NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONGRATULATIONS LEXI, CARLISLE AND McKENNA!
To recognize the 70th year since the
end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration camps of Nazi
Germany, the Jewish Educational Alliance sponsored a writing and art contest to
honor the thought that Elie Wiesel expressed above. The horrors of the Holocaust appear several
places in our curriculum. Mrs. English’s
8th grade US History classes are currently studying World War
II. As part of that study the students
submitted entries to the contest.
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CONGRATULATIONS LEXI, CARLISLE AND McKENNA!
“Let it be an act of remembrance, for that is what
the victims wanted; to be remember, at least to be remembered.” Elie Wiesel
We are pleased to announce that Carlisle
McCullough, Lexi Dixon and McKenna Bazemore’s entries were selected from a pool
of over 200 entries for recognition.
They will be presented to the public at a ceremony at the JEA on
Thursday, April 16th. Congratulations
ladies!
BACK TO WORK!
The annual ERB ritual is not behind us and we are
set to get back to work. Please remember
that there will be assessments and quizzes on this Monday. Currently, only 7th grade science
has a quiz scheduled for Monday. Another
VERY important date is Wednesday, April 22nd. The 7th grade is completing a
research paper on the Presidents that began in Mrs. English’s History class and
is now being written in Mrs. Hannah’s ELA class.
FRIDAY, APRIL 24TH and FRIDAY, MAY 1STGrades 1 – 5 will have their annual field day on Friday, April 24th. The Middle School will have a ½ day of regular classes on that day. Friday, May 1st is also scheduled to be ½ day. All grades will be working on a STEM project (similar to the one completed in the fall) during the week and then presented on Friday morning. There will be NO EXTENDED ON EITHER FRIDAY. Please plan accordingly for these early release days.
April 23rd at St. Andrews:
Girls- 4:30pm
Boys- 5:45pm
Girls- 4:30pm
Boys- 5:45pm
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| Congratulations to our Boys team for their victory against The Habersham School! |
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Next week the sixth graders will wrap up their research
projects. Students will spend class time working on this assignment, but
some components of the project will need to be completed for homework
throughout the week. By now every student has completed his/her research,
outlined what they plan to create for their project, and begun creating a rough
draft. We will work together in class on creating our bibliographies and
proofreading our work so that we are completely done with this assignment by
Wednesday, April 29th. Students will also take a quiz over
lesson seven in Wordly Wise on Thursday, April 23rd.
6th Math with Mrs. Johnson
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
6th Grade math students will continue to study percent
problems including percent of increase and decrease. Chapter 9 quiz 9.4
and 9.6 will be Wednesday, April 22nd.
Next week we will finish Chapter 8 by learning about
graphing linear inequalities (8.9). There will be a day of reviewing
function notation (8.7), systems of equations (8.8) and graphing inequalities
(8.9) on Wednesday. We will have our test on those 3 sections on
Thursday. From there, we will move on to Chapter 9 and start learning
about square roots.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Johnson
In Earth Science, the students are studying chapter 25
"Stars and Galaxies." They will take a quiz over sections 1 and
2 Wednesday, April 22nd.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Blake
The sixth graders continue their work concerning stars and
galaxies. Next week they will construct a graph showing
the fluctuation of sunspots over a thirty year span and they will graph data on
solar flares. They will also learn how
to read an H-R Diagram which shows the relationship between a star's
temperature and its magnitude. The ability to understand diagrams and graphs is
critically important in all areas of science.
They will have a quiz on Thursday of next week.
6th Spanish with Mrs. Dixon-Bender
Next week, we’ll wrap up Capítulo 4A. We’ll re-visit POR vs.
PARA concepts in preparation for the test on Friday, April 24th.
There will be an in-class review session on Thursday.
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
We have finished our unit on Greece and will finish the year
studying ancient Rome! Students will begin labeling a map of ancient Rome this
week, and will have a quiz over the map toward the end of next week. The final
project of the year will be an alphabet book that covers Greece and Rome, and
students will receive more information regarding that project next week as
well.
