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Friday, September 3, 2010

Welcome to a New School Year 7th Graders!

We are excited to welcome back all of our returning Sherman students, and extend a special welcome to our new students on the JoMaNa team!  Our new JoMaNa team members are:

  • Richard Holmes
  • Nar'shaqueta Lockwood
  • Carter Ojer
  • Jaylin Stueber
  • Ka Yang
A special welcome BACK to our teammate and best friend, Ms. Kate Jorgensen.  She took a year long sabbatical to work on her Masters degree and is back ready to be a strong member of our teaching team.  We are SO excited!

For the first few days, we are re-orienting students back into a positive school routine.  We are hitting the ground running with brand new 7th grade curriculum in all academic subject areas.  The following have been assigned and/or are in-process.  

Math:  Variable and Patterns is our first book.  This focuses on algebra, graphing, and equations.  Students took notes and were assigned Investigation 1, which will start in-class on Tuesday.  Binders need to be organized as instructed in class.  Upcoming homework due on Wednesday, 9/8.   ACE page 23, #13-16.  

Science:  Earth History.  Lab books and resource books have been distributed.  First reading assignment in-class today.  

Social Studies:  Visual Essay  - designing a CD cover with music and artists that tell us some things about themselves.  Assignment is in-class, and will be due on Wednesday, 9/8.  

Language Arts:  
  • Vocabulary will be given as usual on the first day of the school week.  Due on Friday, with vocabulary test.  
  • First assignment:  Autobiography.  This will be mostly done in-class, with their final draft due next Friday, 9/10.  Requirement sheet given today.  Students may ask you for your input and advice.  
Reading:  Genre for September:  Adolescence Fiction.  Students were given books of their choice today.  Book project due September 30.  

Upcoming:  
  • Parent Homework:  In a Million Words or Less, due next week sometime.  Thank you to those who have already wrote about your child.  We love hearing from you!  
  • Chef Tory's hosting Harvest Night at Sherman on Thursday, 9/9.  Please come and see our garden, and the work our JoMaNa students have done to make it look so plentiful and amazing.  

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