Stuck in the Middle
FMS 7th Grade Newsletter: Week of Sept. 9th - 13th
Classroom Notes
ELA
This week, ELA has been working hard to learn what it takes to make good inferences. Students have also enjoyed planning a vacation through our Ultimate Adventure Project. NWEA testing for language is on Monday, and we’ll dig deeper into inferencing and drawing conclusions.
Week at a Glance:
Monday - NWEA testing for language
Tuesday - NWEA testing continued
Wednesday - Inferencing practice, guided reading
Thursday - Shared reading, guided reading
Friday - Continue inferencing, guided reading, shared reading
Learning Target for the Week:
This means I can recognize use background knowledge and the text to make a conclusion or inference. I can also support my claims with the text and the inferences I made.
Important Vocabulary:
Inference
Drawing conclusions
Text support
Power Standards for the Quarter:
RL1A: (fiction) Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI1A: (non-fiction) Draw conclusions, infer, and analyze by citing the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Writing: Use a given process to create clear expository writing that is developed, and organized for the task; including style, voice, purpose, and audience.
Speaking & Listening: Present in a clear and audible voice while remaining on-topic, focused, and maintain voice level and pace
Charades and Inferencing!
Working hard!
Presentation on the Ultimate Adventure
Math
This week we will continue Unit 1: Scale Drawings with a focus on scale drawings and maps. Please view our Family Materials for lessons 1-6 and our Family Materials for lessons 7-13 to review important vocabulary and see sample problems that you can do with your student at home.
Power Standard for Unit 1:
7.GM.A.1 - Solve problems involving scale drawings of real objects and geometric figures, including computing actual lengths and areas from a scale drawing and reproducing the drawing at a different scale.
Writing Our Thinking and Taking Notes
Using Our Strategies
Exploring Scaled Copies Using Apps
Life Science
Week at a Glance:
We will continue looking at the cell theory and what makes cells the building blocks of all living things.
I can recognize that according to the cell theory all organisms are composed of cells and cells carry out similar functions such as extracting energy from food to sustain life.
Important Vocabulary
- Prokaryotic
- Eukaryotic
- Cells
- Cell Theory
- Homeostasis
LS1.A.1: Provide evidence that living things are made up of one or many varied cells.
LS1.A.3: Use evidence to argue that multicellular organisms are organized by varying levels of complexity
Social Studies
Week at a Glance:
Learning Target for the Week:
- Learn how to navigate our text book
- Explore how natives first came to the Americas
Power Standards for the Quarter: Explain how Native Americans adapted to their environment.
Key Terms & Events: artifact, migrate, environment, natural resource, culture, cultural region, resourceful, and adapt
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Heather Yates - hyates@fulton58.org
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org