Newsletter January 13th, 2018

Welcome to 2018!  We are almost half way through the year with the first semester ending this coming Friday, January 19th.  Report cards will be available after the 26th, which is also the day of our CARE trip to Ten Pin Alley.  The permission slips for this field-trip were due yesterday, Friday, the 12th. Please send them in ASAP.

English:

Lit studies (Ripp):

Revisions on short stories will be due the 22nd, How to Speech were moved to the 23rd.

Questions to ask:

Which picture book should win the Caldecott and why?

What are you proud of in your reading?

Which book are you reading right now?

Lit studies (Bures):

What did you discover about your semester reading habits after collecting all of your reading data?

Info studies (Ripp and Bures)

Ask your student to practice his/her opening statement in front of you.

What are they debating and what is something that surprised them in their research.

Geography (Stoller): 

Students are learning about 5 of the world's religions.  

Ask your learner:*Why are you studying world religions?
*Which religions are you studying?
*Tell me about the beliefs, holy books and important people of _________________.

Spanish - Jensen

-We just started working with something called "teacher of the day."  The students are learning how to ask and answer questions related to the date, weather, time, what they're wearing, etc., and we'll be starting class like this for pretty much the rest of the year.  

Each student will be our "teacher" and will lead the class by asking the questions of their classmates.  This is an excellent way for students to practice speaking in Spanish and also to feel a bit more comfortable speaking in front of an audience!

-Remind your students:  The holiday culture summative worksheet was due last week.  Please turn it in asap if you haven't (corrections are due 1/18 for black day classes and 1/19 for orange day classes).  Also please turn in any missing formative work that you'd like credit for by Friday, 1/19!!!

Art:

7th Grade Art is a semester long class, which means a new group of students will have Art beginning January 22nd and some students will begin Art Extended.All projects should be completed by the end of the semester, so look for them on Artsonia!  Students should also be starting to bring projects home after selecting a piece to be in the Art Show (April 10th).

Science:

Neuron Quiz 1/17 or 1/8

Muscles and Bones test retakes due 1/23

Band:

Summative Eb Major Scale Assessments continue until next Friday, 1/19. The new Q3 Small Group Schedule will be based on Solo/Ensemble project groupings, not instrumentation. That schedule will be finalized and made public by Wednesday of next week. 

Ask your student about the difference between a major and a minor scale.

Enriched English:

We are starting a poetry unit.  Do you have a favorite poem?  Please share it with your child!

Orchestra:

Wednesday, January 17, 2018Echelon String Quartet
Concert for Students - 7th Hour
Fiddle Workshop - 8th Hour

7th Grade Recital Concert
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
OMS Cafeteria
6:30 p.m. call, 7:00 p.m. concert

Math:

Deadlines: 
-Comparing and Scaling Test Corrections Due January 19th.
-All math work for 2nd quarter is due no later than Friday, January 19th.

Questions:

-How did you do on your Comparing and Scaling Test?  Do you need to do corrections?  If so, when do you plan on doing them?
-What is an example of the walking rate equation we have spent time on this week? (example:  d = 3 * t.  It means distance is equal to the rate of 3 meters per second times the time the person walked)

Resources:
-Comparing and Scaling:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/15EognF5tryjhFf...

-Moving Straight Ahead:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sSVWuP-47Edgyq...