Important Announcements:

• Please pay the $30 chromebook fee for your child AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
• If you have not joined Remind for each of your child's classes, please let the teacher know As Soon As Possible! There will be lots of important information going out through Remind.
• Please check out the new website! We have our student-produced daily news posted so you can be in the know of all things happening at SJHS.

• Oct. 20- Football Playoff Round 1 vs. Meigs Middle School

• Oct. 21- Grade Cards go home.

• Oct. 24-28- Red Ribbon Week

• Oct. 25- Parent Teacher Conferences from 4-6 PM

• Oct. 26- Red Ribbon Week Presentation at 9 AM

• Oct. 27- Football Championship Game

• Oct. 28- 1st Nine Weeks Awards at 9 am

• Nov. 1- Basketball at Rule Vale 4, 5, 6, 7 PM

New Scale:

• A= 90-100
• B= 80-89
• C= 70-79
• D= 60-69
• F= 59 and below

Old Scale:

• A= 93-100
• B= 85-92
• C= 75-84
• D= 70-74
• F= 0-69

Red Ribbon Week will be on 10/24-28. During this week we will have several activities for your student to participate in to take a stance against the drugs. The National Theme this year is: Celebrate Life. Live Drug Free! Each day we will dress up and have homeroom/grade level competitions. We will have a quick assembly on 10/26 around our theme. Please look for a flyr coming home with your student after fall break.

Monday- Manic Monday (Crazy Dress-up)

Tuesday- Takecare Tuesday- (Pjs)

Wednesday- Wear Red Day (All Red)

Thursday- Team up against Drugs (Wear your favorite sport team)

Friday- Can't find me Friday (Camo)

From Mrs. Wendy Duncan, Cross Country Sponsor:

SJHS Cross County hosted a meet at Sweetwater High School against Valley Christian School on Saturday, September 24. All of our runners improved their 2-mile times from the first meet of the year.

Upcoming Cross Country Meets-

• State Qualifier Meet- Chattanooga- October 8
• State Meet- Knoxville- October 22

• Students are reading Patient Zero and will have their mid-unit 1 assessment on Oct. 6.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/stateboardofeducation/documents/massivemeetingsfolder/meetingfiles4/10-20-17_III_J_Non-Substantive_Changes_to_Math_ELA__Science_Standards_Attachment_2_-_ELA.pdf
  

Math:

• Students are completing operations with integers and rational numbers. They will then begin expressions and equations. Students will solve for missing variables algebraically.
• Students can use I-Ready for extra practice.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/math/Standards_Support_grade_7_Mathematics.pdf
  

Science:

• 7th Grade Science has begun their Unit 3 Cell Unit. This unit is full of vocabulary that is very content specific. Ask about vocabulary list and test. Also watch for a cell project coming soon.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/stateboardofeducation/documents/massivemeetingsfolder/meetingfiles4/10-20-17_III_J_Non-Substantive_Changes_to_Math_ELA__Science_Standards_Attachment_3_-_Science.pdf

History:

• After fall break, we will start learning about Europe beginning with the Fall of Rome, the Byzantine Empire, and Europe during the Middle Ages.
• Check your child's calendar for our daily lessons and ask about their weekly vocabulary words.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/ss/Social_Studies_Standards.pdf
  

• Students are reading Summer Of The Mariposas.
• One pagers are due on Oct. 6th.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/stateboardofeducation/documents/massivemeetingsfolder/meetingfiles4/10-20-17_III_J_Non-Substantive_Changes_to_Math_ELA__Science_Standards_Attachment_2_-_ELA.pdf
  

Math:

• Students are completing similarity with angle-angle criterion for similarity and similar triangles.
• Students may use I-Ready for extra practice.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/math/Standards_Support_grade_7_Mathematics.pdf
  

Science:

• 8th Grade science is beginning their new unit. We will be looking at Unit 7 -Space. Students will have new vocabulary and will be discussing technologies that help us learn about our universe and how it works.
• Please have students check Google Classroom for any missing assignments.
• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/stateboardofeducation/documents/massivemeetingsfolder/meetingfiles4/10-20-17_III_J_Non-Substantive_Changes_to_Math_ELA__Science_Standards_Attachment_3_-_Science.pdf
  

History:

• In 8th Social studies, we'll be finishing our unit on the American Revolution just before Fall Break. When we come back from break, we will see how the new nation tries to run itself and creates a new government with the creation of the US Constitution.

• Standards: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/ss/Social_Studies_Standards.pdf