Team 7 Blue
September 16 - 20
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
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!
Homework
We are noticing a disappointing trend of students not completing and/or not turning in homework. As a team, we try our best not to overload the students with homework and give them as much class time to work on these assignments as we can. For the most part, homework is based on what was not finished in class.
If the homework is on Schoology, you can verify that it was submitted. There will be a timestamp that shows the date and time, and on some assignments it will show how long they worked on it.
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.
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: Chapter 6
Tuesday: Chapter 6
Wednesday: Chapter 6 Quiz, Opinion Continuum HW: find evidence
Thursday: Writing Test
Friday: Chapter 7
Important Dates/Info
Comic Strip was due Tuesday, September 3 THIS IS A TEST GRADE
Students may make corrections on their MLA Format Quiz. They will need to talk to me to have their quiz unlocked.
For Chapters 4-6, students will be reading independently and practicing the critical reading skills that I modeled for them in Chapters 1-3. They will have comprehension quizzes over each chapter that they read independently.
Advanced Language Arts
Monday: Chapter 6 Quiz, Opinion Continuum
Tuesday: Writing Test
Wednesday: Chapters 7-9, Writing Conferences
Thursday: Chapters 7-9, Writing Conferences
Friday: Chapters 7-9, Writing Conferences
Important Dates/Info
Comic Strip due Tuesday, September 3 THIS IS A TEST GRADE
Students may make corrections on their MLA Format Quiz. They will need to talk to me to have their quiz unlocked.
For Chapters 4-6, students will continue reading independently and practicing critical reading skills. They will also have comprehension quizzes over each chapter in this section.
Math
Monday: Module 1, Lesson 15
Tuesday: Review
Wednesday: Module 1, Lessons 1-15 TEST
Thursday: Module 1, Lesson 1-15 TEST
Friday: Module 1, Lesson 16
Important Dates/Info
Lessons 11-14 homework are due Monday (9/16) by 11:59 PM.
Review due Wednesday
8th Grade Math (Ms. Chou or Ms. Elliott)
Monday: Constant Rate and Unit 1 Quiz 3
Tuesday: Lesson 12: Linear Equations in Two Variables
Wednesday: Lesson 13: The Graph of a Linear Equation in Two Variables
Thursday: Review for Unit 1 Test 1
Friday: Unit 1 Test 1
Important Dates/Info
We will finish Unit 1 Test 1 on Monday, September 23.
Science
Monday: Peppered Moth Simulation
Tuesday: Peppered Moth Simulation
Wednesday: Performance Expectation Assessment
Thursday: Intro to Chapter 2: Ecosystems and Biomes
Friday: Intro to Chapter 2: Ecosystems and Biomes
Important Dates/Info
Homework will consist of material not finished during the school day.
World Geography
Monday: Geography Post Test
Tuesday: Constitution Day
Wednesday: Constitution Day
Thursday: 5 Themes Stations
Friday: Common Assessment
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