7th Grade News: December 10-14, 2018

Science & Energy Team Spirit & Fundraiser Night at Fatz Cafe on December 12.
Enjoy great food and help the team continue to keep our school and community green!

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.

Panther Nation News Blog
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Ag / FFA News

Monday- 4:00-5:00 Agriscience Fair Practice

Tuesday- 7:15-8:00 Agriscience Fair Practice

Wednesday- Leadership Team Meeting 7:00-8:00 (please be on time)

Thursday- Agriscience Fair National Winners Recognition at the State Board of Education

Friday- 7:00-8:00 Leadership Team Meeting if needed.

Looking Ahead:

Dec 18- 7:15-8:00 Agriscience Fair Practice
Dec 18- 4:00-6:00 FFA Meeting and Coffee Hand Out (Ugly Sweater Contest and Present Exchange- Presents are provided by FFA)

Dec 19- 7:15-8:00 Agriscience Fair Practice
Dec 20- 7:15-8:00 Agriscience Fair Practice

ELA News

Monday, December 10, 2018 to Friday, December 14, 2018: Students will be reading "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton. Students will be working on an "Outsiders Brochure" due on Friday, December 14, 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 12/10: Solve equations using Tape Diagrams.
Tuesday 12/11: Use Tape Diagrams to write equations.
Wednesday 12/12: Sort equivalent tape diagrams and use to solve problems.
Thursday 12/13: Introduction to "Balanced Hanger" diagrams.
Friday: 12/14: Develop skill of solving equations using Balanced Hangars.

Science News

Unit 2: Human Body Systems
Systems Studied: Respiratory, Circulatory, Digestive, Skeletal, Muscular, & Endocrine, Integumentary, & Nervous
This Week: Immune System & Body System Final Project/Ticket
Quiz: Quiz #18 on Friday
Body Systems Test: Wednesday, December 19

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 just began to study the ethnic groups, major religions, and philosophies in southern and eastern Asia, focusing on Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Confucianism. This will continue through December 20.

Wednesday, December 19 - quiz on religions and philosophies in Asia

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:

As the semester is ending, the class is reinforcing in sentence structure using regular verbs.
Wednesday: Unit test
Vocabulary and materials in Google Classroom
Codes for Google Classroom: 2nd period: kbozag // 3rd period: fhyuxo // 4th period: mp0gxx

Spanish all year class:

As the semester is ending, the class is reinforcing in sentence structure using regular verbs ending in AR.
Monday: Review the vocabulary (actions)
Tuesday: Quiz
Vocabulary and materials in Google Classroom
Practice on thisislanguage.com with assignments on subject pronouns and regular verbs
Login: username is email address and the password is lunch number

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