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Glenn Barrington
Middle School
5925 Village Center Drive
Lithia, FL 33547
MAIN: (813) 657-7266
http://barrington.mysdhc.org
FAX: (813) 657-7369
Volume 6, Issue 7
Amy Rappleyea, Principal
February 2015
Principal’s Letter
Dear Parents:
We are off to a great start for the second semester. The Florida Standard Assessment
Test is just around the corner in April. We have been preparing all year and know the
students’ scores will reflect the staff’s dedication to providing your child with the skills
to be successful on the test.
Students are allowed a brief break between tests during the tests in April, and we
would like to afford them the opportunity to “refuel.” We feel this helps keep them at
ease during testing.
Special Points of Interest:
1. Team Information
If you have any questions or concerns, do not hesitate to call me.
Sincerely,
2. Florida Standard
Assessment Test
Soccer Schedule
Calendar
NO SCHOOL– Fair day
February 6th
Interim Reports
February 16th
Parent Teacher Conferences (5:00-7:30 PM)
February 19th
SAC Family Night
February 26th
NO SCHOOL– Spring Break
March 9th-13th
Barrington Bolts Golf
March 21st
Barrington’s Got Talent!- Cafeteria (6:30 PM)
March 26th
End of Third Quarter
March 27th
Game
Location
Date
Burns
Newsome HS
2/5
Randall
Newsome HS
2/10
Mann
Newsome HS
2/17
Eisenhower
East Bay HS
2/24
Girls- 6 PM
Boys- 7 PM
$2 students
$4 adults
Administration and Leaders
H.O.S.T. PROGRAM
Principal
Amy Rappleyea
Activities include study time, homework help, board
games, outside activities, etc. Please see the front office
for an application packet or visit
http:barrington.my sdhc.org/0086HOST/home%20page.
Assistant Principal For Curriculum
Peter J. Megara: 6th Grade and 8th Grade
Assistant Principal For Administration
Kisha S. Douglas: 6th Grade and 7th Grade
Guidance Counselors:
Shelley Oakes: 8th Grade
Dora Lewis: 7th Grade
Rebecca Tussing: 6th Grade
Reading Coach…..….…….…..Brooke Whalen
Media Specialist…………..…….….…Amy Ryan
The hours and prices are as follows:
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Application Fee: $15.00 per family
Morning Program: 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. ($15 per week)
Afternoon Program: 4:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. ($25 per week)
For additional information, contact Mr. Joseph
Mandracchia at joseph.mandracchia@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
CHILDRENS’ SAFETY
Technology Specialist…...…..Brainard Harris
Subject Area Leaders:
Language Arts…………….…….….Mary Fowler
Mathematics………….….. Nicole Hildebrand
Science………………..……....Debra Armstrong
Social Studies……….……...……...…Jed Hough
Newsletter Editors:
Kisha Douglas
Hillsborough County
School Board
Chair
Susan L. Valdes
Vice Chair
Doretha W. Edgecomb
Members
April Griffin
Sally A. Harris
Carol W. Kurdell
Melissa Snively
Cindy Stuart
Superintendent of Schools
MaryEllen Elia
For the safety of all students at Barrington Middle School,
parents must pick up and drop off their students in the front
of the school using the circular drive.
Parents may begin to drop off their students at 8:35 a.m.
This will ensure students are properly supervised before
school. If you drop off your student before 8:35 a.m., please
enroll your child in the before school program. Information
regarding this program may be picked up in the main office.
When students arrive in the morning after the bell rings, a
parent or guardian must sign the student into school for the
tardy to be excused.
When picking up students during school hours, parents or
guardians must have a photo ID within their possession. It is
extremely important for students to have up-to-date information on their emergency contact card. Send any changes
to Mrs. Marybeth Chandler in the main office.
Parents WILL NOT be able to sign their students out of
school after 3:45 p.m. This will ensure that you are clear of
the dismissal of students and the parent pick up line.
In case of an emergency evacuation, Barrington’s primary
Reunification Site is Newsome High School.
Thank you for your cooperation!
