7th Grade: Team Acadia and Baxter
April 2026
Academic Updates
Science (Mrs.Goodson and Ms.Wurth)
We are finishing up the first half of our History of Earth and Life Unit! Students have spent the past month learning about how the Earth formed and the important pieces of evidence that allows us to look into the past. We will be completing a Summative project this week before we head onto April Break!
Your students have also had a lot of fun watching our Atlantic Salmon develop. Finally all of the eggs have reached the Alevin stage and are looking healthy!
Math (Mr.Petit and Mr. Cote)
In math we just completed our mini unit on Statistics and Probability. We learned about populations and samples, how to create random sampling to prevent bias, and how to calculate and use probabilities. After vacation we will begin our Ratios, Rates and Proportions unit, as well as do some review of all that we've learned as we prepare for the Maine Through Year Assessment (state testing) to be completed in May.
Social Studies (Mr.Arsenault and Mr.Tellier)
In social studies students are continuing our westward expansion unit. We have discussed Manifest Destiny, industrialization of the United States, the Oregon Trail and others. We are beginning to discuss the conflict of land with Native Americans and the United States. Beginning after this unit students will begin to work on their "Bio Day" projects. This is where students take on the role of a historical figure we have learned about and present in front of their peers about the information they have discovered.
ELA (Mrs.Bouchard and Mrs.Pelletier)
In ELA class kids continue to enjoy the thrilling adventures of Harry Potter and his two best friends Ron and Hermione. Kids recently created ads for the many diverse businesses in Diagon Alley, and they will soon vote on the best ones from both team Baxter and team Acadia. In addition, we continue to increase our vocabulary knowledge with our daily SAT vocabulary words. This week the kids will compete in a cookie challenge for their weekly vocabulary assessment. Any students who earn a 3.3 or higher will receive a homemade treat. Hopefully, Mrs. Pelletier and Mrs. Bouchard will be baking a lot of treats!