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!
Is that enough for a Friday at WCDS Middle? I’d say yes. Despite the sweltering heat, we made the most of the end of the week activities and properly kickstarted the three day weekend. Please remember: on Tuesday, we will have a 10 o’clock start, and we will be transitioning to our Northern Campus.
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None
- Started our reading of I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys, nightly questions/summary, and in-class discussion.
- Used our warm-ups to review various grammar rules.
- Wrapped up on Friday with a Creative Writing day.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells
- Upcoming Quiz – Tuesday, Sept. 10; Quiz on Lessons 1-6 (see our math textbook)
- This week was all about integers! Students compared, ordered, added, and subtracted integers. Next week we will multiply and divide integers.
- Students will bring home graded assignments on Tuesday. Please go over these with your child and encourage them to develop a routine of correcting and returning those that show they struggled initially. This routine will help them learn from their mistakes and better understand the math. Additionally, it will help their overall grade as I will recheck and average the old and new grades together. If your child struggles with making corrections, please have them talk with me and we can set up a time for one-on-one help.
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 test on anatomical directional terms, homeostasis, and the levels of organization.
- Students were introduced to the anatomical position and new directional terms.
- We practiced our directional terms with a banana dissection and students made “gingerbread” men for homework.
- We dove deeper into homeostasis and completed a fun lab to measure our heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure.
Arts w/ Mr. K –
- Students focused on creating an image representing who they are, followed up with shading with either pencil or colored pencils.
Music w/ Mrs. Chelsey –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
- We started reviewing notes and rhythms. We used foods spoken rhythmically to help us create “musical sentences”.
- This Friday we had our first “Music Journal” entry to the prompt: What song brings back a special memory? And what is the memory?
