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| 7th graders take a seat after touring the the work of Robert Henri.in the Jepson Center. |
WORDS FROM THE MIDDLE SCHOOL DIRECTOR
Maybe,
just maybe, this cold, gloomy weather has left us for the winter!
3
x 3 LEAGUE BEGINS
Today,
Friday, marks the beginning of the Middle School 3 X 3 basketball league. The students formed 10 teams made up of both
boys and girls. Each day there will be
two games during lunch. We will conclude
league play with a tournament to finish up the year. If you’re near the school
around 1:00 come see the likes of “The Flaming Flamingos,” The Hancock Heat,”
or the “Flying Purple Elephants!”
8TH
GRADE TRIP
Everything
is in place for an exciting trip to the Mountain Trail Outdoor School at the
Kanuga Conference Center. The cost for
the trip will be $325/student. A printed
letter with the details for the trip will be coming next week. A deposit of $100 is expected by March 1st
with the balance due on April 1st.
FIELD
TRIPS
The
7th grade had an exciting and informative time touring the Spanish
Sojourn exhibit at the Jepson Art Museum, a Mexican lunch downtown rounded out
with a tour of the SCAD Art Museum. On
tap this week is a trip for the same group led by Mrs. Blake to the Skidaway
Marine Institute.
SUGAR
OVERLOAD
We
had a festive Valentine’s Day in the Middle School. We completed our fundraiser by delivering
Candygrams throughout the entire school.
Students (and many families) shared treats during the day!
LONG
WEEKEND
Enjoy
the good weather and the 4 day weekend. School is closed on Monday to celebrate President’s Day and on Tuesday
for a faculty/staff inservice. We look
forward to seeing everyone back next Wednesday!
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
In the short week ahead the sixth graders will be exploring
poetry, figurative language, and sound devices in our literature
textbooks. We will also begin working on lesson 7 in Wordly Wise and
examining adverb clauses in our GUM books. We will have some graded
homework assignments next week, but there will not be any tests or quizzes.
Math 6 with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will wrap up chapter 8 by solving
proportions using cross products and looking at scale drawings and models using
proportions. On Friday (2/21), students
will have a math facts quiz. They will
receive the outline for the quiz on Wednesday (2/19).
6th Earth Science with Mr. Crawford
We will wrap up our study of plate tectonics next
week by studying volcanoes. The students
will be working from two handouts, “Volcanic Eruptions” and “Types of
Volcanoes.” Supplemental material will
be given through class discussions about the material on pages 328-355 in the
Orange Earth Science text. Homework will
center around the completion of study questions at the end of each of the
handouts. A laboratory exercise and unit
exam on plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanoes will be completed during the
week of February 28th. This
exam will draw material from the handouts and from the notes taken during class
discussion.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders have just started a chapter dealing with
the Earth & Moon. Next week they
will be relearning several vocabulary words dealing with Earth's movement on
its axis and orbit around the Sun. The
students will be using globes to review the seasons and to illustrate how the
tilt of the Earth influences these seasons.
6th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 6th graders will finish
Chapter 4A. We will be reviewing on Thursday and the test will be Friday,
February 21st. Student should know how to use the verb “ir” +
infinitive to express the simple future tense.
6th World Civilizations with Mrs. English
This week in World Civilizations we will be continuing our
study of the Peloponnesian War and begin discussion on Alexander the Great and
the cultural learning hub of Alexandria. We will see how the Greek
culture spread from the Greek Islands to the Indus Valley in India.
Finally, students will understand how the Romans conquered the Greeks and
spread their culture even more. Students will see that we have Greek
influence in our society today because of the Roman Empire’s affinity with
Greek culture. Students will have Chapter 9-Lesson 3 reading, vocab, and
questions 1-6 due on Wednesday. Homework next week will also cover
Chapter 9-Lesson 4. Students should be prepared to take a test on Chapter
9 the following Tuesday (February 25th). I hope you all enjoy your
holiday! If you go out of town bring me a postcard so I can put it up in our
room!
7TH GRADE NEWS
Touring the Jepson Center.
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Seventh grade students are just beginning a short unit on
poetry. In the week ahead students will take some background notes on
poetry terms and begin reading a few poems in our literature textbook. We
will also work with adverb clauses and gerunds in our GUM books. We will
have some graded homework assignments next week, but there will not be any
tests or quizzes.
Pre-Algebra with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Pre-Algebra, we will continue in chapter 8 by
writing linear equations and learning about function notation. On Friday (2/21), students will have a math
facts quiz. They will receive the
outline for the quiz on Wednesday (2/19).
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we
will continue learning how to solve systems of linear equations. We will
begin learning a new way of solving them – the Elimination Method (7.3 – 7.4).
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
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| A new Robert Henri work. |
The seventh graders have just finished their presentation on
invertebrates by looking at the most advanced group-the echinoderms. Next week, they will have a lab in which they
compare two types of arthropods-the grasshopper and the crayfish. Also, next Friday the seventh grade will be
going to the UGA Marine Center for the morning.
They will have the opportunity to see several of the invertebrates that
they have studied in the past few weeks.
Their test on this chapter will be Tuesday, Feb. 25.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 7th grade will continue
to work with the new vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 9B. We will also be
going over the difference between the verbs “conocer” and “saber”. There will
be a vocabulary quiz on Friday, February 21th.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American history we will be discussing how the
Revolutionary War widened in the colonies. Over the long weekend students
are expected to read pages 186-190, define vocab, and answer questions 1-2, and
5. Next week students will be expected to read Chapter 6-Section 4,
define vocab, and answer questions 1-2, and 4-6. We are planning on a
Chapter 6 test the following week on Thursday, February 27th.
I hope you all enjoy your holiday! If you go out of town bring me a
postcard so I can put it up in our room!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Eighth graders are beginning to examine some resources as
they work through the research process. In the week ahead students will
examine websites and print sources as they locate information to support their
selected topics. Students will take a quiz over Wordly Wise and
additional SAT vocabulary words on Friday, February 21st.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
The eighth graders spent this week learning why equations
must be balanced and how to do that.
Next week they will learn about the various types of chemical
reactions. They will then perform an
extended lab which illustrates each type.
Also, they will look at factors that influence reaction speed.
7th-8th Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Algebra class (Grades 7/8), we
will continue learning how to solve systems of linear equations. We will
begin learning a new way of solving them – the Elimination Method (7.3 – 7.4).
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week in Mr. Lanfear’s Intro to Geometry class (Grade
8), we will be discussing the three basic trigonometric functions – sine,
cosine, and tangent – and how they are used in right triangles.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish, the 8th grade will continue
to work with the vocabulary and grammar in Chapter 5A. This chapter covers
natural disasters and current events so there will be several reading
comprehension activities covering these topics. The vocabulary quiz will be Friday,
February 21st.
8th American Government with Mrs. English
This week in American Government we will continue our study
on political campaigns and the impact of fundraising for campaigns. We
will specifically discuss Political Action Committees and their influence on
elections. I will return the most recent quiz taken this week and the
presidential project grades. This week students should expect to read
Chapter 12-Section 2, define vocabulary, and answer questions 1-3 on page
375. Students will also be expected to read current events provided by
the teacher and be prepared to discuss the topics in class. I hope you
all enjoy your holiday! If you go out of town bring me a postcard so I can put
it up in our room!
