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Mrs. Reardon's 7th grade Algebra class modeling two-step
equations with tootsie rolls and skittles!
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NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
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In response to your concerns the BLOG will be posted each Friday. It will
contain the Middle School assignments as well as pictures about our week's
events. What used to appears as NOTES FROM THE HEAD OF THE MIDDLE SCHOOL
will be sent with the Monday Blast.
6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Guggenheim
Blog Post for the Week of October 5th ELA 6th Grade:
I am soooo excited! We are starting the novel THE OUTSIDERS on Monday. What a great book! We will read a chapter a night along with a guided reading activity. There will be in-class, open-book quizzes after every three chapters.
Don't forget to dress as your favorite character on Monday as a part of our Homecoming Week celebration.
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Math 6, we will jump into Chapter 3 learning about mean, median, and mode as well as stem and leaf plots. On Wednesday, we will do a hands-on activity involving candy and mean, median, and mode. Thursday, students will have a chapter quiz over sections 1 and 2.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve equations with variables on both sides of the equals sign (3.3). We will have a review of what we have learned in Chapter 3 so far on Wednesday and then a quiz on Thursday that covers sections 3.1 - 3.3.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth Science, we will continue in Chapter 2 discussing the properties of matter. We will also get to do the paper chromatography lab on Thursday that we didn’t get to. Students should expect a quiz on Wednesday over bonds, mixtures, compounds, and properties of matter.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We have taken a closer look at the differences between covalent and ionic bonds, heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures and how we could go about separating those mixtures. For the week of October 5th, we will study about the properties of Matter. All this fascinating information can be found in Chapter 2: Matter. The kids should write their homework down in their Eagle. Homework is posted daily on my whiteboard. IF there is no homework, I encourage them to check the Google Classroom page in case I might post an interesting video that supports our study or possible a question for them to think about and answer.
6th Spanish with Ms. Sotomayor
This week we have focused on new vocabulary covering the weather, the seasons, the calendar, and new communication questions. We have enjoyed celebrating September birthdays with mini-cupcakes while applying our new vocabulary to determine the students’ and famous Hispanics’ birthdays. We also had a vocab quiz this week. It is worth noting that students have a quiz every week on material most recently covered. Quizzes are never to be expected on a day after the weekend or holiday. Quizzes are also unannounced but the students are given fair warning to be expecting one. Also, my schedule has changed to meet some academic needs of individual students. If your child would like help, the best days to see me are by appointment on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:45am or 3:15pm . We will continue working on vocabulary, pronouns, as well as reviewing older material. Please bring in old magazines for a fun class activity next week!
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
Next week, we will be presenting the city state projects that student has been working on so diligently over the past week! Their accompanying brochure will be due on the same day as the construction part of the project. Please see the spreadsheet in Google Classroom for specific due dates. Students should be prepared for a quiz over chapter three, sections three and five AND a test over all of chapter three the week following homecoming!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
We have finished our short story unit, and will focus next week on reviewing sentence complements in grammar (Direct and indirect objects and predicate nominatives and adjectives). We will also review prepositions, and work in groups to create an activity that shows understanding these grammatical components. Students should be prepared for a test over these grammar topics the week following homecoming!
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will continue in Chapter 3 by solving multi-step equations as well as equations that have variables on both sides of the equation. On Wednesday, we will review the first 4 sections of the chapter and on Thursday, students will take a chapter quiz over sections 1 through 4.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn how to solve equations with variables on both sides of the equals sign (3.3). We will have a review of what we have learned in Chapter 3 so far on Wednesday and then a quiz on Thursday that covers sections 3.1 - 3.3.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We spent quite a bit of time on the cell. The kids know all kinds of information about why a plant cell is different from an animal cell and how a virus invades a host cell and then multiplies! Our next chapter will be on cell processes. Each cell undergoes processes that ensure its survival and often, the survival of other organisms. We will compare and contrast organic and inorganic compounds as well as understand the importance of water and the characteristics of water. Students will receive a note taking handout on October 2nd. Students are asked to write down all homework as it is posted on my whiteboard. They are encouraged to check Google Classroom on a regular basis for any material that would provide a helpful resource or to perhaps ask them a question that stimulates critical thinking.
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, students will continue to work with comparisons and superlatives. The grammar quiz over this material will be Tuesday, October 6th. Students will also begin a project where they will design and describe the room of their dreams by using the vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 6A.
7th American History Part I with Mrs. English
This week we will finish our study of Central and South American geography. We will have a geography quiz on Thursday, October 8th. We will be building upon this information for future geography quizzes and tests. We will also begin looking at the English colonies that start to form in North America. Looking forward to a fun Homecoming week! Go Eagles!
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor/Ms. Churchill
Next week, we will be reading and discussing To Kill a Mockingbird. Supporting activities will include vocabulary study and writing experiences focusing on Lee’s definition of setting, development of character, and exploration of the social fabric of the period.
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra I, we will continue in Chapter 3 by solving multi-step equations as well as equations that have variables on both sides of the equation. On Wednesday, we will review the first 4 sections of the chapter and on Thursday, students will take a chapter quiz over sections 1 through 4.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will learn the Quadratic Formula (10.6) and students will derive it (find out where it comes from). On Tuesday, there will be a quiz on Completing the Square (10.5). We will then continue to practice the Quadratic Formula and begin to explore the use of the discriminant (10.7) within the Quadratic Formula.
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue looking at Chapter 3 and learning about parallel and perpendicular lines (3.3 - 3.6). We will review finding slopes of lines and slope-intercept form of linear equations, as well (3.4 - 3.5).
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We are moving right along with more confidence of our knowledge regarding the elements, compounds, mixtures and solutions. We will now see how we can apply what we know to the states of matter.
All homework is posted on the whiteboard so students can copy down the information in their planners. I encourage them to check the Google Classroom on a regular basis for any helpful videos to further understand a concept or perhaps to be challenged by a question.
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, students will continue to work with irregular verbs in the preterite and direct object pronouns. The grammar quiz over this material will be Wednesday, October 7th. Students will also begin a project where they will create and describe a community using the vocabulary and grammar from Chapter 3A.
8th American History Part II with Mrs. English
This week we will continue studying boomtowns and discover how resources in the West led to the Gilded Age and massive urbanization in the East. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 17.1, 3, & 4. Looking forward to a fun Homecoming week! Go Eagles!
