MGM 7th Grade Gator News
January 11, 2016
Welcome Back!
We hope everyone had a restful and fun-filled break! We are glad you are back! Be sure to read through for house news, upcoming assessments, and highlights!
News & Updates
Join us for our Expedition Learning Celebration!
Job Shadowing Forms Due January 13
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Get your Gator Tales Yearbook!
Reserve your 2016 Gator Tales yearbook today! The price of $60 will only be good through January 29. Extra copies can not be guaranteed after this date. Order online or through the front office! Click HERE to order online.
Learning Commons News & Request for Help
We are excited to announce that the Grand Opening of the Learning Commons MakerSpace is January 13! This space will provide all MGM students a unique learning opportunity to build, create, play, do, collaborate, read, and "make" ideas come to life.
The Learning Commons is in need of the following items for our new MakerSpace. If you are cleaning out old toys or closets/pantries, we need the following:
-Legos
-Lego storage bins
-Tinker Toys
-Erector Sets
-old board games (missing pieces are ok!)
-X-Box games (E rating only)
-pipe cleaners
-puzzles
-Makey Makey kits
-Snap Circuit kits
-littleBits kits
-paint brushes
-sponge brushes
-origami paper
-scenic shower curtains (such as oceans, beaches, space)
-duct tape
-Modge Podge
-makers, crayons, colored pencils
-glue
-yarn/string
-wiggle eyes (all sizes)
-Play Dough
-Solo cups
-Marshmallows
-straws
Please send any donations to Ms. Kohout in the Learning Commons!
Girls on Track--Heart & Sole
Girls on Track is now called Heart & Sole. The program is still affiliated with Girls on the Run, and we want your Gator girls to get involved!
Upcoming Assessments
Check with your child's teacher if you have questions!
ELA & Accelerated ELA: Students will complete their research and begin creating their consumer guide brochures, which will be a summative grade, due Tuesday, January 19.
Science: See Schoology
Social Studies: Social studies has a summative on the Unification of Germany and Italy and the Latin American Revolutions on Thursday, January 14th.
World Language French Immersion (7th): None
World Language French Passport: None
World Language Chinese: None
World Language Novice A Spanish: None
World Language Novice A French: None
World Language Novice B2: None
World Language Novice C1: None
World Language Novice C3 Spanish: None
World Language Novice C3 French: None
World Language Latin Novice A: None
World Language Latin 1: None
World Language Latin2: None