What a snowy week we have had. Please make sure that your student has warm clothes and boots for recess.
Thank-you for attending the Student-Led conferences this week. I’m glad the students were able to show you their work and goals for next term.
The student's poems and artwork that they completed for chapel are on the bulletin board outside the classroom.
ELA—The students are continuing their work on a Short Stories Anthology, Let Me Tell You. They have also been given a new Creative Writing topic to brainstorm for the weekend. Reader Responses for November are due Dec. 1. Students must complete four responses by that date.
Math--Grade 7s are completing Ch. 3 and learned about parallel and perpendicular lines, acute, right and obtuse angles and area of the parallelogram and area of a triangle. There will be a test next week. Grade 8s have started Ch. 4 on Fractions, Decimals and Percents.
Social Studies--Students discussed First and Third World Countries and the differences. We talked about the needs of the Third World Countries and how different organizations help with those needs. The students are researching relief organizations.
Science—We have begun our unit on Ecosystems by defining them, exploring abiotic and biotic factors and we are now examining an example of succession. We will continue this next week and begin sustainable development.
French—We continued our study on verbs in French class.
Dates to Remember:
Nov. 30—Scholastic Book Order Due
Dec. 1—Reader Responses Due
Dec. 2--Shops p.m.
Dec. 10--Shops p.m.
Dec. 16--Christmas Concert at the Church, 6:30
Dec. 17--Violin and Band Play at the Forks in the a.m.
Dec. 20--Shops p.m.
Dec. 22--Last Day of School
Jan. 6—First Day Back to School, MTYP a.m.
