English w/ Mr. Rouse –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- none.
- We continued our reading and discussion of Lord of the Flies.
- We reviewed annotated bibliographies from previous classes and went over some ways to conduct research through the internet.
- We started our first draft of the annotated bibliography.
Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None scheduled.
- Students started learning about algebraic expressions and equations.
- They also used the distributive property and adding like terms to simplify expressions.
- The second trimester grades are available to see as the students turn in their assignments.
- Next week, we will start with solving one-step algebraic equations.
Deep Dive w/ Mr. K, Mrs. McFadden, Mrs. Ochap, Mr. Jividen –
Youth Show of Hands is up and running! Students have been tasked with designing an idea or project that would have a positive impact on our community. Students watched some episodes of Shark Tank to understand how an idea is pitched for funding, then a few brave souls pitched some preliminary ideas. Some of the ideas are ones that we would personally endorse! We have begun to assign students to interest groups such as music, art, food, community improvement, sports and animals.–
Science w/ Mrs. McKay –
- In science this week, students model the expanding universe with a balloon and galaxy stickers. We also began a lab on osmosis and learned the difference between osmosis and diffusion.
Music w/Mrs. Chelsey –
- Upcoming Tests/Quizzes –
- This week we focused on the details of our radio drama! We spent time going through each scene and coordinating sounds with lines. I’m so proud of their work ethic! We are in the home stretch and I am so excited to share what we’ve been learning so far this year!
Social Studies w/Mr. Jividen –
Completed quiz this week
Matewan, John Brown’s raid, and geography
Art w/ Mr. K –
- Students have finished their texture painting, and we moved on to a fun little project before break called a cartoon mashup. They will draw two characters separately and then combine them into a crossover. Think of SpongeBob and Batman mashed together!
SEL w/ Mr. Jividen –
- This week, students are learning about self-talk. Self-talk is just that: how we talk to ourselves inside of our heads. Inside their heads, children (and adults) are often much harder on themselves than encouraging and kind. It takes five positive thoughts to make up for one negative one. Ask your students what are some positive and negative messages they said to themselves this week and encourage them to practice positive self-talk.
Elective –Robotics – Students are learning about the parts and components of the Vex Robotics system. They are eager to get their hands on their robots! We will continue to introduce elements of robotics, which concentrates on critical thinking, math, engineering, and organization, aside from simply building the robot.
