Happy Friday Dynamic Team!
Upcoming Events: April 20th – 7th
Grade Band Concert, 6:30 p.m
April 22nd –
Hats for Heart
DYNAMIC is to be CONTINUOUSLY PRODUCTIVE AND CONTINUOUSLY
LEARNING!
Important Information:
Hats for Heart Information
can be found here. This is a fundraiser
for The American Heart Association.
Students may wear hats to school for the day with a small donation. Other items are also available with a
donation.
Summer school enrollment
can be completed here.
MAP retakes begin next week.
If your child was absent during the initial tests, they will be pulled
at some point during the week for make-ups.
At least one teacher from
Dynamic will be available for help on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until
4:00.
English –
Argumentative Writing:
Students have really dived into our first argumentative debate: are competitive sports helpful or harmful? We spent time looking at many different resources (articles, infographics, NPR audio and videos) for evidence for both sides. Students were encouraged to "suspend judgement" and let their evidence guide which position they took for our first debate. We finished the week with a "flash draft" that allowed them to take their debate moves to paper.
We will continue exploring more "hot topics" next week. Students will continue to pull evidence, organize it and cite it, as well as work on establishing claims and supporting reasons.
Reading Goal:
A summative READING GOAL grade will be entered into the gradebook at the end of next week. To achieve a 3 (90%), students need to have met their page goal as well as conference with me. Students who do not conference with me or who do not meet their page goal will see a lower grade.
Reading Conference Details:
Students had the opportunity to sign up for a conference time at the end of March (conference times are held before school, during lunch, during Discovery or after school). Students were informed that, if they missed their scheduled date, they would need to reschedule with me. Conferences take around 7-10 minutes, and students need to bring their book and have read at least 50 pages in the book. Ask your student about his/her conference!
Email: kraushaar.kaitlyn@wgmail.org
Math-
Last week 7th grade math took their summative on Expressions and Equations. MAP testing this week hasn't allowed a lot of time but we did talk about inequalities, how to read them, and what they look like represented on a number line. We also spent a little time looking at calories, how they determine calories and what does the daily 2,000 calories really look like. We will be starting our probability unit next!
mathrm214.blogspot.com
coffman.ashley@wgmail.org
Social Studies –
Since we have been MAP
testing this week, we have eased into the medieval period with a medieval
murder mystery. This serves two
purposes; first, as a brain refresher, and second to sneak in some important
information. Students were able to see
the siege of a castle, experience a slice of life in a medieval monastery, and
witness a trial by combat.
Next week, we will begin
with a group activity about the barbarian invasions, and then move to the
important geographical influences of the medieval period in Europe. The primary focus of our discussion towards
the end of the week will be the rise of feudalism.
The notes for this unit are
already up on my website, and I encourage students to begin looking at them
right away.
Dynamic Social Studies Course
Website:
Lisa Pettid – pettid.lisa@wgmail.org
314-918-4602
Science –
If you have any questions
or concerns please email me!
Dynamic Systems Science –
Coach Daniels - daniels.mark@wgmail.org
Please visit the following links for
more information:
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