7th Grade: Team Acadia and Baxter

ELA is off to a fantastic start in Mrs. Bouchard’s and Mrs. Pelletier’s classrooms! Students are settling into routines and getting their brains warmed up each day with a Critical Thinking Journal. These quick-thinking challenges encourage students to think creatively, problem-solve, and get their brains ready to actively engage in the day’s learning.

We’ve also hit the ground running with vocabulary! Students are learning two new SAT words each day and have already successfully completed their first assessment on List #1. They’ve also figured out how to navigate our online GrammarFlip program and have tackled their very first lesson.

Coming up, we’re excited to dive into the world of Greek Mythology! Students will build the background knowledge they need to recognize and understand the many Greek myths and allusions they’ll encounter when we begin reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. We can’t wait to see where this adventure takes us!

We have started Unit 1 on proportions, which we will be working on for the next few weeks. This unit covers unit rates, solving proportions, identifying proportional relationships using tables, equations, and graphs, and finding the constant of proportionality.

We have had a wonderful start to science this year! We have spent the first couple of weeks getting to know each other. Students set up their science notebooks and folders and started their first year long project called "Phenology of You." This project allows students to choose a special place in nature along the BMS woods path that they will be going back to each season to make observations and have their photo taken. We love to see how their space changes and they change as well! Check out some photos below!

This week students will also receive their first homework assignment. Homework will be assigned every other week on Monday and it will be due on Friday of that week. Please make sure to remind your student that this is a very important responsibility grade!

In addition to all getting to know each other, we have also been raising Monarch Butterflies in our classroom. Students have been enjoying watching the life cycle changes!

Students have done a great job getting settled into the new STEM +M workspace with a push cart challenge. It's so nice to see their excitement and maturity working with new tech equipment in what feels like a real-world, professional setting.

The social studies class this past week has practiced basic social studies vocabulary, introduced the United States before European contact, and taught a lesson on September 11th.

Upcoming we will begin to discuss how geography played a role in where Native Americans settled and how certain tribes were led throughout their history.

Dear 7th grade Families,

I hope your student is talking about the 7th grade big adventure to the Ecology School in Saco, Maine. This trip is a unique opportunity for your student to attend 3 days of Ecology education. It is a 3 day, 2 night adventure at the Ecology school (River Bend Farm, Simpson Road in Saco). All meals and snacks will be provided to students. They will be staying in dorms on the farm. Please check out the Ecology School Website for more information.

Team Baxter will leave from BMS on Monday, October 26th at 9:00 AM and return on Wednesday, October 28th at 1:00 PM.

Team Acadia will leave from BMS on Wednesday, October 28th at 9:00AM and return on Wednesday October 30th at 1:00PM.

We will be holding a meeting on Thursday, September 24th at 3:15PM to talk about the following:

• Schedule and Basic information about the Ecology School
  
• Medication Drop Off and Protocol
• Q & A Session
• Take a look at the “Packing List” and make sure to prepare your child to stay overnight and spend time outside!

Here is the link for the meeting on Thursday, September 24th at 3:15PM https://meet.google.com/pxx-vdcw-zhc

7th Grade will be hosting a Fall Social for the entire school on Thursday, October 8th from 5PM to 7PM. We will have dancing, dodgeball, crafts and snacks for sale. Entrance fee is $5.00 and make sure to bring extra money if you would like to purchase snacks or pizza!