Monday Memo
Normal Park Museum Magnet School
7th Grade Monday Memo
Week of May 13, 2019
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Regatta this Tuesday! Please wear appropriate clothes, shoes that will stay on your feet, and bring a water bottle. Lunch will be provided that day! Chromebook collection day is Friday, May 17. Please see page 2 for details. |
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Math This week we set sail with our boats in the 8th Annual Normal Park Regatta. We also have some exciting math tests coming up!!! Homework: 50 minutes of ixl practice Algebra Readiness: May 15th Final Exam: May 17th (open notes - no calculator) Please contact me with any concerns or questions. jorgensen_m@hcde.org |
SCIENCE We have the Regatta at the beginning of the week and then will be doing Chemistry review to prepare students for next year! Quarter 2 grades are due on Friday. Thursday is the last day I will be accepting quiz corrections, IANs, and late work. Please contact me with any concerns or questions. budd_b@hcde.org Homework
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World History This week in World History we finish our study of World History for the year. We will be building our exhibit and finalizing the end of the year procedures and requirements. Last unit test will be this Friday, May 17th. Homework: Study Quizlet for Friday’s last unit test and complete any missing or incomplete assignments. You can still register for the 2020 Europe trip to Ireland and Scotland. Contact me at faheytravels@gmail.com if you are interested. Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/join/P6ARXTmUT Discovery Education link: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Travel Journal Instructions Link: https://tinyurl.com/2nd-qtr-traveljounal2018-19 E-mail me at fahey_b@hcde.org with any questions. |
Language Arts This week, we will finish boats and get on the water Tuesday. We also get to finish up our exhibit pieces and put them out. We are definitely in our final days. Please return all classroom library books. Homework:Read for 30 minutes each night Email me at andrews_s@hcde.org |
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7th Grade Spanish - Exhibit pieces should be mounted with labels by end of Monday. Spanish Through the Ages - Exhibit pieces and labels to be printed and mounted by 2:50 P.M. on Monday. |
Email questions to myers_annalouise@hcde.org |
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Concert Band 6-8 Contact Mrs. McKee at mckee_e@hcde.org May 16th, school day: All 6th-8th grade ensembles will perform at Lake Winnie Permission slips should be turned in ASAP For Further Information, visit https://www.normalpark.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=912973&type=u&pREC_ID=1399251 |
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Students will soon be selecting their RA classes for 8th grade. Follow the link for course descriptions: |
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Class Reminders
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Normal Park Museum Magnet School
7th Grade Monday Memo
Week of May 6, 2019
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Teacher Appreciation Week :) Our Regatta is coming up soon! If you are available to volunteer between the hours of 9:30-12 and 1-2 on the 10th and you know how to use a jigsaw, we need at least one cutting station in the hall to make large cardboard cuts! |
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Math This week we study the density ratio of mass to volume. Students will also practice for their final exam and algebra readiness exam. Homework: 50 minutes of ixl practice Final Exam: May 15th Algebra Readiness: May 17th Please contact me with any concerns or questions. jorgensen_m@hcde.org |
SCIENCE Students will be compiling, analyzing, and communicating their data they collected from teaching other grade levels about inherited traits. Students will learn how to use Google Sheets to communicate data. We will also begin reviewing Chemistry topics that will be essential for success in 8th grade.
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World History This week in World History we finish our study of the Age of Exploration. We will be exploring our boat team mascot explorers in order to fulfill the requirements of the Regatta and our exhibit pieces. Homework: Complete any missing or incomplete assignments. You can still register for the 2020 Europe trip to Ireland and Scotland. Contact me at faheytravels@gmail.com if you are interested. Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/join/P6ARXTmUT Discovery Education link: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Travel Journal Instructions Link: https://tinyurl.com/2nd-qtr-traveljounal2018-19 E-mail me at fahey_b@hcde.org with any questions. |
Language Arts This week, we will hopefully finish our altered books and labels! They look AMAZING! We will also talk about the poetry(cheer) component of the regatta. I hope a lot of parents can join us on this fun day. Between books, cheers, boat building, and iready testing, our week will go by quickly! Homework:Read for 30 minutes each night Email me at andrews_s@hcde.org |
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7th Grade Spanish - Labels due. Spanish Through the Ages - Exhibit work begins |
Email questions to myers_annalouise@hcde.org |
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Concert Band 6-8 Contact Mrs. McKee at mckee_e@hcde.org Band has a very exciting quarter as we finish up the school year. Please mark the following dates on your calendar: May 9th, 6:00 pm: 4th-8th grade band concert Volunteers are needed in the following areas: 1) taking money at the front 2) sitting with 6-8 in the balcony 3) escorting 4th and 5th on and off stage and supervising in the cafeteria 4) supervising 6-8 as they go through the breezeway to get on stage May 16th, school day: All 6th-8th grade ensembles will perform at Lake Winnie Permission slips should be turned in ASAP For Further Information, visit https://www.normalpark.com/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=912973&type=u&pREC_ID=1399251 |
