7th

Upcoming Dates

September 20th- Early Dismissal 11:30(Aftercare ends at 3:00)

September 21st Save the Date: September 21st, Boots for Buses   6-9pm @ WCDS Main Campus Courtyard: WCDS families enjoy BBQ, beverages, s’mores, games and most importantly – meeting other WCDS families!

Buy your ticket here and meat raffle tickets(see meat raffle flyer below) here: https://www.betterunite.com/WheelingCountryDaySchool-countryroadsbootsforbuses

October 4th- Early Dismissal (Aftercare until 3:00)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEXT WEEK AT MIDDLE SCHOOL BELOW

Please have your student take a look at the menus for Avenue Eats and Wood Fire Pizza Company over the weekend. We are planning a special treat for them next week: lunch at the waterfront.  We will order ahead, and just like our Starbucks Days, we will have the 6th grade go on Tuesday (9/10), the 7th Grade on Wednesday (9/11), and the 8th Grade on Thursday (9/12).  Please send your child with enough money for their purchase on their designated day.  

On Monday, we will walk the entire middle school to the Waterfront to see the USS LST-325 (the last fully operational WWII landing ship tank). We are excited for our students to tour the ship before it takes off for its next location.

We have sent home the Meat Raffle tickets for our Boots for Buses event with your child.  They are in their agendas in the front pocket, along with a flyer for the event. 

Finally, please see information about our first trail ride for Deep Dive. Students should have a great understanding of the ABCs of biking.

Vaske Family Fundraiser September 15th

I am attaching one more flyer below. While it is not a WCDS event, it is a representative of what makes our community so special. The Vaske family has been involved with WCDS for nearly a decade. As an educator, I have never felt anything but support from this family, so I am asking you to return the favor if you are able. This event is not only to raise much needed funds as the Vaskes adjust to their new normal, but will show that our WCDS family has their backs.

Math w/ Mrs. Howells –

• Upcoming Quiz – Tuesday, Sept. 10; Quiz on Lessons 1-6 
• Students have a math packet to use as a study guide for Tuesday’s quiz. There are also many math games posted on our class website for practicing the skills which will be on the quiz. (www.mhowells.weebly.com)
• Please ensure that your student has headphones for math class.
• This week students perfected their understanding of adding and subtracting integers and learned to multiply and divide integers.

Math w/ Mrs. Boldrick –

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – None scheduled yet
• We reviewed how to simplify fractions, turn improper fractions to mixed numbers, and turning fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions.
• The students learned out Real Numbers – ask your child the difference between the natural numbers and whole numbers.
• We reviewed how to plot fractions and decimals on a number line.

Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen –

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quiz Scheduled
• Next week, we will take our first bike ride for Deep Dive on Tuesday, September 10. The class will take advantage of being close to the Heritage Trail and start our first ride there.  We have asked the kids to make sure they do the ABC check on their bikes over the weekend so that we can be sure we are all ready to ride.  Please have your child bring their bike and helmet to school on Tuesday.  We will store the bikes in our branch campus across from where we are now.  This will ensure that they are safe and not around other people.  If you are ok with taking them back and forth with you, that is also fine. We plan on taking another ride on Thursday, so we didn’t want you to feel like you had to keep bringing them back.  Please reach out if you have any concerns or questions about our ride. 

Science w/ Mrs. Farris – 

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – no test or quiz scheduled 
• The “Are viruses alive?” debate was a success! Students supported their arguments with facts and respectfully listened to their counterparts. This is a hot topic in the science community – There is no right or wrong answer! We learned we can agree to disagree. 
• 70%+ of students utilized the practice quiz and earned 3 bonus points towards their quiz! 
• For all quizzes and tests, there will be an opportunity to earn points through various means of study. Please encourage your child to utilize their resources!

Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quizzes Scheduled
• Students spent time sharing their current events. 
• We also discussed the upcoming presidential debate at length.
• Students watched footage from the first televised debate from 1960(only one student asked how old I was in 1960.)

