Stuck in the Middle
FMS 7th Grade Newsletter: Week of March 18-22
Important Dates
March
25-29 NO SCHOOL ~ Spring Break
Classroom Notes
ELA
It’s been a great week in 7th grade ELA! We continued to work on the three main types of meaning (figurative, literal, and connotative). We tackled figurative language and poetic devices, too! We learned quite a bit about Abraham Lincoln through our week’s shared reading, “O Captain! My Captain!” Next week will continue to explore these topics and take on some more poetry!
Week at a Glance:
Monday - Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Mini-lesson
Tuesday - Shared Reading, Mini-lesson, Objective practice
Wednesday - Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Mini-lesson
Thursday - Shared Reading, Mini-lesson, Objective practice
Friday - Shared Reading, Guided Reading, Mini-lesson
Learning Targets for the Week:
Writing: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
RL1B (fiction): Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings, using context, affixes, or reference materials.
Important Vocabulary:
Connotative
Textual evidence
Figurative
Context
Expository
Plagiarism
Power Standards for the Quarter: ***If you click on this title, it is linked to the 7th grade ELA objectives in your eBinder.
RI1D: Explain the central/main idea(s) of a text and explain the relationship between the central idea(s) and supporting evidence; summarize the text distinct from personal opinions.
R.I.1.B: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, using context.
RL1D (fiction): Using appropriate text, determine the theme(s) of a text and analyze its development over the course of a text; provide an objective summary of 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.
Writing: Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.
Lit Terms
Quizlet Live!
EdPuzzle
Math
Announcements: Due to missed school days the expressions post test will be taken in sections as students are ready and equations will not go into the grade book until the beginning of 4th quarter.
Expressions Level Up Resource can be used to help your student know what to practice at home to improve their math grade for Objective 4: Expressions!
To see what we are doing in class, ask your child to show you their daily agenda on the Hyperdoc attached to Google Classroom. Here you can see the agenda as it is updated daily to reflect what students are doing each day. Our objective rubrics for the quarter are linked to the Power Standards below.
Learning Targets for the Week:
- I can the properties of algebra to simplify expressions.
- I can use inverse operations to solve multi-step equations and inequalities.
Important Vocabulary: Coefficient, term, Properties of algebra: Identity, Associative, Commutative, Distributive, Multiplicative Property of Zero, inverse operations, equation, inequality.
Power Standards for the Quarter:
7.EEI.B.4: Write and/or solve linear equations and inequalities in one variable
Students sharing strategies.
Sharing our thoughts.
Teaching each other!
Life Science
Week at a Glance:
We will finish up the muscular system this week with a post test on Tuesday/Wednesday. We will review how each of the body systems we have learned about so far interact with one another up until break!
Learning Target for the Week:
I can identify the main functions of the muscular system and how it is structured.
I can identify the main organs in the muscular system.
Important Vocabulary
- Cardiac Muscle
- Smooth Muscle
- Skeletal Muscle
- Voluntary
- Involuntary
- Tendon
- Understand and define each of the body systems and explain how they interact to keep us alive.
Social Studies
Week at a Glance:
This week we learned about various taxes that King George imposed on the colonies and how the colonists reacted. We will be wrapping up this unit next week. The plan is to catch up students who've missed days due to illness or field trips. We'll complete a study guide and then take a short quiz by Tuesday. On Wednesday and Thursday, Mrs. Crawford will be visiting the 7th grade classrooms.
Mrs. Yates classes took a quiz on Friday over the French and Indian War. Check out how they did by having your child show you their score in Google Classroom. Students also made hearts or hands for Dude, Be kind week!
Learning Target for the Week:
Explain how the effects of the French & Indian War were a turning point in American History that will demonstrate American independence.
- Explain what caused the French & Indian War and the outcome.
- Identify the reasons for taxes introduced by Great Britain after the War
- Explain why colonies were so upset about not being represented in Parliament
- Give multiple examples of colonists' reactions to the taxes.
Vocabulary: colonist, taxes, militia, repeal, tyranny, violation, boycott, restricted
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Heather Yates - hyates@fulton58.org
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org