SUMMER LEARNING!

Click below to see the directions for the Lowrey Middle School required summer learning.

The summer learning is the same for all grades and all ELA teachers.

If you don’t remember your LEXILE level, look up your January NWEA READING score on StudentConnect (under testing) then look at the last page of the summer learning directions.

Parents, please fill out this short but very important survey concerning your feedback on returning to school in the FALL

Please, it is crucial that you take the time to answer the questions and leave your comments. Please press on one link (choose English or Arabic) below to start the survey.

For translation assistance, parents may call 313-580-2532 Monday June 8th through Friday June 12th 8:30 AM through 4:30 PM.


School ReOpen Committee Parent Survey https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5

الاهل الاعزاء،

الرجاء ملء هذا الاستطلاع القصير ولكن المهم جداٌ لرأيكم في إمكانية العودة الى المدرسة في الخريف المقبل. من المهم ان تأخذوا الوقت الكافي للإجابة على الأسئلة وترك تعليقاتكم.  يرجى الضغط على الرابط ادناه للإجابة.  للمساعدة في الترجمة ، يمكنم الاتصال بالرقم 3135802532 من الاثنين 8 يونيو إلى الجمعة 12 يونيو من 8:30 صباحًا حتى 4:30 مساءٌ.

https://forms.gle/DNx3eN8hcRpXsfSs5

Thank You,
Kamel Bazzi
Assistant Principal 
Lowrey School 
313-827-1800

TUESDAY

IXL

If you have 2 HOURS or more of IXL ELA minutes from April 1, 2020 to today, you do not need to do any more IXL. You will have to figure out your own minutes on IXL.

On Tuesday, if you are NOT happy with your IXL grades on StudentConnect, please do at least one hour of IXL ELA 6th grade level or higher then email me to explain what you have done.

You will get SOME of the IXL points.

WEDNESDAY

Google Classroom

At the end of this week, your Google Classroom grade will be added to StudentConnect. For example, if your Google Classroom grade is 93%, you will get 93 points on StudentConnect.

VERY IMPORTANT – if you do not finish your missing assignments on Google Classroom, those assignments will be changed to ZEROS at the end of the week, and your Google grade WILL DROP!

On Wednesday, please check that you have turned in EVERYTHING on Google Classroom.

THURSDAY

COMPOSITION BOOK

On Thursday (or before), please send me ALL FIVE PAGES of your composition book. If you have sent me some pages before, you still need to send me ALL FIVE PAGES together before the end of this week.

There is a composition book link at the very top of the iBlog. If you click this link, you will find directions for ALL FIVE PAGES.

FRIDAY

EXTRA CREDIT

This extra credit is only for students who have turned in ALL assignments, and are still not happy with their final grades.

I have attached a picture of Amelia Earhart. Please take some time to study the picture, then search for information about her. Write a short, interesting biography about her life and why she is important (on Google docs). Send me your work.

I REPEAT – THIS EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE TURNED IN ALL OTHER ASSIGNMENTS!

Click below to see a picture of Amelia Earhart:

Very important, rare Sunday post.

On MONDAY, June 1st, 7th grade students should have their parents drive by the front side (Jonathon) of Lowrey School to pick up their locker bags.

TIME: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

You must stay in your car (truck or van etc.) – no students or parents will be allowed into the school building.

You should drive slowly by until you see your FIRST HOUR teacher. The teacher will hand you a bag that contains everything that was in your locker. Please be ready to tell the teacher your first hour class number.

The bag will have your name, your locker number and your first hour class number.

CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE NUMBERS FOR MR. DOBERT’S FIRST HOUR CLASS:

Because of this event, I will not be assigning any ELA work for Monday. 🙂

COMPOSITION BOOK PAGE #5

Thank you, Malik Mohammed, for forcing me to finally post the real picture of the real man!

Please write a creative, interesting story to explain how our school got its name – Harvey H. Lowrey School.

You COULD look up some REAL facts online, but I don’t think you’ll find much.

I would love it if you LOOK carefully at the picture and then use your imagination and blend the fact and the fiction into one super interesting story. BE CREATIVE!

Your writing (in a notebook) should be a FULL page – skipping lines. If you are typing on Google docs, your writing should be a FULL page, font size 14.

Here is a REAL picture of the REAL man that our school is named for:

BACK TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM!

Hello, everyone. I have posted a new assignment on Google Classroom. Basically, you have to write a summary of “Thor’s Hammer”.

DETAILED DIRECTIONS ARE ON GOOGLE CLASSROOM.

You must send me your answer on Google Classroom – do NOT send it to me in an email.

Please contact me if you need help.

ALMOST FRIDAY! 🙂

Please just READ and annotate the “Thor’s Hammer” text.

If you can print, please annotate on the text.

