Important Dates
- Thursday, October 3rd – Grandparents Day
- Friday, October 4th – 11:30am Dismissal for Fall Long Weekend
- Monday, October 7 – NO SCHOOL
- Tuesday, October 8 – Classes Resume – 10:00 AM Start
Have Homecoming(posals?) always been a thing? Do these ceremonious dance invitations have anything to do with WCDS Middle? I don’t know, I just work here. Anyway, yes, it’s our homecoming, I’m happy and thankful for the time at Northern, but I’m looking forward to returning to Wheeling Park.
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Continued our reading of I Must Betray You.
- Not much happened this week with a bike ride day, a science lab day, and a midterm day.
- Please check with your student regarding their progress in my class.
Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quiz Scheduled
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – Fractions and decimals Test – Wednesday, October 9
- We continued using positive and negative fractions and mixed numbers with addition and subtraction. They have a “process” that they can follow (notes given) to add and subtract these positive and negative fractions. They continued to practice this skill all week.
- Next week, the students will multiply and divide fractions and decimals.
- Mid-term grades were given to each student (Google Classroom is in the works). Please remember that this is at the six-week mark. The students have time to improve their scores, but more importantly, improve their understanding and thinking with these concepts.
- Algebra 1 and Geometry – The students continued to brush up on their algebra skills. They will learn more geometry concepts about lines and angles next week.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells
- Upcoming Quiz: Thursday, Oct. 3
- The quiz will cover Lessons 7-11 in the math book.
- Study resources will be available on our weebly site: mhowells.weebly.com
- Lately we have covered Powers and Laws of Exponents, Order of Operations, and The Coordinate Plane.
- Next week, we will review for the quiz then prepare for our first test (Chapter 1).
- Mid-term grades were given to each student (see Google Classroom). Please reach out if you have any questions. Students have ample time to improve their grade before the end of the trimester; however, understanding the material is of utmost importance. They are encouraged to ask for extra help, resources, or extra credit work.
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Test or Quizzes Scheduled
- As a class, we review mitosis by using our hand signals and drawing each phase.
- Students continued to study and used the practice quiz to prepare for a challenging cell division and cell transport test. (Check their science binders to review – they did well!)
- Dr. Heather Kalb, a biology professor, guided students through 6 stations where they identified prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells and created a cheek cell slide. Students enjoyed using their prior knowledge to identify various cell types and organelles.
Music w/ Mrs. Chelsey –
- This week we continued putting together our basketball “Stomp” routine and adding some new rhythm textures into the mix! Students wrote their own rhythm patterns and then practiced speaking it as well as dribbling it! I also sang a Mozart song I am using for an audition this weekend for them and it was fun to see their reactions as well as discuss the piece.
- Our journal prompt this week was “If you could play any instrument, what would it be and why?” I’m looking forward to reading their responses!
