7th Grade Team Page

Hi all!

This week students are working on their summative project for our Africa Unit. They are doing a creative writing journal entry from the point of view of a person living in Medieval Africa! 

All of the information about the summative,  including a rubric and examples, is posted on Google Classroom. The project will be due on Friday March 19th. If students are leaving early for break they should plan on getting their project done before they leave. 

Our next unit after break will be Medieval Japan!

Students did an amazing job on their A Long Walk to Water summatives! They all researched some really interesting and important topics. Their ideas for nonprofit were innovative and creative!  We'll be wrapping up a few presentations at the start of the week before moving onto our final unit of the year.

Here are the agenda slides for our 9/11 Theme Study unit that we will start right before break: Daily Agenda 

Students should be reading for 20 minutes per night Monday - Thursday for homework unless otherwise stated on the Daily Agendas. This is a book of their choosing, and it can be an eBook, audiobook, magazine, newspaper, etc. HERE is a document that shows where students can access audiobooks. 

Hello All!

We are starting Unit 7 Geometry today and this week before break, will review some of the previous year's material on geometry. After break we will tackle the new topics. While working on Unit 7, some students are finishing assessments from Unit 6 and will be given time in class to  practice and complete these assessments.

To review Unit 6

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Summatives for Unit 7 will be project based where students will be asked to create a project in order to show mastery of the skills. Students will likely work independently on these projects.

Enjoy the week, it looks like it will be beautiful!

We will be working on the unit of study for Heredity and Genetics until at least April vacation. Here is a link to the Daily Agenda. 

Fruit DNA extraction lab: LINK: If your child was absent  OR really enjoyed the lab and want to try it at home too, I added a video that shows you how. Students have to have parent/guardian permission to try this at home. 

Manie Musicale 2024 finished this week and the winner is a group from Ivory Coast, a French speaking country in Africa: Magic System. Students enjoyed discovering the French songs and learning about the large number of French speaking countries in the world.

Next week we will start our new unit to talk about our family.

Quebec: May 16th-18th

 paperwork needed:

#1 A photocopy of the ID that students will be using when going to Canada (passport or birth certificate+ stdt ID). Make sure the passport is signed.  Turn in as soon as possible. Note: the official traveling documents will be collected on the day of departure.

#2 The medical form with the photocopy of the insurance card. 

This should be turned by Wednesday April 17th.

Students finished up their section on the plural in German. This will continue to be something we practice as we learn new vocabulary. 

When we return from break, we will really start learning about time telling. This will be the end of our unit and we will have a mini-summative about when they have certain activities. 

They will be looking at a reading comprehension next week and learning how to use context clues in German for a slightly longer text. 

They will be asking the questions: 

Wie spät ist es? / Wie viel Uhr ist es? 

Wann ist...? 

Um wie viel Uhr ist...? 

They will be able to answer: 

Es ist..... Uhr.

Es ist um.... Uhr.

Es ist ....Uhr. 

Check out our Daily Agenda.  Parents, ask your student to show you our Google Classroom page, and maybe even try exploring Quizlet with them.  

Students should be spending 10-15 minutes a day practicing their vocabulary!

Students are learning how to describe animals and what they "say" ("dice") after learning the popular Spanish-language children's song "Los pollitos dicen..." ("The little chicks say..."). Next, we will learn about a famous Spanish & Latin American road race called "La Carrera San Silvestre" and the running of the bulls in Spain. Students are working toward telling simple stories using verbs such as "camina" (walk), "corre" (run), and "ve" (sees). 

We are always available to meet with students one-on-one to provide additional support!  We started dividing Hawk Time into 2 parts so that students can see both their core teachers and their Unified Arts & World Language teachers. Please encourage your student to request a meeting if they'd like extra help/practice.

Please check your child's daily agenda for homework assignments and important events coming up. Also please have your child check Aspen for any missing assignments and their current grades. The 7th grade Google classrooms are great resources as well.  There is so much information available at your finger tips. Let us know if you need any help locating all of the resources available. 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns (or if you just want to say hello :). Have a great day! 

 7th Grade Special Educator 

Mr.Meserve contacted students who need to make up work in order to participate in spring sports. 

The current UA class starts 4/15.

There is an assenbly 4/16 about the power of dignity, respect, and compassion.