Newsletter January 4, 2018

What a first week back.  Students are busy getting back into the routine after break and we are trying to get students off of the ineligibility list for the CARE trip that will take place on January 26th.  Please check Infinite Campus with your learner for any missing assignments, incomplete assignments, or low assessment scores as these will all determine their eligibility.

English (Bures/Ripp)

Lit studies - Ripp

Deadline:  How to speech due Thursday, January 11th

STAR test Monday the 8th

We will work on revision of our short story in class in a week or so, no need to re-take on their own.

Questions to ask:

-  What is the Caldecott?

-  How does an illustrator get selected for the Caldecott?

-  What is a new book they have added to their to-be-read list?

-  Did they change or keep their reading goal after the mid-year check in?

Lit studies - Bures

Story revisions due Monday

-What are you working on to make your story noticeably better?

Info studies - Bures and Ripp

Deadlines: Debate is scheduled for the 12th.

Questions to ask:

-  What makes a source reliable?

-  What is the claim they will debate?

-  What is a surprising fact they found out about their topic?

-What is your motion?

-Are you opposition or proposition?

-What are some of your facts, stories, and personal experience that support your side?

7th Grade Art: 

Ask your student about different ways to create value.
Sketchbook assignments due Friday, Jan 12th

Math 8:

Ask your child what they are currently learning in Math 8. They should mention Rules of Exponents. Ask them why does anything raised to the 0 power equal 1.

Band:

Ask students about the piece they have chosen to study for their Solo and Ensemble Personalization project.

Science:

Muscle quiz 1/8

Muscle and bone test 1/9

Orchestra:

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

Enriched English:

We are finishing our short story Wisdom Unit this week with students leading discussions. 

 WWW List 16: Word Work due Tuesday, 1/9; Summative assessment Friday, 1/12

Geography (Stoller): 

Students took their Middle East map quiz today.  Retakes are due within 2 weeks.  Next week, we will begin our unit on Religions of the World.  We do a basic overview of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism.  Ask your learner each day about what they have learned about teach religion.  You can also ask them why we are learning about religions.  There will be a quiz on this unit at the end of the week or early the following week.

Math 7:

Deadlines:  

-Comparing and Scaling Quiz Corrections Due January 12th.
-Comparing and Scaling Test Corrections Due January 19th.

Questions:

-How do you feel you did on your Comparing and Scaling Test on Friday?

-Do you have any missing math work to turn in before the end of the quarter on January 19th?

-What is a unit rate, and how is it different from a rate and ratio?  (It has different units of measurement and a denominator of 1)

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

Spanish (Jensen):

This week the students learned about how Christmas is celebrated in 7 different Spanish-speaking countries.  They completed a summative worksheet to share what they learned and compare/contrast with how they celebrate the holidays.  **This was due Thursday/Friday of this week, and the students have until January 18th (black days) / January 19th (orange days) to make corrections.

Ask your student - What is the theme of the new unit that we're starting this week?  Can you share at least 5 of the new vocabulary words and their translations without looking at your vocab list?