Please don't forget about our 7th grade stocking stuffing activity on Thursday, December 22nd. Each student, if they'd like, should bring a small treat to put in each stocking. This is meant to be fun and not expensive at all. The Dollar Tree is a great idea for this!
Also, we will be watching "Elf" on Thursday, December 22nd. If you don't want your student to watch this please let me know and I will find an alternate activity for him or her.
This week:
Projects: We began our unit on Natural Selection today. We will be looking at Charles Darwin and his theories, and study how organisms change and adapt over time. This is our last science unit of the year. Beginning in January we will do social studies for projects. Our units there will cover the 1920's, The Great Depression, and World War 2.
7th Grade Reading: This week we are going to delve into World War 1. We will read passages, do webquests and have discussions surrounding the Great War and its effects on the world. Students will continue to build reading stamina by reading books of their choice for pleasure.
Writing: Students continue working on narratives. They are writing "A Day in the Life" stories about an object or concept they are familiar with.
8th Grade Reading: Students will study the Black Plague of the Middle Ages, famous people of the Middle Ages, and continue to read King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Homework:
7th--Read for 20 minutes nightly; Flocabulary quiz Tuesday
8th--Read for 20 minutes nightly (finish "Kitchen Knight" chapter in King Arthur for Tuesday); Flocabulary quiz Tuesday; Wednesday night's reading will be a chapter in King Arthur.
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