GKMS Encore Newsletter

STEM Concepts - Mr. McCune

6th Grade Computer Science: Next week , we will finish coding educational science cartoons using Scratch. We will take our summative Typing Test on Tuesday. And we will continue to practice keyboarding every day at Typing Club.

7th Grade Design and Modeling: We will finish our applications of the design process to produce products that solves real world problems. We will 3D print prototypes and deliver classroom presentations. We will take our summative Typing Test on Tuesday. And we will continue to practice keyboarding each day using Typing Club.

8th Grade Automation and Robotics: Next week, we will finish applying the design process to generate VEX Robotics drag racers and VEX Robotics lap racers.

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 - Sousa Times Twosa, Year of the Dragon, and Liturgical Fanfare.

8th Grade - Students have started working on pieces for their next concert - On the Wing, Castles and Dragons, and Aggressivo.

Chorus:

Students have started working on songs for their next concert - United We Sing, Hush! Somebody's Calling My Name, and Al Tambor.

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 e-cigarettes and how unhealthy they are in all areas of our health.

7th Grade: We will be describe how we personally manage our stress and what are some signs that we are experiencing it.

8th Grade: We will examine the impact of marijuana and other illicit drugns have on our brain.

Careers- Mr. Schmidt

6th Grade: We will be describing the last 8 career clusters and some careers within them.

7th Grade: We will be describing some secrets to a successful career and we will review the difference in hard and soft skills.

8th Grade: We will examine our money personality we are and the difference between debit and credit cards.

PE-Mr. Hoffman/Mrs. Thurlby

This week students began their new units. Mr. Hoffman's classes began game play of pickleball. Mrs. Thurlby's classes began game play ofbasketball. The students worked on the skills needed to participate in those games. We will begin game play next week for both of those units. We will be wrapping up the units and assessments next week. Next week is the end of Encore 4. Some students may be rotating out of Physical Education and into Health Education..

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 - Next Friday is our last day of the Encore rotation. We will prepare our Faux Food for display in the front entryway. Students will become food designers and photograph their projects! These sculptures are looking amazingly realistic!!

7th Grade ART - Students have started painting their plaster plants. They will create an origin story for their plant from another planet, and we will display them in the library.

8th Grade ART - Groups will prepare their paper mache letters to be displayed as a whole word in the GKMS hallways! They will make an artist statement to accompany the word.

🎨 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. 🎨

Leadership & Community Service - Mr. Ellis

LCS 6 - We will continue putting together our plan and slides for our Leader Presentations.

LCS 7- We will complete our plans for the Area to Study presentations and begin presenting.

LCS 8 - We will complete our plans for the Rule Change presentation and begin presenting.

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