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All students are required to have a school issued lock. All students going to Philadelphia must bring money for lunch. (Dinner is included in the cost of the trip.)
Philadelphia trip is on Thursday October 17th. Please drop your child off at the Middle School between 6-6:15 am on that day if there are attending the trip. If they are not going to Philadelphia it is a regular school day. Make sure your child has money for lunch. Dinner is included. We hope to return to the Middle School by 9:30pm. Enjoy your three day weekend!
ART:
By now you should have signed your child's first rubric in art. It was the grades for the front and the back of their folders. Next week we are working on a Native American Shield, it is a cross-curriculum project with Social Studies. Each student was taken in the computer lab to research their animal/image, next step is to draw that image, then color with color pencil. If your child is falling behind they should stay for extra help.ENGLISH:
This past week we completed reading "We Beat the Street". Students discussed the difficulties of meeting with challenges as we attempt to achieve our goals. They also worked collaboratively to analyze the reading. Students received their Inquiry test scores...overall, the classes performed quite well. They've also been introduced to the online Expert Space and researched a few a articles. Upcoming: The independent reading assignment is due on October 16th. They should be completing their novels and writing an essay based on the character's goals in the novel they read. We will also complete our Workshop 1 work by reading "Start Your Own Business" and "What's Your Life's Blueprint?" Remember that extra helps are on Wednesdays and Fridays. Encourage your children to attend. Reminder: the Philadelphia trip is on Thursday! dress appropriately for the weather.MATHEMATICS:
Accelerated Math: We will take out second Exam on Wednesday October 16th on Chapter 3 - Expressions and Equations, along Additional Topics(page 763), Chapters 1 and 2. Please start to study over the weekend. We will start Chapter 4 on Friday. Common Assessment #1 will be administered on October 30th.Math 7: The first Chapter test was given back today. Please have your child do test corrections and sign their test over the weekend. They will receive bonus points. We will finish Chapter 2 next week and start on Chapter 3. Common Assessment #1 will be administered on October 30th. This test will be on everything we have done so far this year.
SCIENCE:
This week in science, students started to investigate the scientific method. A lab investigation, using scientific tools was completed. The lab report was due: Friday, October 11. Students also took a quiz on the scientific method on Friday October 11. In addition to the scientific method, students started brainstorming different ideas for their science symposium project. We will visit the library next week to begin researching topics. Science times #2 is due: Tuesday, October 15. Students were assigned to find an article of their choice to read and reflect upon.
