South Canton Scholars Charter Academy

Superb 7th Grade Sharks

Weekly Newsletter for November 5th-9th

Math with Mr. Vantiem

This past week we have been working on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing with decimals in course 2 Holt Mathematics. We will be changing up our class outlook and be working in small group settings with course 2. In course 3 we have been working with squares and square roots, which will be used when we get into the Pythagorean Theorem. In both math classes we are working on solving more word problems.

Upcoming Events!

Coming Soon. . .
Change in Middle School Conferences!!!!

November
Parent/Teacher/Student ConferencesNovember 14th and 15th Day of School- Friday Nov. 16th No School- November 21st-25th Report cards- Friday Nov. 30th Spirit Day- Friday Dec. 7th

Due to your students seeing different teachers for all subject areas this year you have the opportunity to choose what teacher you would like to see. It does NOT have to be your childs homeroom teacher. However, you may only sign up with one teacher you cannot make three different conferences because that would take away from others. Please remember that conferences are only 10 minutes to accommodate the teachers seeing more than their homeroom class. You can sign up for these at the office. Conference sheets are coming home with your student today. Please make sure that you return them as soon as possible so that we can prepare for your conference. Thank you.

Language Arts

with Ms. Textor

This past week in writing, classes have moved on from their first rough draft to their second, editing one anothers papers with the correct editing symbols and signs. Students are also in the process of conferencing with the teacher to determine what changes need to be made to create a successful paper. Students may be at different stages until the final copy is turned in. The final paper will be due Wednesday the 21st. In book clubs, students read chapters three and four. While reading students were taking notes and answered questions about each chapter while looking up their Hunger Games vocabulary words to determine which definition was used in the book specifically. Next week students will be quizzed on these chapters and continue reading with chapters five and six.

Fall conferences will take place on the evenings of November 14th and 15th. Each family will be given a 10 minute time slot to discuss NWEA scores, goals, classroom academies, and behavior in class. Signups are in the office. Please sign up ASAP!!!

November Conferences

Mixer Time!!!
Students that are planning on attending the mixer can begin turning in their money next week. Cost is $5.00 ahead of time. This includes entrance, one slice of pizza and a pop. Should you pay the day of cost will be $7.00. We encourage students to pay as soon as they can so that we have a continuing list of those attending. There will be an opportunity for students to be a guest DJ and information will come out soon for your students! Get excited!!!

Annual Middle School Mixer!!!

Our second annual mixer will be held on December 14 from 5:00-7:00pm. If you are interested in chaperoning or planning this mixer please contact Ms. Textor. Mrs. Morgan will be our head/go to mixer parent this year. Planning will begin soon so please let us know ASAP

Science/Social Studies with Ms. Walkuski

Science: This week in science, students are beginning a
new unit on atomic theory. They are contrasting Dalton to Bohr and learning about the Cloud Theory; identifying symbols on the periodic table, learning about atomic number, mass, and isotopes.

November: Gratitude
This month we are focusing on Gratitude for this months moral focus. We have talked to the students about things that they are grateful for and how to appreciate what we have in our lives, not to take items or people for granite. Students are making a gratitude jar over the course of the month to list things they appreciate in life and are happy for. We encourage you to talk to your student at home about their class gratitude jar.

I Can
Compose a second rough draft to my narrative fiction story using edited remarks from my peers to improve my paper. Discuss the characters and plot in The Hunger Games with others while comparing it to the Ancient Roman society and todays society and government. Spell 7th grade appropriate words and determine how they can be used correctly in a sentence and within my own language in class.

I can
Compare and contrast atomic theory; explain the structure of an atom; identify symbols on a periodic table

Social Studies: In social studies, students are

beginning their study of Egypt. They are gaining background information to create a travel brochure for a trip to Egypt.

Wisdom Respect Gratitude Self-Control Perseverance Courage Encouragement Compassion Integrity

Moral Focus

I can
Explain the importance of the Nile; classify social structure in Egypt; relate sphinx to pyramids; identify hieroglyphics.