Class Breakdown
7th Grade Science:
Students have started brainstorming ideas for their Science Fair Projects. We will be wrapping up the Tectonic plates unit and will start learning about the cell and genetics in 7th grade Science. There will be a quiz over tectonic plates and we will have a lab as we begin the new biology unit!
Tutoring times are Wednesday 3-4 PM. Mr. Riley is also available in the after-school room on Mondays until 5 PM.
7th Grade Social Studies:
7th grade Social Studies has been studying the various regions of Africa and, specifically, their unique cultural attributes. We have learned about the homogenous attribute of North Africa and students are currently researching the various cultural aspects of West Africa.
7th Grade Language Arts
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In 7th grade Language Arts, we're starting a unit focused on grammar and writing! Already, students are learning how to determine the meaning of an unknown word based on the clues found in the sentence. In class this week, we will be focusing on how to dominate on the constructed response portion of ILEARN, a test the students will take in the spring. At home, students will continue completing Achieve articles and meeting their individual reading goals each week.
7th Grade Math:
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Students in 7A Math continue to work with one-step equations this week. As we strive to reach mastery in this skill, we will begin working with two-step equations. It is important that our students recognize inverse operations. Inverse operations are simply opposite operations, in Math. Students in our class have a Prodigy account. Encourage them to play the math game if you feel that they need extra support outside of ALEKS. Students will have a test on February 13.
(A+) Students in 7A+ Math continue to work with one-step equations word problems. As we strive to reach mastery in this skill, we will begin working with creating two-step equations in a given word scenario. Students have a hard time interpreting mathematical statements. I have attached an image of a really great math book that would be helpful for students who struggle with any math. Students in our class have a Prodigy account. Encourage them to play the math game if you feel that they need extra support outside of ALEKS. Students will have a test on February 12.
As a reminder: ALEKS is assigned weekly. All ALEKS assignments are due each Friday. Students can always continue their learning path at home if they need extra help with math topics. Parents can review the student’s pie chart to get a good idea of how their scholar is doing academically.
There are already several students who have completed 90% or higher of their ALEKS topics. Greta Fallon has completed 100% of all 7
th
-grade math topics with mastery.
7th Grade Theology:
7th grade Theology has learned a lot of new words! Hopefully, your student knows the meaning of the hypostatic union. We have discussed the need for God to become man so that we can see him, come to know him and one day, to to Heaven.
8th Grade Math:
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graders are finishing their unit on Transformations. Students will spend approximately two lessons on analyzing, solving, and depicting dilations (scale factor). Students will have 1 project assigned to them next week. They will have until February 18. 2019, to complete this project over scale factors. Students will spend their third lesson combining congruency and similarity together. This includes rigid motions (translations, rotations, reflections…etc.) and dilations. After, students will do one day of review. This is to ensure that we have all of the information we need prior to moving forward. We will close the unit with a comprehensive test that includes all of the transformations and the Pythagorean Theorem.
8th Grade Science:
Students will be competing in the West Deanery Science Fair on February 11th! Look for photos of the winners from CRHS next week. Students will be learning more about the cell and comparing plant vs. animal cells. There will be a quiz on Friday over the cell and its structures.
8th Grade Theology:
8th grade Theology has been learning about the various martyrs through our student presentations. Overall, the projects have been tremendous! I am very proud of our 8th graders for their hard work! Parents: please send back the yellow permission slip and the medicine form as soon as possible.
8th Grade Social Studies:
This week students worked in small groups to research and record information about the first two political parties, and the vision each possessed for the new American Nation. We also evaluated a difficult situation in which the States seek to cancel unjust Federal laws. Next week we will be taking a quiz over Ch. 9, so some studying over the weekend would be a great idea!
8th Grade English Honors & Academic Plus:
This week, students will continue to search for sources for their Argumentative Paragraphs. We will be using Google Scholar to look for reliable sources and begin to focus our topic into a main claim for the paragraphs.
Students will also be taking their Vocabulary Quiz over 10 words on Thursday. Please see Ms. Godsil after school if you need extra help reviewing.
Students took their Adjectives Quiz last week, and any student who did not pass must see Ms. Godsil either during AA this week through next week to review and then retake the quiz. Retakes must be completed by Friday, Feb. 22nd. If student was absent for the quiz, all make-ups must be completed by end of this week.
Robotics:
We will be leaving the school early Saturday morning to head to our competition on February 9. We must have all of our student forms signed and turned in before the day of the competition. I am asking that students bring $5 to the competition for a quick lunch. Pack an early breakfast! Lastly, if any parent wishes to become a chaperone on that day (schedule posted on Edmodo), please reach out.
