Memphis Merit Academy Charter School
College begins in kindergarten
Welcome to MMA!
Memphis Merit Academy Charter School is a kindergarten through eighth grade school focused on literacy in the Parkway Village community. We are founding our school one grade level at a time in the heart of 38118! Call us today to enroll your child!
8:30-9:15AM | MORNING MEETING
Click EVERY underlined link to experience a full day of learning at Memphis Merit Academy.
Enjoy your breakfast with soft music!
Get your hands ready!
College Chants
Brown University (Ms. Pitzer)
Brown University (Mr. Carter)
University of Memphis (Ms.Hudson)
University of Memphis (Mr. Williams)
Christian Brothers University (Ms. Smith)
Christian Brothers University (Ms. Gooden)
Howard University (Ms. Moore)
Howard University (Ms. Jackson)
Freed Hardeman University (Mrs. Kemmons-Ford)
Freed Hardeman University (Mrs. Allgood)
Smell the Roses...
9:15-9:30AM | READ ALOUD
Click on the underlined links to hear a story read aloud to your scholar.
Click the links to have your scholar review skills needed to continue as a strong reader.
Lowercase Letter Name Warm-up Voiced
Uppercase Letter Name Warm-up Voiced
Blends/Digraphs Warm-up Voiced
Vowel Teams Warm-up Voiced
Word Families Warm-up Voiced
Click the links to have your scholar review skills needed to continue as a strong reader.
Sight Word Pre-Primer Warm-up Voiced
First Grade Spellng/Siight Words
Kindergrten Spelling/Sight Words
9:30-10:00AM | PHONICS WORKSHOP
10:00-10:15AM | BRAIN BREAK
Way to go YOU! You have worked so hard. It's time for a BRAIN BREAK!
Guided Breathing
10:15-11:00AM | LITERACY WORKSHOP
At this time, your scholar should work in their grade level packets received on prior to school closure. Packets are also located in bins in front of the school for pick-up and can be emailed to parents. If you or your child need assistance during this time, please reach out to a virtual teacher on the Lifework Hotline.
GO GET YOUR LIFEWORK FOLDER AND LET'S GET WORK!
10:15-11:00AM | STORY PROBLEM
YOU are AWESOME! Grab a sheet of paper and solve the Story Problem of the day. Have your parent/guardian video (explaining how you solved the problem) or take pictures of you while doing it. Once you are finished, have a grownup post it Facebook using the hashtag #MEMPHISMERIT. You can use any materials from around the house to help you solve the problem. You can also call the virtual teacher for support!
Monday (Kinder): I have 8 cups of hot chocolate. There are 3 marshmallows in each cup. How many marshmallows do I have altogether?
Tuesday (Kinder): I had 15 tropical fish. I put the fish into 5 fish bowls so there were the same number of fish in each bowl. How many fish were in each bowl?
Wednesday: (Kinder): I had 21 pencils. I put them into 4 pencil boxes with the same number of pencils in each box. How many pencils are in each box?
Thursday: (Kinder):Eric has 16 stickers. Lauren has 9 stickers. How many more stickers does Eric have than Lauren?
Friday: (Kinder): JaNya has 17 grapes. Beyleigh has 8 grapes. How many more grapes does JaNya have than Beyleigh?
Monday (1st Grade): Darrell has 51 pieces of Skittles. Kassidy has 42 more pieces of Skittles than Keilah. How many pieces of popcorn does Keilah have?
Tuesday (1st Grade): Kyce has 27 basketball cards. Antonio has 43 more basketball cards than Antonio. How many basketball cards does Antonio have?
Wed. (1st Grade): Tamiya read 24 books this year. Joseph read 34 more books than Tamiya. How many books did Joseph read?
Thurs. (1st Grade): Ms. Jackson's class collected 53 education boxtops. Ms. Pitzer's class collected 89 more boxtops than Ms. Jackson's class. How many boxtops did Ms. Pitzer's class collect?
Friday (1st Grade): The apple tree is 38 inches tall. The tree is 76 inches taller than the orange tree. How tall is the orange tree?
Click on each link to have your scholar practice counting each day. Also, practice counting backwards!
12:30-1:15PM | MATH WORKSHOP
At this time, your scholar should work in their grade level packets received on prior to school closure. Packets are also located in bins in front of the school for pick-up and can be emailed to parents. If you or your child need assistance during this time, please reach out to a virtual teacher on the Lifework Hotline.
GO GET YOUR LIFEWORK FOLDER AND LET'S GET WORK!
1:15-1:30PM
BRAIN BREAK
"Kiss your brain!" You earned another break!
1:30-2:00PM
Writing Workshop
"You are going college!"
At this time, your scholar should work in their grade level packets received on prior to school closure. Packets are also located in bins in front of the school for pick-up and can be emailed to parents. If you or your child need assistance during this time, please reach out to a virtual teacher on the Lifework Hotline.
GO GET YOUR LIFEWORK FOLDER AND LET'S GET WORK!
2:00-2:30PM
LEXIA
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The scholars that Level Up will be recognized on Facebook!
3:00-3:30PM CORE
This week your scholar will explore an African Savanna! Discuss with your scholar what they learn and encourage the use of complete sentences. Click the link to explore the African Savanna.
3:00-3:30PM
FRIDAY FIELD TRIP
"You are going college!"
GRAB YOUR FAMILY AND GO ON A COLLEGE TOUR! YES, you are going to college!
Memphis Fire Department Virtual Tour
Howard University Virtual Tour
Christian Brothers University Virtual Tour
University of Memphis Virtual Tour