MGM 7th Grade House News
September 15, 2017
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7th Grade Expedition and Field Study
Information and Permission Forms will be given to the students on Monday, Sept. 18. Permission form and $ are due by Friday, September 29.
Want a Chance to Attend the Palmetto Bowl?
MGM is participating in the Read Your Way to the Big Game Reading Contest this year! This is a chance for your student to win tickets to the Clemson vs. USC game at the Palmetto Bowl in November. For students to be entered into the drawing to receive four tickets and sideline passes, they need to read 6 books between September 5th to November 6th. Reading logs are available from ELA teachers, the Learning Commons, download one from the Learning Commons Schoology Course, or use this form. Turn your reading log into your ELA teacher or the Learning Commons by November 6th to be entered into the drawing.
Happy Reading!
Basketball Information 7th and 8th Graders
See the form here regarding basketball information.
Basketball tryouts will be on Oct. 30th and 31st. Girls will be from 3:45-5:15pm and Boys will be from 5:30-6:45pm. Must have an updated physical to attend.
Upcoming Assessments
Math Accelerated: STAR 360 Test- Monday, Sept. 18 (We used to call this MAP)
Integer RETAKE- Friday, Sept. 22
Math: STAR 360 Test-Monday, Sept. 18 (We used to call this MAP)
Integer RETAKE- Friday, Sept. 22
ELA Accelerated: Star 360 Monday
Thursday - period 3 formative on chapters 7-12 and quote sandwich
Friday - formative on chapters 7-12 and quote sandwich
ELA: Star 360 Monday
Thursday - period 3 formative on chapters 7-12 and quote sandwich
Friday - formative on chapters 7-12 and quote sandwich
Science: In-class Summative Project, Bacteria Information Poster- Due Wednesday, September 20th.
Quiz- Thursday, September 21st on Cells. Study Guide will go home Monday.
Social Studies: 7-1 Part 1 Summative- Tuesday, Sep. 19th
World Language:
French:
Fall:
Novice A: Friday 09/15- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
Level 1: See Schoology
Hamner
6th grade Immersion/Passport:
Unit 1 Formative IPA : Monday, September 18 and Thursday, September 21
Louisiana Tourism formative Presentational Speaking assessment - September 21
Level 1:
Unit 1 Formative IPA : Monday, September 18 and Thursday, September 21
Spaulding
7th grade Immersion/Passport: Wednesday 9/20 Formative Presentational Speaking on Louisiana Tourism Project
Level 2: Friday 9/15: Formative Interpretive Reading; Monday & Tuesday 9/18-9/19: Formative Presentational Speaking Writing Script
Pontens
8th grade Immersion/Passport:
French Passport: Formative Presentational Speaking on Tuesday 19/ Wednesday 20.
- French Immersion: Formative Presentational Speaking on Tuesday 19.
Level 2:
Formative Interpretive Reading on Monday 18.
Formative Presentational Speaking on Tuesday 19.
Chinese:
Zhang
Novice A: Formative assessments on Sep18-22
Sep 19- Formative Interpretive reading
Sep 20- Presentational speaking
Sep 21-22 Interpersonal speaking
Level 1: Formative assessments on Sep18-22
Sep 19- Formative Interpretive reading
Sep 20- Presentational speaking
Sep 21-22 Interpersonal speaking
Level 2: Formative assessments on Sep18-22
Sep 19- Formative Interpretive reading
Sep 20- Presentational speaking
Sep 21-22 Interpersonal speaking
Wang
6th grade Immersion: formative assessments on Tuesday, Sep 19 to Friday, Sep 22
Sep 19- Formative Interpretive reading
Sep 20- Presentational speaking
Sep 21-22 Interpersonal speaking
Passport: Formative assessment: on Tuesday, Sep 19
Novice A: 6th grade, : formative assessments on Tuesday, Sep 19 to Friday, Sep 22
Sep 19- Formative Interpretive reading
Sep 20- Presentational speaking
Sep 21-22 Interpersonal speaking
Spanish:
Suggested testing date: formative Sep18-22
Suggested testing date: summative Oct 9-13
Salomon
Novice A: Tuesday 09/19- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment (move it because of the short week)
Level 1: Monday 09/18 Presentational Writing Formative/ Tuesday 09/19 Interpretive Reading Formative/ Thursday 09/21 Interpersonal Speaking Formative
All of them are posted on Schoology
Simmons
Novice A: Tuesday 9/19- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
Level 2: Monday 9/18 Formative Presentational Speaking Writing Script (Actual Assessment will be Tuesday 9/19)
Sandoval
Novice A: Friday 09/15- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
Level 1: See Schoology
Centeno
Novice A: Friday 09/15- Formative Interpretive Listening Assessment
Level 1: See Schoology
Latin:
Stolebarger
Novice A: Make sure you are in contact with your Operation Lapis teammates
Level 1: Stage 3 Test Friday 9/22
Level 2: Vocabulary Quiz Monday (Stage 3); Interpretive Reading (Translation) Friday
IPAD BOOTCAMP
(A helpful lesson on how to use the iPad and help for all your iPad questions and issues)
For: 7th Grade students new to MGM
When: Tuesday, September 19th
Time: 12:07pm - 12:52pm (During Encore 2)
Where: Experimental Commons (Inside the Learning Commons)
Contact Ms. Sawyer (dsawyer@lexington1.net) if you have any questions.
If you have any questions about assessments below, please email your child's teacher!
Thank you for sharing your children with us each day!
ENCORE NEWS
ART: We have introduced the Elements of Art to all grade levels. (For some, this part is a review!) Each grade level is working on a different way to illustrate each Art Element to demonstrate knowledge and mastery of these building blocks in art. The Elements of Art are Line, Shape, Color, Form, Texture, Value & Space. 8th Grade is doing a 3-D circle-based design 7th Grade is creating a Pop-Art inspired design 6th Grade is creating a “color-wheel-style” design Musical Theatre (7th and 8th): Blocking and choreography are moving along nicely tor the opening number of the show!