As we work through week 2 Health teachers are putting a priority on classroom building and expectations. 

Chapter 1 starting next week includes students will begin review lessons from 7th grade health about the importance of Mental and Emotional Health including: 

1.1- Learning about Health and Wellness

1.2- Recognizing Factors that affect health and wellness

1.3- Building Skills for Health and Wellness

Students are working on writing paragraphs in a CREW (Claim, Reason, Evidence, Warrant) format. 

Students will be MAP testing from August 25th-27th. 

We will end the week reviewing reading strategies to gain deeper meaning from a story.

Students are working on writing paragraphs in a CREW (Claim, Reason, Evidence, Warrant) format. 

Students will be MAP testing from August 25th-27th. 

We will end the week reviewing reading strategies to gain deeper meaning from a story.

Students in Publications are currently learning about the parts of the yearbook, will critique several yearbook examples, and will soon develop a theme they will bring to life through a mock yearbook.  

Yearbooks are currently for purchase for $25 in the main office (cash/check) and on Parent Vue (card).

The orchestra is off to a wonderful start this year and sounds fantastic. With a big group, we start slow to focus on routine and structure in the classroom so that rehearsals can run smoothly. Students have grown on this front each day this week. Thank you for all the effort. 

Practice Cards: 

Students are expected to practice 60 or more minutes each week and record it on their blue practice card. Each week, the card will be due on Tuesday. Ideally, students will turn it in Monday, but it gives them a chance to forget, and bring it the next day if necessary. Practice can be on any music the student wishes to play, as long as they are accomplishing class assignments. That could include the music from class, music from private lessons (the actual lesson time does not count), music from other books/online, playing by ear, or playing along with recordings of music they like.

7th Grade Students in Family and Consumer Science are wrapping up a few get to know you activities. 

• Starting at the end of this week, and for the next 1-2 weeks, we are starting our safety and sanitation unit. We will be working on being sanitary in the kitchen, food borne illness and how to prevent them, and how to be safe while working with more than one person in the kitchen. 

• We will move on to reading parts of a recipe, and the importance of measuring accurately when cooking. Our first food lab will be in about 3 weeks. They are looking forward to that.