GKMS Encore Newsletter

STEM Concepts - Mr. McCune

6th Grade Computer Science: Next week, we will be using Scratch to generate educational science cartoons. We will be taking our summative Typing Tests on Wednesday, May 20th. And we will continue to practice keyboarding daily at Typing Club.com.

7th Grade Design and Modeling: Next week, we will continue to follow a design process to develop and produce solutions for clients' problems. We will take the Typing Test on Wednesday, May 20th. We practice keyboarding each day using Typing Club.com.

8th Grade Automation and Robotics: Next week, we will finish designing, building, and testing a robotic vehicles.

Band/Chorus - Mr. Lowe

Band:

Click here to view a digital copy of the Band Handbook.

Click here to view next week's Band Schedule.

If your student needs a new copy of the Sound Innovations book, please click this link and then select your student's instrument.

6th Grade - Students have started working on pieces for their next concert - Midnight Mission, Acceleration, and Mystic Legacy.

7th Grade - Students have started working on pieces for their next concert - Carolina Legend, Salvation is Created, and Arabian Dances.

8th Grade - Students have started working on pieces for their next concert - Aztec Celebration, Cyclone, and Westwood Trail.

Chorus:

Students have continued working on songs for their next concert - United We Sing, Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name, Al Tambor, and I've Got the World on a String.

Click here to view a digital copy of the Chorus Handbook.

Click here to view next week's Chorus Schedule.

Health- Mr. Schmidt

6th Grade: We will examine how we deal with our stress in a healthy way.

7th Grade: We will be describe the impact and alcoholic has on a family.

8th Grade: We will describe our natural high and why it will so important in our future.

Careers- Mr. Schmidt

6th Grade: We will examine the last set of career clusters

7th Grade: We will describe ways to show effective teamwork in the workplace.

8th Grade: We will examine traits of a good resume and job interview responses.

PE-Mr. Hoffman/Mrs. Thurlby

This week we continued our golf unit. Students spent time working on skills such as: pitching and full swing. Next week they will apply different types of shots while playing games and modified holes. Students will also be introduced to par and keeping score.

As the weather is getting nicer, we will be looking to go outside more. Students could have a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt in their locker for going outside.

As students are dressing, students are reminded that the dress policy/ procedures are that they wear their GK PE shirt, bring a pair of shorts that they can change into and leave in their locker and gym shoes. Students are able to bring the following items to put in their locker:

- Extra Socks- Morning classes
- Deodorant- NO SPRAYS OF ANY KIND- INCLUDING BODY SPRAY!!!!!!!
- Lotion
- Hair Brush
- Hair Ties
- Sweats (sweat shirt and pants)
- Shoes
  - Leggings are acceptable- NO SPANDEX SHORTS!!!!!

Art - Mrs. Hulseberg

6th Grade ART - Students prepared their prints for presentation in the hallways by adding a colorful mat and a hand-written story border. Next week we will hang these up and then begin our Faux Food project. This is a student favorite! They will get to select a favorite food or meal to create realistically with toilet paper.

7th Grade ART - Students are preparing their "What's Inside" Portraits for presentation in the hallway. After this, we will begin a sculpture project entitled "Plants from Another Planet". They will learn how to make a sturdy armature and apply a skin of plaster gauze.

8th Grade ART - Students have finished their inspirational word sculptures. We will display them in the GKMS hallways and classrooms. We will then conclude this rotation of art with a weaving project. Students get to choose to make either a tiny wall hanging or a tiny rug/coaster.

🎨 Art gives us the skills to communicate in a visual world. When creating art, students practice disciplines of engagement like persistence and making connections, which are vital for academic and life success. These habits of mind help foster critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity, all of which are essential for navigating the complexities of the modern world. 🎨