MATH

Both math classes will be completing the end of year STAR testing on Monday, 5/8.  Students will need to make sure they have their charged chromebook and headphones with them on Monday.

Math 7:

We will complete our Surface Area unit with the end of unit test on Wednesday, 5/10.  We will study volume for the final unit of the year, which will wrap up with the end of unit test on Fri, 5/19.  EOG review will take place the week of 5/26, and the Math EOG will be administered on Thursday, 6/1

Math 7+:

We will complete our Exponents unit with the end of unit test on Wednesday, 5/10.  We will study Associations in Data for the final unit of the year, which will wrap up with the end of unit test on Fri, 5/19.  EOG review will take place the week of 5/26, and the Math EOG will be administered on Thursday, 6/1

ELA

Upcoming Assessments:

EOG- Tuesday, May 30!

Announcements:

• I continue to be blown away by your children! Pegasus students really are the BEST!! 

• Students have ROCKED the EOG review and will be completing the reading EOG!

• This week students will finish up their debates and complete a 7th grade reflection! 

SCIENCE

Upcoming Assessments:

• Science Final Exam - 6/6/2023

Announcements:

• I can't believe this is the last week of school. I have really enjoyed getting to know your student this year. I hope you all have an amazing summer!

SOCIAL
STUDIES

Upcoming Assessments:

• None!

Announcements:

• This week was a big week for students! All EOGs have been finished, and they wrapped up their Social Studies Test as well. Scores for all of these will be released shortly next week.

• Next week, we will be wrapping up the year with some connection and reflection activities, as well as participating in Field Day on Wednesday.

• The year is almost over, and I know they can finish off the year strong! Enjoy your summer after the last week of school!!

MATH

Upcoming Assessments:

🌟 NONE!

Announcements:

• Math 7+:  Students completed their Math EOG this week! More info regarding results / retakes TBA. Very proud of your student ✨ It has been a terrific school year. Thank you for the opportunity to join the Longma Team mid year.

• Math 7: Students completed their Math EOG this week! More info regarding results / retakes TBA. Very proud of your student ✨ It has been a terrific school year. Thank you for the opportunity to join the Longma Team mid year.

ELA

Upcoming Assessments:

• FINAL Cold Read Assessment - Wed, 5/10! WOOHOO! <3

Announcements:

• Ask Your Reader: Advanced technology and social media use is SO common in today's world. Do you think modern technology is more HELPFUL or more HARMFUL to society? Why do you think so? 

• We are finishing up Module 4: Technology & Adolescents! In this module, students will read various types of texts (articles, short stories, poetry) that are all centered around how technology influences teens and affects modern-day society! Students will continually be asked to evaluate the benefits and costs of increased technology use. Our Guiding Question: Is technology more harmful or more helpful to society overall? 

• REMINDER: Students should bring their ELA Spiral Notebooks to class with them every day! 

SCIENCE

Upcoming Assessments:

• SCIENCE FINAL EXAM - June 6

Announcements:

• Ask your scientist: This week your young scientists became ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS! We used snap circuits first, then experimented with batteries, wires, bulbs, and switches to create series and parallel circuits. Ask your scientist what they created with the snap circuits! They chose to make helicopters, birthday tunes, flashing lights, and lots of other interesting electrical devices! 

SOCIAL
STUDIES

Upcoming Assessments:

• May 26: Cold War CFA (Last Unit Test of the year)

• June 2: SS Final Test

• June 2: ALL MISSING WORK

•  All students need to bring their chromebooks and chargers to homeroom on THURSDAY MAY 25th to keep for EOG testing.

• Students have worked so hard all year and now we are approaching the end! Our Last CFA of the year will be this Friday on the Cold War. Students have been working well to learn about our most modern unit of the year. We will have a review day, Thursday before the test. 

MATH

  Upcoming Assessments:

🌟 EOG Thursday, 6/1

Announcements:

• Math 7+:   EOG review will take place the week of 5/26, and the Math EOG will be administered on Thursday, 6/1

•  Math 7:   EOG review will take place the week of 5/26, and the Math EOG will be administered on Thursday, 6/1

• Reminders: 

• Students chromebooks will be collected by homeroom teacher on Thursday 5/25, and be keep in homeroom charging cart unitl testing is finished.

ELA

Upcoming Assessments:

• English EOG = Tuesday, 5.30

• Your student needs to bring their chromebook and charger to their homeroom by Thursday, 5.25 for their homeroom teacher to keep for EOG testing.

Announcements:

• We have ended our "Module 4: Technology and the Developing Brain" unit and are now in EOG PREP mode!

• ALL LATE WORK = DUE BY FRIDAY, 5.26

• CFA #7 Corrections = due Tuesday, 5.23

• Absent? Everything is provided on our class Canvas pages. 

SCIENCE

Upcoming Assessments:

• EOGs - Your student needs to bring their chromebook and charger to their homeroom by 5/25/2023 for their homeroom teacher to keep for EOG testing.

• Science Final Exam - 6/6/2023

• Last day to turn in late/missing work for science is Friday, June 2nd at 3:00.

Announcements:

• Our Energy Unit continues next week while we learn about Simple Machines.

• Students will be engineering and building lots of things these last weeks of the year. I'm excited to see what they come up with!

• The science team is in need of supplies for some upcoming labs. If you can help, please check out this link: Science Lab Supplies 

• Please remind your student to CHARGE their Chromebook EVERY NIGHT and to bring their chargers to school. Many students are arriving with no CB or a dead battery (with no way to charge it!) and that really affects our learning. 

• If your student is absent, please remind them to check Canvas. Click the "Daily Lessons & Assignments" button to find all that we did. Students are still responsible for work, even when they are absent!

SOCIAL
STUDIES

Upcoming Assessments:

• Unit 10 Study Guide due Thursday, 5/25

• Unit 10 Assessment Friday, 5/26

Announcements:

MATH

Upcoming Assessments:

🌟 Math EOG Thursday, 6/1

Announcements:

• Math 7+ & Math 7: 

My students have received plenty of opportunities to study and prepare for the Math EOG. We have had practice problems (step by step answers are posted in our slides), classroom Kahoots, a review Quizizz & released 2019 EOG has been posted, and plenty of time to ask/answer questions. On Tuesday we will discuss testing strategies & tips. On Wednesday we will review number sense one more time and then Thursday is the big day. I know they are ready and can rock this out of the park! However, my students know this is only 1 test and this 1 test will never define who they are or what kind of student they have become. 

Reminders: 

• Students should get a good night's sleep Wednesday night.

• Students should eat a good breakfast Thursday morning.

ELA

Upcoming Assessments:

• NONE!!!

Announcements:

• Students on Tuesday this week completed their Reading EOG. Overall, the grades were incredible. I am so honored and blessed to serve such a wonderful community!

SCIENCE

Upcoming Assessments:

• SCIENCE FINAL EXAM - June 6

• Students need to bring their Chromebook charged for the exam. 

Announcements:

• Hard to believe Q4 is coming to and end.  I have enjoyed getting to know your child and I am glad I was able to come back to be with them the last half of the year. I hope your family has a great summer. 

SOCIAL
STUDIES

Upcoming Assessments:

• none

Announcements:

• Have a great summer