What a great week we had here. I am so happy to have met everyone and excited about what our future year will hold for us. This week, we are beginning to work on the Skills Development unit which will last three weeks. Along with skills needed, we will also be working on classbuilding activities and team building activities. These should be fun! I am also going to begin to slip in activities to get everyone ready for our Science Night coming in March. Have a great 5 day week!





Monday, September 10th,





Advisory





Monday will be a class meeting. Discussion will include announcements about the week, discussion of the weekend, Kids Chat question and the video announcements. We might also have time for the quote of the week.





Science





Students will demonstrate their knowledge of the threshold activity, complete a team building activity called, "One Million Bucks" (Rally Table structure), and finish their project "Welcome-to-Science" collage.

Homework: Finish collage. Students checked out any materials they needed. Due tomorrow.




Tuesday, September 11th,





Advisory





We will be watching video announcements. Students will finish announcing their goal for the week and do a Hands up, pair up, share activity with it. We will work on getting an 8th grade representative and discuss the Kids Chat question.





Ecosystems (EOD)





(Mr. Korchnak)


We will be exploring what an ecosystem is and some of the elements that compose one. Students will be working in groups to construct an ecosystem that they are familiar with and may be asked to present their system to the class and explore the parts of their team's system.





Science





Students will begin with demonstrating their knowledge of the threshold routine. We will be using our text book Chapter 2 lesson 2 on the Metric System. Throughout the reading, we will see short segments of a video on metrics. Then we will practice measuring with metrics in the classroom.







Homework: Complete Metric Worksheet p. 11. Return tomorrow.






Wednesday, September 12th,





Advisory
Students will receive their planners and have their first video lesson on using it. Our Advisory Representative will go to their school meeting today (Holden).








Science




The Threshold activity for students will be a hands on review of metrics. Then students will work in their groups to go over their homework before turning it in. Then we will work on the Metric Staircase and how to convert metrics. We will then discuss using beakers and graduated cylinders. Students will be given the opportunity to read liquids in both.

Thursday, September 13th,

Advisory
Planner scavenger hunt. Also, go over student handbook.


Ecosystems

We will continue to work with the idea of what an ecosystem is and work from the ideas we brainstormed on Tuesday. Today we will be looking at specific examples of ecosystems around Michigan and using those to continue building understanding of the components of an ecosystem.

Science

Students will review measurements we have been studying during their threshold activity. Students will learn a mnemonic device to help them to remember the order of metrics. We will practice metrics with different bases, practice using graduated cylinders and beakers also.

Homework: Reading Graduated cylinders.

REMEMBER THERE IS A QUIZ TOMORROW OVER WHAT HAS BEEN TAUGHT THIS WEEK!

Friday, September 14th,

Advisory


Science

Students will take a quiz over this week's work. There will be a short review. After the quiz, students will complete an activity called,"What's your interest?" Then students will work in teams to complete a teambuilding activity called "The Perfect Weekend" (Round Table).