September 2nd- No School Labor Day
September 3rd-Classes Resume 10 AM West Virginia Northern CC
September 20th- Early Dismissal 11:30
September 21st Save the Date: Ya’ll are invited to a rootin’ tootin’ good time! Country Roads: Boots for Buses September 21, 2024, 6-9 pm WCDS Main Campus Join us for an evening of BBQ, Boots, and Boogyin’. It’s the perfect chance for parents to mingle, get to know each other, and kick up their heels! More details to come, so mark your calendars now. Yee Haw!
Happy Friday! This week I was excited to spend time with the students during the lunch period. I learned about likes and dislikes, but I was amazed at the way each of the eats a Twix bar. I mean seriously, who eats it like an ear of corn? Answer, one of our seventh graders! Any way, here’s what happened this week!
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None
- Started our reading of The Giver, nightly questions/summary, and in-class discussion.
- Started looking at sentence structure in our daily warm-ups.
- Wrapped up the week with a Creative Writing day on Friday.
Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quizzes Scheduled
- We explored the parts of bicycles
- We used BikeCad to see how changing a bike affects performance
Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Test or Quiz Scheduled
- Media bias chart: What news outlets do you recognize?
- We read two stories about the same event from Fox News and CNN
- Discussed how media bias affects peoples’ beliefs and creation of echo chambers
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – Next Thursday, there will be a quiz on the 6 characteristics of life and identification of abiotic/biotic items.
- Is it alive? Students used their new learnings from last week’s lesson to determine if any of the three samples were alive.
- Students tracked their observations of dry samples and then added water. Referencing their notes on the six characteristics of life, they determined that one sample was alive!
- Are viruses alive? We read two scientific articles to gather information to make their opinion open. Next week, students will support their claim with evidence during a class debate.
