Seventh Grade Newsletter
March 22, 2015
Dear Parents,
Happy Spring Break!
Spelling Bee
English
This week we will be reviewing some of the short story concepts that we studied earlier this year. Students will be writing their own short stories, and the top stories will be entered in the Crooked Tree Arts Center Young Writers Exposition. We will workshop their stories this week and they can continue to work on them over Spring Break. After break we will do some revising and editing, and the final stories will be due Friday, April 10.
Social Studies
Due to the Mass Band extravaganza last Wednesday, the makeup date for the Ancient River Valley Civilizations quiz is tomorrow. Students were made aware of this via an alert on Edmodo previously.
Also, their university research for the March Madness Project is due tomorrow.
This week in class we are wrapping up our lesson on Pastoral Nomads.
Following Spring Break, we embark on a tour of the Classical Age empires.
Math
Students will continue to learn about probability. We will also continue to practice for the M-step. Students will be taking the M-step test after spring break in April.
Advanced Math
On Monday, students will be getting their summative assessment back. We will go over the solutions. Students who are eligible for retakes will be able to do this on Tuesday during lunch time. This week, we will also continue to practice for the M-step. The M-step test will be after spring break in April.
Exploratory Classes
Boater Safety: (Mr. Block) Students will learn the fundamentals needed to take the Boater Safety Certification Test.
Yearbook: (Mrs. Bamberg) Students will choose pictures and layouts to complete the middle school yearbook.
Language Exploratory: (Mr. Hawkins) Students will learn basic phrases in several different languages, compare the languages, and study the cultures of those countries.
Techsploration: (Mrs. Garver) Students will choose a project that will help them learn basic coding skills using materials provided through a grant from the Charlevoix Schools Foundation.
Sixth Hour Specials
Sports Calendar
Track starts after Spring Break. Students must have a current physical on file to participate.
Thank you!
Sincerely,