First week!

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What a GREAT, HOT first week of school! It was so nice to see all of the students and their smiling faces. While I know they enjoy summer break, I think they secretly enjoy coming back to school just as much!

In Science I began introducing the 7th and 8th graders to Interactive Notebooks. There is quite a bit of vocabulary in Science and it can often be difficult to retain. I am hopeful that with these notebooks, the students will be able to learn the vocabulary and retain their meaning and importance in Science.

The 8th graders enjoyed taking pictures for the "Lab Safety" wall. Below is a picture of a few of the 8th graders showing us that it is NOT safe to sneak up on people in the lab!!

We also spent some time on Friday participating in House activities. Below is a picture of a few members in my House (Seton) as they work together to decorate their poster paper showing Seton pride!

Next week, both 7th and 8th grade will begin the Language of Science unit. This is a short unit dealing with the various prefixes and suffixes of Scientific words. Following this unit, 7th grade will begin the Fluids unit, and the 8th graders will begin the Transfer of Heat Energy unit.

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Mrs. Summers

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