Middle School Chatterbox

6th grade is working on paraphrasing external sources to use in an informative paper about one of the 13 British colonies that eventually became the United States.

7th grade is reading pieces that deal with times when people have to take control of a situation such as a natural disaster, reaching a goal, or making healthy choices. They are then looking at those instances and comparing them to times in their own lives.

8th grade finished writing spooky stories at the start of this month. They are now examining a collection of literature that falls under the horror genre.

6th graders are learning about the phases of the moon and our solar system.

7th graders are learning about cells and cell transport. Also, they looked at cells under a microscope.

8th graders learned about pressure and are currently learning about atoms and the subatomic particles that make them up.

Students are wrapping up learning about Mesopotamia and writing in cuneiform.

7th grade examined different economic systems and explored the geography of South Dakota and the United States

Students are kicking off class discussions about the early American colonies. They have learned how hard life was for colonists at Jamestown.

We have been working on mastering perimeter and area and how they are related between two shapes. We have been solving generic rectangles to multiply using area. Our next chapter will involve operations with fractions as well as an introduction to integers. Some of the 6th graders got to experience their first Math Counts competition and did really well. Mrs. Saltsman was proud of them and is already looking forward to the next competition.

We have been working on adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions. We also have been doing some addition of integers (positive and negative whole numbers). They have done really well with adding integers and are ready to move on to subtracting integers. We have also been working on some graphing and how to set up a scale on graphs. Our next plan is working with order of operations and dividing fractions.

We have been solving multistep equations and equations with variables on both sides. We started by using our Algebra tiles and equation mats, but they have now moved on and are able to solve them without manipulatives. We also used our mats to simplify and compare expressions. We will also be working on tables, graphs, rules, and equations and how they are all related in our next chapter.

Middle School PE learned how to play 4 square.

We have been working on presentation skills such as speaking loudly and clearly, creating visually appealing visual aids, and elaborating on bullet points so that slides are not congested with words. Sixth grade has also practiced note taking skills by listening to community members present about their careers.

7th grade worked on the proper way to count back change, different note taking strategies and typing skills. They were able to do a project called Let's Taco Bout It" where they took the information from a current events article and made a taco to help gather and present their information.

6th grade is reading the novel Holes by Louis Sachar.

7th grade will be covering career exploration, nutrition and wellness,and hopefully some labs in the kitchen.

November 4 - 7th grade CamWal Tour to ND

November 8 - Family Game night 6:00pm

(Sponsored by MS student council)

November 11- Veteran’s Day Program 9:45

November 13 - Math Counts at Holgate

November 27-29 - Thanksgiving break