Ms. Robb, Middle School Science
Posted on May 27, 2011, by Rachel Robb, under Middle School Notes.
PrintWell, the year is drawing to a close. The students have done an excellent job in middle school this year. They have progressed a long way since the beginning of the school year.
REMINDER: All honors applications are due by June 1st. They can be found on the school website. I encourage all students who are up to the challenge to complete the honors applications.
Final Exams begin on Friday, May 27 – June 2.
6th Grade – Students will be reviewing for their final exams this week.
Friday – Math Exam
Tuesday, May 31st – Literature and Social Studies Exams
Wednesday, June 1st – Science and English Exam
Thursday, June 2nd – Religion Exam
7th Grade – Students will be reviewing for their final exams this week.
Friday – Math exam
Tuesday, May 31st – English and Science Exam
Wednesday, June 1st – Literature and Religion Exam
Thursday, June 2nd – Social Studies Exam
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Mrs. Schmitz – Fourth Grade
Posted on September 29, 2010, by Maria Schmitz, under Fourth Grade.
PrintReligion
We are finishing up with Unit One in our Religion workbooks. One of the skills we have acquired from this unit is saying the Act of Faith. We have learned this prayer and we say it frequently in class. This is a good prayer to have in our memory banks as it reminds us of what we truly believe as Catholics. The next several chapters discuss how God strengthens us to Be Holy.
Math
We are still in the review stages in Math. Currently we are working on Roman Numerals and putting together charts and lists. We will begin covering properties of addition and quick tips for addition. We will also be reviewing subtraction as well as doing a mixed review of the materials covered so far this year. We work many word problems together as a class to ensure that the students can find and understand the key words in the word problems. If the students only remember one thing this year in math, I would like for them to remember the math problem solving method: Read, Plan, Solve, and Check. If they follow this process they should be successful math problem solvers.
Science
We have now finished the Nancy Larson lesson booklets and are beginning to work in our textbooks. We will be discussing animal adaptation. Students will find out ways in which animals adapt to their surroundings and reasons why they have to make these changes. I am very excited about the students’ first Science Projects!
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Mrs. Fernandez – Fifth Grade Math, Science and Religion
Posted on September 29, 2010, by Meredith Fernandez, under Fifth Grade.
PrintMath: in math we will be moving through multiplication into division. The children really need to have their multiplication facts memorized. Please practice with them a little every night. We will have a “mad minute” multiplication quiz every Friday for a grade.
Religion: There are some big occasions coming up in 5th grade religion. Both classes will have the opportunity to receive the sacrament of reconciliation. In October both classes will be in charge of Friday Liturgy. 5A will have their turn on 10/8 and 5B in 10/15. We would love to have parents join us for these occasions. In October we will explore the mysteries of the Rosary and we will also look at the four Gospel writers.
Science: In science we will finish looking at plant and animal systems and look at the bigger picture-ecosystems where the plants and animals interact. There will be a project assigned dealing with ecosystems.
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Ms. Johnson – Middle School ELA and Math
Posted on September 29, 2010, by Susan Johnson, under Middle School Notes.
Print6th Grade English — October takes us on a study of nouns including compound, proper, common, abstract, concrete, singular, plural, gender, the nominative case (subject, complement, direct address, appositive), and the possessive case. The test on nouns is scheduled for October 20. We will then begin a unit on pronouns to include recognizing nouns, personal, demonstrative, and the subjective case. Pronouns will continue into November. Spelling will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
6th Grade Math — We just finished a unit on multiplication properties. The study of division properties in October will include short division, estimating quotients, dividing whole numbers, dividing by powers of ten, dividing decimals, expressions, and problem solving. Our mad minute results are improving every week.
7th Grade English — We are in the midst of a study of nouns. This will include collective, compound, common, proper, concrete, abstract, gender, plurals, the nominative case (subject, appositive, complement, direct address), the possessive case, and the objective case (direct object, object of the preposition, appositive, indirect object). The test is scheduled for October 26. In order to finish the research paper and to coincide with the science fair, we will begin our research process on October 27. Look for the letter and list of topics (also to be posted on the web site) to come home on October 19. Spelling for October will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
8th Grade English — The entire month of October will be filled with the research paper. The letter and list of topics (also on the web site) went home September 14. The tentative due dates are also posted on the web site. The following are some due dates: sources October 4, bibliography cards on October 5, the thesis on October 6, and the typed outline on October 8. The first twenty note cards will be due October 19, forty will be due October 21, sixty will be due on October 26, eighty on October 28, and all are due November 1. Spelling for the month of October will include lessons 7, 8, 9, and 10.
All classes will take a break from homework, spelling, and tests during Standardized Testing week, October 11-15. We will be doing cross-curricular work during class time.
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Mr. Dettmer – Middle School Math
Posted on September 24, 2009, by Ted Dettmer, under Middle School Notes.
PrintBoth Algebra classes will be problem solving. Sixth will be multiplying, dividing whole numbers and decimals, and orders of operations. Seventh grade will be doing operations with positive and negative numbers
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