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Class Reminders Normal Park Testing Schedule Please click the link to view our TCAP schedule. CHROMEBOOK COLLECTION DATE IS: May 17, 2019 On Friday, May 17, 2019, all Chromebooks, styluses, and chargers will be collected for the summer. Students returning to Normal Park will be reassigned their Chromebook in the Fall when school begins for the 2019-2020 School Year. As quarter 4 learning expedition permission forms and fee requests arrive in student folders, please note that you can pay these fees online by clicking here. https://tinyurl.com/ybztb9bz This is an easy way to pay those fees and it saves you having to write a check or worry that cash made it safely. Please note that we are unable to give change back from cash payments, so if you send in cash, please be sure it's exact. If you have any questions, please contact the bookkeeper, Angie Nye, at nye_angela@hcde.org. Thank you! · All Normal Park students should wear their grade level shirt on Learning Expeditions. They can be purchased through the link on the website. · 7th grade Lead Teacher: Sarah Andrews andrews_s@hcde.org 7th grade Room Parent: Charla Peterson charlahp@gmail.com (423) 802-5985 |
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Normal Park Museum Magnet School
7th Grade Monday Memo
Week of April 29, 2019
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Math TCAP Monday-Wednesday! Talent Show Thursday! Our Regatta is coming up soon! If you are available to volunteer between the hours of 9:30-12 and 1-2 on the 10th and you know how to use a circular saw, we need at least one cutting station in the hall to make large cardboard cuts! |
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Math This week we finish probability by using it to strategize about The Difference Game. We will review and begin our study of what makes things float in order to prepare our boat building skills. Quest is due Wednesday!
Please contact me with any concerns or questions. jorgensen_m@hcde.org |
SCIENCE We will be learning about inherited traits in humans this week. We will take a survey of our phenotypes and compile data on dominant and recessive traits. On Friday we will be teaching a genetics lesson to other grade levels and collecting data on their traits! Homework
Link to quizlet vocab: https://quizlet.com/203605208/unit-6-genetics-flash-cards/ |
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World History This week in World History we finish our study of the comparison of the Meso-American Cultures and create our zines. Homework: none You can still register for the 2020 Europe trip to Ireland and Scotland. Contact me at faheytravels@gmail.com if you are interested. Quizlet link: https://quizlet.com/join/P6ARXTmUT Discovery Education link: http://www.discoveryeducation.com/ Travel Journal Instructions Link: https://tinyurl.com/2nd-qtr-traveljounal2018-19 E-mail me at fahey_b@hcde.org with any questions. |
Language Arts This week, in addition to TCAP, we are working on creating our altered books! We are creating covers that symbolically represent us, we are sealing the pages to match the number of our poems, and we are beginning to include all of the original poems we have worked on this quarter. This is always my favorite exhibit piece! Homework:Read for 30 minutes each night Email me at andrews_s@hcde.org |
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7th Grade Spanish - Labels due this week. Spanish Through the Ages - Open Notes quiz - moved to this Friday |
Email questions to myers_annalouise@hcde.org |
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Concert Band 6-8 Contact Mrs. McKee at mckee_e@hcde.org Band has a very exciting quarter as we finish up the school year. Please mark the following dates on your calendar: May 9th, 6:00 pm: 4th-8th grade band concert Volunteers are needed in the following areas: 1) taking money at the front 2) sitting with 6-8 in the balcony 3) escorting 4th and 5th on and off stage and supervising in the cafeteria 4) supervising 6-8 as they go through the breezeway to get on stage May 16th, school day: All 6th-8th grade ensembles will perform at Lake Winnie Volunteers needed to come on the field trip to supervise students during the performance and explore the park afterwards. |
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Class Reminders Normal Park Testing Schedule Please click the link to view our TCAP schedule. CHROMEBOOK COLLECTION DATE IS: May 17, 2019 On Friday, May 17, 2019, all Chromebooks, styluses, and chargers will be collected for the summer. Students returning to Normal Park will be reassigned their Chromebook in the Fall when school begins for the 2019-2020 School Year. As quarter 4 learning expedition permission forms and fee requests arrive in student folders, please note that you can pay these fees online by clicking here. https://tinyurl.com/ybztb9bz This is an easy way to pay those fees and it saves you having to write a check or worry that cash made it safely. Please note that we are unable to give change back from cash payments, so if you send in cash, please be sure it's exact. If you have any questions, please contact the bookkeeper, Angie Nye, at nye_angela@hcde.org. Thank you! · All Normal Park students should wear their grade level shirt on Learning Expeditions. They can be purchased through the link on the website. · 7th grade Lead Teacher: Sarah Andrews andrews_s@hcde.org 7th grade Room Parent: Charla Peterson charlahp@gmail.com (423) 802-5985 |
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