7th Grade Glimpse
September 6 – September 9
Reminder: No school on Monday, September 5th (Labor Day)
9/2/16 Counselor’s Corner: Student Council campaigns & elections will be September 6th-9th. Students should submit their completed petition to Ms. Barnes in the counseling office by 3:00pm on September 7th. Students may hang posters up in the hallways but, should not do giveaways including candy, gum, pencils, etc. Two females and two males will be chosen to represent their class this year. Speeches will take place on Friday September 9th at 11:00pm in the following locations:
- 6th grade- MS Gym
- 7th grade- Mrs. Cook’s
- 8th grade- West Gym
Parents are welcomed to come and watch!
All results will be read on Friday the 11th
Reminder: All posters must be removed by the end of the day on Friday, September 9th.
Communication Arts:We will finish up the nouns chapter this week and continue working on the writing process. The nouns test will be taken as well. Gold classes will take it on Thursday and blue classes on Friday. There will be no spelling due to the Labor Day holiday. Reminder: All homework assignments that receive a grade below a C may be redone for grade improvement. Assignments must be asked for that day and are due the next class time. Encourage your student to take advantage of this opportunity if needed.
Mrs. Snapp / Conference Times: Gold 1 (8:00-9:24) and Blue 2 (9:28-10:52)
7thGrade Reading:We are beginning Unit 1: Fiction and Nonfiction this week. Our focus will be on identifying the literary elements (mainly the theme) of the selections that we read in this unit. Reading Log #1 is due this week (Gold day: September 8th and Blue day: September 9th). Blue day classes visit the library on Blue Wednesdays and Gold day classes visit the library on Gold Wednesdays, in order to take AR tests and check out/renew books. Feel free to contact me with questions or concerns and have a great week!
Mrs. Meyers, , Conf. times: Gold Day 8:00-9:24 AM, Blue Day 1:36-3:00 PM
Pre-Algebra and 7th Grade Math (Nikkel) We will complete the unit on algebraic reasoning next week. Students will simplify algebraic expressions. There will be a quiz on Thursday (G4) and Friday (B4) over simplifying algebraic expressions and translating words into math.
Please check out our class website at There is a lot of helpful information and resources there including a class calendar and notes from class. My digital library contains many resources that students can use at home to practice the skills we are learning in class.
Ms. Nikkel 660-584-7161 (Conference time Gold 1:30-3:00, Blue 8:00-9:15)
7th Grade Math(Mrs. Gillilan) Next week, students will wrap up Chapter 1 by learning how to simplify algebraic expressions. Students will also begin reviewing for their Chapter 1 test over Algebraic Reasoning. Please be sure to sign up for the “Remind” program to receive texts or e-mails of homework assignments. Visit my website for further information: Have a great week!
Mrs. Conference time - Gold days: 8:00-9:24 and Blue days: 9:28- 10:52.
Science: This week we will continue our Inquiry unit by continuing to review basic Inquiry vocabulary. Students will be identifying variables, problem statements, hypothesis and constants. Students will begin working on establishing trends and developing conclusions and practicing scenario’s. We will also begin to review for our first test over inquiry that will occur the following week.
7th Grade Social Studies (Mr. Gifford)This week will be studying land and water forms. Additionally, we will be beginning creating their continent projects. Finally, we will be taking another continent and ocean quiz at the end of the week. The quiz will be EXACTLY the same as this week. If you have any questions please feel free to email me at
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7th Grade Social Studies (Mr. Brand)This week students will use be constructing their own maps and they will present them to their peers. If you have any questions my email is . My plan time is 9:28 to 10:52 on both Blue and 11:40 to 1:32 on Gold Days.
7th Grade Rise-We will be reading Adventure III in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, “A Case of Identity”. We will also begin our Crime Scene Detective: Theft Unit which promotes using science and critical thinking to solve crimes. The first lesson focuses on the basics of criminal investigations.
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Art:The class will be introduced to their self-portrait project using Op Art. To complete this project, students will take a photo in class and incorporate the grid and DaVinci method to produce accurate facial proportions. Students will then go over Op Art movement and Learn about Optical Illusion artists Bridget Riley and Victor Vassarily.
Materials needed this week= Pencil, Eraser, Colored Pencils, Black Sharpies, Rubber Cement and fun colored pens. (students should always bring their sketchbook to class with a pencil).
Terra Conference: Gold 5/Blue 5 1:36pm-3:00pm
Graphics 1: Students will wrap up typography portrait. Our next project will be redesigning a cover to a one of our favorite books using GIMP and other Computer animated design elements. Students will go over the Art Elements and discuss the importance of these elements in Designing a product.
Materials: Students need a planner, pencil and graphics notebook.
Terra Conference: Gold 5/Blue 5 1:36pm-3:00pm
CA - 6/7TH Grade – Mrs. Lettau - Since it is a short week, we will not have spelling, but we will continue working with nouns – plurals – and possibly have a test on Thursday. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
Resource/Reading Intervention-2 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau - We will continue with the Wilson “Just Words” reading program, discussing the use of –y at the end of a word and using the suffixes -ly and –ty. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
Computer Literacy 7/8 – Mrs. Lettau – We will continue to work on our keyboarding skills. This coming week we will also work on identifying and using the tool box when making documents. If you have questions, you may call me at 660-584-7161 and leave a message or you may e-mail me at If you need to talk to me immediately, I am available on Gold days from 11:30-1:30 and on Blue days from 8:00-9:30.
7th Grade Industrial TechThis week the 7th graders are learning some basic weights and measures. Most have finished the length section (inches in a foot, meters in a kilometer), all have started the sections on weight and area (pounds in a ton and square inches in a square foot). We have already put to use our length knowledge by doing some real measuring. If you need more information or just have a question, feel free to contact me. conference time G4 11:40 – 1:32 PM or B1 8:00 – 9:24 AM
7th Grade FACSGold 2: The students are discussing friendship and communication skills. If time allows we will begin discussing safety in the kitchen and discuss expectations for cooking. They have a lab fee of $10 that can be paid at any time before October 1st.
7th Grade Band If your student needs any supplies for their instrument, or an Essential Elements book, you can visit order these from our school store. Items will be delivered on Monday during school. Also, I still have open tutoring spots open before and after school. If you would like to sign up, please send an email to .
6th/7th/8th Physical Education & Health: Next week students in Mrs. Briney's class will continue their Tennis unit, while students in Mr. Hawthorne's class will continue their soccer unit. These units will last 2 weeks and will be completed on September 9th. We will be going outside some, so if needed, pack some sunscreen. Please help remind students to pack clothes to change into for class, as well as tennis shoes that tie. Health notes are to be kept organized in a folder or binder to help them study for quizzes and for folder checks at the end of each quarter. Their first quiz will be over their fitness notes. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Mr. Hawthorne or Mrs. Briney. Coach Hawthornes's plan is Gold 1 or Blue 5 and Mrs. Briney's plan is Gold 1 and Blue 4
7th Grade Vocal7th and 8th grade choir students have studied about composer Guillame DuFay this week. He was a medieval composer. Students continue to work on sight-reading with hand signals and singing choral