A reminder than course selection forms for 8th grade needs to be returned yesterday. If your learner lost theirs, a new one can be found here. Please submit it ASAP.
Save the date... the OMS Art Show will be held the evening of Tuesday, April 28th.
Next week will be "color week" with the following dress-up days...
- Monday: Monochromatic Monday: Wear all one color (For example you could wear all different shades of blue)
- Tuesday: Primary Colors Day: Wear the colors Red, Yellow, and Blue
- Wednesday: Complementary Colors Day: Wear colors that are opposites on the color wheel (Orange with Blue, Red with Green, or Yellow with Violet)
- Thursday Full Spectrum Day: Wear all the colors of the color wheel.
English - Ripp:
Deadlines:
Module 2 due yesterday (Friday)
Module 3 due Tuesday night
TED talk script due the 24th
TED talk speech due the 26th
Questions to ask:
What is confirmation bias?
Which examples of Black excellence have we studied?
How does inequity play out in our school systems?
What are you reading?
Did you find 4 reliable sources and what is your claim for your TED talk?
English - Gunst
Your student has begun working on their TED Talk. The script of their talk is due on 2/24 while their speech is due on 2/26. Please take a look on Infinite Campus to see how your child did on their Research and Note Taking summative assessment. If your student scored less than a "3", they are free to work with me to retest to achieve a higher grade
Spanish (Landsverk):
Tuesday and Wednesday this week are scheduled to be quiz days. Please help your learner double-check their score on Infinite Campus by the end of the week to decide if they would like to retake. If students are working for a retake they should: submit a retake request to me (by the end of the week), ask for extra study materials, and make sure all missing homework is completed. Gracias.
Science - Putnam
Deadlines:
See Google Classroom with your Learner for daily work deadlines
Questions to ask:
What have you learned about the brain this week?
How are smell and taste connected?
Who was Phineas Gage and why is his story so fitting when we discuss the nervous system?
Orchestra
Recital Concert is this coming Monday, Feb. 10th at 6:30 in the OMS Cafeteria. Please, report no later than 6:00 to tune and warm up.
Concert dress is black, movie t-shirt also welcome.
Some 7th grade reflections on Katie Ernst's visit last Friday:
"We learned about listening to each other and she taught us more about practicing and to find your voice."
"I learned about Dorothy Parker."
"The purpose of her visit was to expand our understanding of orchestra...adding a more diverse option of music"
"I enjoyed seeing how good I could be if I practiced and worked as hard as she did"
Geography - Howe
Deadlines:
5 Themes of Africa - Monday
Health - Hartberg
Deadlines: GET TO KNOW YOU SHEET - Overdue
CORE VALUE BILLBOARDS - Due Fri 2/7/20 or Mon 2/10/20
Questions to ask:
How did your mind/body connection experience with YOGA help improve your health?
Did you give 100% to the YOGA experience?
Where do you get your personal values from?
What are 5-10 of your personal values that came from family?
How can you use your personal values to be passionate about some part of your life?
German - Wochenske
Deadlines: February 7 - Katzengeschichte assessment (answer questions in German, retell/write the story)
February 18 (that week) - fun family booklet
Where can you access materials to help you improve your understanding in class?
What steps can you take so that you can write our story without support?
What are the most important phrases in German and where can they be found in our classroom?
Band - Jaeger
The Wisconsin Winter Plunge is next Saturday, February 15th! OMS Band students who join the team will be plunging at 1PM at Christy's Landing. Please arrive at 12:30 to prepare. We are still accepting team members, but also feel free to join us for fun even if you're not plunging. Donations/pledges are still being accepted- please see https://wisconsin-winter-
We are continuing our solo/ensemble unit, where students have been studying in solos or small groups. Please encourage students to practice regularly at home, as their performances are roughly two weeks away. Students who opted to go to festival will be receiving more information on the site and time in the next 10 days or so.
Ask your student: What aspects of your performance are you focusing on right now? Have you consulted your checklist?
Science -Krucas
Last week in science we wrapped up our learning about the muscular and skeletal systems. This week we started learning about the brain and the central nervous system. Students had the opportunity to observe a sheep brain and learn about the divisions of the brain.
Deadlines:
Test retakes for the muscles and bones unit are due by February 21st. Please check in with your learner about how they did on the unit test.
Questions to ask:
What did you find interesting about the sheep brain?
Is there a size difference between a sheep brain and a human brain?
What are the four lobes of the cerebrum?
Geography (Stoller):
Our first map quiz was Friday. Ask your learner about their Middle East maps and how the quiz went. We are digging deeper into Israel and the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We will wrap up our Religion unit next week with a couple days on Hinduism and Buddhism. Quiz will likely be at the end of the week. We keep pushing it back as the students are really asking great questions and we are finding more and more to learn about each day.
Questions to ask:
* What happened after WWII in regards to Israel? Why?
* Who are the two main groups fighting over land in Israel? Why?
* What does almost all conflict come from?
Questions to ask:
* What happened after WWII in regards to Israel? Why?
* Who are the two main groups fighting over land in Israel? Why?
* What does almost all conflict come from?
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