7th grade ELA had our test over narrative elements and objective summary last week. We are now moving into Part II of our narrative unit, which will focus on students analyzing stories through writing and even writing their own piece of narrative fiction! The unit summative will be a one-pager project we will begin the week of September 11, and students will submit it on September 21. The project will ask students to analyze narrative elements in a short story using textual evidence, and then write part of the story from another character’s perspective.

7th grade math is beginning to work on operations with rational numbers, multi-step equations, angle relationships, and circles!

Below are our upcoming assessment dates.

7th Grade Math: 8/37- Rational Numbers Test

7th Grade Advanced Math: 9/15- Multi-Step Equations and Inequalities Test

7th Grade Accelerated Math:  9/15-Angle Relationships and Circles Test

Please continue to check Canvas for any updates and for classroom resources.

How did the little kids like learning addition?

They thought it was a real plus.

7th Grade Science is finishing up Unit 1: Cell Structure and Function. Our summative in-class project is due on Thursday, August 31. After that, we are starting Unit 2: Cell Processes! In this unit we will be studying photosynthesis, cellular respiration, and other processes that take place inside of cells. Our Unit 2 Vocabulary Quiz is on Friday, September 8th.

A Science Joke: What do other plants do when one of their plant friends is sad? Photosympathize!

This week we began our Africa unit. Students will be learning about specific countries, such as, Kenya, Egypt, Sudan, South Sudan, Nigeria, South Africa, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The unit will cover the government, economics and any historical moments associated with these countries. Students will also be learning about Africa’s many physical features; Mt. Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria, the Nile River, Congo River, Niger River, and Atlas Mountains as well as the various topographic regions of the continent (Sahara and Kalahari Deserts, Sahel, savanna, and tropical rainforest). During this unit, the students will have the opportunity to create an African Postcard about one of the various regions we’ve covered. There will be an Africa Map Quiz on Tuesday, August 29th, and an Africa Geography quiz on Friday, September 1st.

7th grade enrichment classes are currently finishing up the Test-Taking strategy by creating their summative PIRATES poster. From there, we will begin our next mini unit which focuses on the story Treasure Island and the podcast Treasure Island 2020. Students will begin by examining the vocabulary used in the shortened version of Treasure Island that we will be reading in class. We will then read the story as a class and begin working on a Web Quest that we will use while listening to the podcast Treasure Island 2020. Students will continue to work on goal setting, organization and proper use of their agenda during this time as well.

Business Administration: FBLA's first chapter meeting will be on Wednesday 8/30 at 8:00 AM sharp!  Please sign up on schoolpay for your child to enjoy being a part of the Future Business Leaders of America!  If you have any questions, please email Mr. Loureiro at sloureiro@forsyth.k12.ga.us 

Healthcare:

6th - Safety and Radiology, medical terminology quizzes on Tuesdays

7th - Safety and Respiratory, medical terminology quizzes on Tuesdays

8th - Nursing, medical terminology quizzes on Tuesdays

Physical Education:  locks/lockers and uniforms are set for this quarter. Activities are underway. With the warmer temperatures, we will be indoors most of each class period until the temperatures begin to drop.

Intramurals are in the gym from 8-8:30 on Mondays and Wednesdays for 6th graders, Tuesdays and Thursdays for 7th & 8th graders.

Eagle Pride is on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:30 – 8:15 for any student interested in working on strength, speed, and agility. Signups are not required.

Running club is on Mondays and Fridays from 7:30 – 8:15 for any student interested in running. Signups are not required.

Both Eagle Pride and Running club begin at 7:30 sharp.

Marketing:  First DECA meeting for members is Monday August 28th @ 8:00AM in the New Media Center Classroom!

Art:  Any student wishing to submit artwork for the Middle School Design A Bookmark Contest can pick up an entry form from Ms. Shoemake (Rm 525). Student can create a design for a bookmark based on the idea of COMMUNITY, and 1 winning design from each grade level at each middle school in the district will be printed onto bookmarks that will be free to anyone who checks out a book from a Forsyth County Public Library. 

Band:  Band has completed chair tests in the seventh and eighth grade. We are now beginning our first concert cycle preparation in those grades. Sixth-grade Band has finalized their instrument selections and is in the early stages of learning their instruments, including posture, hand position, correctly holding the instrument, our first notes, basic rhythmic vocabulary. Our upcoming performances include the SFMS versus Lakeside Football game on 9/19, Symphonic Band Fall Concert on 9/20, and SFHS 8th-Grade Night on 9/21.