7th Grade ACTS Newsletter
May 15 - 19, 2017
Happy Mother's Day to all of our ACTS Moms!
Science - Mrs. Sexton
Science - Mrs. Griffin
Math - Mr. Smith
7th grade math students are finishing up their study of probability. We will have a cooperative group quiz on Monday and their last test (chapter 17) on Tuesday. Students have 4 homework assignments for this unit and each and every question from the test is contained in the homework assignments. Assignments and answer keys are posted to google classroom.
All missing work is due no later than Wednesday, May 17th. No work will be accepted after that date and will be recorded as a zero if still missing. Students missing work have received multiple missing work reports. Please encourage your student to turn this work in.
Social Studies - Mr. Creswell
Dance - Mrs. Brewington
7th Grade Rotation: We began our Alvin Ailey Unit last week. Be on the look out for a movie permission form, we will watch Mad Hot Ballroom.
7th dance focus: This year's EYS performance is entitled "Once Upon a Time," We have dress rehearsal for EYS Monday May 17th from 1-4PM. Bring black pants for dancing- NO LEGGINGS. The performance is on Tuesday May 18th. Call time is 5:30 PM (report to focus teacher). I require a black cami be worn under the EYS t-shirt.
ELA - Mrs. Templeton
The students should be finishing their novel projects. They are due on Wednesday May 17.
We will continue to work on our Career project. We have completed an interest survey, chosen jobs that interest us, found colleges that we could pursue for our career. The students will be researching about scholarships, creating a budget, and completing a resume and mock college application.
Social Studies & ELA - Mrs. Owensby
Students will be working on ABC projects in class. They will gather facts and create a presentation to share with classmates.
7th Grade ELA
Students are in book clubs and will meet on Tuesday and Friday. They will have a stems quiz on Tuesday also. We will be exploring poetry next week as well.
Drama - Mrs. Keenan
Drama students have dress rehearsal for the End of Year Showcase on Wednesday, May 17 until 4pm! Please be prompt in picking your child up from the front of the school. On Wednesday, students need to come prepared to change into black pants and black shoes. T-shirts will be distributed during the dress rehearsal.
Thursday, May 18 is our End of Year Showcase at 6pm. We will be rehearsing after lunch on both Wednesday and Thursday, so please avoid absences and conflicts if at all possible! Students need to be at the school on Thursday evening no later than 5:30 pm and report to Mrs. Keenan's room.
Any student that wishes to receive extra credit can attend the 6th grade End of Year Showcase on Tuesday at 6pm!