6th Grade Schedule
9:00 - 9:10
9:10 - 10:00
10:04 - 10:54
10:58 - 12:36
12:40 - 1:30
1:34 - 2:24
2:28 - 3:18
3:22 - 4:15
Homeroom
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period (Lunch)
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
7th /8th Grade Schedule
9:00 9:10 10:04 10:58 11:52 1:34 2:28 3:22 -
9:10
10:00
10:54
11:48
1:30
2:24
3:18
4:15
Homeroom
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period (Lunch)
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
Student Early Release Days: Every Monday (students released one hour early) — 3:15 p.m.
6th Grade Early Release Schedule
9:00 - 9:10
9:10 - 9:48
9:52 - 10:30
10:34 - 12:12
12:16 - 1:06
1:10 - 1:48
1:52 - 2:30
2:34 - 3:15
Homeroom
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period (Lunch)
4th Period
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
From the Speech-Language Desk
“Boy Talk”
“Language skills appear to be more important for
boys than girls in developing self-control and succeeding in
school. Researchers examined data on 120 children as they
aged from 1 to 3 years to test the impact of two expressive
language skills—spoken vocabulary and talkativeness—on
the growth of toddlers' self-regulation. Language skills
helped the children regulate emotions and behavior; boys
lagged behind in both self-regulation and language skills;
and vocabulary was a better predictor of self-regulation
than talkativeness. See the abstract online.” ASHA Leader,
December 21, 2010
Also, please visit my web page at:
http://randall.mysdhc.org/teacher/3620meadows
7th /8th Grade Early Release Schedule
9:00 - 9:10
9:10 - 9:48
9:52 - 10:30
10:34 - 11:24
11:28 - 1:06
1:10 - 1:48
1:52 - 2:30
2:34 - 3:15
Homeroom
1st Period
2nd Period
3rd Period
4th Period (Lunch)
5th Period
6th Period
7th Period
Guidance:
We have students at Barrington who have experienced a
recent loss of a loved one. We wanted to share a resource
that might help our families with grief and loss. LifePath
offers a weekend camp for children ages 6 to 16. The camp
helps children share their feelings of loss with others. The
experience combines healing with fun, letting children
know that life still has a lot to offer. The camp will be held
Friday, April 24 - Sunday, April 26 at the Lakewood Retreat Center in Brooksville. Transportation is provided and
the registration fee of $1 to $25 per child is based on income. The registration deadline is April 17, 2015. For
more information about the camp, as well as other bereavement support programs, please call LifePath at 813-8772200.
6th GRADE
TEAM CORNELL
Science: We will continue to explore cell structures where students will build cell models of their own. We will then transition
into learning about human body systems.
Math: Students will be finishing up Unit 7 on equations and inequalities. Towards the middle of the month, we will start the next
unit on integers where students will learn and apply their understanding of negative numbers. Please remember that there is
an extra credit project for every unit located on my class website.
Reading: In February the Cornell reading classes will be completing the LDC "Fairy Tales" Module. In addition we will also
be practicing the new FSA style questions to prepare for the
upcoming assessments. Math: In February our studies will
TEAM VANDERBILT
World History: The students will be exploring Rome using
GRAPES as a guide. The Mendez Foundation teacher continues to teach the "Too Good for Drugs" program, weekly for the
3rd Quarter. Science: Students will continue studying Life Science and learning about everything from cells to body systems.
The classes will study each level of organization and how the
systems all must work together.
Math: Students will be finishing up Unit 7 on equations and inequalities. Towards the middle of the month, we will start the next
unit on integers where students will learn and apply their understanding of negative numbers. Please remember that there is
an extra credit project for every unit located on my class website.
TEAM VANDERBILT
TEAM BOSTON
Language Arts: We will begin the second half of SpringBoard
Unit 2, which focuses on Expository Writing. Students will read
about how animals affect the lives of people and will view clips
from the film biography, Temple Grandin to write an expository
essay about how people’s lives can be improved by observing
and interacting with animals. Math: We will focus on Unit 7
Equations, 8 Integers, and 9 Geometry. Reading: We are currently studying fairy tales and learning about literary elements.
Students will explore the question, “Why have fairy tales
changed?” The Expert 21 classes have begun reading about
global warming and various other environmental issues. Stu-
TEAM BOSTON
TEAM CAMBRIDGE
Coming soon!
focus on equations and inequalities. Please
come to school every day ready to learn.
