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6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Guggenheim
We will begin our unit on short stories next week. We have been preparing by reviewing the elements of a story. We will discuss characterization. There is a vocabulary quiz over List 6 on Tuesday. We are looking forward to finishing West Side Story on Friday. It’s been a great way to broaden our study of The Outsiders.
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
Mrs. Reardon is out of town and will have her assignments posted by Monday.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete the first half of Chapter 4 by learning about finding the Least Common Multiple (4.4). There will be a test on sections 4.1 - 4.4 at the end of the week. I will not be here Wednesday through Friday as I am going to a conference in Nashville hosted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Mrs. Reardon is out of town and will have her assignments posted by Monday.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Huennekens
The students finished up Chapter 7 on Friday. For the week of November 16th, we will begin Chapter 10 Plate Tectonics. There are no scheduled quizzes or tests this week.
6th Spanish with Ms. Sotomayor
We have been learning how to tell time, how to use the verbs SER and ESTAR (to be) appropriately, and learning new vocabulary such as nationalities and occupations. A test is scheduled for this coming Thursday, November 19th. However, this test is a bit different! For more information, be sure to check out Google Classroom.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
We are almost finished with our study of Ancient Egypt! Students will have a quiz over the Middle and New Kingdoms on Tuesday 17 November and review the chapter Wednesday. We will take the Egypt unit test on Thursday 19 November. Please check the ‘About’ section of Google Classroom for resources related to the chapter, which will aid your student in studying for the quiz and test.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We have finished reading our first novel, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. We will take the novel test on Tuesday 17 November. The students have been identifying elements of symbolism throughout the novel, and the symbolism packet will be due on Tuesday. Please check the ‘About’ section of Google Classroom for resources related to the chapter, which will aid your student in studying for the quiz and test.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Mrs. Reardon is out of town and will have her assignments posted by Monday.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete the first half of Chapter 4 by learning about finding the Least Common Multiple (4.4). There will be a test on sections 4.1 - 4.4 at the end of the week. I will not be here Wednesday through Friday as I am going to a conference in Nashville hosted by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We are finishing up Chapter 4 with our chapter test on Thursday, November 19th. The students have a note taking sheet, practice packet and chapter review that we have gone over in class with all the correct answers that would be most beneficial for use in studying. I have encouraged them daily for the last week to study nightly for about 20-30 minutes.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will complete Chapter 6B and the chapter test will be Tuesday, November 24th. Students will also have an opportunity to play and evaluate the board games that they created for their trimester projects. At the end of the week, students will have a reading comprehension and speaking activity about “Día de Acción de Gracias”.
7th American History Part I with Mrs. English
This week in American History and Gov’t Part I we will continue our study of the French and Indian War and the events that led to the Revolutionary War. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 5.1 & 2. We will have a quiz on the events leading to the Revolutionary War on Monday November 23rd.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor/Ms. Churchill
We will continue our study of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, supporting our experience with comprehension questions, vocabulary exercises, and themed projects. To aid students in planning and pacing, they have received a ‘Hounds Calendar’ containing due dates for reading, assignments, and assessments.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Mrs. Reardon is out of town and will have her assignments posted by Monday.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish the first half of Chapter 11 and have several days of review. There will be a test on Thursday covering sections 11.1 - 11.2, which is graphing square root functions, simplifying radical expressions, and rationalizing the denominator,
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue our exploration of triangles in by learning about perpendicular bisectors (5.2) and angle bisectors of triangles (5.3). There will be a quiz at the end of the week covering sections 5.1 - 5.3.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Huennekens
There is a quiz on sections 1 & 2 on Monday and then on Thursday, November 19th, the students will take the Chapter 5 test. This particular chapter is a repeat of Matter that stresses the difference in physical and chemical properties and changes. We have discussed the pH scale and acids and bases. The students have a note taking sheet, practice problems in a handout form and also the chapter review that they should use to prepare for the test. Our next chapter will begin after the Thanksgiving break. We will start with Chapter 6: Atomic Structure and Chemical Bonds.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will complete Chapter 3B and the chapter test will be Tuesday, November 24th. Students will also have an opportunity to play and evaluate the board games that they created for their trimester projects. At the end of the week, students will have a reading comprehension and speaking activity about “Día de Acción de Gracias”.
8th American History Part II with Mrs. English
This week in American history we will continue our study of Jacob Riis and the end of the Gilded Age. We will begin looking at the Progressive Era and the positive changes that happened for all Americans. Students need to turn in their Gilded Age Crossword Puzzle and Jacob Riis “How the Other Half Lives” assignments on Monday, November 16th. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 19. 1 & 2. Looking ahead, we will have Quest Monday November 23rd (Monday before Thanksgiving).