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We have spent this week peer editing and revising the research paper, and the final draft will be due Wednesday 22 April. Students should turn in their final draft via Google Classroom AND print a hard copy to place in their manila envelope that contains the steps we have completed in the writing process. We will also begin our final novel, Across Five Aprils. Students will receive a reading calendar and comprehension question packet next week
We have spent this week peer editing and revising the research paper, and the final draft will be due Wednesday 22 April. Students should turn in their final draft via Google Classroom AND print a hard copy to place in their manila envelope that contains the steps we have completed in the writing process. We will also begin our final novel, Across Five Aprils. Students will receive a reading calendar and comprehension question packet next week
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will finish Chapter 8 by learning about
graphing linear inequalities (8.9). There will be a day of reviewing
function notation (8.7), systems of equations (8.8) and graphing inequalities
(8.9) on Wednesday. We will have our test on those 3 sections on
Thursday. From there, we will move on to Chapter 9 and start learning
about square roots.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Blake
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
The 7th graders will start a very short chapter
on nutrients and digestion next week.
Each student will be asked to keep a 24 hour food log. They will look closely at the various food
groups and see how well each student’s diet falls within the guidelines set
forth by the USDA for a healthy diet.
They will also learn why each of the six nutrients is needed by the
body. Next week they will look at the
structures that make up the digestive system and the process of digestion. Their test on this chapter will be Thursday,
April 30.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
Algebra classes will continue solving polynomial equations
in factored form from this week. Students will then learn how to factor
trinomials into binomial factors. Chapter 9 quiz 9.4 and 9.5 will be
Friday, April 24th.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 7th grade will
continue to with the new vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 2A. This includes
preterite conjugation and demonstrative adjectives. The vocabulary quiz will be
Tuesday, April 21st and there will be a graded listening activity on
Wednesday, April 22nd.
7th American History with Mrs. English
This week in American History we will discuss Chapter 10-Sections 3 & 4. We will take a look at Andrew Jackson's presidency and Indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s. Students will have readings and homework from Chapter 10-Section 3 & 4. Looking forward to a great week!
This week in American History we will discuss Chapter 10-Sections 3 & 4. We will take a look at Andrew Jackson's presidency and Indian removal in the 1820s and 1830s. Students will have readings and homework from Chapter 10-Section 3 & 4. Looking forward to a great week!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Next week the eighth graders will wrap up their research
papers. Students will spend class time working on this assignment, but
some components of the paper will need to be completed for homework throughout
the week. By the end of class on Wednesday, April 22nd
students should be done composing their rough drafts. We will spend time
in class revising and editing these papers, and final drafts will be due on
Tuesday, April 28th. Students will also take a quiz over
lesson seven in Wordly Wise on Friday, April 24th.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Blake
During ERB week, the eighth graders finished their acid
–base lab and performed a fame test lab which illustrated the characteristic
colors produced by certain metals. Next week
they will begin a chapter on organic chemistry. They will learn why carbon is present in so
many compounds and look at saturated hydrocarbons. They will also look at isomers and preform a
quick lab activity in which they make models of isomers. They will have a quiz on Friday.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Johnson
Algebra classes will continue solving polynomial equations
in factored form from this week. Students will then learn how to factor
trinomials into binomial factors. Chapter 9 quiz 9.4 and 9.5 will be
Friday, April 24th.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will review exponent rules on Monday and have a
quiz on exponents on Tuesday. From there, we will continue our Algebra
Review by learning about linear equations and slope-intercept form, parallel/perpendicular
lines, and point-slope form.
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn about perimeter and areas of similar
figures, and how they relate to each other (11.3). We will also explore
circumference, area, and sectors of circles (11.4). We will have a quiz
on area (11.1 – 11.4) on Wednesday. Then we will start learning about how
to find area of any regular polygon (11.6). We will begin to
prepare for the Chapter 11 Test the following Tuesday.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class the 8th grade will
continue to work with the new vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 7B. This
includes formal commands and using por in sentences. The vocabulary quiz will
be Tuesday, April 21st and there will also be a graded listening on
Wednesday, April 22nd.
This week in American History students will begin studying
the aftermath of WWII and the beginning of the Cold War. We will examine
why the Cold War started and why it is important for us to study today.
Readings and homework will come from Chapter 25-Sections 1 & 2. Looking
forward to a great week!
