Literacy

Mrs. Foster- foster.rebecca@d46.org 

Ms. Zuckerman- zuckerman.ella@d46.org

Hello everyone!

Our first unit, Generations, is going really well. Throughout this unit, we have been exploring the author’s point of view and working to answer our essential question: What can one generation learn from another?  We have just finished their Narrative Essays and will be conferencing with students on reflecting on their writing. 

We are also continuing to encourage daily silent reading and working toward completing our BINGO reading sheets. Looking forward to seeing you all at conferences .

As always, please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns. 

Thank you!

Mrs. Foster and Ms. Zuckerman

Social Studies

Mrs. Hull - hull.amanda@d46.org
E-learning Google Meet code: hullsocialscience
 

Welcome to GMS and 7 Gold!

Happy Fall to everyone! Last week in social studies, we celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by completing a map of Latin America and researching a Latin American country. Students were allowed to pick which Latin American Country they wanted to research and then made the flag of that country.

Currently, we are starting our Constitution Unit, which will continue through December. We started with the Declaration of Independence, Magna Carta, and the Articles of Confederation. Next week we will start with the Preamble.

We continue to have the challenge of students not bringing Earbuds or Headphones to social studies class. Please ask your student if they need some for school. I can always keep them in my classroom if needed.

Thank you,

Amanda Hull

Math

Ms. Abedrabo- abedrabo.sabreen@d46.org

Mrs. Stacy - stacy.sarah@d46.org

7th Grade Math

We have wrapped up our first unit of the year!  Our second unit is all about proportional relationships.  We will explore proportional relationships in a variety of real-world contexts and make comparisons using representations such as tables, equations, and graphs.

If your student turns work in late or makes corrections to an assignment with a low grade, please remind them to email the teacher with the specifics of which assignment they completed.

7 Gold Team Website (Assignment Notebook) 

Amplify Parent/Guardian Website 

Advanced Math

Advanced math students are expanding what they learned in unit one transformations.  They  will study dilations and similar figures in unit 2. Students will also use similar triangles to explain, understand, and apply the concept of slope. 

If your student turns work in late or makes corrections to an assignment with a low grade, please remind them to email the teacher with the specifics of which assignment they completed.

7 Gold Team Website (Assignment Notebook) 

Amplify Parent/Guardian Website 

Algebra 1

Students have been working hard on solving multi-step and linear equations. This week, we completed Lessons 3–5. Next week, we will move into Lessons 6 and 7, where students will begin learning about graphing linear equations. We will also wrap up the week with a quiz covering what we have learned so far!

Does your student need help with math? Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:20-4:30 in the library, Mrs. Salaban is available to answer your questions!  No need to sign up ahead of time, no fee, no commitment...go as often as you want to!

Mrs. Abedrabo and Mrs. Stacy

Science

Ms. Jovanov  - jovanovjasper.jennifer@d46.org

7th Grade Science

Next weelk we will doing our very first lab! The kids are very excited to finally dig into the hands on part of science. We will be doing a lab on making polymers. If you have not yet signed the lab safety contract for your child, please get in to me as soon as possible.  

After our lab we will be exploring extened structure of models based on their form. We will be using our knowledge of these to structures to identify physical and chemical properties.

Resource ELA

Mrs. Sell - sell.samantha@d46.org  

Students explore different growth areas through our daily rotations. We are practicing skills related to reading fluency, paragraph structure, expanding our reasoning in written form, editing skills, phonics, and individual skill growth through our IXL software program and 1:1 teacher collaboration.  

In the My Perspectives program, students have completed their first assessment on the text " A Simple Act".  Students also applied their knowledge of Point of View and Perspective by rewriting an event from the story from an alternative perspective.  We are moving forward with reading the text " An Invisible Thread," in which students continue to focus on annotation strategies, as well as analyzing how perspective and point of view influence the reader.

Please remember to look over Google Classroom with your student. Ask them to show you the work they are most proud of!

Samantha Sell 

  Resource Math

Mrs. Sell - sell.samantha@d46.org 

We will wrap up this week with our first assessment on Adding and Subtracting Integers.   Next week we will work on multiplying and dividing integers before moving into our unit on expressions.  

 Please remember to review infinite campus and google classroom with your student. Ask them to show you the work they are most proud of!

 Samantha Sell 

EVOLVE

Our SEL (Social/Emotional Learning) groups will run again this year! I am thrilled to be the 7 Gold EVOLVE circle facilitator! Our first group is Tuesday, September 30th, during Panther Block. Evolve is an opportunity to build relationships and friendships in a safe and fun environment. This first cycle will run for 13 weeks. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me at schmid.yvonne@d46.org if you have any questions about this amazing program.

Yvonne Schmid