7th Grade Glimpse
January 23 – January 27
Communication Arts: Spelling Lesson 7 test will be on Monday, January 23. We will begin working on adjectives as well as the writing process. Reminder: All homework assignments that receive a grade below a C may be redone for grade improvement. Assignments must be asked for that day and are due the next class time. Encourage your student to take advantage of this opportunity if needed.
Mrs. Snapp / Conference Times: Gold 1 (8:00-9:24) and Blue 2 (9:28-10:52)
7thGrade Reading: We are working on Unit 2: Short Stories. We will be looking at idioms and making inferences while reading. We will also be identifying the conflict and resolution of a story. Reading Log #9 will be due February 1st (Gold day classes) and February 2nd (Blue day classes). 3rd quarter AR goals must be met by March 9th. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns and have a great week!
Mrs. Meyers, , Conf. times: Gold Day 8:00-9:24 AM, Blue Day 1:36-3:00 PM
7th Grade Math and Pre-Algebra: We will continue the unit on ratios, rates, and proportions next week. Students will be able to write and solve proportions. There will be a quiz on Wednesday (B4) over rates, unit rates, and proportions.
Please check out our class website at https://sites.google.com/site/huskersnikkel/. There is a lot of helpful information and resources there including a class calendar and notes from class. My digital library contains many resources that students can use at home to practice the skills we are learning in class.
Ms. Nikkel 660-584-7161 (Conference time Gold 1:30-3:00, Blue 8:00-9:15)
7th Grade Math (Mrs. Gillilan) Students in B5 will have their final lesson of their Proportional Relationships unit this week over Scale Factor & Scale Drawings. Students will have a review day on Wednesday and their test will be Friday. G4 students will learn about Indirect Measurement and Scale Factor on Tuesday and Thursday this week. Please be sure to sign up for the “Remind” program to receive texts or e-mails of homework assignments. Visit my website for further information: https://sites.google.com/site/huskersbill/home Have a great week! Mrs. Conf time - Gold days: 8:00-9:24 and Blue days: 9:28- 10:52.
Science: We will be reviewing microscopes and using microscopes to look at different items under the microscope. We will also be finishing up our unit on cells by filling out our objective sheet, reviewing and getting ready to test of cells. Please contact us with any questions or concerns.
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7th Grade Social Studies (Mr. Gifford) This week students will be studying Central America and the Caribbean. Students can expect a quiz over their notes toward the end of the week over the history and governments of Central America. We have had 100% of our students achieve 100% on our Continents and Oceans quizzes, without the use of a word bank! Our next short weekly quiz will be over the states in the Northeast. We have already covered the United States show this will be review and easy points for the students. If you have any questions/concerns please feel free to email me at
7th Grade Rise- Students will continue their research for their independent studies. We will also continue our Extempore Unit. This year’s theme is “Say Watt?”. They will continue the first section which is about static electricity. If time allows, we are also doing some learning with the Rubik’s Cube Program, which we have checked out from their lending library until February 13th. More information can be found here: https://www.youcandothecube.com/lending-library/ Mrs. Bell ,
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CA - 6/7TH Grade – Mrs. Lettau - For the two days we have class this week, we will have a short study of verb tenses, and we will review the essays we have written this quarter. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at . If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
Resource/Reading Intervention-2 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau – We will begin Unit 12 – focusing on vowel teams with the letter ‘o’ and ‘u’. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at . If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
Computer Literacy 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau – We will continue to work on keyboarding skills and learning basic operating systems in word processing – with a focus on writing a resume and creating a power point. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at . If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
6th/7th/8th Physical Education & Health: Next week Mrs. Briney's classes will be starting their volleyball unit & Mr. Hawthorne's classes will be starting their basketball unit. If your student missed any fitness test, they may be asked to stay after school to make them up. Fitness tests are worth 20 points and we would like them to be completed as soon as possible. Please help remind your child to bring clothes and tennis shoes for participation! Especially if they like to wear boots. Students are covering Self-Esteem during their health lesson and will be reviewing and taking a quiz next week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Hawthorne or Mrs. Briney. Coach Hawthornes's plan is Gold 1 or Blue 5 and Mrs. Briney's plan is Gold 1 and Blue 4
7th Grade Vocal Students have been sight-reading in class. Rhythmic studies have included sixteenth, eighth, quarter, half, dotted quarter, and whole note rhythms. Students have been identifying key signatures and time signatures. Melodic sight-singing examples have included skips and steps, and two-part music. Two part sight-singing is a new skill this semester. Students are also beginning to read and sing several choral octavos in three parts.The composer of the week is Mozart.
7th Grade Art: Students will finish first official project that will utilize abstract art and texture. Students should have it completed/ turned in at the end of class Thursday 1/26/17 along with weekly sketch #2 also due by the end of the week.
Graphics 1 and Graphics 2:
Students will continue reviewing/being introduced to the basics of GIMP. We are moving on from our selection tools and we will begin learning the basics of photo manipulation and filter usage.
5th Block Plan 1:36pm-3:00pm
Band Our second semester has gotten off to a great start! We have been moving through our book and learning about cut time and sixteenth notes. Starting February 7th, we will begin our middle school jazz band rehearsals. This group is open to any 7th or 8th grade band student and will meet before school (from 7:30-7:50) on Tuesday’s and Thursday’s. They will perform on our Spring Concert. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
7th FACS:
The students have started working on their sewing projects. They will be doing this for the next few class periods. Those students not sewing sling bags will be weaving book marks. Please send your $10 ASAP if you have not yet done so.