Wednesday is an Early Release day!
Progress Reports went home Thursday, October 17th! Please sign and return the envelopes to school as soon as possible.
Field Trip Information: Thank you to everyone who has submitted their field trip forms and payment so far! It is greatly appreciated! Please email Mrs. McGuire if you have any questions or concerns. We're looking forward to our upcoming trip on December 6th!
New Book Orders will be sent home this week for the month of October! Orders are due October 30th. If you'd like to order online, please follow the instructions here!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students spent this past week researching and investigating two of the most famous Greek city-states: Athens and Sparta. We will continue this journey on Monday. There was one assessment this week, students created a political and physical map of Ancient Greece on Friday. Check the grade book!
Science: This week we start the metabolism unit. Students take on the role of medical students as we explore the molecules the body uses and investigate body systems. We will be using Chromebooks and the Amplify website, learning.amplify.com to interact with system simulations. Tests from the Microbiome unit have been posted and make-ups or retakes need to be completed by Thursday 10/24.
New Book Orders will be sent home this week for the month of October! Orders are due October 30th. If you'd like to order online, please follow the instructions here!
Class Updates:
Social Studies: Students spent this past week researching and investigating two of the most famous Greek city-states: Athens and Sparta. We will continue this journey on Monday. There was one assessment this week, students created a political and physical map of Ancient Greece on Friday. Check the grade book!
Science: This week we start the metabolism unit. Students take on the role of medical students as we explore the molecules the body uses and investigate body systems. We will be using Chromebooks and the Amplify website, learning.amplify.com to interact with system simulations. Tests from the Microbiome unit have been posted and make-ups or retakes need to be completed by Thursday 10/24.
Literacy: This was a wrap up week in Literacy. We completed note taking for Chapter 3 of The Omnivore's Dilemma and students were provided with the master set of notes for Fresh, The Movie in Google Classroom. Learning to study and learn material is incredibly important in 7th grade. Students were provided with time in class, and provided with many different ways to study the material for the Latin Unit 3 test given on Friday. It cannot be stressed enough that the study process needs to continue at home, in order to be effective. There will be a test on Fresh, The Movie on Tuesday. No more time in class will be provided for studying. It is expected that students review their notes and the study guide in Google Classroom to prepare. They should remember the stories told!
English: This week students read a nonfiction text entitled "Call of the Klondike," as well as a narrative poem called "The Cremation of Sam McGee." Both texts are set during the Gold Rush movement in the early 1900s. Together, we explored the structure of an informational text, as well as the rhythmic pattern of a narrative poem. Students will have a quiz on contextual vocabulary words, as well as text structure on Monday, October 21st.
Math: We are wrapping up our proportional reasoning unit. Students will receive their study guides Monday, they are expected to be studying for homework this week. Extra instructional videos and practice can be found on my google classroom, if needed. Test will be on Thursday, October 24th. We will begin our rational numbers unit on Friday.
