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GREETINGS FAMILIES AND FRIENDS!We wish you a festive holiday season and a restorative break for each one of our wonderful students! With two weeks off from school, we encourage students to read! To practice math skills with IXL! To play outside! And to practice discussion skills while building relationships with family members.

To help get t he conversat ion st ar t ed, here are som e t opics for st udent s t o ask relat ives about :

- Your favorite food when you were growing up and who made it for you - How much you made an hour at your first job - Your favorite spot in the world and why - Your most embarrassing moment in school - Your favorite class in school and what you liked about it - A prank you played and what happened afterwards - The worst or funniest date you ever had - Who your best friend was throughout school, what you liked about them,

and what kinds of things the two of you did together - If you were ever picked on as a child and what you did about it - What you miss most about being a kid

And if parent s want som e new conversat ion t opics, here are som e ideas:

- What do you like daydreaming about? - What makes you happy? - What have your friends been up to? - If you could do anything right now, what would you do? - What do you look forward to when you wake up? - What character makes you laugh the most? - If you opened a store, what would you sell? - What makes you feel brave? What makes you feel loved? - How do you show people you care? - If you could give $100 to a charity, which would you choose? - If you wrote a book, what would it be about? - What makes you feel thankful?

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Finally, as you think about the needs of others, please consider this opportunity: Girl Scout Troop 10398 (who also happen to be Anthony students) is collecting NEW socks to donate to The Bridge For Youth, which offers homeless services for youth in Minnesota. Each advisory will get a collection bag, and the Advisory that collects the most socks will get donuts! Please bring your new socks by Wednesday, January 23rd. See Ms. Gustafson with questions.

Happy holidays!

The Anthony Admin Team

Dec 24 - Jan 4

Winter Break - No School

Jan 8 - 11

Musical Auditions

Jan 10 Phillips Eye Institute

Jan 17 Science Museum 7th gr field trip

Jan 18 Geography Bee

Jan 21 No School - MLK Holiday

Jan 23 Last day of Sem 1 & Qtr 2

Jan 23-25

No School (Teacher record day & PD Day)

Jan 29 School Wide Spelling Bee

Feb 8 National African American Family Involvement Day

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6TH GRADE - SCIENCE NEWS - WE'RE ON THE MOVE!

7TH GRADE - LEARNING ABOUT AESTHETICS

Our young scientists will be wrapping up the first half of our unit "We're on the Move" with an assessment on energy after winter break. We explored the two types of energy - potential and kinetic - and learned about all of the different forms of energy. In lab we built batteries and experimented with energy

transformations using a plasma ball, mousetrap car, radiometer, and a Van der Graaf generator (just to

name a few!). In the second half of the unit we will be exploring the topic of force and motion, and learning all about the relationships between an object 's motion

and the forces acting on it.

8TH GRADE - MODEL UN = A SUCCESS!On Friday, December 14th, Anthony 8th graders participated in a Model United Nations Conference. Students prepared for the role-play by studying the history, function, and structure of the United Nations, researching the global issue of refugees, and learning about the country they would be representing at the conference. Students also learned United Nations procedures, presentation skills, and negotiation skills.

The morning was memorable in many ways. There were 20 amazing Southwest students who came back to Anthony and helped us run the event. There were 45 dedicated parents who pitched in and worked as pages in the committee rooms.

Retired teachers Ms. Wasmoen and Ms. Taft came back to lend a hand. The teachers and staff at Anthony put in extra time and effort to make the event a success. Finally, and most importantly, the 8th graders were amazing. Their team work, negotiating skills, knowledge of refugees, and professional demeanor, made this a Model UN to remember. Thank you to all!

"Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion? ? Martha Graham.

Before the winter break Seventh graders were learning about modern dance history. As students learned that modern dance technique came out of a desire to rebel or reject ballet norms, seventh graders were able to analyze, compare, and reflect on ballet aesthetics versus modern aesthetics. Additionally, students were able to relate to

the Martha Graham?s quote about dance by drawing on other connections, such as sports and other interests both in and outside of school.

Coming back from the break, seventh graders will be working in their groups to create and choreograph a dance that manipulates the dance elements. Student have come to understand that all forms of dance and movement includes these basic elements ? the body, actions, space, time, and energy. This is

project is a way for students to apply their knowledge of what they have learned in the dance rotation, to be creative and collaborative with their classmates, and to take risk, and most of all, to have FUN!

