• It's hard to believe we are beginning our final unit of Semester 1!  Students have begun their final unit of the semester,  Unit 3: Drama. During this unit, we will learn about stage terms such as dialogue, stage directions, aside, monologue, and more!  

• We will apply these terms in our reading of the play A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens after some background reading about Victorian England where the play is set.  Students will then collect evidence and argue which ghost had the most influence on Scrooge by the end of the play in an argumentative paragraph.  Students will also be learning about the different types of dependent clauses.  

• There will be a drama terms quiz on November 30; a compare and contrast quiz on A Christmas Carol on 12/8; and the argumentative paragraph (which is a summative) on December 14.  

7th Grade Math is working on Exponents, Scientific Notation, and getting ready for our midterms!

Below are our upcoming assessment dates. Please continue to check Canvas for any updates.

7th Grade Math: 12/14- Math Midterm

7th Grade Advanced Math: 12/4- Exponents Test, 12/14- Math Midterm

7th Grade Accelerated Math: 12/14- Math Midterm

Why won’t Goldilocks drink a glass of water with 8 pieces of ice in it?

‘It’s too cubed.’

7th Grade Science is currently in Unit 4A: Genetics! Here are some important upcoming dates:

• Unit 4A Summative project will be completed in-class on December 5 – 7th

  • Project is due at the end on class on Thursday, December 7th

• Our Midterm exam is on Wednesday, December 13th

  • All study materials will be posted on Canvas!

• Guest Speaker, John Lure, will be here on Thursday, December 14th to talk to our students about Parkinson’s Disease!

A Science Joke: Where did the viruses go? They flu away!

We are finishing up our Middle East unit this upcoming week! We will be covering our last topics: Government & Economics. When we return from Fall Break, we will begin our JA unit.

Upcoming Dates:

-11/17: Middle East History, Government, & Economics Test

-11/17: History One Pager Project Due (students were assigned this project on Thursday 11/9 and can turn it in whenever it is completed)!

7th Grade ELA Enrichment will be working on the following:

-We will begin the Listening and Notetaking Strategy

      -Students will take their Pretest this week

      -Students will learn the steps of the NOTeS and GRADE mnemonics to assist them with notetaking and using their notes to study from.

-We will continue to work on organization, time management and goal setting skills

-Our class Spelling Bee will be held next week

Art:

Check out a book, get a free bookmark! Middle school student artists from all Forsyth County middle schools participated in the Middle School Design A Bookmark contest at the beginning of the school year. Winning designs were turned into real bookmarks, and they are available to anyone who checks out a book out from a Forsyth County Public Library. There are 33 designs in total! If you get a bookmark, share it with us on social media using the hashtag #fcsmiddleschoolbookmarks 

Congratulations to our SFMS winners, Maxon Sundseth, Riya Nambiar, and Riya Gupta! Thank you to the Forsyth County Arts Alliance for sponsoring this opportunity. #SouthWhereYouBelong

Band:

• Symphonic Band Rehearsal, Tuesday 11/28 4:30-6:00 PM

• Symphonic Band will have additional flextime sectionals. Check Student Support Time for your instrument. 

• Symphonic Band Trip Payment #3 due on www.schoolpay.com 12/1. 

• Final day to register for the Spring Concert Band Trip, 12/1. Check Canvas for details. 

• GMEA All-State Auditions Round 1, December 2nd, Otwell Middle School, Times have been sent to those auditioning

• Symphonic Band and 8th Grade Band Winter Concert, Monday, 12/4, 7:30 PM, SFMS Gymnasium

• Symphonic Band Chair Tests (Optional for 2nd/4th/5th Period classes), Week of December 11-15, Before school, in class, and flextime. Sign-ups will be sent soon. 

• Sixth-Grade Band Classes First Concert, December 12th, SFMS Gymnasium, 7:30 PM  (This is a change from the original date sent out in August)

• Seventh-Grade Blue and White Bands Winter Concert, 7:30 PM, SFMS Gymnasium, 7:30 PM

• Earning Your Stripe #3 due for Sixth-Grade Band students, 12/15. 

• Last Day with Instruments for the semester, 12/19, all instruments must go home over the winter break. Please plan accordingly with transportation. 

PE: 

We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful break. Mark your calendars for our annual dodgeball tournament. This occurs during each grade levels connection block on Friday, December 15. We will share the details in the upcoming weeks through our morning news show. There is opportunity for all those who want to compete as well as for those who simply want to spectate.

In other news… the students in our pe classes are working to improve on their fitness components. Our testing will take place before the winter break which is the end of quarter two.

Healthcare Science: 

6th grade will be learning about Food Trucks including Therapeutic Diet plans and Medical Terminology games.

7th grade is focusing on a HIPPA breaking news story and Medical Terminology games.

8th Grade will focus on Digestive System trading cards and begin exploring the Neurological System.

HOSA's chapter meetings will be held on Thursday 11/30 for 8th grade at 8:00 AM and 12/14/2023 for 6th and 7th grade.  Our December service project is creating cards for the residents of local nursing homes and assisted livings.  If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Kauffman at f22003@forsyth.k12.ga.us