 7: Students just finished their third
text that falls in line with our macro concept,
challenges. This grading period has been all
about challenging careers and has included
nonfiction texts about John Colter, Dan Os-
man, the ancient Spartan civilization, and Eliza-
beth Blackwell.
English 7 Seminar: Students just finished
their third text that falls in line with our macro
concept, challenges. This grading period has
been all about challenging careers and has
included reading about John Colter, the an-
cient Spartan civilization, and Elizabeth Black-
well. These seminar students have also been
pushed to analyze each text on a deeper level,
questioning themselves about an author’s
choice in syntax and diction. In other words,
students are more closely considering author’s
craft.
PreAlgebra-7+8: Students have been review-
ing all of the surface area and volume formulas
for 3-dimensional shapes. Furthermore, stu-
dents have been reviewing order of operations
and how they apply to integers. Next grading
period, we will be discussing rational numbers
and working with fractions. We will, also, see
how these apply to order of operations.
Social Studies 7: There are four units in the
first 9 weeks of 7th grade Social Studies: Mes-
opotamia, Ancient Egypt, Monotheistic Reli-
gions, and Modern Middle East. Students have
finished with Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt,
and we are currently studying Monotheistic
Religions.
“The Possibility of Evil” and “The Lottery”. Students were
given vocabulary terms that went along with the readings,
and they had to complete discussion boards and post-
reading questions. There was a cumulative test on both,
which also included questions on sentence structure and
the elements of plot. Students continued the grading
period with short stories related to the Civil War, specif-
ically “Reflections on the Civil War,” “The Pickets,” and
“The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.” In order to review and
revise our knowledge on sentence structure, they revisit-
ed this concept and ended the period up with a little
more work on it. Now, we are looking forward to the
second grading period, and we cannot believe it is already
here.
In this first grading period, students in the 8th grade Eng-
lish classes for teams 8A and 8B were exposed to a vari-
ety of concepts, skills, and lessons. They began our year
with a lesson on sentence structure. Students were pro-
vided with detailed notes and worksheets done in class.
They also continue to work on sentence structure daily
through our Daily Oral Language sentences. Our goal is
that students can apply the rules of grammar and punctu-
ation not only to the Daily Oral Language sentences but
also to their own writing. Consequently, students must
continue to review their notes and old worksheets daily
in order to perfect this skill base.
Students continued the grading period by reading two
short stories by Shirley Jackson, and they utilized the
Shared Inquiry method for discussion. The stories were
Pre-Algebra students have started off the year in a positive direction! Students be-
gan the year by applying our preexisting knowledge of geometry to help find the vol-
ume and surface area of complex three-dimensional figures. For the last month, stu-
dents have been practicing integer rules and the order of operations. All of our hard
work has paid off. Students earned successful scores on their assessments. All class
averages are above 85%- way to go!
Algebra students are also growing in their math skills. They are applying their preex-
isting knowledge to understand new concepts. It is fun to watch them deepen their
understanding and make connections at the same time. So far, students have learned
Foundations of Algebra, Equations and Inequalities including compound statements and
absolute values.
Our first concert of the school year is on Tuesday, 10/18 beginning at 6pm
in the Taft Middle School Gym. Please see the parent email that was sent
out for further details. All are welcome to attend!
The Holiday Wreath Sale has begun! Order forms were handed out to
orchestra students yesterday and are due back by October 26th. Please con-
sider helping out our music department on this very important fund raiser.
Thanks!
Congratulations to the following students for be selected to participate in
the ASTA All-Region Honor Orchestra on November 12th at Chesterton
High School. Seventh Graders Rosalie Degenhart, Tara Djukic, Alyssa
Gargano and Eighth Graders Nora Boland, Keeley Depel and Sarah Gross.
More candy is sold during Halloween than any other time of the year.
Pumpkins come in white, blue, and green colors.
Black cats were once considered as evil, and were thought to be the
spirits of witches.
Apple bobbing is believed to have originated from the Roman har-
vest festival, which is held in the honor of Pomona, the Goddess of
Fruit Trees.