If you cannot print, please write your annotations on a piece of paper.

At our BBB meetings this week, we will be working on question #3, so I think you should at least look over that one before the meeting.

QUESTION #3 IS NOT THE SAME AS THOR.3! Question #3 is actually on link thor.6.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS, BUT YOU ARE WELCOME TO DO SO IF YOU ARE AN OVERACHIEVER!

BBB MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THIS WEEK:

Wednesday – May 27, 2020

  • FIRST HOUR 2:00-2:25 PM
  • THIRD HOUR 2:30-2:55PM

Thursday – May 28, 2020

  • FOURTH HOUR 11:00-11:25 AM
  • SIXTH HOUR 11:30-11:55 AM

BIG QUIZ ABOUT “HOLES” BY LOUIS SACHAR WORTH 70 POINTS THIS WEEK!

MONDAY

TRY the practice quiz. Please email me if you need ANY help!

  • PRINT the practice quiz and circle your answers.
  • OR … write out your answers on a piece of paper. You MUST write out the full question and the full answer.
  • Please do NOT just guess. Please keep looking back into the “Holes” book and find the answer BEFORE you answer each question.

IF YOU NEED HELP WITH THE PRACTICE QUIZ, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BEFORE YOU TRY THE REAL QUIZ!

HERE IS THE PRACTICE QUIZ:

TUESDAY

The REAL quiz has been posted on Google classroom. The quiz is worth 70 points! Your REAL quiz score will be added to StudentConnect.

The real quiz might be SLIGHTLY different from the practice quiz just to make sure you’re paying attention. 🙂

PLEASE TRY THE PRACTICE QUIZ FROM MONDAY AND MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS BEFORE YOU TAKE THE REAL QUIZ.

WEDNESDAY

All BBB meetings will be on Wednesday this week.

I have teacher meetings all day on Thursday, so Thursday BBB classes have been canceled.

This week, BBB meetings are for students who have questions or need help with missing assignments on StudentConnect or need help with the quiz. If you are good, you do NOT need to attend the BBB meeting, but I would appreciate an email from you telling me that you are happy with your grade and do not need any help at this time.

  • FIRST HOUR: 2:00-2:15 PM
  • THIRD HOUR: 2:15-2:30 PM
  • FOURTH HOUR: 2:30-2:45 PM
  • SIXTH HOUR: 2:45-3:00 PM

THURSDAY

COMPOSITION BOOK PAGE #4

Please write about your plans for the Memorial Day holiday or the Eid holiday or BOTH. When you see BOTH in all caps, that’s probably a good clue that you should do that if you want an A+. 🙂

  • If you are writing in a notebook, you need to fill a whole page (skipping lines is fine).
  • If you are writing on Google docs, you also need to fill a whole page (font size 14).

NO SCHOOL FRIDAY, MAY 22, 2020!

NO SCHOOL MONDAY, MAY 25, 2020!

COMPOSITION BOOK PAGE #3

OK so this is pretty simple. Please find a quiet place in your house (garage, basement, porch, attic wherever!) and carefully and slowly read Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 of “Holes” by Louis Sachar. Please set a timer and read for at least 20 minutes. Please read MORE chapters if you need to to get to 20 minutes. YOU ARE ALLOWED TO READ FOR LONGER THAN 20 MINUTES!

In your composition book, please write a short summary of Chapter 4 then write a short summary of Chapter 5.

Write your exact start time and end time at the top of the page!

Let’s be honest … you COULD easily cheat and just search Google for chapter summaries. I am actually OK with that AS LONG AS YOU ACTUALLY READ THE BOOK FIRST!

In fact … here is a link to cheat:

https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/holes/section2/

EXTRA CREDIT:

  • I will be VERY IMPRESSED if you can figure out a way to add your mom or dad’s signature to this page if you are doing your composition book on Google docs.
  • If you are using a notebook, just ask your mom or dad to sign the page after you are finished.

BBB MEETINGS WEDNESDAY FOR 4TH HOUR AND 6TH HOUR

  • 4TH HOUR 2:00-2:25 PM
  • 6TH HOUR 2:30-2:55 PM

BBB MEETINGS THURSDAY FOR 1ST HOUR AND 3RD HOUR

  • 1ST HOUR 11:00-11:25 AM
  • 3RD HOUR 11:30-11:55 AM

“HOLES” BY LOUIS SACHAR CHAPTERS 2 AND 3

BEFORE YOU COME TO OUR MEETING … PLEASE READ CHAPTERS 2 AND 3. Chapter 2 is short. Chapter 3 is A LOT. Please take your time and make sure you are understanding the text. You may want to read and discuss with a family member.

I WILL BE ASKING QUESTIONS IN CLASS TODAY ABOUT CHAPTERS 1, 2, AND 3 AND THE AUTHOR.