7th Grade News: November 26-30, 2018

A/AB Honors Ceremony

Please join Ms. Tolbert on Tuesday, November 27th at 6:30pm in the cafeteria to celebrate students who earned all As or all As and Bs in the first quarter grading period. We are extremely proud of our students and their accomplishments! Students will be receiving their invitations at school on Monday.

Progress Reports
Progress reports went home with students last week. They provide the 4.5 week notice of how your child is progressing in their classes for this quarter. If you have questions or concerns about your child's grades, please reach out to your child's teacher(s) - a full 7th grade faculty contact list is provided at the bottom of this blog. Please check Parent Portal frequently so that we can address any academic concerns early! If you would like your child to receive extra help, PSP meets after school on Mondays and Tuesdays, and transportation is provided! Please contact Ms. Ward (wardt@clarke.k12.ga.us) if you're interested or want more information.

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.
Family Education Series
Our Family Educations Series will continue on Wednesday November 28th, 2018 at 6:00pm in the cafeteria. This month's program is about Healthy Meals on a Budget! Dinner will be provided! Please contact Ms. Viera (vieral@clarke.k12.ga.us), Ms. Seymour (seymoure@clarke.k12.ga.us), or Ms. Barnett (barnettm@clarke.k12.ga.us) if you have anymore questions!

Panther Nation News Blog
Be sure to check Ms. Tolbert's Panther Nation News Blog, as it contains news, announcements, and information for the entire school!

Ag / FFA News

Tuesday: FFA Agriscience Fair Meeting 4-5 (You must attend either Tuesday or Thursday to compete) Thursday: FFA Agriscience Fair Meeting 4-5 (You must attend either Tuesday or Thursday to compete) Thursday:4:00-6:00 FFA Outdoor Cooking Lesson: FFA Members can come and learn how to use Dutch Ovens- Bring a jacket we will be outside (under a shelter).

ELA News

November 26, 2018 to Friday, November 30, 2018: Students will be reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. Students will be working on a "Wanted Poster Project" due on Friday, November 30, 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

The current unit in your child's mathematics class this year is Stretching and Shrinking: Understanding Similarity. Its focus is geometry. It teaches students to understand and use the idea of similarity. In this unit, students will find relationships among figures that have been stretched or shrunk. They will analyze the resulting changes in properties of the figures, such as area and perimeter. Similarity will also be used to find the heights of real objects (such as buildings and flagpoles), and proportions of mixtures and percentages of a value.

Homework is given on Monday; due on Friday.
Monday 11/26: Review Study Guide FOR uNIT 2 Post-Test
Tuesday 11/27: Unit 2 Post-Test (Unit 2 Performance Task due)
Wednesday 11/28: Finish Unit 2 Post-Test
Thursday 11/29: Additional practice with operations with negative integers
Friday: 11/30: Foundational Friday (working on pre-requisite skills for next unit and mastering skills of previous units)
Important dates: Test on Tuesday, Nov. 27th and Unit 2 Performance Task due

Science News

Unit 2: Human Body Systems
Systems Studied: Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive, Skeletal, & Muscular
This Week: Review + Excretory/Urinary & Endocrine Systems

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 continuing to study Southern and Eastern Asia, and this week they will focus on the air and water pollution in the region. They will study the environmental issues at their OWN PACE like they did for the geography, using several assignments that their teachers choose for them to complete over the next 8 days. Each student has their assignments specifically chosen for them from this list: bit.ly/seasiaenvticket.

Upcoming dates:
Wednesday, December 5 - Environment Quiz and all environment assignments due