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Fundamentals
Volume 6, Issue 1
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In seventh grade, students are reading The Watson’s Go to
Birmingham and studying the Civil Rights Movement in coordination
with social studies. They will be having a final test on prefixes,
roots, and suffixes. If time permits, they will be ending the year
studying science fiction by reading short stories by Ray Bradbury.
In English 9, students finished a brief study of Shakespeare and
Macbeth. They voted on their final reading choices for the end of
the year. They are reading short stories by Shirley Jackson and
Ray Bradbury. Students have been working on comparing and
contrasting elements of the short stories (ask about "The Lottery" &
"The Very Strange House Next Door") and writing about them..
Exploring 3D with Mr. Oakes
In the 7th grade mathematics course we are currently starting a
unit on three dimensional shapes. Students are learning how to
represent 3-D shapes in two dimensions and are also learning
how to use isometric graph paper to draw them in three
dimensions. We will be continuing with this unit and moving on
to volume and surface area. If time allows we will also be doing
a section on precision.
In Algebra we are currently working on a unit on rational
expressions and equations. Students have been taking all the
skills they have learned throughout the year to tackle some of
the most complex equations and expressions that we have seen.
They have come a long way and we are on the home stretch. The
final exam will be scheduled soon and students will be able to
display the knowledge that they have accumulated throughout
the year. They have done a tremendous job and should be proud
of how far they have come.
5/6 with Mr. Pfadenhauer
Students in fifth and sixth grade
reading classes are reading The Old
Willis Place by Mary Downing
Hahn. This is an eerie tale about a
young girl who meets two mysterious friends when she and her father
move into the caretaker's place at
the old Willis estate.
Family and Consumer Science / Health
Mrs. Mitchell
The Family and Consumer Science/Health classes
will soon start their final projects of preparing a
healthy breakfast, brunch, or lunch. We will use the
ChooseMyPlate.gov as a guideline for meal planning
which includes a large portion of vegetables, med
amount of grains and protein, small amount of fruits
and dairy. Each class will as a group decide what the
menu will be. Students will work in small groups to
make each part of the meal. We will have a planning
day, preparation day, and finally a meal day!