Bailey Middle
School
October 30, 2015
Quarter 2, Issue 1
Hurricane Team Newsletter
Hurricanes in the Classroom
Science- Ms. Gentile, Ms. Smart, & Mrs.
Stuart
Math- Mrs. Healey, Mr. Meyers, & Mrs. Thorpe
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Remind: Text 81010 to:
@msgenti (for Ms. Gentile’s classes)
@b7776e (for Mrs. Stuart’s classes)
@smart7sci (for Ms. Smart’s classes)
Today the students took their last test in the
weather and atmosphere unit. Next week we
will start forces and motion. We will start with
learning about motion and calculating speed
and average speed. Then we will go into
learning about how to read and create distance
time graphs. This unit involves some math
computation using formulas. The 1st test for this
unit is scheduled for November 13th.
Language Arts: Ms. Clarke, Ms. Ladanyi &
Ms. Morgan
Social Studies: Mr. Combs, Mrs. Modrow & Ms.
Smart
Greetings Hurricane team families! Second
quarter has started with a bang! We are
continuing to read and work with our class
novels and working in our literature circles. A
review sheet will be going home on Monday
for the upcoming novel test on Monday,
November 9th. We have been and will
continue working with short stories to help
reinforce the literary skills and concepts that
are being covered in the novel and will be
seen on the test. After the novel test, we will
be moving into nonfiction and the topic of
teens and advertising. Thank you for your
continued support!
In Social Studies, we are wrapping up our study
of the Age of Enlightenment. Our test will be
Thursday, November 5. Our next topic will be
the Age of Revolutions. In this unit, we will study
the American, French, and Latin American
Revolutions. Our quarter two project about the
revolutions will be introduced next week and due
in January. Please ask your student about it or
check teacher websites. As always, feel free to
contact your child's social studies teacher with
any questions.
Hurricane Team Newsletter Page 2
Announcements and Reminders
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Please follow Bailey on Twitter at
@baileybroncos to get up-todate info on Bailey happenings!
If your child is going to be
absent please send an email to
the attendance secretary
(attendance.bailey@cms.k12.nc.
us). The link is on our website on
the left hand side with the other
school links.
Email and website addresses:
Ms. Clark:
Email: dorraine1.clarke@cms.k12.nc.us
Website:
Ms. Gentile:
Email: Julie.gentile@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: www.juliegentile.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
Ms. Morgan:
Email: hillaryd.morgan@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://morgan7la.weebly.com
Mr. Meyers:
Email: johne.meyers@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://baileybroncomath7.weebly.com/
Ms. Ladanyi:
Email: Jennifer.ladanyi@cms.k12.nc.us
Website:
www.jenniferladanyi.cmswiki.wikispaces.net
Mrs. Healey:
Email: Barbara.healey@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://baileybroncomath7.weebly.com/
Mrs. Thorpe:
Email: karenc.thorpe@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://baileybroncomath7.weebly.com/
Mrs. Modrow:
Email: lisa1.modrow@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://lisamodrow.weebly.com
Mrs. Stuart:
Email: heather.stuart@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://heatherstuart.weebly.com/
Ms. Smart:
Email: brittanys.smart@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://bsmart3.weebly.com/
Mr. Combs:
Email: brandonr.combs@cms.k12.nc.us
Website: http://b-combs.weebly.com/
Mrs. Fitzpatrick: (assistant principal)
Email: norma.fitzpatrick@cms.k12.nc.us
Mr. Deriso: (counselor)
Email: anthony1.deriso@cms.k12.nc.us
CMS Grading Scale
A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F Below 60
Grading Policy
Formal (tests/projects/some quizzes): 65%
Informal (class work/some quizzes/homework): 35%
Upcoming Events
Starting 2nd quarter, there will be a new scale for retests. In
order for the student to receive an 80% as a retest, he or she
needs to score a 99-100 on the retest. The rest of the scale is
as follows:
Sliding Scale for Retests:
99-100
=80%
91-92=76%
83-84=72%
75-76=68%
67-68=64%
9798=79%
8990=75%
8182=71%
7374=67%
6566=63%
9596=78%
8788=74%
7980=70%
7172=66%
6364=62%
9394=77%
8586=73%
7778=69%
6970=65%
6162=61%
Wednesday November 11: No School
Power School Questions:
Questions regarding some of the lingo that you
see in Parent Portal? Please see below.
Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4: Quarter grades
S1/S2: Semester Averages
F1: Final Grade
Thank you again for all your
continued support!