7th Grade News: January 28-February 1, 2019
Foundations in Design Development: A NEW after school program for 7th graders
Architectural Collaborative, the Athens Community Career Academy, and 21st Century are offering a new after school program, Foundations in Design Development. Only 20 spaces are available for this program. If you’re interested, please sign up! The deadline is Friday, February 1.
Students will meet on Wednesdays from 3:55–5:25pm, starting February 6. You will learn about architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning, and computer modeling. Each week will be led by a professional in their field of work. The program will continue next fall with 2 field trips to see construction projects. Then we’ll make teams, take a look at Hilsman, and work together to come up with possible solutions to design problems you identify.
To sign up for the Foundations in Design Development program, please see Ms. Seymour, the Family and Consumer Sciences teacher.
Black History Month Program
The Hilsman Black History month presentation will take place on Thursday, February 21 from 6-7pm. Any students interested in performing, participating, or assisting with the presentation should contact Mr. Black in or Ms. Page in 8th grade.
Reviewing Important Standards and Skills
The 7th grade teachers decided one way we will support students is to conduct a weekly review in each class of the most important standards and skills to prepare students for state testing and 8th grade. Science classes will support our math teachers and review math skills and concepts. Social studies teachers will support our ELA teachers and review language arts skills and concepts. This weekly review will continue at least through the beginning of April. If you have any questions, let us know! We'd be glad to answer them.
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!
Soccer Tryouts
Girls tryouts will take place on January 28-29 at Cedar Shoals. The first practice will be January 31st.
For more information, please contact Ms. Marty (maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us). The deadline to apply for boys tryouts was last Friday, January 25, and tryouts will be January 29-30 at Cedar Shoals. For questions, see Mr. Mosley (mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Ag / FFA News
Ag Class:
SAE Check on Monday: 1 hour and 1 picture due on Google Classroom. (This deadline was moved from Friday since Ms. Martin did not have a sub while she was at the regional science fair.)
FFA: Meeting Tuesday January 29. The leadership team is going to playing fun games all related to the number 19 for our New Year Party Meeting! Leaders please let me know what your game will be on the post on Google Classroom by Sunday Night!
Nursery Landscape and Agriscience Fair- Practices Monday 4:00-5:00, Thursday 7:15-8:00 am
ELA News
7th Grade Faculty
Architectural Collaborative, the Athens Community Career Academy, and 21st Century are offering a new after school program, Foundations in Design Development. Only 20 spaces are available for this program. If you’re interested, please sign up! The deadline is Friday, February 1.
Students will meet on Wednesdays from 3:55–5:25pm, starting February 6. You will learn about architecture, landscape architecture, interior design, planning, and computer modeling. Each week will be led by a professional in their field of work. The program will continue next fall with 2 field trips to see construction projects. Then we’ll make teams, take a look at Hilsman, and work together to come up with possible solutions to design problems you identify.
To sign up for the Foundations in Design Development program, please see Ms. Seymour, the Family and Consumer Sciences teacher.
Black History Month Program
The Hilsman Black History month presentation will take place on Thursday, February 21 from 6-7pm. Any students interested in performing, participating, or assisting with the presentation should contact Mr. Black in or Ms. Page in 8th grade.
Reviewing Important Standards and Skills
The 7th grade teachers decided one way we will support students is to conduct a weekly review in each class of the most important standards and skills to prepare students for state testing and 8th grade. Science classes will support our math teachers and review math skills and concepts. Social studies teachers will support our ELA teachers and review language arts skills and concepts. This weekly review will continue at least through the beginning of April. If you have any questions, let us know! We'd be glad to answer them.
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!
Soccer Tryouts
Girls tryouts will take place on January 28-29 at Cedar Shoals. The first practice will be January 31st.
For more information, please contact Ms. Marty (maxeym@clarke.k12.ga.us). The deadline to apply for boys tryouts was last Friday, January 25, and tryouts will be January 29-30 at Cedar Shoals. For questions, see Mr. Mosley (mosleyd@clarke.k12.ga.us).
