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What a week! It may have been the week before break, but moss does not grow under our feet! Middle School students had the opportunity to work hands on with WVU STEAM TAC. It was a pleasant surprise to turn on the evening news and see several of our students featured. 7th Grade students also started the final trimester this week, kicking off a drone focused Deep Dive called Aerial Ohio Valley. I hope you all have a restful Spring Break. You have earned it!
English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none
- Continued our reading and discussion of Howl’s Moving Castle. We are nearing the final quarter of the book, and we WILL have another book this trimester, so please be on the lookout/bug your kid about updates regarding our next book.
- Continued our work on warm-ups.
- Started our first vocabulary unit of the trimester.
Deep Dive w/ Mr. Jividen and Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quiz Scheduled
- Students began the third trimester Deep Dive titled “Aerial OV’
- We brainstormed and settled on a focus for the upcoming Drone Project
- Students will begin the storyboard process when we return from Spring Break
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- The students moved on from solving one-step equations to one-step equations with fractions.
- We then moved to two or more step equations. They had practice sheets, then went on to graded worksheets.
- The students are challenged with these equations when using fractions. We’ll continue to practice them.
- When we return from spring break, we will use inequalities when solving for a variable.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- This third trimester began with everyone working their math skills to multiply decimals.
- We also reviewed for our quiz, then spent Thursday and Friday taking the quiz.
- The quiz covered rational numbers; rounding, comparing, ordering, adding, & subtracting decimals.
- When we return from Spring Break we will continue multiplying decimals, then begin dividing decimals and working with negative exponents.
French w/ Mrs. McAteer –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –
- 7th grade students wrapped up their presentations this week
- We will begin a new unit upon returning from Spring Break
Science w/ Mrs. Farris –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – no test or quiz scheduled
- We’re now halfway through the Plant the Moon Challenge! Teams worked hard to submit their mid-grow updates, and pictures of their progress are below.
- We welcomed STEAM Tac on Thursday and participated in their Growing with Innovations immersion. Students coded Micro:bits to solve real-world problems using light sensors and temperature monitors.
- A few students were curious about how we could apply Micro:bit coding to our current Plant the Moon challenges, such as monitoring moisture levels. Their curiosity and problem-solving mindset made for a great discussion!
