7th Grade News: September 10-14, 2018

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7th Grade Curriculum Night

September 11 from 6-7:30pm: Come visit your student's teachers, follow their schedule, learn about their classes, and experience the character of Hilsman 2.0! There are 3 locations at Hilsman 2.0 for parking: (1) in the parking spaces in front of the school (2) in the gravel lot by the trailers on the Ollie's side of the school (3) in the gravel lot behind the school. We hope to see you on Tuesday night!

Immunizations

Nurse Chambers is still missing several immunizations records. They are due soon and we don't want students to miss school! Contact the nurse at chambersc@clarke.k12.ga.us if you have any questions.

21st Century Parent Orientation #3

Tuesday, September 11 from 5:15-6:00 pm: Parents of students enrolled in the program must attend one of the orientation sessions. The orientation will take place in Room 401.


Panther Nation News blog

Check out the Panther Nation News blog from Ms. Tolbert (panthernationnews.blogspot.com). It contains announcements for the entire school, such as 21st century, picture day, sports, and clubs.

ELA News

Monday, September 10, 2018: Writing Workshop / "The Veldt" and "There will be Soft Rains"
Tuesday, September 11, 2018: Writing Workshop / "The Veldt" and "There will be Soft Rains"
Wednesday, September 12, 2018: Writing Workshop / "The Veldt" and "There will be Soft Rains" 
Thursday, September 13, 2018: Writing Workshop / "The Veldt" and "There will be Soft Rains"
Friday, September 14, 2018: Writing Workshop / "The Veldt" and "There will be Soft Rains"

***Students must read 20-30 minutes each night.
ELAGSE7W3:Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events
using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.
ELASGSE7RL3: Analyze how particular elements of a story interact.
ELAGSE7L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar
and usage when writing or speaking.
ELAGSE7SL1: Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.


Math News
This week will continue Unit 1 - Accentuate the Negative: Positive and Negative Numbers
Students have experienced positive and negative numbers informally in their everyday world - in temperatures, in sports scores, and in game contexts; now they will develop formal ways to work with these numbers.

Our week will look as follows:

Monday: Multiplication of Positive and Negative Numbers
Tuesday: Division of Positive and Negative Numbers
Wednesday: Constructed Response Questions about Operations with Positive and Negative Numbers
Thursday: Order of Operations with Positive and Negative Numbers
Friday: Practice and Extension of this Week's Concepts

Homework: 10 questions handed-out on Monday, due Friday

GSE Math Standards:
NS.2 Apply and extend previous understandings of multiplication and division and of fractions to multiply and divide rational numbers.
NS.3: SOLVE real-world and mathematical problems involving the four operations with rational numbers.

As always, please feel free to email your child's respective math teacher if you have any questions.


Science News

Monday = Classification
Tuesday = 8 Levels of Classification
Wednesday = Biomes & Ecology Review (Study Guide for Test provided)
Thursday = Biomes & Ecology Review
Friday = Biomes & Ecology TEST

 Students need a Notebook for Science Work.  The Science Notebook can be a spiral notebook or a composition book.  Science Notebooks will be checked about once a month. Students in Ms. Hughes and Coach Turner's Science classes had a Notebook Check last week.  Grades in Campus have been updated with the Notebook grades included.  If you notice a significant drop in your child's grade, ask him or her about the Science Notebook.  A Table of Contents for the Notebook is linked here:  Notebook Check #1 Table of Contents

Social Studies News

Students are finishing unit 1, which was a study of the Middle East's geography, environmental issues, religions, and ethnic groups. They received a study guide last week. Our study guides in 7th grade social studies may be an unfamiliar format. We provide both questions and answers. These are not same questions as on the test, but they address the same content. We ask students to study using at least three different strategies and get initials from a parent/guardian for at least one of those strategies. See below for a digital copy of the study guide.

Upcoming social studies dates:
Thursday, Sept 6 - Students will receive a study guide for their first social studies test. They need to complete 3 different study methods and get a parent/guardian or teacher signature for each.
Wednesday, Sept 12- Study guide due
Thursday, Sept 13 - Review day for test; also, Unit 1 Starters are due (students have been keeping all of their bell ringer work on notebook paper, which will be turned in for a classwork grade)
Friday, Sept 14 - Unit 1 Social Studies test (topic: geography, religions, and cultures of the Middle East)

Spanish News

This week the "On-Level" & "Advanced" classes  are going to start moving at different paces. If you are not aware, the "On-Level" Spanish course is only for the semester while the "Advanced" Spanish course is for the entire school year. So, the content and the depth of knowledge will be different for both classes going forward. This week, both classes will continue learning about definite and indefinite articles & adjectives.

 On-Level Spanish

Monday, September 10, 2018: Definite Articles Review
Tuesday, September 11, 2018: Indefinite Articles Review
Wednesday, September 12, 2018: Definite / Indefinite Articles Quiz
Thursday, September 13, 2018: Introduction to Adjectives
Friday, September 14, 2018: Continuation with Adjectives & the concept of "masculine" & "feminine" nouns

Advanced Spanish

Monday, September 10, 2018: Definite / Indefinite Articles Review
Tuesday, September 11, 2018: Definite / Indefinite Articles Quiz
Wednesday, September 12, 2018: Introduction to Adjectives & the concept of "masculine" & "feminine" nouns
Thursday, September 13, 2018: Continuation with Adjectives & the concept of "masculine" & "feminine" nouns
Friday, September 14, 2018: Complete Duolingo Assignments

Modern Language Standards: 
MLC.P2B Demonstrate comprehension of rehearsed material.
MLC.INT1A Identify the main ideas and some details when reading and listening.
MLC.IP2C Demonstrate Novice-Low proficiency in oral and written exchanges.


7th Grade Faculty

Math
Michael Barton, bartonm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Levita Benson, bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Randy Garner, garnerr@clarke.k12.ga.us

ELA
Julie Hubbard, hubbardj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Kaitlyn Bevis, bevisk@clarke.k12.ga.us

Science
Maxine Dalton, daltonm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Audrey Hughes, hughesa@clarke.k12.ga.us
Quinnesha Turner, turnerq@clarke.k12.ga.us

Social Studies

Spanish
Marcus Mundy, mundym@clarke.k12.ga.us
Summer Willingham, willinghams@clarke.k12.ga.us

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