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The seventh graders have continued to learn about Jesus and many of the amazing Holy men and women of the Catholic faith. Thanks to Mr. Ungarsky and our special guest the students were introduced to the Shroud of Turin. The students asked many intelligent questions and learned about this fascinating piece of history. The display included a replica of the Shroud and many objects related to the death of Jesus. Many of these objects were made to inflict as much pain as possible, these surprised the students and made them more aware of what Jesus did for us. The display and talk helped the students better understand the last days of Jesus’ life. The seventh graders learned about our Blessed Mother, Mary and why May is dedicated to Mary. On May 13th, they spent some time learning about Our Lady of Fatima. They were amazed by the miracles of Fatima and the three secrets Mary shared with the children.The students enjoyed a video with actual black and white pictures of the event and a cartoon explaining what happened. The students were especially interested in this story because Mary appeared to three children. The students completed different webquests to learn about saints, Easter, Divine Mercy Sunday, Ascension, and Pentecost. The webquests gives the students an opportunity to use the internet to find information about different topics and watch interesting videos.
In math class, the students completed a unit on statistics and probability. They liked this unit because they got to use dice and spinners to find their answers, plus other fun manipulatives. The next unit was writing and solving equations, not as much fun but they learned how to balance equations. The students moved on to inequalities which were harder than equations. The students enjoyed graphing the inequalities. Solving the inequalities was a little challenging, but they were able to solve them! The final unit is working with triangles and angles. They enjoy drawing the triangles and angles, and found solving the problems easier once they drew a picture. The seventh grade has learned a lot this year and have accomplished many different topics. Well done seventh graders!!The focus in 7th grade Reading has been on applying various reading skills to an assortment of activities and different types of literature. We have used escape rooms to apply these skills to get through tasks. The students have read informational texts on an assortment of topics and holidays such as Earth Day, Star Wars Day, the Kentucky Derby, Mother’s Day and the background on Friday the 13th!
The seventh graders have been working very hard during the fourth quarter on their MLA style research paper, which was based on an environmental issue. Students worked on this long assignment in segments. First, They chose a topic and wrote three questions that they wanted to answer in their paper. Next, they created a works cited page that included five sources for their topic. Then they took notes from each of their five sources for each of their three questions. After that was completed, the students completed an outline to follow when writing their paper. The final step was to write the paper and make sure that they cited the paper correctly in order to avoid plagiarism.
The fourth quarter was an exciting time for the seventh graders in life science. We spent a great deal of time learning about the various biomes of the world. We explored each one, both terrestrial and aquatic. The students then worked on developing a biome diorama/shadow box together with a slide presentation. The efforts were amazing. They then created an organism that no one had ever seen before: A new critter discovery. They wrote a one paragraph press release about their critter and drew a picture of it. Their imaginations and creativity never cease to amazes me. They then worked on developing a biomes travel brochure and an assignment entitled "Lifestyle of the Cuddly and Creepy." We are now spending the last month on Health related subjects.
In Social Studies our seventh graders have been learning about the Renaissance. Renaissance,a French word, meaning rebirth, brought to Europe some of the world's most precious works of art. These works include the Mona Lisa, The Sistine Chapel, The Pieta, and the Last Supper, our students have enjoyed learning about these pieces and the wonderful artisans like Da Vinci and Michelangelo. We have also taken a full 3D tour of the Sistine Chapel to see these wonderful works up close.
The seventh graders have continued working on Achieve3000 this quarter. Achieve3000 is an online program to help students with literacy and math. The literacy portion provides many interesting articles with different activities for each article. The students have enjoyed reading articles on many different topics, many relating to today’s world. The students read at least one article a week. The math portion challenges the students to work on new topics and master different topics according to their ability. The students work on their math at least twice a week for 30 minutes. Achieve3000 is a program to help the students better their study skills, literacy and math skills, and improve their MAP test scores. Many seventh graders have improved their MAP scores. Great Job!!
The Junior High teachers are proud of the seventh graders and all they have accomplished this year. We are looking forward to what they will do next year. Have a safe and great summer!
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