Community Service Opportunity
The Savannah Tree Foundation has several opportunities for students and their families this weekend!
This Saturday morning at 9 am at the Candler Oak tree, volunteers are needed to help pull weeds, remove the old landscape fabric, and watch Bartlett Tree Experts use the air spade to excavate the root collar.
Then on Monday afternoon at Savannah State University, volunteers can help weed and mulch trees on campus. Meet at 1pm at the Marine Science Building, and/or at 3 pm at the Gazebo by the Lake.
Community service hours will be given for both opportunities! Additional information can be found here.
NOTES FROM 8th GRADE
8th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will wrap up chapter 6 by solving absolute value inequalities and graphing linear inequalities in two variables. The end of the week we will begin reviewing for our chapter 6 test that will take place on Tuesday, January 24.
8th Grade Geometry Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete our initial look at right triangles by having a quiz covering sections 7.1-7.4 on Wednesday. After that, we will begin learning right triangle trigonometry, including SOHCAHTOA (7.5-7.6).
8th Grade Advanced Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will complete Chapter 4 and our initial exploration of triangle properties by having a day of review on Tuesday and out Chapter 4 test on Wednesday. We will then skip to Chapter 8 to begin learning about different types of polygons and their properties (8.1-8.2).
8th Grade Language Arts Mrs. O’Connor
Looking ahead, next week we’ll do a bit more practice with gerunds and participles and add on infinitives. By Thursday (1/19) students will be ready for a test over all three concepts. We will also continue reading Night, and next Friday students will receive details about their trimester project. Our test over Night is scheduled for Thursday, January 26th.
Remember to keep up with your independent reading log!
8th Grade History Mrs. English
This week we will complete our WWI unit by watching the movie War Horse. We will look at what life was like for teens during the Great War. Students will complete a written response based on the film. We also will finish the week with our Geography Bee preliminary test on Friday. Students are expected to perform their best on the preliminary round to evaluate their geographic, history, and science knowledge. The top two scorers from each grade will be given the opportunity to compete in the school Geography Bee competition at the end of January. Looking ahead we will have our WWI test on Wednesday, January 25th.
8th Grade Physical Science Mrs. Huennekens- January 17, 2017
We are beginning our study of Chemistry this Friday! As a reminder, 8th grade science is an introduction to Physical Science and Chemistry. We will start with Matter. This is found in Chapter 3, page 68, of our textbook and it covers atoms, elements, and the periodic table. Our current event presentations will run every Friday from now until February 10th. The students have each signed up for a Friday and the schedule is posted in the lab. They each have a handout with detailed instructions that they should follow as they prepare the presentation. I have also asked them to practice at home, so please ask your child to share with you. Students are encouraged to check Google Classroom on a daily basis, come see me for extra help and to review material covered in class nightly.
8th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 8th grade will continue to work with the imperfect tense and the vocabulary from Chapter 4A. The grammar quiz will be on Wednesday, January 18th and will be over conjugation and indirect object pronouns. On Thursday, students will present their autobiographies and share how they were as a child using the imperfect tense.
NOTES FROM 7th GRADE
7th Grade Algebra 1 Mrs. Reardon
Next week in Algebra we will wrap up chapter 6 by solving absolute value inequalities and graphing linear inequalities in two variables. The end of the week we will begin reviewing for our chapter 6 test that will take place on Tuesday, January 24.
7th Grade Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue Chapter 6 by learning how to use cross products (cross-multiplication) to solve proportions (6.3). We will also explore some geometry concepts with similar figures and congruent figures (6.4). There will be a quiz on sections 6.1-6.4 on Friday.
7th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Hannah
We are beginning our second novel of the year: Animal Farm. Students have received a reading calendar and comprehension packet to accompany the book. Please refer to the reading calendar for nightly reading assignments.
In conjunction with the novel, we will begin a study of propaganda techniques and identify the use of propaganda in the novel and in modern society. Students will begin to brainstorm a school rule they would like to change, and use rhetoric and propaganda in a speech advocating for the rule change.
7th Grade History Mrs. English
This week in American history we will continue our study of the Revolutionary War with topics ranging from Valley Forge and frostbite (ouch!) to the battles that took place in the Southern states. We will have a quiz on Ch. 6.1 & 2 on Wednesday, January 18th. Readings and homework will come from Ch. 6.3 & 4. We also will finish the week with our Geography Bee preliminary test on Friday. Students are expected to perform their best on the preliminary round to evaluate their geographic, history, and science knowledge. The top two scorers from each grade will be given the opportunity to compete in the school Geography Bee competition at the end of January. Looking forward to a great week!
