7th and 8th Grade Newsletter

Now that all the tech forms are in, it's time to get the permission slips in. I will be communicating this link home next week. Please get them in as soon as possible.

Here is the link to the digital field trip form. Each student needs to have this on file.

https://forms.gle/15kj2qUszYSe6PTSA

Parents - thank you for getting all our forms signed. This expedites the process of students getting their computers.

English Version:

https://forms.gle/LTwoQmfqXimx1ANWA

Spanish Version:

https://forms.gle/JuBkPznY8iCdiWCW8

Reading : We will continue reading our Novel when we get back. We will finish our first Podcast. We will be practicing for the I-LEARN. Read a magazine article and then have a conversation about it with your parent/guardian.

Science Students will focus on reading and learning about Weather and Climate Module 2 Lesson 1.

Social Studies -We will be continuing our study of World Religions.

Math - Students worked hard learning how to write and graph inequalities. They saw how similar it is to equations and I think that they solidified their knowledge of equations at the same time. I love that when they stop talking they REALLY work hard for these skills 😉

Reading Students are doing a better job at annotation and textual clues. They are preparing their first Podcast over the Minerva Sisters.

Science - Students learning how to count atoms on a high school level

Social Studies -We began a new unit on World Religions this week. We will be studying Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. This week our focus was on Judaism and the students did an Arts Integration project to demonstrate their learning at the end of the week.

Reading Students are doing a better job at annotation and textual clues.

Science - With the new 9 weeks starting after fall break, please talk to your scholar about the importance of focusing on classroom work. Since students are not allowed to bring home computers, they must get their work done during class time. It is also important that when given time to study for an exam, during class time, they use their time wisely and not spend their time talking, daydreaming or just refusing to work. These are some of the choices many students are making in class. Every one of my students capable of earning an "A " in science, the choice is theirs. Make sure they understand they are capable of anything and everything; all they have to do is try and make good choices.

Social Studies -We have a quiz over the class definitions each week (Every Thursday). Please ask your students if they have been studying their definitions. Please ask your students what they are learning in class!

Math -Students will be taking their first checkpoint next week on Thursday and Friday. I will be taking a grade on how well students use their scrap paper. It is really important that students use scrap paper for everything! This is new for most students. They were not expected to do this before so they are learning what MY expectations are. They know this....I can't wait to see the progress.

Reading -We will continue reading our Novel when we get back. We will be practicing for the I-LEARN. . Read a magazine article and then have a conversation about it with your parent/guardian. We will be finishing our Pod casts this week.

Science - Students will focus on reading and learning about Dynamic Earth Module 2 Lesson 1 which discusses the hypothesis behind Pangaea

Social Studies -We will be continuing our study of World Religions.

Reading - Students are doing a better job at annotation and textual clues. Getting ready for the Socratic Seminar went well for them. The majority of the students did their work and handed it in on Wednesday.

Science - 7th grade has done wonderful learning how to take notes from their SmartBook. They were allowed to use them on their quiz, and they did very well and they were extremely proud of grades.

Social Studies -We began a new unit on World Religions this week. We will be studying Judaism, Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. This week our focus was on Judaism and the students did an Arts Integration project to demonstrate their learning at the end of the week.

Reading - Practice following rules, be quiet when asked to be quiet. Students need to do their own work and hand it in. Also, remind them if a teacher is speaking they need to listen and not talk. These are things we are working on in class. A lot of work is not being done or finished because students are talking.

Science - With the new 9 weeks starting after fall break, please talk to your scholar about the importance of focusing on classroom work. Since students are not allowed to bring home computers, they must get their work done during class time. It is also important that when given time to study for an exam, during class time, they use their time wisely and not spend their time talking, daydreaming or just refusing to work. These are some of the choices many students are making in class. Every one of my students capable of earning an "A " in science, the choice is theirs. Make sure they understand they are capable of anything and everything; all they have to do is try and make good choices.

Social Studies -We have a quiz over the class definitions each week (Every Thursday). Please ask your students if they have been studying their definitions. Please ask your students what they are learning in class!

Family Letter for Wayfinder (our SEL curriculum for the upcoming weeks)

7th Grade

8th Grade

LiveSchool for Parents

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1FL5614uQ5pp5tfNAnPnatilhdqrOv9HpJwg-8WMlgpc/edit?usp=sharing

LiveSchool for Students

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SxF2yQ-7X3Axi7qWaPFc85NZ4MhaAN1Y3Q6ZmozoHQg/edit?usp=sharing

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