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Please mark your calendars for the “Middle School Winter Concert”, which will be held on Monday, December 16th at 6:00 on Main Campus. We will have a rehearsal on Friday December 13th at Main Campus from 1-3pm. Students will be bussed over to Main Campus and will need picked up at Main Campus.
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes-
- Wrote a Professional Letter/Email expressing gratitude for an impactful teacher.
- Continued our reading and discussion of Maze Runner
- We did various creative writing exercises to begin class instead of our routine warm-ups.
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- A few of the students continued to work on their laws of exponents tests. Extra time was given to everyone to make sure they showed each step and felt comfortable with their work. Tests were carefully graded, evaluating each step, and returned.
- Students worked on order of operations problems with rational numbers. Fractions are the biggest challenge.
- Next week, we’ll move on to squares and square roots.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells –
- No Upcoming Tests or Quizzes
- We continued working with one-step equations this week.
- Everyone received their results from last Friday’s quiz.
- We spent time working on individual needs by reteaching those who needed an extra explanation and offering advanced work to those who were ready for a challenge.
- We began solving 2-step equations and will continue this topic next week.
- There are helpful videos and review & practice links on our class website: mhowells.weebly.com
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – no test or quiz scheduled
- This week, students participated in class interviews for leadership roles in the Plant the Moon project. Peers ranked the interviewees’ responses on a scale of 1–10, providing positive and constructive feedback.
- Congratulations to Emelia, Tesla, and Amelia for being selected as project leaders! I’m proud of everyone who stepped up for this opportunity and the supportive atmosphere created by the class.
- To wrap up the week, students sketched their current knowledge of the solar system before embarking on our “Journey Through the Solar System.” Ask your child to show you the exciting interactive model we are using!
Music w/ Mrs. Chelsey –
- We finished going through all the verses we will be performing of “The Wellerman”. With a couple more weeks of practice, it’s going to be a great number!
- Our music journal prompt this week was, “If you could meet any musician, who would it be, and what would you ask them?”
Elective
- Adulting 101-
- Design with Mrs. Boldrick and Mr. Hill – Design – The students were challenged to find areas in our classrooms that could be improved. They divided into groups and came up with four ideas – an announcement board, attendance and lunch count board, backpack hooks in each classroom, and a cabinet to organize the school games. The students worked on schematics, pricing, and placement. They also wrote and designed presentations, which they will pitch to Mrs. Ochap on Monday. If approved, they will go forward with the design and implementation of their ideas.
