7th Grade News: September 9-15, 2017

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General News for the 7th Grade

Need to replace a low grade in Science?  Attend the Athens Water Festival on Saturday, September 9!  When you arrive, check-in with Ms. Hughes at the Welcome Table, then have fun and learn!  You can drop in at Sandy Creek Park anytime between 10:30 am and 2:00 pm for this fantastic educational event in our community.

21st Century Begins on Tuesday, September 5

The 21st Century Before and After-School Program began on Tuesday, September 5.  The after-school program begins at 4:00 pm and concludes at 6:00 pm each evening, Monday-Thursday.  Bus transportation home is available. There is also a morning program, "Morning Mentors."  It is available Monday-Friday from 7:00 am- 8:00 am.  Mrs. Dalton is the Morning Mentors teacher.
Please see Mrs. Dalton for a 21st application if you would like to enroll in the program.  


Detention

The 7th Grade hosts detention every Tuesday from 4:00-5:00 pm.  If your child receives a detention, he or she will have a detention notice provided at least 2 school days in advance.  

School Supply List

List of Supplies all 7th Graders will need:  Click here

ELA News

Monday: Read "I am Malala"
Tuesday: Guided Reading
Wednesday: Pre-Test Unit 1 /Read "I am Malala"
Thursday: Guided Reading
Friday: “Ghosts in the Shattered Cement” by Mohammed Shaheen
***Students have a 30 minute per night reading log. 
RL1: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL2: Determine a theme and/or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
L2: Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.

Science News

Monday:  Symbiosis Review & Classification
Tuesday:  Review:  Biomes, Symbiosis, Predator/Prey, Classification
Wednesday:  Unit 1 Test
Thursday:  Food Chains
Friday:  Food Chains in the Biomes

Math News
We have a big week planned in math! This week, students will be wrapping up Unit 1. Specifically, students will spend the beginning of the week adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive and negative numbers using the Order of Operations. The end of the week will be spent reviewing all content covered so far this year in order to prepare for our upcoming test. 

 IMPORTANT: Our Unit 1 Test will be on Friday, September 15th. Students' homework for the week will be to complete the Unit 1 Test Study Guide. The Study Guide will be assigned to students through Google Classroom on Monday and will also be linked into this blog on the same day.

Please feel free to email your child's respective math teacher if you have any questions.


Social Studies News

This week in social studies we will begin studying the modern history of Africa. This is a shorter unit than unit 1 and will last about 2 1/2 weeks. This week we will focus on the effects of Europe partitioning Africa in the late 1800s (called the "scramble for Africa").
SS7H1 Analyze continuity and change in Africa. a. Explain how the European partitioning across Africa contributed to conflict, civil war, and artificial political boundaries in Africa today. b. Explain how the Pan-African movement and nationalism led to independence in Kenya and Nigeria. c. Explain the creation and end of apartheid in South Africa and the roles of Nelson Mandela and F.W.de Klerk.


7th Grade Teachers
Language Arts
Mrs. Kaitlin Bevis - bevisk@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Kong Heu - heukong@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Verne Rucker - ruckerv@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Robin Jones - jonesr2@clarke.k12.ga.us

Mathematics
Mr. Mark Aqui - aquima@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Ashley Destefani - destefania@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Jason Pratt - prattj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. John Spinks - spinksj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Tyron Scott - scottt@clarke.k12.ga.us

Science
Mrs. Maxine Dalton - daltonm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Ms. Audrey Hughes - hughesa@clarke.k12.ga.us

Social Studies
Mr. Nick Hussain - hussainn@clarke.k12.ga.us
Mr. Rob Olin - olinr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Coach Jim Page - pagej@clarke.k12.ga.us

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