Wildcat News
Sept 29, 2015
Fall is Here!
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Grade Level News
6th Grade News
In Language Arts we are studying about Hispanic heritages and learning about immigration. We are working on summarizing texts. Students need to keep reading to master their AR goals. Nightly homework is reading their AR books.
In Science we are learning about ecosystems.
In Math students are working with decimals and converting fractions.
In Social Studies students are working with the five themes of geography as well as map skills. Students are reading about Ireland and working on reading skills in the context of social studies.
7th Grade News
ELA
We have been learning about main idea, central idea, citing evidence
and all sorts of figurative language techniques such as metaphors,
similes, allusion, imagery, personification, onomatopoeia, and
hyperboles. We have also been doing writing poetry!☺
MATH
Students are learning procedures for solving problems with integers
and multiplying fractions through song! The songs are short and fun,
but are filled with all the step-by-step rules necessary to solve the
problems. Students are creating interactive notebooks that include a
table of contents, index and even their own personal math test data!
Great things are happening in 7th grade math!
SCIENCE
Students are using Kahoot.it "DAILY" to increase student knowledge.
SOCIAL STUDIES
Students learned "The Five Themes of Geography" from a Global perspective. Students selected a country and researched how The Five Themes of Geography are present in that particular country. Students participated in a gallery walk and were able to learn about all regions of the world.
8th Grade News
Exciting things are happening on the 8th grade hall. In Social Studies, students created pamphlets and 3D Salt Dough maps of the regions of North Carolina. Some of the maps are on display in the media center. Check them out! In Language Arts, students will get to choose their favorite fictitious character and compare that character to themselves. The results should be very interesting. In Science, students have been studying compounds, mixtures and elements. Students created posters, flyers, trading cards and element heroes and villains. Some even dressed as their character. One student's element picture is shown above. Great job! In Math, students are studying rational and irrational numbers.
Our Scholastic Book Fair is Here!
Items at our book fair are taxable, so please remember to include tax. Many students forget this, and bring $5.00 for a $5.00 item. Any parent wishing to donate their loose change towards helping students pay the tax on their purchases, please send it to Mrs. Robertson by your student. We appreciate any help you can provide!
Remember, books make great gifts, and all purchases benefit our school's library.
Click on the link below to see the Scholastic Book Fair Highlights!
PBIS Trip to Star City
If students qualify for the trip, they will bring home a permission slip to be signed. Permission slips are due by Wednesday, Sept 30.