Newsletter May 11, 2018

Another week passed and the end of the year is looming very close.  We are thrilled with the enthusiasm and commitment shown by all of the students as we finish the year strong. 

Please help your learner look for missing books.  many books are still checked out and need to be brought back.  We are thrilled that the OMS library will allow kids up to 10 books checked out over summer, more details to come!

We are starting to hear students discuss the use of Juul vaping pens.  If you are unfamiliar with what a Juul is, it is a nicotine-filled electronic cigarette that comes in candy flavors.  Kids are reporting that some 7th-grade students are using them on the bus, in the bathrooms, outside at lunch etc.  The pens are small  (they look like a flash drive), colorful and highly addictive.  We encourage you to discuss this with your learner, to learn more about them here is an article https://www.buzzfeed.com/carolinekee/juul-ecigarette-vape-health-effects?utm_term=.inqB94lnY#.oxZy9jYzZ

Lots of deadlines coming up these last few weeks as we finish the year so be aware that it may seem like there is more homework.  Students are being given a lot of work time in class.  

English (Bures/Ripp)

Lit studies (Bures)

Raid fire book talks due May 21
"Collection of Memories¨ narrative due May 25

Lit studies (Ripp)

Deadlines:  Reading identity memoir due Wednesday, May 16th, as well as independent reading challenge journal prompts

Questions:

• What did you think of your challenge text?
• What will you read next?
• What did you uncover in your reading identity memoir?

Info studies (Bures):

How did your memorized speech go?

Info studies (Ripp)

What is groupthink?

Who influences you?

Geography (Stoller):  

We finished our study of Darfur this week and students were really interested in our follow up with the Lost Boys of Sudan.  If you are looking for something to watch together, check out the PBS documentary with that title.  Next week, we will dive into our Europe unit where we will explore WWII and eventually the Berlin Wall.  Ask your learner:*Where are your Europe maps and map rubric?  Tell me 5 things you know from your maps.
*What is communism?  What is democracy? What does that have to do with WWII?
*Who were 'the Allies' and what did they believe?

Deadlines:
Map Quiz 5/14

Math 8 (Poch):

We will be working on the It's In the System Unit. 

HW: 2.1 pg 33: 3-11 due 5/14
HW: 2.2 pg 34: 19-20, 23-25 will be assigned 5/14 due 5/17

HW: 2.3 pg 34: 21-22, 29-31 will be assigned 5/16 due 5/18
The unit test will be the week of 5/21

Band:

Two things coming up for band:
Chromatic Scale End of Year Summatives will be due at the end of May. Students should be studying for this summative at home regularly. 

Our final summative concert is May 24th at 7pm in the PAC at OHS. Students will need to arrive earlier this time at 6:00pm for a combined run through of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with the 8th grade band. This will be the only rehearsal they have together, so it is extremely important that all students are in their seats on stage ready to warm up at 6pm. More details to follow.

Math 7 (Gratzl):

Deadlines:  

-Filling and Wrapping Test Corrections due on Thursday, May 24th-Samples and Populations Quiz on Friday, May 18th and Monday, May 21st.

Questions:

-How do you find mean, median, mode, MAD and range for a set of data?
-What is the difference between numerical and categorical data?

Resources:
Samples and Populations 

CHOIR:

Our final Concert is next Thursday, May 17.  Please arrive at OMS at 6:40 in Les Miserables uniforms (any combo of red, white and black clothes) and bring 60's costumes in a bag.  (beach boys, bright colored shirt, hawaiian shirt etc.)  

We will have a celebration in class on May 18.  Students may bring snacks/drinks to share.  Please no nuts, or nut butters.  

Email Mrs. Rattmann with any questions. her@oregonsd.net

Science-

Seed quiz 5/16