Team 7 Red
September 24-28, 2018
The teachers on Team 7 Red promote an environment where every student can achieve success. Along with building meaningful relationships with students, we believe in teaching the skills necessary to learn how to persevere and make informed, logical decisions. We work as a team and model good citizenship to support our students.
“If you only do what you can do, you’ll never be better than what you are.” -Master Shifu
September 24th is the first day of the new grading period.
Konza Prarie
Classroom Agendas
Science
Monday: Review & Reinforce Chapter 1 (Lessons 1-4)
Tuesday: Kahoot Review Chapter 1 (Lessons 1-4)
Wednesday: Test Chapter 1 (Lessons 1-4)
Thursday: Begin Chapter 2, Lesson 1 "Energy Flow in Ecosystems"
Friday: Chapter 2, Lesson 1 Activity
English Language Arts
Monday: Chapter 4 Quiz and The Right Question Group Activity
Tuesday: Read chapter 5
Wednesday: Read Chapter 5 and group discussion activity Signpost Notes Due in Schoology
Thursday: Chapter 5 Quiz and "Nothing Gold Can Stay" By Robert Frost activity
Friday: Begin Chapter 6
*Students will be conferencing with me over their writing assessment this week. They will have the opportunity to make revisions to improve their grade.
World Geography
9/21 - Cartographer's Challenge project introduction/brainstorm
9/24 - Cartogrpaher's Challenge in-class work
9/25 - Cartographer's Challenge in-class work
9/26 - Cartographer's Challenge project due
9/27 - Intro to Unit 3 - Physical Geography - What is Climate?
9/28 - Climate Change
Math
Module 1: A Story Of Ratios
*There will not be a Morning Math session on Monday, Sept. 24 because I have a district math meeting. Regular Morning Math opportunities will resume on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Monday, Sept. 24: Lesson 17 Homework (work out all homework practice problems on paper; show all work; keep paper in Math binder)
Tuesday, September 25: Lesson 18 Homework
Wednesday, September 26: Lesson 19 Homework
Thursday, September 27: Quiz – Module 1 Topic D (students may use a calculator, their notes and their completed homework); this will be the first assessment score for the second six weeks grading period
Friday, September 28: Quiz Corrections in class (students may use a calculator, their notes and their completed homework)
Math Reminders:
-Students should write on their math calendar during math class every day; they should write each homework assignment, when things are due in Schoology and the dates of upcoming assessments.
-It is important for students to practice their newly learned math skills by completing the homework assignments. When they spend time thinking about these concepts, it boosts their learning. Effort impacts growth/learning!
-Practice Problems (Homework) should be completed on notebook paper, with all work shown; this paper should be kept in the math binder.
-If students do not complete the homework the day it is assigned, they should catch up later in the week, so they will have what they need to complete the Skill Checks in Schoology.
-Morning Math Sessions are held every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Students have an orange hall pass that will allow them to come up at 7:25. Students should come in early to catch up on makeup work if they are absent, check their work, work on their assignments, to complete late work or to make corrections to raise their grade.
Foundational English Language Arts
We have been busy working on using details from a short story to identify the theme, or message, of the story. Students are taking part in guided reading each day, along with review and discussion each day. As the students read, they are finding evidence to answer the questions: What does the character do? Why does the character do it? We use this evidence to discover the theme of the short story.
Vocabulary development is also a part of our reading program. We use graphic organizers to understand the meaning of words in order to add them to daily vocabulary.
Co-Taught Math
Monday: Fractions
Tuesday: Equivalent Fractions
Wednesday: Equivalent Fractions game
Thursday: Equivalent Fractions Quiz
Friday: Comparing Fractions
8th Grade Math
Monday: 8.4.15 – The Slope of a Non Vertical Line
Tuesday: 8.4.16 – Computation of the Slope of Non- Vertical Lines
Wednesday: 8.4.17 – The Line Joining Two Distinct Points of the Graph
Thursday: 8.4.18 – Only One Line Passing Through a given point with a given Slope
Friday: 8.4.19 – Graph of Linear Equation in Two Variables
Review and quiz coming the next week.
Electives
Starting and Ending the Day at FRMS
Parent drop-off and pick-up will be located on the NORTH entrance to the building. Students who walk to school will use this entrance as well. Students will be allowed into the building at 7:25 am.
Bus drop-off and pick-up is located on the SOUTH side of the building.
If you have questions regarding busing availability or requests, please stop in at the FRMS main office or call (785) - 717-4500 with questions.
Trooper PRIDE
Responsibility
Integrity
Determination
Excellence
Here at FRMS we promote our PRIDE values in all classes and events. Students will learn about these words and how they can be applied to school and life in their first few weeks of Academic Strategies classes. It is our belief as a staff that these core values will make all of us at FRMS successful, productive, and caring people. We strive to promote these values in all we do!
Fort Riley Middle School
Website: https://www.usd475.org/school/frms/SitePages/Home.aspx
Phone: (785) 717 - 4500
Facebook: facebook.com/frmsusd475/
Twitter: @FRMStroopers
Teacher Contact
Math: Mrs. Johnson = jeanjohnson@usd475.org
Language Arts: Mrs. Schick = kimberleeschick@usd475.org
Social Studies: Mr. Sterling = caydencesterling@usd475.org
Special Education/FELA: Mrs. Lockhart = lorilockhart@usd475.org
Physical Education: Mr. Micheel = matthewmicheel@usd475.org
Band: Mrs. Schlesener= annaSchlesener@usd475.org