7th Grade Spanish Ms. Hughes
Next week in Spanish class, the 7th grade will continue to work with the preterite and vocabulary from Chapter 8A. The grammar quiz will be on Wednesday, January 18th and will be over conjugation and the personal A. Students will also research their Spanish-speaking country and plan their mock vacation under a tight budget.
7th Grade Life Science Mrs. Heyward
We had a great week in 7th grade Life Science. We have been working all week long on our Egg Osmosis Lab. The students have really enjoyed it. They are discovering a number of new things about cells and how they actually work. Next week, we will begin working on Mitosis and Meiosis - how cells divide. We will have a quiz on Friday, January 20. Have a great weekend!
NOTES FROM 6th GRADE
6th Grade Accelerated Math 7 Mrs. Reardon
Next week we will wrap up chapter 6 by taking a look at the distributive property and plotting points in the coordinate plane. On Thursday, students will play battleship with partners to better familiarize themselves with the coordinate grid. On Friday, we will begin reviewing for the chapter 6 test that will take place on Tuesday, January 24.
6th Pre-Algebra Mr. Lanfear
Next week we will continue Chapter 6 by learning how to use cross products (cross-multiplication) to solve proportions (6.3). We will also explore some geometry concepts with similar figures and congruent figures (6.4). There will be a quiz on sections 6.1-6.4 on Friday.
6th Grade Language Arts Mrs. Guggenheim
Week of January 16, 2017
This week in ELA we begin our unit on The Giver. I am handing out the vocabulary list Friday (1/13). Please note that the list is not Greek/Latin roots but instead vocabulary from The Giver. There will be two vocab quizzes over these two lists; each list has 16 words. The quiz over List 1 is scheduled for 1/20. On 1/19 there is a grammar test over the following concepts: parts of speech, dependent/independent clauses, subject/predicate (simple and complete), and prepositions. We are continuing to practice in class with these concepts. Please remind your student to get their Reading Log signed.
This week in ELA we begin our unit on The Giver. I am handing out the vocabulary list Friday (1/13). Please note that the list is not Greek/Latin roots but instead vocabulary from The Giver. There will be two vocab quizzes over these two lists; each list has 16 words. The quiz over List 1 is scheduled for 1/20. On 1/19 there is a grammar test over the following concepts: parts of speech, dependent/independent clauses, subject/predicate (simple and complete), and prepositions. We are continuing to practice in class with these concepts. Please remind your student to get their Reading Log signed.
6th Grade Ancient Civilizations Mrs. Hannah
Sixth grade has already learned about the first two dynasties of ancient China, and we will analyze the third dynasty, the Zhou, next week. We will discuss the concept of feudalism and its impact on the social class system. Students will also analyze the impact of the teachings of Confucius on education in the Zhou dynasty and the importance of the Mandate of Heaven. We will have a test over the first half of ancient China toward the end of next week.
6th Grade Earth Science Mrs. Huennekens- January 17
We are beginning our study of Volcanoes this week! As a reminder, 6th grade science is an introduction/overview of Earth Science. Volcanoes can be found in Chapter 12, page 328, of our textbook. Our current event presentations will run every Friday from now until February 10th. The students have each signed up for a Friday and the schedule is posted in the lab. They each have a handout with detailed instructions that they should follow as they prepare the presentation. I have also asked them to practice at home, so please ask your child to share with you. Students are encouraged to check Google Classroom on a daily basis, come see me for extra help and to review material covered in class nightly.
6th Grade Spanish Ms. Sotomayor
This week has been one of review as we prepared for this past Thursday’s test. Friday marks a new unit, with the upcoming week segwaying into revisiting the verb “Estar” and using various forms of it with prepositions, as well as learning how to apply possessive nouns to our already growing vocabulary and use of the Spanish language.
Ensemble Mrs. Cookson
This week in Ensemble we worked on building listening skills through a game called Random Walk. We also started our trust building exercises with each class holding a trust circle. While some students required a little more coaxing, overall they did very well, and began to establish trust amongst the group.
Art Mrs. Cookson
This week was wrap up week for all outstanding projects.
6th - One section of sixth graders had the privilege of being the audience for the seventh grade presentations of the Declaration of Independence. The other sections will work on a one day exercise to sharpen those art skills. Next week we will all get back onto the same page.
7th - Completed any work not finished. Some students began to explore self-directed art projects; that is pretty awesome!
8th - Completed any work not finished. Also, several dove more in depth with their bas relief designs for the upcoming clay tile work.
