7th Grade News: December 3-7, 2018

Dress down MONDAY for 250+ points

Monday, December 3 is the dress down day for binder check from November. Students may be out of uniform if they have 250 points or more on their November binder check sheet. As usual, students who are out of uniform must still adhere to the CCSD/HMS dress codes. The vast majority of our students are doing a wonderful job of staying organized - please continue to support your child by ensuring that they have the materials they need to be successful! If you are in need of supplies, please contact your child's homeroom teacher.

Can-A-Thon

As we approach the holiday season, the 7th grade team is partnering with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to hold a canned food drive. We will be competing by homerooms to see who can raise the most canned foods, and the winning homeroom will receive a pizza party! The Can-A-Thon will last until the end of the month, and a flyer was sent home with students with more information.

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Ag / FFA News

Monday- Classes that earned their incentive can bring a snack to class.
Tuesday- Final SAE Workday 4:00-6:00 (You must have a ride by 6)
Wednesday- ALL AG Classes- Final SAE Check due on Google Classroom. 3 hours 3 pictures will count as a TEST grade. This is the project we started working on the first day of class and we have already had 2 checkpoints.
Thursday- FFA Leadership Team Trip- Leave at 3:15. See Google Classroom for more information.

ELA News

Monday, December 3, 2018 to Friday, December 7, 2018: Students will be reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. Students will be working on an "Outsiders Brochure" due on Friday, December 7, 2018. Students will also be using Cornell Notes as they read each chapter. "The Outsiders" is a coming of age story about a set of brothers who have to grow up without their deceased parents.

***Students must read 20-30 minutes each night.
ELAGSE7W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content.

ELAGSE7RL2: 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.
ELAGSE7SL4: Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with pertinent descriptions, facts, details, and examples; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.
ELAGSE7L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing

Math News

We are starting Unit 3 this week. Unit 3 is about equations and inequalities. In this unit, students are developing skills in areas that are traditionally known as algebra. They learn algebraic methods for solving equations. Students will also solve linear inequalities in one variable and represent their solutions on a number line.

Homework is given on Monday; due on Friday.
Monday 12/3:
Tuesday 12/4: Unit 2 Post-Test (Unit 2 Performance Task due)
Wednesday 12/5: Finish Unit 2 Post-Test
Thursday 12/6: Additional practice with operations with negative integers
Friday: 12/7: Foundational Friday (working on pre-requisite skills for next unit and mastering skills of previous units)

Science News

Unit 2: Human Body Systems
Systems Studied: Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive, Skeletal, Muscular, & Endocrine Systems
This Week: Integumentary & Nervous System
Quiz: Quiz #17 on Friday

Science Fair:
Students that are interested in participating in the Science Fair should see Mrs. Fassbender or Mrs. Maxey for information and guidance. Mrs. Fassbender and Mrs. Maxey are our school's gifted collaborators. Any student can participate in the Science Fair.

Social Studies News

Students are finishing their study of pollution in Southern and Eastern Asia. Each student has a list of assignments specifically chosen for them from this list: bit.ly/seasiaenvticket. These assignments are due on Wednesday, December 5. There is also a quiz on Wednesday, December 5.

Beginning on Thursday, students will begin studying religions and philosophies in this region, focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.

SS7G12 Analyze the diverse cultural characteristics of the people who live in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Explain the differences between an ethnic group and a religious group.
b. Compare and contrast the belief systems originating in Southern and Eastern Asia: Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Confucianism.

Spanish News

Spanish semester class:

This week we will keep working with regular verbs and conjugation in present tense.

Students will be able to start writing about their activities during the day.
Vocabulary quiz on Tuesday.

Spanish all year class:
This week we will keep working with regular verbs and conjugation in present tense.

Students will be able to start writing about their activities during the day
Quiz (actions and conjugation) on Tuesday.
Reading comprehension on Wednesday.

*Tutoring Mondays 4pm-5:30pm in Sra. Laura's room