We would like to welcome your child to Magothy River Middle School. Your child has been placed on the CHAMPIONS TEAM! We are looking forward to an exciting and successful year. Your child will be involved with our Grade 8 Service Learning Project, Enrichment Projects, Computer Lab Assignments and Team Activities.

Your child will attend six periods of classes each day. Periods two, three, four and six will be Core Classes (Academics) and periods one and five will be Encore Classes (Electives). Lunch will be at 1:20 every day, since this is a late lunch the students will need a good breakfast in the morning, and they are allowed to bring a small nutritious snack to eat at the end of third period (12:05). Students may use their lockers before period one, before lunch, and at the end of the day.

Homework is an integral part of your child’s education. We are encouraging each of our students to purchase a Magothy River Agenda for recording assignments and important information. The Agenda may be purchased at school.

Supplies: No Trapper Keepers, Please!

* Loose leaf paper

* 4 three ring binders (except AVID students)

* Blue, black, and red pens

*4 sets of dividers

* Highlighters

* Ruler

* # 2 pencils

* Compass

* Glue stick

* Protractor

* Colored pencils

* Algebra/Geometry: Graphing calculator

* Scissors

* Pre-Algebra: Regular calculator

* Box of tissues

* Supply bag

* Composition book

Communication is an important part of the partnership between school and home. Our school newsletter goes home on the first school day of each month. This will help keep you informed of important school events. Also, please check on each teacher’s website for additional information. Our team of teachers may be contacted by telephone during periods one and five; however email is usually the most effective way to reach us.

Our team of teachers would like to make this school year a positive experience for your child. We look forward to working with you to ensure the academic success of your child.

Sincerely, Linda Humbert: Team Leader/ Language Arts/ Lhumbert@aacps.org

Daria Capps: Math/ dcapps@aacps.org

Joe Cooper: Social Studies/ jcooper1@aacps.org

Debra Dernetz: Science/ ddernetz@aacps.org