Team Updates
Exemplary Badger: Congratulations to Patrick N. for being selected as our Exemplary Badger for next week! To be selected as the Exemplary Badger means that the recognized student is upholding all of the high standards to which the Badger students agreed at the beginning of the year! It means that their behavior is respectful; that they are responsible for their work and their grades; that they are kind!
Grade Book: Grades have closed for Trimester 1! It's your job to keep track of your grades. Any student with two D's or one F will have an alternative assignment for the Raider's Reward day on December 19th.
Field Trip Information: Badger students will be traveling to The Palace Theatre on Friday, December 16th for a live adaptation of A Christmas Carol. We'll be stopping for lunch after the show, so students should bring money or pack a bagged lunch from home instead. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. McGuire.
Book Orders: December book orders went out in English class this week and are due back no later than Friday, December 9th! Parents, if you'd like to "secretly" order books for the holidays, please email Mrs. McGuire at mcguirea@nashua.edu for more information. Books are guaranteed to arrive before the holiday break.
Field Trip Information: Badger students will be traveling to The Palace Theatre on Friday, December 16th for a live adaptation of A Christmas Carol. We'll be stopping for lunch after the show, so students should bring money or pack a bagged lunch from home instead. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. McGuire.
Book Orders: December book orders went out in English class this week and are due back no later than Friday, December 9th! Parents, if you'd like to "secretly" order books for the holidays, please email Mrs. McGuire at mcguirea@nashua.edu for more information. Books are guaranteed to arrive before the holiday break.
Class Updates
Social Studies: After Thanksgiving break, we had quite the eventful week in Social Studies. We continued our exploration of Greek Culture and focused heavily on Greek Philosophy. We tackled many of those big, abstract questions that make our heads hurt!
Science: All week we have been looking at cells with our microscopes. We looked at live protists, made our own onion and yogurt slides and looked at cork and frog blood cells. Next week we are going to begin focusing on what is happening inside of the cells. We will also have the opportunity to participate in a school wide event, the Hour of Code.
Literacy: We began the week with a comprehensive review of Latin root Unit 5, and it certainly seemed that the review helped many to perform very well on the test. We watched Fresh, The Movie to have the opportunity to see in vivid color, the many different ways our food is produced. You all enjoyed meeting Joel Salatin, my hero of the food revolution. He has such respect for animals, our planet
Literacy: We began the week with a comprehensive review of Latin root Unit 5, and it certainly seemed that the review helped many to perform very well on the test. We watched Fresh, The Movie to have the opportunity to see in vivid color, the many different ways our food is produced. You all enjoyed meeting Joel Salatin, my hero of the food revolution. He has such respect for animals, our planet
English: Students began reading A Christmas Carol this week in English. Some classes are acting out the play, so be sure to ask which role your son or daughter has! Together, we've been discussing character traits that describe the novel's main character, Ebenezer Scrooge. Character change plays a large role in this unit, and students will be showing evidence of Scrooge's change over the next couple weeks.
Math: It's official we are done the worst chapter of the year. All of you survived! This week we will be developing an understanding of expressions to help us move onto equations next week. There will be a quiz Friday on sections 3.1 and 3.2, be sure to study. This month's Go Figure went out last Friday and is due December 22nd. Good luck!
School Updates
Trimester 2: Starts tomorrow! Be ready for a new Unified Art class.
Food Pantry: The school is collecting the following items: pasta, canned sauces, peanut butter, cereal, canned fruits and vegetables (or any other non-perishable items). Donation bins are located in the main office and guidance. Please consider making a regular donation to support our community!