Ag / FFA News
Ag Class:
SAE Check on Monday: 1 hour and 1 picture due on Google Classroom. (This deadline was moved from Friday since Ms. Martin did not have a sub while she was at the regional science fair.)
FFA: Meeting Tuesday January 29. The leadership team is going to playing fun games all related to the number 19 for our New Year Party Meeting! Leaders please let me know what your game will be on the post on Google Classroom by Sunday Night!
Nursery Landscape and Agriscience Fair- Practices Monday 4:00-5:00, Thursday 7:15-8:00 am
ELA News
Monday, January 28, 2019 to Friday, February 01, 2019: Students will be focusing on preparing to write a formal argumentative essay this week as we build upon our argumentative writing unit. Students will choose a topic and will have to research and prepare to write a formal 5 paragraph essay. The essay will include a cover page, 5 paragraphs, and a works cited page.
Math News
We are starting Unit 4 this week. In Unit 4, students will gain an understanding of experimental and theoretical probabilities. Students will find probablities by conducting experiments (with coins, number cubes, and spinners) and by analyzing situations (basketball free-throw success rates, tree diagrams, and organized lists). Students will use fractions, decimals, and percents to describe how likely events are.
A resource to help family members help students can be found at this link: Unit 4 family resource
Another resource: Unit 4 family resource 2
Khan Academy is another good resource for students with internet access.
Homework this week: Homework is handed out Monday the 28th and is due Friday 2/1. Students with internet access can also build fluency by using MobyMax, either "Fact Fluency" or "Math".
Monday 1/28: Unit 4 Pre-Test and unpacking the Unit 4 Standards
Tuesday 1/29: Milestones preparation -
Wednesday 1/30: Determining the outcome of a coin toss - experimental v. theoretical probability
Thursday 1/31: Paper cup toss - experimental probability
Friday: 2/1: Coin Toss - experimental probability, relative frequency
Science News
Unit 2: Structure & Function of Living Systems "Cells"
S7L2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe how cell structures, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms.
a. Develop a model and construct an explanation of how cell structures (specifically the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts, lysosome, and mitochondria) contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to grow, reproduce, make needed materials, and process waste. (Clarification statement: The intent is for students to demonstrate how the component structures of the cell interact and work together to allow the cell as a whole to carry out various processes. Additional structures, beyond those listed, will be addressed in high school Biology.)
Monday - Thursday:
Cell Structures & Function
Thursday & Friday:
Gummy Bear Osmosis Lab
Friday:
Ticket #23 due & Big 10 Quiz #23 + Math Milestones Readiness Instruction
Supplies Needed for Labs in the next 2 weeks: Gummy Bears, Small Clear Plastic Cups, Sharpie Markers, Table Salt, Coffee Filters, & Old Knee-high Stockings (washed, please), Twizzlers, Jelly Beans, Jaw Breakers, Plastic Knives, Nerd Rope, Sour Punch Straws, toothpicks, & Starburst. We appreciate any and all donations. We will make cell models in class during Week 24 (1st full week of February)
Social Studies News
Students are learning about Chinese history and focusing on the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s-1970s by reading the novel Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine. We will be reading in class, and students will also have access to a digital copy (PDF or EPUB) and an audiobook version in Google Classroom.
Monday: Chapters 1-3
Tuesday: Chapters 4-6
Wednesday: Chapters 7-9
Thursday: Chapters 10-12
Friday: Chapters 13-15
Unit 5 standards: SS7H3 Analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia.
d. Describe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
e. Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of communism.
Spanish News
Students are still using the Elevation K-12 online platform to learn Spanish. It has been going well so far, and students are engaged in learning Spanish. Here is some material about the program: Elevate K-12 Parent Letter, Elevate K-12 One Page description, Frequented Asked Questions Elevate K-12.
If you still have questions, contact the front office and we'll get them answered!
*Tutoring - Mondays 4pm-5:30pm in Sra. Laura's room
ELAGSE7W1: Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.
ELAGSE7RI6:Determine two or more central ideas in a text and analyze their development over the course of the text; provide an objective summary of the text.
ELAGSE7SL3: Delineate a speaker’s argument and specific claims, evaluating the soundness of the reasoning and the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.