Vampire bats do exist, but they are not from Transylvania. They live
in South and Central America.
If you see a spider on Halloween it is considered to be good luck, as
it means that the spirit of a loved one is guarding you.
The health and physical education staff would like to congratulate all of our students on a great start to the year. Every student in our
school took the President’s Fitness Challenge. The following students earned Presidential recognition which is the highest award one
can achieve. A presidential award means that a student passed all five fitness tests in the 85th percentile or higher.
There is a list of Presidential winners along
with the National qualifiers in the show-
case near the gym. Please congratulate
those students. It is a great honor.
As the school year gets underway, stu-
dents have already played many fun sports
and prepare for more. As always, students
continue to have plenty of cardiovascular
activities and have played many fun and
competitive sports. We encourage you to
participate in activities that you and your
children can do together as well as encour-
aging your child to try new activities that
increase their personal fitness levels. One
of our goals as a staff is teaching students
to set new goals for themselves and finding
ways to achieve them. Our main focus is to
teach students that total wellness is bal-
ance of a sound mind, body, emotions and
relationships.
6th Grade 7th Grade 8th Grade
Annes, Charlotte Adzia, Drew Adams, Maddie
Ballentine, Scott Bahr, Emma Anderson, Phoenix
Beckman, Carter Beard, Bella Ballentine, Robby
Borkowski, Bryce Briseno, Emily Bruce, Brandon
Borner, Jake Clark, Will Burditt, Chloe
Burandt, Bodey Colley, Aaron Burgos, Jaelyn
Burgos, Jessica Costa, Dani Caprio, Alyssa
Carpenter, Nora Denvit, Jasmine Clarke, Cassidy
Crister, Colton Donovan, Meredith-2 Colvin, Eve
Gaudry, Ethan Frassinone, Gianna Curiel, Cal
Gerona, Marianne Isabella, Teodori Cwetna, Corrine
Gliem, Camdyn Kloe, Kiran Depel, Keeley
Gonsiorowski, Sophie Kortczan, Katie Depta, Mia
Grossman, Mason Martin, Lucas Dhana, Caroline
Hart, Aaron Mitreski, Philip Eaton, Hayden
Longoria-Zellers, Alaina Murdock, Brianna Elish, Maddie-3
Patrick, Liam Nichols, Brandon Fantin, Gianna
Rawls, Alison Pettit, Avery Gerona, Matt
Reissman, Sydney Pieczul, Toni Granger, Eric
Sabau, Blake Riffle, Emma Green, Jillian
Theil, Connor Smith, Austin Grill, Jack
Witte, Gianna McCarter, Marisa
Zimmerman, Cameron McMahon, Alyssa
McQuen, Troy
Oostman, Jacob
Paskis, Paige
Perez, Kobe
Reichelt, Justin
Saberniak, Anthony
Silva, Gabby
Smith, Ty
Smrecansky, Lily
Ulloa, Evelyn
The Taft choir will be presenting their first concert of the year, An Autumn Evening, on Thursday, October 20th in the Taft gym-
nasium as 6:00pm. All are welcome and invited to attend! Please refer to the parent email sent out for details on concert attire
and call time. Also, information has been sent home regarding the Crown Point Music Boosters Annual Wreath Sale. The fund-
raiser ends on October 26th, so please order your fresh holiday wreaths, which will be ready for pick-up on November
18th. Also, in the next few weeks, information will be coming home for the ISSMA Solo and Ensemble contest, as well as audi-
tion information for Circle the State With Song Festival. Please email Mrs. DeBroux if you have any questions about upcoming
events!
Technology, Social Media and Middle School Students
Cyberbullying, Sexting, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, Kik, Askfm…..
It might seem impossible to keep up with what teens are doing online. But, the biggest deterrent to inappropriate technology use, is
parents who are aware of and monitor what their children are doing online. Let your child know that you can and will check their
phones and computers at any time, and then make sure you follow through.
Students need to know that once they send or post anything, they no longer have control over where that picture or text might go
next. You can help your child make good decisions about their technology use, by setting reasonable limits, and learning all that you can
about the apps and programs that your child is using.
