7th Grade ACTS Newsletter
December 5th - 9th, 2016
Science - Mrs. Sexton
We will have our unit test on Chemistry at the end of the week. This test will cover atoms, elements, and compounds. Students should understand the parts of an atom, parts of the periodic table of elements, and be able to determine if a chemical equation is balanced. Students should use notes, and warm ups to prepare for the test. The semester test will be given on Tuesday, December 13th.
Priceless responses...
We used the balloon to dump the baking soda into the bottle of vinegar...
to a simple...
All of the sudden, we saw bubbling, and fizzing, and the balloon started to expand....
chemical reaction!
We were afraid it might pop!
Science - Mrs. Griffin
The students will be finishing with bonding and have a quiz on Wednesday. They will also be working with identifying balanced chemical equations. Students will also have assignments from Study Island and USA Test Prep. The students also have a study guide for Chemistry 2 Test and nine weeks assessment. Please continue to check Google Classroom for updates.
7th Graders Make Airplanes
to Explore
the Assembly Line with Mr. Creswell!
Social Studies - Mr. Creswell
We had a fun time this week learning about Industrialization. My 7th grade students learned about assembly line work compared to cottage industry. They made paper airplanes as a product. Naturally, the fun part was getting to throw them in class.
We should have a test on Tuesday, DEC 6th. Then we will start learning about Imperialism.
Math - Mr. Smith
7th grade math students spent the week learning about operations with exponents. We took a quiz on these ideas on Friday and these are being graded and will be posted to powerschool shortly. We will spend the next two weeks before Christmas break advancing our knowledge of equation solving. This is in chapter 7 of their textbook. If possible, we will try to complete chapter 7 before break and I am tentatively planning a chapter 7 test on Thursday December 15th. We will see how it goes.
We will take our Winter MAP test in math on Wednesday, December 7th
ELA - Mrs. Templeton
The students are reading The Christmas Carol. They will have a stems test on the 13th of December.
Drama - Mrs. Keenan
Drama students are tackling character analysis through duet scene studies. Students are focusing on subtext, emphasis, and active objectives as they rehearse the scenes in class. Students will perform for the class on Tuesday, December 6.
Voice - Mrs. Fennell
7th Grade Voice Rotation
It was wonderful to be able to share our music at the Festival of Trees on Saturday. Thanks to everyone for their support! This week, we will begin learning about vocal health and the anatomy of the voice. We will also begin working on solo singing. There will be a unit 4 test on Friday, December 9. A review guide is posted on google classroom.
Dance - Mrs. Brewington
Ballet Basics Unit Begins- Vocabulary, History, test will be in January. We will watch The Nutcracker before Christmas break.