GKMS 7th Grade Weekly Newsletter
Week of January 11th, 2021
Important Dates/Things to Know:
Quarter 2 ends on Thursday 1/14
No School Friday, 1/15 - Teacher Institute Day
No School Monday, 1/18 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Remember when students are learning from home they should be active participants - sitting up, at a table or desk if possible, and participating in discussion
Mrs. Ewald’s and Mrs. Fowler’s Reading and Language Arts
This week, students will read and analyze Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech. Students will reflect on how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. helped change society. Students will also write a poem about their own hopes and dreams.
MATH
Course 2 students (2nd, 4th, 10th periods) will continue working in Unit 3 on Expressions this week. Our focus during the short week will be on the Properties of Operations and the Distributive Property.
Accelerated math students (3rd period) will be finishing up Chapter 4 on Powers and Exponents. We will review on Tuesday for our CSA Wednesday/Thursday.
REVEAL math students (8th period) will also continue working with Algebraic Expressions, but their focus will be on Subtracting and Factoring Linear Expressions.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Students will continue learning about the Bill of Rights this week. They will be choosing 3 rights protected by the Bill of Rights, and write an essay explaining why they are important.
SCIENCE
We have been learning about the macromolecules that make up all living organisms (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids) and will spend some time next week exploring how we are able to get those molecules from our food. Through data analysis of food labels and a graph interpretation, students will determine which foods are the best to eat for long term energy (such as keeping them awake for a whole day of school ;)