Taft’s guidance website has a collection of resources for parents and students with links to app specific parent guides and information
about social media. http://www.cps.k12.in.us/Page/7570
The Taft Media Center is off to a busy start this school year…
Fall Book Fair: Will take place the week of November 7-11. The Book Fair will be open from 7:00am-
3:00pm on those dates. We are in need of parent volunteers, so please call Mrs. VandenBerg in the Media
Center at 663-1507, ext. 12114 if you can spare a few hours that week. This is the only fundraiser for the li-
brary, and we truly appreciate any help we can get.
Scary Book Challenge: During the month of October, anytime a student reads a scary book and does a
small project about the book (list is in the library), they can stop in for a treat. They may do this as many times
as they would like through the month of October.
Chromebook cases will be for sale in the Media Center, in mid-October. We encourage all students to have
their Chromebooks in sturdy cases.
Young Hoosier Book Contest: We have many students already signed up for the Young Hoosier Contest.
There are several levels the students can participate in to receive prizes, with the top prize being $100.00 in gift
cards. Details of the contest can be picked up in the Media Center.
ebooks: are available to all students through the Taft Library!!! Instruction sheets are available on the website
and in the library.
Box Tops: The Media Center is always collecting BoxTops and Campbell’s Soup labels. Every Boxtop and
Label count, so keep Saving!!! http://www.boxtops4education.com/
REALITY STORE!
Friday, November 4th, 2016
Eighth grade students attending Robert A. Taft & Colonel John Wheeler Middle Schools will participate in the Reality StoreSM
What is the Reality StoreSM
Students will be able to walk in the shoes of their 28 year old self. They will choose an occupation and be given a checking account with the monthly
salary amount for that job. At the store, headed by area business volunteers, students will spend their money on the necessities and luxuries that they
plan to as an adult. They will buy a house and car, pay for utilities, food, insurance and education. During the event, students will be thrown a curve-
ball with a “Reality check,” an unexpected situation such as a broken air conditioner or the loss of a job and make the necessary accommodations. At
the end of the event, students can spend their remaining money on luxuries, such as vacations and entertainment. The students will take a pre and
post survey to measure the effectiveness of the event. The lesson we want them to learn is this, “Will you be able to provide the financial resources to
provide the type of lifestyle you wish for?”
Goals of the Reality StoreSM
1. To help all students learn basic skills in financial planning, goal setting, decision-making and career planning.
2. To clarify the need for students to examine their attitudes about their futures and their career expectations.
3. To motivate students to stay in school, stay away from drugs and other risky behaviors.
Red Ribbon Week October 24-28th 2016
All grades will be making Drug Free posters in their Advisory classes and the contests will be held during the week.
1st place winners will receive prizes!
Students are encouraged to wear their Drug Free Ribbons during this week which they will be given on Monday October 24th 2016 and also to wear Red on Friday, October
28th to show their support. www.imdrugfree.com
Online Resources related to Substance Abuse:
www.redribbonweek.com
This site, which is the sponsor for imdrugfree.com and drugsrdumb.com, offers exciting and creative prevention messages and Red Ribbon Week materials, as well as
valuable Red Ribbon ideas for schools, businesses, and religious institutions.
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), http://www.samhsa.gov/about-us/who-we-are/offices-centers/csap
Has an extensive fact sheet on drugs and links to other useful online resources. Special attention is given to drugs in the workplace.
Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/tween-and-teen-health/in-depth/teen-drug-abuse/art-20045921
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), www.madd.org
In addition to definitive information on impaired driving, extensive information is available on alcohol (with a particular focus on underage drinking).
Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) National Web Site, www.sadd.org
Learn how about students (around the world) are helping make a difference in the fight for healthy lifestyles.
The D.A.R.E. Homepage, www.dare-america.org
This is the national page for the D.A.R.E. foundation that contains a listing of the D.A.R.E. pages from around the country. Among the pages there are opportunities to learn
more about the group and to gain resources about being drug and alcohol free.