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6TH GRADE NEWS
6th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Guggenheim
We are continuing our study of short stories. We reviewed setting and mood as well as direct and indirect characterization. This weekend we are beginning to brainstorm ideas for original short stories that we will write in January. We will read another short story and answer homework questions later in the week; there will be an open-book quiz on Wednesday or Thursday over the story.
Vocab - The List 7 quiz is Tues, Dec. 8.
Grammar - we will talk about personal and antecedent pronouns. There will be a short quiz over pronouns on Friday, December 11.
6th Math with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in math 6, we will begin in Chapter 5 by adding, subtracting, and multiplying fractions. On Thursday, we will review these skills and create a short study guide for the very brief quiz that will be given on Friday, December 11.
6th-7th Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Next week we will be learning about scientific notation (4.7). Specifically, we will learn how to convert numbers to and from scientific notation, how to compare numbers in scientific notation, and how to multiply numbers in scientific notation. This will prepare us for the last test before the holiday break, which will be the following week.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Earth science we will review for our Chapter 10 test which will take place on Tuesday, December 8. On Wednesday, we will jump right into Chapter 11 by discussing earthquakes. Students will be able to distinguish between normal, reverse, and strike-slip faults.
6th Earth Science with Mrs. Huennekens
We have been learning about Plate Tectonics. On the Monday before Thanksgiving, we interpreted fossil data as a mini lab and we connected Science with Language by listening to a poem about volcanoes. This week, we will take a closer look at earthquakes through a lab called Epicenter Location. We will move into studying volcanoes after this chapter. Students really seem to enjoy the current events that are shared on Fridays, so we will resume our current event schedule the week of December 7th. A new sign up sheet will be posted on Google Classroom this week. I hope everyone enjoyed friends and family and had a Happy Thanksgiving! Please Note: Quiz on December 8th and Chapter Test December 17th.
6th Spanish with Ms. Sotomayor
6th Ancient Civilizations with Mrs. Hannah
I hope everyone enjoyed the long Thanksgiving break! We have begun to study ancient India, which we will complete before Christmas break. On Tuesday, we will have a quiz over the geography of India and the Mauryan and Gupta empires. We will compare and contrast the life and culture of India with other civilizations we have studied, and be introduced to the two leading religions in India: Hinduism and Buddhism. Following is the tentative assessment schedule for Ancient Civ leading up to Christmas:
- Quiz on 8 December
- Unit test on 17 December!
7TH GRADE NEWS
7th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. Hannah
Welcome back from a restful Thanksgiving break! In ELA, we have begun studying poetry, and students will be creating an annotated poem that incorporates a central theme.. This poem will be due on Wednesday 16 December, and students can work on the poem at home as well as the planned in class workdays. We will have a test over the poems we have studied and poetic devices on Thursday 17 December,
In grammar, we are analyzing participial, gerund, and infinitive phrases. Students should expect a quiz over these phrase types on Friday 11 December. I will have an after school study session on Thursday 10 December from 3:30-4:00 for any students who would like extra clarification with these phrases. I will also post helpful resources in the ‘About” section of Google Classroom.
We are also studying Lesson Four in our vocabulary workbooks, and will have a vocab quiz on Tuesday 8 December, next week, we will complete Lesson Five, with a quiz on Tuesday 15 December.
KEY DATES FOR 7th ELA:
- Tuesday 8 Dec- Vocab Lesson 4 Quiz
- Friday 11 Dec- Phrases Quiz
- Tuesday 15 Dec- Vocab Lesson 5 Quiz
- Wednesday 16 Dec- Poem due
- Thursday 17 December- Poetry Unit Test
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will begin in Chapter 6 by solving inequalities using addition, subtraction, and multiplication. On Wednesday, we will review and create a short study guide for a brief quiz on Thursday, December 10. On Friday, we will work with some manipulatives in class.
6th-7th Grade Pre-Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Next week we will be learning about scientific notation (4.7). Specifically, we will learn how to convert numbers to and from scientific notation, how to compare numbers in scientific notation, and how to multiply numbers in scientific notation. This will prepare us for the last test before the holiday break, which will be the following week.
