War Inventions
The eighth graders generally love to learn about weapons and battles in history. They did a project on the significant technological changes before and during World War I that affected the weaponry and tactics of the war. The students wrote an essay about their chosen weapon or invention such as poison gas, submarines, automatic rifles, tanks, etc., and created a PowerPoint presentation in computer class to show pictures of their weapons and share their analysis with the class.
Mrs. Roh
American Symbols
The students are currently working on a project about significant American symbols (the bald eagle, Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, etc.). They will conduct research about the origin, use, and meaning of their chosen symbols, and they will create a poster that they will present to their class after midterms. They will also be creating their own symbols to represent one of America’s four core values (freedom, individualism, equality, and growth).
Mrs. Roh
And The Winner Is
More than anything, the seventh graders love learning about civics/American government. In December, they learned about the structure of the United States Constitution and the first presidential elections. To solidify the concepts, we held a class election! Two presidential nominees (Danielle Serrano and Jorge Ruiz), went around to different states (groups of students sitting at their desks) to campaign for office. The students then voted by secret ballot, and Jorge was the winner! As the president, Jorge got to appoint the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Christian Faulkner), whose role is to help maintain order in the classroom, and the head of the Environmental Protection Agency (Kisel Espinal), who helps to keep the classroom tidy and water the plant. The class also voted on a tax collector (Brianna McMichael, who ran unopposed). The tax collector helps to pass out and collect papers in the classroom.
Mrs. Roh
The Water Cycle
8th Grade Science class is currently studying the water cycle and the effects it has on our lives.
Mrs. Christian
Valcanoes
7th Grade Science class is currently discovering the formation and types of volcanoes.
Mrs. Christian
Clouds
8th Grade Science class completed a lab on how to create a cloud by using hot tap water, a bottle, and ice. Everyone had a fun lab time.
Mrs. Christian
Resource Management
Students did a unit study of Resource Management. They discussed ways to recycle and why it is so vitally important to our society. Students created posters and they were displayed as a bulletin board. The posters were giving messages of the why and how we should recycle and replenish our earth.
Mrs. Christian
Maps
7th Grade Science class has been learning about maps and mapping. Students were engaged with learning why maps are important and the various types of maps. Students created two types of maps. The first they created were small scale community maps. The second ones they made were large scale maps. They made a map of a room within their home.
Mrs. Christian
Pre Algebra
Students have been studying a unit on Integers and Expressions. They have been learning the importance of mathematical principles, as compared to using God’s principles in our daily lives.
Mrs. Christian
Pre Algebra
We have been exploring numbers this half of the school year. The class has found patterns for working with integers, variables and exponents. This year I am teaching in a flipped classroom for math and so the students will copy vocabulary and examples into their notes for HW (kind of pre-reading for the next day’s lesson). In class the next day, they will watch a mini lesson of how to and practice the application in front of me. This has been helpful in not only the student understanding during homework/classwork, but in starting up math conversations during class about what to do and why. Currently, we are studying using operations with rational numbers.
Miss Stahler