PTA Update January 29

The 7^th Grade will be taking a field trip to the 9/11 Memorial on Thursday May 12, 2016. The trip will leave school at 7:00am and return to school approximately 4:30pm. The cost of the trip is $130.00 for a Coach Bus, admission, and a trip around NYC on Spirit Cruises. Permission slips have been backpacked home.  A deposit of $100.00 is due by 2/12/2016. The final payment of $30 is due by 4/9/2016. If you would like to make a payment online please visit http://maximumtours.com/pay/1DNYC0512-16LBMS

ENGLISH: (BEHAN, FERRANTE, VETTER)

This past week we delved into Rumble Fish to analyze characters and make connections between texts. Students actively engaged in looking for text evidence to support various essential questions.  Chapters 1-6 have been thoroughly discussed, and chapters 7-8 have been assigned. We expect students to be ready with this for Monday. Next week, we will introduce the culminating project for the novel unit and will go over its expectations in detail. We will engage in a newspaper search activity and continue reading the novel. Please remind your children that they must keep up with the assigned reading in order to be prepared for the next day's work.

FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES: (Stern)
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FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES: (Berman)

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HEALTH: (LEIBOWITZ, GLASSER) 

This was the final week of Health class.  We completed our unit on sexuality.  The students and I wrapped up with a discussion on how the choices they make now matter.  Have a wonderful second half of the year! 

MATHEMATICS: (FERNANDEZ, REHNBACK, MCWILLIAMS)

Math 7:

Simple Interest

Circles

Circumference

Next Exam February 12th

Math 7A:

Independent & Dependent Events

Sample Space

Tree Diagrams

Simulations

Samples & Populations

Next Exam February 12th

SCIENCE: (CAMACHO, KALNER, TOBIA)

This week we completed the Skeletal Muscular Unit.  Skeletal display sheets were due Friday and count for their first project grade of third quarter.  We introduced the new unit of study , the Digestive System, which is the first body system within our energy unit.

As we are entering the third quarter, please make sure students are prepared with the proper materials such as pens, pencils, paper, and binders.  Coming to class prepared is key to being successful and productive.

SOCIAL STUDIES: (COOK, HOFFMAN, MARR)
Next week we will continue our discussion of the Constitutional Convention and the important aspects of the Constitution. Mr. Cook: Next week we will be in the computer lab conducting a research project about the U.S. Constitution.  Each student will be assigned a different Article/Amendment of the Constitution, and will make a presentation in class at the end of the week.