Language Arts: We have finished analyzing
our novel Walk Two Moons. We will wrapup Unit 2 refining our explanatory writing
skills by studying a few animal story excerpts
from Marley, Temple Grandin & others. Then
we try our hand at argumentative essays.
World History: . We are beginning their examination of the
history of Ancient Rome and are beginning the Mendez Foundation's Too Good For Drugs
“Students of the Month”
program.
Aisha Albino-Hakim
Kephart
“StudentsMaximalian
of the Month”
Language Arts: The study of the novel
Walk Two Moons has been completed. Students will now begin our work on the lessons
explaining how people can enhance their
lives through observing and interacting with
animals. We will also prepare for the Writing
portion of the FSA.
Reading: Students in Periods 1/4 will use problem and solution
to identify issues in Global Warming. Periods 2/3/6/7 will analyze fairy tale stories
through the years to
“Students of the Month”
complete an essay disEmma Levitt
cussing why Fairy Tales
have changed.
Caeden Speichinger
dents are researching the question, “How are
we changing the earth?” and will create a
promotional poster to report on their findings.
Science: We have just finished our unit on
“Students of the Month”
weather. As we move into this new semester,
we are starting a unit on Energy, Forces, and
Motion. We anticipate look forward to starting cells and life science in the near future. World History: . We are beginning
their examination of the
history of Ancient Rome
“Students of the Month”
and are beginning the
Mendez Foundation's Too
Jack Richardson
Good For Drugs program.
Austyn Acker
7th GRADE
Team Columbia
students are working hard as we near the end
TEAM
COLUMBIA
TEAM
COLUMBIA
of 2010. We will be preparing students for our semester 1 exams as soon as we return from winter break.
Math -7th Grade Math: Please make sure your student has
PAPER and PENCIL-there is a lot of unnecessary begging that
In
Mr. Lin's Social Studies class, students are exploring Russia
interrupts class instruction. As for upcoming math concepts, we
and
thelearning
Eurasian
Republics.
They will
begin
by exploring
will be
and
reviewing percent,
tax,
discounts,
gratuitythe
countries'
physical
geography
and
geographical
relationships
and interest. After which, we will study the laws of probability. in
relation
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group
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In to
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Science
standing
the knowledge
and skills
needed
for the
assessment.
class,
students
are studying
energy.
They
finished
with the
Student exemplars
will be posted
room.
electromagnetic
spectrum
and thearound
Law ofthe
Reflection.
Ask your
Science:
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on Interdependence
student about
it! When
back, we will and
havethe
our
semester review and exam. Please don't hesitate to contact
Mrs. Gelcich with any questions or concerns. In Mrs. Regnier's
Language Arts class, students will move from personal narratives about choice into narratives in folk literature that illustrate
the conceptWe
of choice.
They will
be immersed
in mythology.
Science:
have “kicked”
off the
second semester
disThe
unit Owl
will focus
on the
of myths
students
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Pellets.
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investigating
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fromown.
primary consumers to secondary consumers during the dissecTeam Princeton’s students recently celebrated academic suction process. Students enthusiastically dissected with
cess and good conduct for the first grading quarter at the Tisurgical precision. Our biology curriculum stresses Intergers’ Incentive Party. Students who qualified had their choice
dependence within various ecosystems. After biology,
of two movie rooms, a game room, or an arts and crafts room.
we will move into genetics.
Students who did not qualify will have another chance to get
Math: The 7th grade Princeton students are starting off
into the next incentive party after the second quarter grades
with the topics of Percents, Tips, Taxes and Discounts in
come out. In Ms. Bulkley's math classes, we will continue to
their math curriculum. These are very practical topics that
investigate how Math applies to life and how to best utilize
processes and procedures to final results. Ratios, functions and
percents will be the focuses of our attention. Knowing that we
have Formative Assessments in early December and Semesters
in January, we work every day to improve our logic skills and
Civics: We will continue to explore the election process. Next,
thinking strategies. In Mrs. Jordan’s Science class, we have just
we will analyze similarities and differences among local, state,
finished
upgovernment.
our unit on Physical & Chemical Changes. We all
and
federal
looked
fantastic
in our goggles
during
our lab...look
for perus in
Math: In our new semester,
students
will begin
a unit about
the yearbook!
Our next
Big Idea They
that we
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and proportional
relationships.
