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English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- Aimsweb this Thursday (May 8th)
- Students continued their reading of A Wrinkle in Time.
- Students did another unit of vocab pulled directly from the book.
- Students wrapped up a spring piece of writing in which they generated a poem or memoir style piece using a picture they took out in nature.
Deep Dive w/ Mr. Rouse and Mr. Jividen –
- We are excited that Towngate has agreed to host our exhibition and premiere
- Students had a chance to fly the drone again this week
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- Students worked on understanding slope of a line using two points on a coordinate plane.
- They also watched videos and completed guided notes as a secondary means of learning about slope.
- Students were introduced to y-intercept and slope-intercept form. They are learning how to calculate slope, determine y-intercept, and write linear equations.
- Next week, they will continue working with linear equations and graphing the line of the equation.
Math w/ Mrs. Howells –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – none scheduled
- This week students finished chapter 5 which was all about rational number operations.
- Students applied many different skills as they worked through difficult, multi-step problems.
- They worked on such topics as:
- Order of Operations with Rational Numbers
- Solving Equations with Fractions: Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division
- Solving Two-Step Equations with Fractions
Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –
- After exploring the effects of the Colombian exchange, 7th graders started a unit on colonies in the Western Hemisphere.
- We talked about the three motivations for colonization, which included Gold, God, and Glory.
- Over the next few weeks, students will gain an understanding of English, Spanish, and French colonies in the Americas
