The Great Spaghetti Race: The race is on! Our school is having a friendly competition to see who can donate the most spaghetti for our Spaghetti Supper, which will be held on November 1st. Students are encouraged to donate boxes of spaghetti and give them to their advisor during the month of October. We appreciate your donations!
Columbus Day: There is no school on Monday, October 8th, in observance of Columbus Day.
Class Updates:
Social Studies: After completing our unit on World Religions, this past week we spent reviewing the three types of government and American government. Students will be assessed on this information Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, we will begin our major unit on Classical Civilizations by starting in Ancient Greece!
Science: This week in science we have been very busy. Students have completed their investigations and have figured out if the Mystery Matter is alive or not. Ask them to tell you about it. Next week we will wrap up our discussions and take an assessment on the science concepts that we have been learning about: The Characteristics of Living Things.
Literacy: Your students were really challenged this week, with two mastery assessments! We had some very active discussions surrounding the concepts of sustainable farming and industrial farming. As important as the information presented, were collaborative note taking , the discussions and the review of notes in class as a study skill. Next week will be a short week, with Friday dedicated to some team activities focused on Growth Mindset. Enjoy the long weekend!
English: This week students began using StudySync on the Chrome Books, focusing mostly on annotating and making inferences. Students have access to StudySync at home (click here), and they also have the ability to download the StudySync app if they have a smartphone. I encourage them to log in over the long weekend and work on some of the questions. On Tuesday, we will complete the last section together, which is the essay.
Students also visited the library this week and chose their independent reading books for their project, which was assigned Monday and will be due on October 31st. Students are aware that these projects are meant to be completed at home. Just a reminder: they should be actively reading each night for 20-30 minutes.
Last but not least, October book orders are now available in class and will be due on Friday, October 12th. As always, thank you for your support!
Students also visited the library this week and chose their independent reading books for their project, which was assigned Monday and will be due on October 31st. Students are aware that these projects are meant to be completed at home. Just a reminder: they should be actively reading each night for 20-30 minutes.
Last but not least, October book orders are now available in class and will be due on Friday, October 12th. As always, thank you for your support!
Math: It's official! We have wrapped up our first topic of study. Students should have received their graded tests. If any student is interested in a retake they need to make an appointment to stay after school for extra help. Last week we learned how to play the Integer Game to kick off our Rational Numbers unit. Although it looks like a bunch of fun, students are using the game as a tool to aid in developing an understanding of adding positive and negative numbers. Below are some pictures to see how we are learning integers.
