Stuck in the Middle
FMS 7th Grade Newsletter: Week of January 11- January 15
Important Announcements
ELA
We had our first full week after break. Students are still getting used to the routine of things. We did a pre-test on theme and affixes this past week to see where our students are at. These are our new standards that we will be working on. If you have any questions, please contact your ELA teacher and/or join Remind. Also, all assignments can be found in Google Classroom.
Here is the unit site for students to practice the objectives. https://sites.google.com/fulton58.org/7thgradeela/unit-1
Week at a Glance:
Monday - No school
Tuesday - Mini lesson on theme, Intro to Affixes
Wednesday -Theme Vocabulary, Affixes Practice
Thursday - Theme Quest Cards, Affixes Practice
Friday - Theme Quest Cards, Word Mapping
Learning Targets for the Week:
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.
RL3A: (fiction) Compare and contrast a written story, drama, or poem to its audio, filmed, staged, or multimedia version, analyzing how the technique's unique to each medium contribute to meaning.
RI2A: (nonfiction) Analyze how a text’s organization or overall structure contributes to meaning.
Writing: Use a given process to create clear narrative writing that is developed, and organized for the task; including style, voice, purpose, and audience.
Speaking and Listening: Present in a clear and audible voice while remaining on-topic, focused, and maintain voice level and pace
Important Vocabulary:
Theme
Drawing conclusions
Text support
Affix
Prefix
Suffix
Root word
Presentation
Clarity
Gallery Goal Setting
Gallery Goal Setting
Gallery Goal Setting Walk Through
Math
Daily Assignments:
Mon 1/18 No school, no new assignments
Tues 1/19 Unit 6, Lesson 8 (Lesson Slides and Goformative. Goformative will be turned in)
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Wed 1/20 Unit 6, Lesson 9 (Lesson Slides and Goformative. Goformative will be turned in.)
Thurs 1/21 Unit 6, Lesson 10 (Lesson Slides and Goformative. Goformative will be turned in.)
Fri 1/22 Unit 6, Lesson 11 and midcheck (Lesson Slides and Goformative. Goformative will be turned in.)
Week at a Glance:
This week, students will review how to write and solve one step and two-step equations in Unit 6: Expressions, Equations, and Inequalities. Important vocabulary words and sample problems are available in the Family Newsletter from Open Up Resources.
Students should be using Edmentum ExactPath for 15 minutes per day in math. Please check out this resource for more about Edmentum.
Students who do not have a 3 for one of the units can continue using the Retake Agenda to practice their skills.
Important Vocabulary:
Properties of algebra: multiplicative property of zero, identity properties, associative, commutative, distributive
substitute
inequality
combine like terms
coefficient
Life Science
Week at a Glance:
This week, we will start by taking our NWEA mid year assessment to see where we are. We will end by starting our cycles of matter unit and begin by reviewing the water cycle.
Monday/Tuesday: NWEA
Wednesday/Thursday: Water Cycle Virtual Lab
Friday: Carbon Cycle Notes
I can interpret and diagram the flow of water throughout the water cycle.
Key Vocabulary
- Evaporation
- Condensation
- Precipitation
- Runoff
- Solid
- Liquid
- Gas
Ms. Dollens: ddollens@fulton58.org
Mrs. Jacobs: cjacobs@fulton58.org
Social Studies
We were so excited to see the kids again! This last week we spent some time building relationships, reflecting on 2020 and talking about current events.
Plan for the Week:
- Monday/Tuesday: Settling in Jamestown - Assignment: McGraw-Hill online textbook (Chapter 10, lesson 1)
- Wed/Thurs: People of the New England Colonies - Assignment: McGraw-Hill online textbook (Chapter 10, lesson 2)
- Fri/Mon: The Salem Witch Trials - Assignment: Edpuzzle
Learning Target for the Week:
Compare the People who settled in all three regions and their reason for coming to America.
Key Terms & Events:
Key people: Pilgrims, Puritans, Quakers, indentured servants, slaves, debtors,
Key terms: joint-stock company, charter, headright, self-governing, dissent, persecuted, tolerance, economy, mercantilism, cash crops
Questions? Email your child's social studies teacher:
Heather Yates - hyates@fulton58.org
Lara Brunk - lbrunk@fulton58.org
Christopher Crowson - ccrowson@fulton58.org
Elizabeth Windmann - ewindmann@fulton58.org