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| 7th Grade continues to work on the "Reliquary" with Mr. Pearle |
NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF MIDDLE SCHOOL
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| HDS brought home another victory on Thursday night! |
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Guggenheim
*Vocab - Quiz List 3 9/25
*Lit - Continuing nonfiction unit:
Quiz on 9/22 - Review terms and reread “Water”, “The Shutout”, “Jackie Robinson”. We will have an
in-class study session on Monday.
After the Wednesday holiday, we will begin to read “Pigman”
*Writing - We will be working on writing nonfiction leads and turning our video notes into paragraphs
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will continue in Chapter 2 by dividing decimals, learning about scientific notation, and measuring metric units. All of these skills will be important not only in math, but in science too! On Friday, students will have a brief chapter quiz over scientific notation and on Thursday, October 1 they will take their Chapter 2 test.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 2 by learning how to solve equations with decimals in them (2.7). We will review Chapter 2 on Thursday and have our Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science, we will start the week off with students presenting their element poster projects (which look amazing!!). When we have completed presentations we will move into discussing elements and their symbols in more depth as well as taking a closer look at the Bohr atomic model. Students will take a quiz over the elements and their symbols on Friday, September 25.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We have been busy working on our Element Posters this week. The kids have learned several fascinating facts! We will begin our presentations on Monday. Thursday and Friday we will look more closely at Atoms.
6th Spanish with Ms. Sotomayor
I’d like to start off by saying that I’m encouraged to see how far the students have come already in improving their written Spanish! On Monday we’ll discuss personal pronouns. The goal-oriented questions I will be challenging the students to ask themselves are: “Am I using the proper articles with the proper nouns I have learned?”, “Can I easily identify numbers 1-100 by now”, and “Can I sustain a small conversation with someone I’ve just met?”. We will continue to build on previous vocab and material.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
Next week in Ancient Civ, we will study the Sumerian civilization and identify characteristics of Sumerian city-states. We will analyze government, identify trade routes and their importance to economy, introduce religious practices, and discuss Mesopotamian achievements. On Friday, students will turn in a rough draft of their city-states and the accompanying brochure. Be prepared for a quiz early in the week of 28 September-2 October!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We are studying our final short story in our unit: “Hey- Come Out!” We are studying different types of irony and applying these to “After Twenty Years” and “Hey- Come Out!”. I have extended the due date of the final draft of our short story to Thursday 24 September, and have proofread each student’s story and provided feedback in Google Classroom. If your student would like to come after school for help with the short story, I have a sign-up sheet in my room. I am very excited with the dedication and imagination I have seen in these original creations!
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will wrap up Chapter 2 with finding square roots and comparing real numbers. Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday, we will review on Thursday and they will take their Chapter 2 test on Friday, September 25.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 2 by learning how to solve equations with decimals in them (2.7). We will review Chapter 2 on Thursday and have our Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We will begin our week learning how to use the microscope with a Microscope Madness Lab. We will then move into our study of viruses.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue to practice their writing, speaking, listening, and reading skills in Spanish. There will be a graded listening assignment using the vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 5B. The Chapter 5B test will be Friday, September 25th.
7th American History Part I with Mrs. English
We had fun doing the “Colombian Exchange” last week! Students saw how goods and disease were spread between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere. This week we will continue our study in Chapter 2.2 over the Spanish Colonies. Students should plan on having a quiz on Chapter 2.1 & 2 on Thursday.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor/Ms. Churchill
Students will have an opportunity to retell the events of Crane’s “Episode of War” from a new perspective. They will practice good writing process skills as they brainstorm ideas, compose rough drafts, participate in peer review, revise, and complete their final drafts. We will also continue our grammar review, focusing our attention on problem sentences.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will wrap up Chapter 2 with finding square roots and comparing real numbers. Students will receive a study guide on Tuesday, we will review on Thursday and they will take their Chapter 2 test on Friday, September 25.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will review the first part of Chapter 10 (10.1 - 10.3) and have our Chapter 10 (part 1) Test. We will then start the next half of Chapter 10 by looking at solving quadratic equations using square roots (10.4).
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 2 by exploring more 2 column proofs about angle relationships (2.7). We will review Chapter 2 on Thursday and have our Chapter 2 Test on Friday.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We will study Compounds and Mixtures this week. Hopefully, what we have learned about the periodic table will help us better understand how all this works!
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will present their school brochures using the grammar and vocabulary from Chapter 1B. This will count as a project grade. There will also be a graded reading comprehension assignment. The Chapter 1B test will be Friday, September 25th.
8th American History Part II with Mrs. English
We had a great time on the Georgia Historical Society and Green-Meldrim House Field Trip! It was a great opportunity for our students to learn about the amazing history in our town and practice skills they will need to use on our Washington D.C. class trip. This week we will begin studying Chapter 16.1 on Reconstruction of the South. Homework will come from Chapter 16.1& 2.
