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Welcome back! Sure, it’s only been a few days, but we’re on the cusp of a brand-new trimester, so it feels appropriate.

As young Anne Shirley, from L.M. Montgomery’s classic Anne of Green Gables, once said “[I]sn’t nice to think that tomorrow is a new day with no mistakes in it yet?” Or, to put it in a growth mindset frame, isn’t nice to think that tomorrow is a new trimester, full of opportunities to learn from our past mistakes and make new ones? This is a theme we hope all 7th graders will embrace as we start our next trimester.

It’s a full week of classes and students will finish it off with their new specialist for second trimester on Friday. Feel free to check in with them during the week to make sure they know where they are going. We are also beginning Advent, so be on the lookout for our service project and other fun activities in the coming weeks!

• Monday, November 30, 2020 – Trimester 2 begins
• Thursday, December 3rd, 2020 – T1 Report cards go home
  
  • If you never received your progress reports, make sure your address is up to date in Power School and with Mrs. Q in the office.
    

Tips, Tricks, and Tools:

• Start with one change – like the One Ring, but more helpful…and much less disturbing
  
  • Talk with your 7th graders, discuss where they struggled in first trimester, and help them choose one behavior they want to focus on for second trimester to help them improve.
    
  • Maybe they struggled with:
    • missing work – they could record their class and homework in the daily planner and go over it with you at the end of each day.
    • focus – they could (pick one) choose to remain in class with the teacher during work time OR clean their workspace at the end of each day to keep it free of distractions OR purge their laptop/desktop of Pinterest, video games, and other distractions OR set timers during work time to keep them on track OR turn in their phone to you at the beginning of each day.
    • something else? Every child is unique and so are their challenges. Reach out if you have questions or need some help.
      
  • It’s easy to be overwhelmed when trying to make improvements. Just think of the first time you looked at a big project/room/mess and thought, “This could be better in so many ways, I’ll just start…hmmmmm, where should I start?” Multiply that feeling by at least ten (thousand), toss in a good dose of fear, frustration, and just a pinch of shame, and you know how many middle schoolers feel when they realize they should be doing better, but they don’t know where to start.
  • With that in mind, remember to keep it to one behavior change, and help your 7th grader choose wisely.
    

Curriculum Preview:

• Science
  • In science this week, we will be wrapping up the force and motion unit, focusing on momentum this time. If anything, this concept is more challenging than what has come before; if your child experiences difficulty here, please encourage them to seek me out during office hours, 2:30-3:00 PM Monday-Friday.
  • Additionally, students should begin work on their research papers for their inquiry projects. These papers are not due until January 12, but this is a time-consuming assignment, and the sooner students start, the less stressful it will be.
• Social Studies

• • In 7th Grade Social Studies we’ll be moving from the Americas to Asia as we study the ancient cultures of China, Japan, and India. This week we’ll delve into the Golden Ages in China. We’ll learn about Confucius, the Tang and Song dynasties, the Silk Road, and several Chinese inventions that have shaped world history.

• Language Arts

• • Students will have a chance to share their name poems at the beginning of the week, then we will dive right into a our expository writing mini-unit. Students will choose one aspect of our school theme and explain what it means to them, based on definitions and examples in the modern world.
  • Students have a quiz on their Greek root (phobos – fear) on Wednesday, December 2nd. They should review their vocabulary 5-10 minutes a day.

• Math

• • Regular –
    This week in Math, we will look at how to solve 2-step equations. Students will ‘box the terms’ and use inverse operations to get the variable by itself. The Ch. 3 test will be the week of December 7th.

• • Zero Period – The zero period students launch into a new unit on Writing and Graphing Linear Equations. We start this week by finding the slope (steepness of a line) and will practice drawing lines on the coordinate plane.
  • STEM Opportunity – Blanchet High School’s Pinewood 2020

    Sign up to pick up a free kit and then create a car to be raced in January!

    Pick up dates: Dec. 1, 3, 8, and 10, so register today!

• Community / Religion

• • In Community/Religion class this week the 7th graders will continue learning about the Civil Rights Movement. Students will watch Episode 3 of Eyes on the Prize. They will learn about the intentionality of the non-violent movement and how this method was effectively utilized during the student protests in Nashville, TN. The second half of the video will build on the lessons your students had with Ms. Sullivan last year about the Children’s March in Birmingham Alabama in 1963.

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As always, please reach out if you have any questions, and have a fresh week!

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