Team 7 Blue
Nov 18-22
Introduction
Inside these newsletters you will find: our contact information, each class's weekly agenda, anticipated homework, major assignment dates, and helpful links. Please keep in mind that our agendas are subject to change so that we may best serve our students.
Announcements
Missing/Late Assignments
Please talk with your student about the importance of completing their work and communicating with their teachers when they are struggling.
Morning Help
Please note that not each teacher will be available each morning, but there will be someone that is able to help every morning.
We cannot help if we do not know that help is needed! Please use this time to get your questions answered!
School Hours
Students are allowed upstairs at 7:40 to visit their lockers. Classes begin at 7:50. Students who arrive after 7:50 will need to visit the office to be recorded as tardy.
7th hour will dismiss at 2:50. Buses leave school grounds at 3:00.
Technology
Skyward and Schoology both have apps that you can download for your phone! These are awesome tools. You can even set up Skyward to automatically email you when grades are updated/every Friday at 10 AM.
Replenishing Supplies
Important Dates
Stay Connected
Contact Information
Mrs. Nelson: tinanelson@usd475.org
Ms. Seymour: kylieseymour@usd475.org
Mr. Thrasher: clarkthrasher@usd475.org
Mr. Wolf: chadwickwolf@usd475.org
Mrs. Brennan, 7th Grade Administrator: kathleenbrennan@usd475.org
Mr. Lubbers, 7th Grade Counselor: jasonlubbers@usd475.org
Contacting Teachers
We frequently check our junk mail boxes, but may miss your emails from time to time. Based on parent feedback, we have learned that emails sent from phones often get tagged as junk and do not appear in our inboxes. We will do our best to respond to your messages within 24 hours.
Elective Newsletter
Team 7 Blue Agendas
Language Arts
Monday: The Necklace Letter
Tuesday: Relevant Evidence Quiz, The Necklace Letter
Wednesday: War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast (Ms. S Gone)
Thursday: Continue War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast, Cause and Effect Exit Ticket (Ms. S Gone in the AM)
Friday: IRL Experiences
Important Dates/Info
In Unit 2 students will be studying the causes and effects of irrational thinking. We will read a selection of short texts, including The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street from The Twilight Zone and The Lottery, by Shirley Jackson.
Advanced Language Arts
Monday: Compare and Contrast, LHOF and OKC Bombing
Tuesday: Two Voice Poem, due Wednesday
Wednesday: LHOF 16-19 OR War of the Worlds
Thursday: LHOF 16-19 OR War of the Worlds
Friday: LHOF 12-15 OR War of the Worlds
Important Dates/Info
Some students will be reading Love, Hate & Other Filters (with parent permission) for this unit, others will be reading a selection of short texts including: Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, The Lottery, and a few other texts. Both texts will be discussed in class as they related to the essential question. A copy of the permission slip is attached below.
Math
Monday: Module 3, Lesson 3: Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products
Tuesday: Module 3, Lesson 4: Writing Products as Sums and Sums as Products
Wednesday: Module 3, Lesson 5: Using the Identity and Inverse to Write Equivalent Expressions
Thursday: Module 3 Topic A Quiz
Friday: Module 3 Topic A Quiz
Important Dates/Info
8th Grade Math (Ms. Chou or Ms. Elliott)
Monday: Module 2, Lesson 12: Angle Sums of a Triangle
Tuesday: Module 2, Lesson 13: More on the Angles of a Triangle
Wednesday: Unit 2, Quiz 3 and City Project Due
Thursday: Module 2, Lesson 14: Constructing Triangles: SSS
Friday: Module 2, Lesson 15: Constructing Triangles: ASA
Important Dates/Info
Morning Help is available. There are also help videos available on Schoology.
Science
Monday: Chapter 3, Lesson 4: Forests and Fisheries
Tuesday: Chapter 3, Lesson 5
Wednesday: Continue Lesson 5
Thursday: Finish Lesson 5, Explore Keystone Species
Friday: Review and Quiz
Important Dates/Info
Homework will consist of material not finished during the school day.
World Geography
Monday: Europe Pre-Test, KWL Chart
Tuesday: Discovery Ed 4.1: Geography of Europe
Wednesday: Discovery Ed 4.3: People and Culture of Europe
Thursday: Europe Expeditions VR Tour
Friday: Round Robin with Notes
Important Dates/Info
Assignments not completed during class will be considered homework.
School-Wide Information
Common Websites and Log-ins
Science: Pearson
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Social Studies: Discovery Education
Username: firstlast@frms (ex. johndoe@frms)
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Gradebook: Skyward
Username: firstlast
Password: FrmsID# (ex. frms12345)
Online Classwork: Schoology
Username and Password are the same as computer log-in
Email: Office365
Username: email address (ex. johndoe@usd475.org)
Password: same as computer password
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: https://www.usd475.org/school/frms/SitePages/Home.aspx
Location: 4022 1st Division Road, Fort Riley, KS, United States
Phone: (785) 717 - 4500
Facebook: facebook.com/frmsusd475/
Twitter: @FRMStroopers