September 2nd- No School Labor Day

September 3rd-Classes Resume 10 AM West Virginia Northern CC

September 20th- Early Dismissal 11:30

September 21st Save the Date: Ya’ll are invited to a rootin’ tootin’ good time! Country Roads: Boots for Buses September 21, 2024, 6-9 pm WCDS Main Campus Join us for an evening of BBQ, Boots, and Boogyin’.  It’s the perfect chance for parents to mingle, get to know each other, and kick up their heels! More details to come, so mark your calendars now.  Yee Haw!

Happy Friday! This week I was excited to spend time with the students during the lunch period. I learned about likes and dislikes, but I was amazed at the way each of the eats a Twix bar. I mean seriously, who eats it like an ear of corn? Answer, one of our seventh graders! Any way, here’s what happened this week!

English w/ Mr. Rouse – 

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes- None
• Started our reading of The Giver, nightly questions/summary, and in-class discussion.
• Started looking at sentence structure in our daily warm-ups.
• Wrapped up the week with a Creative Writing day on Friday.

Deep Dive w/ Mrs. Ochap and Mr. Jividen –

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Tests or Quizzes Scheduled
• We explored the parts of bicycles
• We used BikeCad to see how changing a bike affects performance

Social Studies w/ Mr. Jividen –

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – No Test or Quiz Scheduled
• Media bias chart: What news outlets do you recognize?
• We read two stories about the same event from Fox News and CNN
• Discussed how media bias affects peoples’ beliefs and creation of echo chambers

Science w/ Mrs. Farris – 

• Upcoming Tests/Quizzes – Next Thursday, there will be a quiz on the 6 characteristics of life and identification of abiotic/biotic items.
• Is it alive? Students used their new learnings from last week’s lesson to determine if any of the three samples were alive.  
• Students tracked their observations of dry samples and then added water. Referencing their notes on the six characteristics of life, they determined that one sample was alive! 
• Are viruses alive? We read two scientific articles to gather information to make their opinion open. Next week, students will support their claim with evidence during a class debate. 

Upcoming Dates

September 2nd- No School Labor Day

September 3rd-Classes Resume 10 AM

September 20th- Early Dismissal 11:30

September 21st Boots for Buses(Event Flyer below)

Hello 7th Grade Families! I am so excited to work with your kiddos this year. I will be the seventh grade advisor for the 2024-2025 school year. I look forward to working with your kids, but I am also eager to partner with you all to best meet the needs of each individual. I have had so much fun getting to know each of the seventh graders in this first week. I know we are going to have a great year. Below you will find an update from each class. We will use these blurbs to notify you of upcoming tests, projects, and exhibitions.

Mr. Rouse Language Arts-

• We discussed expectations for the upcoming year
• We logged into Google Classroom where assignments and feedback will be posted

Mrs. Boldrick/Mrs. Howells Math-

• We applied math skills to learning about the Leaning Tower of Pisa
• The students built their own “Leaning Tower of FEET-sa” using their shoes. The tallest shoe structure won!
• Mrs. Boldrick and Mrs. Howells are getting to know the students and their math strengths through different math assessments
• We reviewed the basics of integers (positive and negative whole numbers)

Mrs. Farris Science-

• Introduced this years class goals and grading system (Check out their science binders for details)

• Identified the six characteristics of life 

• Completed a scavenger hunt testing out our new vocabulary – biotic and abiotic

Mrs. Ochap Mrs. Jividen Deep Dive-

• We explored the history of bicycles

• We drew and labeled essential parts of the bicycle (A bell is not essential Layla Kalcum)

• We discussed goals for a successful Deep Dive

Miss Keding The Arts-

• We began a short back to school rap that prompts them to rhythmically share something they like to do, what they like about it, somewhere they went this summer and what they liked about it. We will practice putting these to a beat to share with eachother.

• Discussed our weekly “Music Journal” that we will keep this year. Every Friday, students will come into class, get their journal folder (which we will be decorating) and write a response to a musical question/idea that will be on the board.