Lavelle's classes have been making huge strides with their writing this week! They have been working their way through the revision and rewriting process by fine-tuning their organizational structure and the reflective quality of the conclusions. In addition, they have begun analyzing the development of theme in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." They are learning how the author subtly establishes theme through all other literary elements while appreciating Poe as the grandfather of psychological horror and murder mystery.
Students in Mrs. Sitta's sixth grade science classes have learned of the diverse backgrounds of scientists. Students created posters of famous scientists and were amazed at the different goals and interests of scientists. Students are currently studying about the systems of the Earth and how they are interconnected. After learning about many different forms of government, Civics students are now diving into the Declaration of Independence! They are learning about the Declaration and making connections with some of the big ideas that our founding fathers used in the development of our country! Geometry students are working on their dexterity while discovering how to use a compass and protractor to translate, reflect, rotate and dilate images. Ms. Whitehurst's classes are having a fun Friday after working on informative essays all week. 8th graders are scanning their way to theme! They are participating in station activities in which each station has them use technology to locate information about theme. Examples include scanning QR codes to examine famous pieces of art and poetry, completing a survey poll to create a word cloud of theme examples, and examining their favorite song's lyrics to determine theme in one word. 7th graders are also participating in a station activity. They are taking a deep dive into art as they examine famous pieces of art and elements of theme. Works of art being studied include: The Oath of Horatii by Jaques Louis David, The Swing by Jean Honore Fragonard, The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali, The Scream by Edvard Munch, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp by Rembrandt, and American Civil War Battle Scene by Angus McBride. In Mr. Coombs' Science class, we are going on a nature walk to observe the world and make connections to our spheres. The kids are making some amazing connections!! 6th grade Language & Literature After delving into the world of literature and learning to cite text evidence both explicitly and implicitly, 6th grade students learned to determine THEME or CENTRAL IDEA through details the author offered in the text. Students worked through a power point, read the short story "Stray," and filled out a graphic organizer of clues in the form of quotes, character descriptions, and key details provided in the text. After discussing and sharing in pairs and whole group, students were able to write their THEME on sentence strips which were displayed. PreAlgebra students are continuing to work on Transformations and Angle Relationships. This coming week students will create a map of their imaginary city using these skills to see the real-world application. This will be completed in class and count as a Summative. Tutoring days are Thursday afternoons from 2:45-3:45 unless I have a meeting. On those weeks, I reschedule if possible. Algebra students have just completed their first Section over Expressions and are beginning Equations and Inequalities. The music department is busy celebrating the International Day of Peace with reflections and live stream performances on September 21st and is talking about how Peace comes in many forms and what it looks like to them. We made a peace wall to honor those things. Students are watching performances around the world as we come together to share our voice of peace. This week students also auditioned for all state chorus and orchestra and will find out in November who made it. Congrats to Sean A, Danny H, Georgia M, Jennifer T, Lael F, Ellie-Jane H, Reese S and Alexandra W for passing the first 2 rounds of all state chorus auditions! This week, American History students gained insight into what life was like in the English colonies by analyzing primary sources! Let’s just say this lesson made students more appreciative of their free time!” Sixth grade U.S. History students are struggling to survive the harsh conditions in the colony of Jamestown. They are learning about the hardships that the Jamestown colonists faced. At the end of this lesson, students created solutions for these struggles. They recommended things that the colonists could do to improve their quality of life and probability of survival. This unit has been interesting to say the least. Who knew the colonists should have brought farmers with them? Please ask your sixth grader about this. They all have some stories to tell you. Great job teachers and students! Comments are closed.
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