7 Burgundy Newsletter
April
Upcoming Events and Important Dates
- Social Studies PARCC test- April 24th-May 4th
Social Studies
Students have begun their study of Ancient Greece, which will wrap up by the 24th.
We are learning how Ancient Greece was a culture region made up of city states due to its geography. We will also study how democracy evolved in this part of the world. Of course we will spend time delving into the battles that make this part of the world so popular with many of the students. Ancient Rome will be next after the testing.
Science
In May, our Human Sexuality Unit will begin on May 12th. There will be a Parent Information Night on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 from 5:30pm to 7pm. We will discuss the curriculum and parents will be able to see all handouts given to students as well as view blurbs from each of the movies shown during this unit. Permission slips to be involved in the Human Sexuality Unit or the alternative science class will be given in the middle of April. So, please keep an eye out for these!!
Important Dates:
4/10: Nervous System & Sensory Organs Quiz
4/23: Parent Information Night for Human Sexuality Unit (5:30pm - 7pm)
4/28 & 4/29: Communicable Disease Project due (due date depends on when you will have Science class during the Block Schedule)
Language Arts
Math
Pre-Algebra 7: Students are revisiting and extending their algebra skills. They will be simplifying expressions, solving equations, and explore slope a little more. Students will be extending their work to the distributive property and using inverse operations to solve equations. Students will have a quiz on Friday April 11th. There unit test will be the week of April 28th (exact date tbd).