7th Grade News: February 11-15, 2019

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College and Career Shirt day
Students and teachers are encouraged to wear a college or career t-shirt and uniform bottoms. Please make sure the college or career is visible on the shirt as solid colors are not permitted. If you do not wish to participate, please be in regular uniform.


 Progress Reports sent home last week
Students received progress reports last week. This is the midpoint of the 3rd quarter. If you have concerns about your student's academic progress, please contact their teachers using the email addresses below. 


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.

 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
Ag Class:
Monday- Creed 3 Crossword Worksheet
Tuesday- Creed 3 Quiz-  Afterschool: SAE Workday 4-5
Wednesday- Creed 4 Worksheet and SAE Check #2 (see Google Classroom for more information)
Thursday- Wildlife Test Review
Friday- Wildlife Test
Looking ahead- Ag class test/quiz makeup day on February 21 7:45-8:15 and 4:00-4:30.

FFA:
Monday- Agriscience/Nursery Landscape 7:15-8:00
Tuesday- Agriscience/Nursery Landscape 7:15-8:00
Thursday- Agriscience/Nursery Landscape 7:15-8:00

 ELA News
Monday, February 11, 2019 to Friday, February 15, 2019: On Monday, students will add the last touches to their propaganda posters and let the administrative staff and 7th grade teachers vote on which group used the most effective persuasive techniques. Students will also be reviewing for their Unit Post Test on Argumentative Writing, make up any missing work, and review point-of-view.

Students in Ms. Wood's class will need to get their parent to sign off on their missing assignments. The form will be sent home Monday with all students. This is to ensure that parents are kept updated on their child's missing work. 

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 in Unit 4 this week. In Unit 4, students will gain an understanding of experimental and theoretical probabilities. Students will find probabilities 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 will be given on Monday 2/11 and will be due on Friday 2/15.

QUIZ on Wednesday 2/13 covering experimental and theoretical probability. STUDY!!

Monday 2/11: Deciding whether a game is fair or not.
Tuesday 2/12: Milestone Prep - Ratios and Proportional reasoning
Wednesday 2/13: Quiz on experimental and theoretical probability
Thursday 2/14: Designing a spinner to find probabilities
Friday 2/15: Using an area model to represent a situation and model probability

Science News
S7L3. Obtain, evaluate, and communicate information to explain how organisms reproduce either sexually or asexually and transfer genetic information to determine the traits of their offspring.

  • a. Construct an explanation supported with scientific evidence of the role of genes and chromosomes in the process of inheriting a specific trait.
  • b. Develop and use a model to describe how asexual reproduction can result in offspring with identical genetic information while sexual reproduction results in genetic variation. (Clarification statement: Models could include, but are not limited to, the use of monohybrid Punnett squares to demonstrate the heritability of genes and the resulting genetic variation, identification of heterozygous and homozygous, and comparison of genotype vs. phenotype.)
  • c. Ask questions to gather and synthesize information about the ways humans influence the inheritance of desired traits in organisms through selective breeding. (Clarification statement: The element specifically addresses artificial selection and the ways in which it is fundamentally different from natural selection.)
Monday = Introduction to Genetics & Cell Unit Test Review
Tuesday-Thursday = Genetics Unit
Friday = Big 10 Quiz #25 & Math Milestones Practice

 Notes:
Dalton's Classes will test out of the Cell Unit on Wednesday.  Study Guides will be provided on Friday.
Hughes's Classes will offer a retest opportunity on Wednesday.  


Social Studies News
Students finishing a unit on the modern history on Southern and Eastern Asia. They learned about major events and people from the 20th century in India, China, Japan, Vietnam, South Korea, and North Korea.

Monday: Unit 5 study guide due (needs at least 1 parent/guardian signature)
Tuesday: Review for unit 5 test
Wednesday: Unit 5 Test
Thursday: Reading Milestones practice
Friday: Begin unit 6 (Governments and Economies of Asian countries)

Unit 5 standards: SS7H3 Analyze continuity and change in Southern and Eastern Asia.
a. Describe how nationalism led to independence in India.
b. Describe the impact of Mohandas Gandhi’s belief in non-violent protest.
d. Describe the impact of communism in China in terms of Mao Zedong, the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and Tiananmen Square.

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


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