Hilsman 7th Grade News

Science News Activities this Week: Monday :  Food Chains & Food Webs *Unit 1 Notebook Check for 2nd, 4th, & 5th Period Classes Tuesday :  Energy Flow & the Energy Pyramid Wednesday & Thursday :  Owl Pellet Dissection Lab *Students will need 2 pairs of disposable gloves, one pair for each day Friday :  Weekly Review & Big 10 Quiz #8 + Maintenance Sheets due *BioEnergy Day Field Trip Forms due:   BioEnergy Day FT Form *Team Kani T-Shirt Orders due:   Team Kani T-Shirt Order Form Weekly Science Presentation Link Here: Life Science Week #8   Social Studies This week in social studies we will be continuing with Unit 2 Middle East government and economics.  Students will be allowed to retake the Unit 1 Common Assessment if they choose to on Wednesday.  I will take the highest of the two grades.  Also all students will have a short government quiz on Wednesday and their fourth Geography vocabulary quiz on Friday.  All of the study m

Math News This week in Math we continue Unit 2 Ratios & Proportional Relationships. All daily presentations are posted in google classroom. Monday: Ratios of side lengths.  Homework sheet assigned.   Tuesday: Using ratios of side lengths to determine similarity Wednesday: Using similarity to find unknown measurements Thursday: Check Up Quiz and Math Reflection Friday: Analyzing comparison statements .  Vocabulary TIP Chart due in google classroom. Homework sheet due. Students who make a grade below 100% are expected to correct their wrong answers and re-submit for partial credit for all assignments except vocabulary tests and some on-line assessments. Corrections can be done during homeroom, ELT, lunch or after-school. Students must have their homeroom, ELT or lunch teacher's permission. Arrangements for after school must be made in advance. Students are to be picked up by 5pm.   Parents please check Campus regularly and monitor your child's grades a

Special Events This Week Monday 14th -  Signature envelope due to homeroom teacher  - Please sign and date the envelope and have your child turn it in to his/her homeroom teacher.  Science News Lesson Content This Week: Monday & Tuesday - Classification of Living Things Wednesday & Thursday - Using Dichotomous Keys Friday - Review & Big 10 Quiz #6 Owl Pellet Dissection Lab 2014 Weekly Presentation Link:   Science Week #6: September 14-18 Lab Needs: Later this month, we will dissect owl pellets.  Donations of disposable gloves and paper towels are needed. Also, I just posted a Donors Choose Project for funds to purchase a new body systems model and butterfly life cycle observation kit.  If you are interested in contributing, this link provides more details:   Life Science is Alive Donors Choose Project ELA  News This week we will continue our look at science fiction, this time using Ray Bradbury's story "There Will Come Sof

Special Events This Week Friday 11th - Progress Reports Sent - Please sign and date the envelope and have your child turn it in to his/her homeroom teacher on Monday.  NEWS from ELA This week we are continuing our study of science fiction.  Last week students read the teleplay "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street."  This week, we are watching two video versions of this classic story, the original "Twilight Zone" episode and a more modern version with a slightly different theme.  Students will answer comprehension and reflection questions about the original video and write about themes or lessons each episode teaches.  Later in the week, students will read the short story "Harrison Bergeron" and write their response by answering the question,"When is equal not always fair?" We will round out the week with a look at David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" and reflect on our experience with the science fiction genre. Links to