ELAGSE7L3: Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.Math News
We are starting Unit 4 this week. In Unit 4, students will gain an understanding of experimental and theoretical probabilities. Students will find probablities by conducting experiments (with coins, number cubes, and spinners) and by analyzing situations (basketball free-throw success rates, tree diagrams, and organized lists). Students will use fractions, decimals, and percents to describe how likely events are.
A resource to help family members help students can be found at this link: Unit 4 family resource
Another resource: Unit 4 family resource 2
Khan Academy is another good resource for students with internet access.
Homework this week: Homework is handed out Monday the 28th and is due Friday 2/1. Students with internet access can also build fluency by using MobyMax, either "Fact Fluency" or "Math".
Monday 1/28: Unit 4 Pre-Test and unpacking the Unit 4 Standards
Tuesday 1/29: Milestones preparation -
Wednesday 1/30: Determining the outcome of a coin toss - experimental v. theoretical probability
Thursday 1/31: Paper cup toss - experimental probability
Friday: 2/1: Coin Toss - experimental probability, relative frequency
Science News
Unit 2: Structure & Function of Living Systems "Cells"
S7L2. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to describe how cell structures, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems interact to maintain the basic needs of organisms.
a. Develop a model and construct an explanation of how cell structures (specifically the nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, cell wall, chloroplasts, lysosome, and mitochondria) contribute to the function of the cell as a system in obtaining nutrients in order to grow, reproduce, make needed materials, and process waste. (Clarification statement: The intent is for students to demonstrate how the component structures of the cell interact and work together to allow the cell as a whole to carry out various processes. Additional structures, beyond those listed, will be addressed in high school Biology.)
Monday - Thursday:
Cell Structures & Function
Thursday & Friday:
Gummy Bear Osmosis Lab
Friday:
Ticket #23 due & Big 10 Quiz #23 + Math Milestones Readiness Instruction
Supplies Needed for Labs in the next 2 weeks: Gummy Bears, Small Clear Plastic Cups, Sharpie Markers, Table Salt, Coffee Filters, & Old Knee-high Stockings (washed, please), Twizzlers, Jelly Beans, Jaw Breakers, Plastic Knives, Nerd Rope, Sour Punch Straws, toothpicks, & Starburst. We appreciate any and all donations. We will make cell models in class during Week 24 (1st full week of February)
Social Studies News
Students are learning about Chinese history and focusing on the Cultural Revolution of the 1960s-1970s by reading the novel Revolution is Not a Dinner Party by Ying Chang Compestine. We will be reading in class, and students will also have access to a digital copy (PDF or EPUB) and an audiobook version in Google Classroom.
Monday: Chapters 1-3
Tuesday: Chapters 4-6
Wednesday: Chapters 7-9
Thursday: Chapters 10-12
Friday: Chapters 13-15
Unit 5 standards: SS7H3 Analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia.
d. Describe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.
e. Explain the reasons for foreign involvement in Korea and Vietnam in terms of containment of communism.
Spanish News
Students are still using the Elevation K-12 online platform to learn Spanish. It has been going well so far, and students are engaged in learning Spanish. Here is some material about the program: Elevate K-12 Parent Letter, Elevate K-12 One Page description, Frequented Asked Questions Elevate K-12.
If you still have questions, contact the front office and we'll get them answered!
*Tutoring - Mondays 4pm-5:30pm in Sra. Laura's room
7th Grade Faculty
Math
Mark Aqui, aquima@clarke.k12.ga.us
Michael Barton, bartonm@clarke.k12.ga.us
Levita Benson, bensonl@clarke.k12.ga.us
Randy Garner, garnerr@clarke.k12.ga.us
ELA
Kong Heu, heukong@clarke.k12.ga.us
Julie Hubbard, hubbardj@clarke.k12.ga.us
Science
Quinnesha Turner, turnerq@clarke.k12.ga.us
Social Studies
Nick Hussain, hussainn@clarke.k12.ga.us
Rob Olin, olinr@clarke.k12.ga.us
Jim Page, pagej@clarke.k12.ga.us
Spanish
Laura Viera, vieral@clarke.k12.ga.us
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