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For the past few weeks your Anthony Student Council has partnered with Reading Partners to give back to our community. Reading Partners is a small non profit organization, that works with schools in our Anthony community. They go around to elementary schools to give one-on-one tutoring sessions with students, to improve their reading skills. At the end of every session each kid gets to choose a book to bring home, to keep up on their reading skills. Reading Partners and Anthony are partnering up to do a book drive.

Student Council members are making book boxes where you can drop off any new or gently used books. The boxes will be by each grade dean?s office and by the student council room in the basement. And suggested book lists will be posted as well. Remember any old - gently used (or new) books you have laying around your house, you bring to donate.

BOOK DRIVECONTINUES!

6TH GRADE VISION SCREENINGS AFTER BREAKYour child w il l have t heir vision screened at school t he f ir st week back f rom w int er break . While t h is screening is designed t o ident ify is-sues w it h your child?s vision, it is not considered a fu ll eye exam . Par -ent s/guardians w il l be not i f ied if a child does not pass t he screening t est ? at t hat t im e, your child should be seen by an eye care professional t o fur t her evaluat e t heir vision.

The Ear ly Yout h Eyecare(E.Y.E.)Com -m unit y In it iat ive, an out reach pro-gram of t he Phil l ips Eye Inst it ut e, par t of All ina Healt h, provides t he

screening and coordinat es follow-up t o ensure st udent s receive t im ely access t o eye care.The follow-up includes pro-viding int erpret er service, t ranspor t a-t ion, and f inancial assist ance w it h eye exam s and glasses, as necessary.The E.Y.E. Com m unit y In it iat ive is designed t o help rem ove vision issues as a bar -r ier t o learning.

If you have any quest ions, or would not l ike your child t o par t icipat e, please cont act

Robyn Hansen, LSN at 612-668-3265

Math is all around us. Many times we talk about reading with our children or having them spend time reading, but how often do we talk about math with them? Talking about math with our children engages them and illustrates ways that we encounter math in our lives daily. With a long break just ahead, here are some ways to engage your student(s) in math discussions:

- Go grocery shopping together and ask them to find the unit rate for an item.

- Ask them which set of items will give the better deal? (a 6-pack of soda or a 12-pack of soda?)

- Look at post-holiday ads where items are discounted and ask you child to do mental math to find the amount of money saved.

- Ask them "What do you notice? What do you wonder?" about images, things you see in nature.

- The next time you go out to dinner, have each person guess the total bill. (Estimation!!!) My family uses "The Price Is Right" rules: whoever is closest without going over wins.

Let us know how you are talking with your kids about math.

Email me bits of your conversations, things that you notice/wonder, and ideas that came up: lori.norvell@mpls.k12.mn.us

MATH CORNER - IT'S ALL AROUND US!

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THE PTA CORNER - THANK YOU SO MUCH

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TEACHER WISH LISTSWe are so grateful for the teachers and staff at Anthony Middle School so let?s show it! During this season of giving we can make their wishes come true! Check out the list and you will see that these wish list requests are really for our kids.

Follow this link to the Anthony Middle School Teacher?s Wish List:

https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/131GX07205E34/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_mt__wl

If you have items delivered directly to school, please note which teacher your gift is for.

If you want to send a gift to a teacher that didn?t request anything, an Amazon gift card is always helpful.

YOU SHOP. AMAZON GIVESAmazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice.

AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. Support your charitable organization by starting your shopping at smile.amazon.com

Why not support Anthony at the same time and get your shopping at the same time?

Sim ply cl ick on Am azonSm ile or go t o www.sm ile.am azon.com /ch/65-1262307

HOLIDAY APPRECIATION WEEKThank you to those who volunteered with Holiday Appreciat ion Week and The Big Blast Par t y!

2018-2019 PTA Board:

Have a great Wint er Break !

Kathy Ferrey and Kai Gudmestad, Co-chairs Sarah Poindexter, Treasurer Melanie LaMere, Secretary Nicole Valentine, Site Council Liaison & Meeting Coordinator Janet Bomar and Michelle Hemingway, Event & Volunteer Coordinators

...to our

AMAZING Deans, Mr. Kroll, Mr. G and Ms. Jenkins, for their

bravery by volunteering to get duck-taped to help

raise funds for Anthony!

PA NTHER SHOUT-OUTS

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SCENES FROM M ODEL UN

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Aladdin Jr. the M usical

Audit ions for Aladdin Jr . st ar t January 8t h af t er school in t he audit or ium .

Pick up regist rat ion packet s in t he of f ice before w int er break .

Cont act Julie Flaskam p for quest ions at f lash2f ire@gm ail.com

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SPECIAL EDITION f romt he Black Pant her Movie!