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child comes to math class prepared to learn with a pencil, paper
advertisers use. Mrs. Sanders' reading class will begin our second class novel, No More Dead Dogs. We will focus on pointof-view, idioms, character development as we begin reading it.
TEAM PRINCETON
TEAM PRINCETON
TEAM DARTMOUTH
TEAM DUKE
Ecosystem.
We Math
will beclass,
exploring
the predatorMrs. Bradley's
students
are beginning to work on
prey
relationship
of
Florida's
ecosystem,
and
Data Analysis. Students will be learning
various ways of colhow the organizing,
python is affecting
the Everglades.
lecting,
and interpreting
data. We will be taking
We
will also
dissecting
Owl pellets
surveys
and be
making
different
graphstotogain
show our data. Stufirsthand experience about how they fit into
dents
can
also
play
all
sorts
of
math
games
on myportaporthe food web.
tal.com
(password..
mrsbradley).
In
Mr.
Jordan's
Math class,
Civics: We are going to identify the two major
students
are
working
on
solving
equations
and
problem
solving
political parties in the U.S. political system. We will also discovstrategies
in general.
er their ideas
or beliefsProblems involve real life and are multiple
step
problems to
about
government
in help
or- get ready for the FCAT exam.
“Students of the Month”
der for us to better understand
election
and wishes all of you a restful
All
of the
Team
Columbia
winter
break.
Maggie
Jones
campaigning processes.
Kyle Knotek
the students can easily relate to the
real world. Hopefully, we are “Students
teaching of the Month”
skills that will make our students better
Melanie Curtis
consumers in the future.
Kyle Santos
Civics: In Civics, Princeton students
will begin February by studying the
role and purpose of political parties in
In Mr. Regnier’s Geography class, we are studying the land,
American government, and near the
people, and history of Russia. We started the unit “Completing
end of month will move into examining the election proChallenges” in the regional mapping lab. Next, we will examcess.
ine the events that lead to the overthrow
“Students
of Czar
of Nicholas
the Month”
II
and the creation of the Soviet Union, delve
into
the
complexiAngelina Amato
ties of the Cold War, and discover how and why communism
Dante
Pendleton
collapsed. The Russia unit will finish out
the first
semester.
The next unit of study will concern the land and history of Europe. Particular attention will be paid to the Ancient Greeks
and
everytheir
day! contributions
Science: ThetoDartand calculator
Romans and
Western civilization.
mouth
Scientists
studying
the Florida
The first
half ofwill
thebeyear
has been
fantastic. We are looking
Everglades
ecosystem
and
some of the
forward to an
even more
productive
andpressexciting second semesing issues therein. You may expect to hear
ter with our brilliant students!
about giant pythons and their voracious appetites!
Language Arts: Wordsmiths have begun a
new unit about the influence Advertising has
on youth, just in time for students to apply their knowledge to
Superbowl commercials!
We are working towards
“Students of the Month”
writing an expository essoon.
“StudentsComing
of the Month”
say about advertising,
which will help us preSammy Abel
Karsen Turner
-weekly basis. Civics: In 7th grade Civics for Team
Duke, we are starting the 2nd semester with the
study of political parties, elections, and the roles that
All
parents
students
are
to use
Edline
assignments
and student
Math:
7th grade and
math students
will be
ableencouraged
to identify and calcuinterest
groupsto
andview
propaganda
play in the election
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and com-Activation
process. Once
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and our
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student’s
schedule.
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Students
will
understand
the
application
of
probcivic
duty,
we'll
begin
studying
the
three
levels
Any parents needing help with their student’s Edline account should email Mr. ofBrainard
ability to the real world. Language Arts: Language Arts: We government and how they interact: local, state, and federal. I
Harris
brainard.harris@sdhc.k12.fl.us.
will read at
informational
texts and then learn specific advertising was very pleased with the results of the semester exam. Out of
techniques to become aware of advertising's impact on youth. 52 students, 43 received an A! Well done!!
For Embedded Assessment 1, students are expected to demon- The Duke team wel“Students of the Month”
strate their understanding of media's impact by writing an ex- comes Mrs. VanHorn to
pository essay and participating in a collaborative discussion. the position of Science
Luke Gibson
The Embedded Assessment will also tie into our preparation for teacher. We are happy
the FSA. Students will continue to learn new vocabulary on a bi to have you.
