A Message from the Principal |
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Happy October Scorpion Families!!
With your partnership we have started off the school year with a huge success.
Driveline has gone better than it has ever before, with both dismissal times finishing within 30 minutes! I know that as the year goes by we will get even faster. Today was also our first half day and we had a few minor glitches that were fixed immediately thanks to teamwork between all staff members.
Thank you for your continued support and commitment to your child's academic success. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me via Dojo or email.
Have a great month Scorpions!!!🦂🦂🦂
~Mrs. Fitzsimmons
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🦂You can monitor student lunch accounts through My Meal Time:
- Returning families, log into your existing account and make your lunch deposit.
- New Families, review the PDF on dojo for instructions on how to create your account. Please call the front office if you need your students ID number.
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Website: https://www.mymealtime.com/
🦂NWEA Fall Testing will be held Oct 12th -Nov 6th on campus.
- Kinder and First Grade Students will be taking a Math and Reading test. Second- Eighth Grade Students will be taking Math, Reading, and Languages tests.
- Teachers will review results with you at parent-teacher conferences next month, but you may request a printed copy at any time. Results will be used for reteach plans to ensure our scholars comprehend curriculum as we prepare for the AzMerit at the end of the year.
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Curriculum Highlight: 7th Grade SS |
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7th Grade Social Studies students will continue to study Medieval Europe for the duration of October under the instruction of Mr. Matthew Cardoza (pictured above). People use the phrase “Middle Ages” to describe Europe between the fall of Rome in 476 CE and the beginning of the Renaissance in the 14th century. Many scholars call the era the “medieval period” instead; “Middle Ages,” they say, incorrectly implies that the period is an insignificant blip sandwiched between two much more important epochs.
Students will be looking most closely at the role of Charlemagne the Great (pictured above), the Crusades, and the role of religion in governance. The unit will conclude with a project in which students will write a movie script about a fictional Medieval European of their creation.
Students will be working on the following learning objectives:
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- Think analytically by
- Posing and framing questions
- Gathering a variety of evidence
- Recognizing continuity and detecting change over time
- Utilizing chronology to examine cause and effect relationships
- Drawing and combining reasonable inferences from a variety of sources to build an understanding of complex questions
- Read widely and critically by
- Examining, interpreting, and contextualizing primary sources focusing on author, purpose, and audience of each source
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- Identifying and comparing historical, geographic, economic, and political science interpretations from a wide variety of secondary sources
- Utilizing broader understanding to discern subtext in primary and secondary sources
- Communicate cogently and in a compelling manner by
- Developing and defending evidenced based arguments
- Utilizing multiple perspectives for comprehensive explanations
- Practicing and cultivating a wide variety of diverse types of writing
- Engaging in constructive conversations around history and social science topics
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Teachers continue to focus on the Framework for Teaching adapted from Charlotte Danielson with specific attention to Domain 3: Instruction, now that our scholars have returned to campus.
We are committed to engaging our students in learning. This includes activities and assignments, instructional materials and resources, and structure and pacing. We want our students to be creative and innovative, flexible in their ability to solve problems, and determined to complete rigorous learning objectives within our curriculum.
Below you will find a mind map created by one of our grade-level teaching groups illustrating how 3c: Engaging Students in Learning is central to all other components within Domain 3.
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LOCATION
AMS- Peoria Advanced
DATE AND TIME
10/30/20 7:30am
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10/30/20 4:00pm
Dress up as your favorite book character! Wear your costume to school. Please see dojo for event details.
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Student & Staff of the Month |
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Ms. Dalia Carniero- Griffith
2nd Grader
Dalia Carniero-Griffith is seven years old and she is in Ms. Gresham's homeroom. Her favorite part of school thus far is hanging out with her new friends and her favorite teacher.
She enjoys math class and her favorite special thus far is Computer Science. Her hobbies include: swimming and riding her bike. She likes to read books...sometimes. Dalia also enjoys jumping on her trampoline with her sisters, Gracie, who is in 4th Grade here at AMSPA, and Olivia, who is a sophomore in high school.
She is looking forward to celebrating Halloween and dressing up at school. She is considering dressing up as a ghost, a pumpkin, a singing clown robot with red pigtails named Circus Baby that she watches on YouTube.
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Ms. Nicole Santangelo
MS Chemistry & Bio
Ms. Santangelo graduated from the University of Arizona as the Ambassador of the Department of Geosciences ranked #1 in Geosciences by U.S. News three years running. While an undergraduate, she coordinated several outreach programs designed to encourage K-12 students to pursue higher education in science, researched gain in student understanding utilizing a lecture tutorial in addition to traditional instruction, and built an exhibit at the Flandrau Science Center. After earning her B.S. in Geosciences and minor in Planetary Science at the end of 2012, Ms. Santangelo stayed in Tucson to help coordinate the 2013 Junior Education Program at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show. In 2013, Ms. Santangelo began teaching science at a Phoenix charter school nationally recognized for their rigor and advanced curriculum. After two years in the classroom, Ms. Santangelo transitioned into administration as the Dean of Students and helped open a new campus for an expanding charter network.
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Ms. Yvette Villa
Nurse Tech
Yvette Villa is a native to the Valley of the Sun, born and raised in the Foothills of South Mountain. Mrs. Villa attended South Mountain Community College and that's where her passion began. With 8 years in the medical field, Mrs. Villa has had many different experiences in health care. This will be Mrs. Villa's first year at Academy of Math & Science and she's excited to take on this new adventure.
Mrs. Villa is looking forward to caring and aiding all of our scholars at the Peoria Advanced campus this year, with a warm heart and gentle care. Mrs. Villa's goals are to create a healthy and safe environment, so that all learners feel capable and heathy to continue down the road of success.
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October
Oct 1- First Day of School In-Person
Oct 8- Report Cards Q1
Oct 9- NO SCHOOL
Oct 12- NWEA Fall Testing Starts
Oct 21- Early Dismissal
Oct 28- Early Dismissal
Oct 30- Book Character Day
(21 instructional days)
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Connect with the AMS Peoria Advanced Office Team
623-888-6697
Connect with Principal Fitzsimmons
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