7th Grade Life Science with Mrs. Huennekens
On Friday, November 20th, I shared a current event with the students. On November 18th, Science Daily, posted an update about our closest wormy cousin - the acorn worm. Since we’ve been studying cell reproduction and DNA, this current event tied in to what we’ve been studying. We then looked at accident in science - chromosome separation. We also talked about the career of a Cytogeneticist. Returning from Thanksgiving break has us studying Heredity, Chapter 5. Throughout this chapter, we will survey our classmates to see how many noticeable differences we all have, look at hereditary disorders and how they are passed from generation to generation. Students will be writing down traits that they have and how they would determine how the traits were passed to them. Students will also learn all about Punnett Squares and the Human Genome. We will design a lab that will test for color blindness. Students really seem to enjoy the current events that are shared on Fridays, so we will resume our current event schedule the week of December 7th. A new sign up sheet will be posted on Google Classroom this week. I hope everyone enjoyed a very Happy Thanksgiving! Please Note: Quiz December 10th - Test on Chapter December 16th
7th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue to work with demonstrative adjectives and stem-changing verbs with infinitives. We will read and answer questions about traditional clothing in Panama and students will begin to work on the “Desfile de moda” (fashion show) project.. The Chapter 7A grammar quiz will be Wednesday, December 9th.
7th American History Part I with Mrs. English
This week in American History we will assess our knowledge of events leading to the Revolutionary war with a Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, December 8th. We will continue our study of the Revolutionary War in Chapter 6-Sections 1 & 2. Readings and homework will come from Chapter 6.
8TH GRADE NEWS
8th Grade English Language Arts with Mrs. O'Connor
Next week the eighth graders will be working on an in-class writing assignment. This piece of persuasive writing with give students an opportunity to work on research and incorporating quotations in writing. This assignment will also provide an excellent opportunity to practice the writing process. Additionally, we will continue to work on subject verb agreement with indefinite pronouns. Students can expect a quiz over this material during the early part of the following week (either December 15th or 16th).
7th-8th Algebra I with Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will begin in Chapter 6 by solving inequalities using addition, subtraction, and multiplication. On Wednesday, we will review and create a short study guide for a brief quiz on Thursday, December 10. On Friday, we will work with some manipulatives in class.
8th Advanced Algebra with Mr. Lanfear
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Next week we will have a quiz covering solving radical equations (11.3) and the Pythagorean Theorem (11.4) on Tuesday. Students will then discover, for themselves, the distance formula. We will also learn the midpoint formula (11.5). This will prepare us for the last test before the holiday break, which will be the following week,
8th Geometry with Mr. Lanfear
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Next week we will finish Chapter 5 by learning about the Hinge Theorem in triangles (5.6). We will also learn a new “style” of proofs: the indirect proof (5.6)! We will have a day of review and then the Chapter 5 Test at the end of the week.
8th Grade Physical Science with Mrs. Huennekens
On Friday, November 20th, the students spent their class time creating a homemade pH scale during lab time. The students tested 3 different items to test with pH paper. They could select from a number of items on the counter. They then compared the pH paper to a pH color chart to determine the acids and bases. They had to make a plan, follow the plan, analyze their data and then form a conclusion. On Monday, November 23rd, we looked at how charcoal and celebrations (fireworks) are connected, we looked at the role of a Polymer Chemist and investigated the chemicals in breakfast cereals. This week, we will discovering how compounds can form between metals in groups 1 and 2 and nonmetals in groups 16 and 17. Students will be discovering the how and why a balloon can bend water and they will create a model of ionic compounds. Students really seem to enjoy the current events that are shared on Fridays, so we will resume our current event schedule the week of December 7th. A new sign up sheet will be posted on Google Classroom this week. I hope everyone had a blessed Thanksgiving! Please Note: Chapter Test December 16th
8th Spanish with Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will continue to work with the imperfect tense and indirect object pronouns. Students will read the El Arbol Generoso (The Giving Tree) by Shel Silverstein and answer questions and write sentences using the imperfect tense. The Chapter 4A grammar quiz will be Wednesday, December 9th.
8th American History Part II with Mrs. English
This week in American History we will continue our study of World War I. Students will take a European Geography Quiz on Tuesday, December 8th. Readings and Homework will come from Chapter 21.2 & 3. Looking ahead, we will have a World War I TEST Tuesday, December 15th. I’m also excited to have Gary Webb from The Webb Military Museum come speak to our kids and show them artifacts from World War I. He will come the week before holiday break!