Anna Vo
www.edline.net
8th GRADE
TEAM STANFORD
Science: Physical science students are finishing the
chemistry unit by learning about the properties of compounds and elements. Students will learn about the periodic table and how elements form compounds. Comprehensive science students will begin the space unit by discussing distances in space and the effects of gravity.
Math: Algebra and Algebra Honors students will study Exponents as well as
Radicals and Exponential Functions in
February. Pre-Algebra students will learn
about functions in two upcoming units this
month - An Introduction to Functions and
The Application of Functions.
“Students of the Month”
Sarah Kaplan
Joe Chandler
TEAM YALE
Algebra: We will be working with exponents and exponential functions, simplifying polynomials, factoring polynomials, and solving real world problems involving quadratic equations. Please use www.Algebranation.com,
www.khanAcademy.com, www.VirtualNerd.com as free
online resources.
U.S. History: We will continue to explore the expansion
of the newly formed United States. We will focus on Jefferson's Presidency and Westward Expansion in the coming weeks. We also have another LDC and Performance
Task this quarter.
Language Arts: We will be studying the
art of debate and argumentation as we
work toward writing an argumentative
essay in preparation for the FSA exam.
Science: in IPS we will be working in Unit
6 after exams. Each unit builds up to the
next unit so students are continuously
using previously learned skills.
Advanced Comprehensive Science: We will begin
working on Earth and Space.
Y
“Students of the Month”
Benjamin Dorries
Annie Grables
TEAM HARVARD
History: The Harvard Historians are beginning to settle their
differences with foreign powers, and a sense of national unity is
arising. Andrew Jackson's Presidency plays a role in changing
American politics, and the expansion of the country's land has a
negative impact on Native Americans. These topics are covered in Chapters 9 & 10 in our textbook. Please continue to
check Edsby for important updates and to keep track of your
child's grade.
Language Arts: The Harvard students will be focusing on argumentative essays. We will look at both sides of issues and write
argumentative essays using textual evidence to back up our
points on the issue. We will also learn how to address counter
arguments with evidence from the text. In order to become bet-
TEAM DUKE
Math: Geometry Honors students will complete a unit on Coordinates and Constructions. Students will write the equation of a
circle, given a center and radius or identify the radius and center
of a circle from a given equation. Students will use constructions
to create inscribed and circumscribed polygons, and tangents to
a circle. Language Arts: We will study The Giver. Students will
explore the concepts of utopia and dystopia, analyze literary
elements, and form responses to literature using the compare/
contrast structure to organize ideas. In the second half of the
month, students will learn how to develop an effective argument
through reading, writing, collaboration, and debate. They will
ter argumentative writers, we will learn how to
use the rhetorical strategies of ethos, pathos,
and logos.
Science: Advanced Science will be starting
their "journey into space". This unit is a student favorite. IPS is beginning at the beginning by studying elements and compounds.
Math: In Pre-Algebra, the Harvard students are working with
functions. In Algebra, the students are learning about exponents and radicals.
“Students of the Month
Taylor Kimbrell
Zackery Robinson
write a research-based argumentative essay which
ties into our preparation for the FSA. Students will
continue to learn new vocabulary on a bi-weekly
basis. History: We are starting with a study of
President Jefferson and the creation of political parties, then moving on towards western settlements
and the rematch War of 1812, followed by a study of Andrew
Jackson and how democracy began to change in America. The
ugly shadow of slavery begins to loom larger and larger as we
move closer to studying
“Students of the Month”
the Civil War. The Duke
team welcomes Mrs.
Amber Clower
VanHorn to the position
of Science teacher. .
Gabriel Rivera
Sport Event
Basketball
Track
Soccer
Volleyball
Flag Football
Tentative Start Date
August
October
January
March
March
Seasons are approximately seven weeks long with five games against other middle schools. Paperwork and
practice schedules will be made available before each event starts.
Student Government
Student government was busy just before the Christmas break in helping collect gifts for veterans and even making a holiday sign that we bought to them. They are looking forward to more projects in the 2nd semester, including helping plan 8th grade week activities. There will also be a field trip to Disney Hollywood Studios at the
end of February!