October 10, 2025

Science 7

The Engineering Task has students making observations and water their plants. They get full sun during the day and can be seen and compared with others. This week we continued our discussion of photosynthesis and understanding the role of mitochondria' in cellular respiration.

Aligning with Zero Waste October, food waste is being tracked daily and for 21 days. Next week we will participate in a lab and watch photosynthesis happen. And we will focus on the stomata and its role in photosynthesis. YES!

Things to ask about:

Describe and give observations about how their planting is going? What seed, soil and type of water is being used?
What do they do during the Science Seventeen?
What role does mitochondria have in the digestion of food?

Spanish-1

We are having fun in class learning to describe ourselves and others. One of the strategies we're using to learn Adjectives is called TPR (Total Physical Response). Practicing with TPR simply means that a word or expression in Spanish must be followed by a physical movement or gesture to describe what it's being said. If I say for example "El estudiante es muy deportista", students use their body language to express "The student is very athletic". This is a great way for me to see if they understand what they hear. It's fun to see them in action!
We will continue with this chapter (#1B) for two more week and our next chapter test will be on 10/24

Math 7

We will continue practicing with the operations with integers (add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers) and extend it into simplifying expressions using Order of Operations and learning about the Properties of Integers - Closure, Commutative, Associative, Distributive, and Identity. We will also learn about all the number systems (Natural, Whole, Integers, Rationals, Irrationals, Real, and Imaginary). We will briefly review the standard algorithms for the four operations with fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals - although these are 5th and 6th grade standards, many students need review and practice with these foundational concepts. Finally, we will start into the big 7th grade topic of Proportional Relationships.

Pre-Algebra

We've got a variety of topics to cover in the upcoming weeks. We will take our new knowledge of operations with integers (add, subtract, multiply, and divide positive and negative numbers) and extend it into simplifying expressions using Order of Operations and learning about the Properties of Integers - Closure, Commutative, Associative, Distributive, and Identity. We will also learn about all the number systems (Natural, Whole, Integers, Rationals, Irrationals, Real, and Imaginary). We will do our first dive into 8th grade standards by learning about Perfect Squares and Cubes, Square Roots, Cube Roots, and estimating the value of these when there they are not perfect squares or perfect cubes. We will briefly review the standard algorithms for the four operations with fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals - although these are 5th and 6th grade standards, many students need review and practice with these foundational concepts. Finally, we will start into the big 7th grade topic of Proportional Relationships. Buckle your seatbelts!

PE 7

Corbolotti: We just finished some great Ultimate Frisbee! This last week, we’ll be mixing in some Track and Field events along with Flag Football. After that, students are excited to head into the gym for our Volleyball unit. Please have students bring their PE uniforms home on Friday to wash and get ready for the next unit.

Rembrandt: The students are continuing their efforts to complete their first round of fitness testing so that they can establish individual baseline scores for the year. At the same time the students are participating in a non traditional game (Ultimate Ringoni), and other activities on the blacktop for one more week. After that we will move our location to the field and begin exploring the different events in Track and Field (sprints, longer sprints, shot put, high jump, relay), along with a few other all class games on the soccer field.

7th Grade Medieval and Early Modern World History

Mr. Jake

Week 1: The Birthplace of Islam: Where did Islam begin?

We have started strong in Chapter 4 this week .

Next Week: Essential Question:

What factors led to the rapid growth of Islam around Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe?

In Islamic Expansion, you will learn how Islam spread to Africa, Asia, and Europe, and you will learn about the conflicts and challenges that stemmed from this expansion.

Intermediate Band

Language Arts

We are wrapping up Unit 1 of 3 in our first Module: The Lost Children of Sudan. Students took their mid-unit assessments and will take an end of unit assessment next week that will involve tracing theme in the text, writing a chapter summary, and discussing how theme appears in the text.

READING:

I encourage students to read for about 15-20 minutes a day at home. They can read the assigned text for class or a personal reading book. See details about each below.

A Long Walk to Water: We are beginning to pick up the reading pace for our first anchor text for the first module, "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park. The chapters are short and most students are able to complete a chapter in fewer than 20 minutes.

Here is the reading schedule for the next two weeks:

By Friday, October 17, students should have read through Chapter 12.
By Friday, October 24, students should have read the whole book!

Personal Reading Book: Our class visits the school library on Wednesdays and students can return and check out books then for their independent reading. They should take that book home and read on their own when they don't have reading to do in the assigned anchor text. Every student should now have an independent reading book selected. Please ask them what they're reading!

Students should bring their personal reading book to class on Fridays. The rest of the week it can be at home so it's available to them when they don't have other reading to do.

WRITING:

There will be more writing practice and "language dives" in Unit 2 of our module. There will be summative assessments that involve analytical writing, including practicing compare-and-contrast.

i-Ready:

The stakes are higher! Each week students should take AND PASS at least two i-Ready lesons for homework each week. Sometimes these assignments will be teacher-assigned; otherwise, they should do their My Path lessons or select a topic. They are always due on Friday by the end of the day.

ART

This month in art class, our students have been diving into color in exciting ways! We’ve been exploring watercolor and tempera techniques—and this week students are designing their own logos, combining creativity and personal style. Through these projects, learners are not just practicing brushwork, but also thinking about brand, identity, and visual communication. Next week, we’ll shift our focus to landscapes, using color principles to capture sky, ground, and depth. By weaving together different media and ideas, art becomes more than a subject—it becomes a bridge to thinking, exploring, and expressing across all of learning.

STEM and Design

IDEA: Students are making SKIMMERS and competing the next two weeks to see who can design the most accurate low flyer. The goal is make a skimmer that can fly straight and aerodynamically stay "stuck" to the ground. Students need to use their skills of using a blueprint with dimensions and be able to accurately measure and be precise, the more precise, the better the final product! Before making the real-world product students will be ramping up their game on Tinkercad using alignment and grouping features to make a CAD design.

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