Red/Purple Team Newsletter
October 2013
Parent Teacher Conferences
Manchester Visit
Stomp Out Bullying!
Pictures from the Manchester University Visit!
7th grade Language Arts/Honors Language Arts
8th grade Language Arts/Honors Language Arts
Language Arts SWAG (Students with Academic Greatness) for October
1st period: Hannah Henning, Justin Manier, Sydney Wiley
3rd period: Andrew Van Auken, Caitlin Philpot, Emma Eagleson
4th period: Seth Ratliff, Lindsey Brown, Seth Pearson
5th period: Shelby Targgart, Logan Strange, Hannah Wallace
6th period: Trayce Jones, Makayla Medina, Alexis Rodriguez
All SWAG students get to sit in the “swag seat”, receive a donut, and a certificate on the last day of their “reign”.
Congratulations to these students who are consistently going above and beyond!
7th Grade Math/Pre-Algebra
We’ve just started solving equations and will be working on these for the next several weeks. Students should be continuing to complete their video notes at night for homework. Mrs. Herbst is seeing way too many students coming to class with these not done. Students and parents can access the videos on YouTube.
Algebra
We are currently learning about relations and functions. We will be taking our first Algebra Acuity test two weeks after returning from Fall Break. Students should be encouraged to do well, as this is a good indication of how they will do on the ECA exam in the spring.
7th Grade Science
In science class, we spent a large portion of our first nine weeks really studying the scientific method and the metric system. As October approached, we started our new unit, “Earth’s Structures.” Already we have learned about the formation of minerals and how to identify them. We’ve practiced identifying the three different types of rocks, and we’ve spent a good deal of time studying the rock cycle that occurs around us every day. The comic strips we created about the rock cycle were excellent! We have since moved on to the processes that change the earth’s structures. Once we have finished the first half of this unit, we will the move on to plate tectonics, earthquakes, and volcanoes. This will take us into and possibly past the Thanksgiving break. We will continue to be working out of our lab notebooks daily, so if you have not taken the opportunity to glance through your child’s notebook, I highly suggest you do. Many of these notebooks are looking fabulous, and I hope that the rest will continue to get better and better!
8th Grade Science
In science class, we have concluded our unit on the scientific method and the metric system and have moved on to our Weather unit. So far, we have really delved into the different spheres on Earth and how these spheres interact by transferring matter and energy. As this next 9 weeks progresses, we will begin looking at different weather patterns and phenomenon, as well as what causes them. We will continue to be working out of our lab notebooks daily, so if you have not taken the opportunity to glance through your child’s notebook, I highly suggest you do. Many of these notebooks are looking fabulous, and I hope that the rest will continue to get better and better!
7th Grade Social Studies
With the start of second nine weeks, students will begin by studying the different religions of the world. We'll be looking at the historical background and central beliefs of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism.
8th Grade Social Studies
With the start of the second nine weeks, students will begin by studying the causes of the American Revolution. We'll start immediately with the causes and effects of the French and Indian War. Students will then create a digital flyer describing that acts and taxes that pushed the colonies to rebel.