7 RED Newsletter

September 24, 2021

7 Red Weekly Newsletter
Important information regarding Curriculum Night:
Our curriculum night will be taking place this upcoming Thursday, September 30th starting promptly at 6:30pm in the gymnasium (note location change). The closest parking to the gymnasium is the lot between Oak and Sherwood. We look forward to seeing you then!

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Curriculum Updates

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ELA: This week students have worked diligently in groups for our Extraordinaire project. There has been consistent creativity and collaboration across all of our classes and we are so impressed with what your students have come up with! We have reviewed what it means to make an observation vs. an inference and are currently drafting designs. Next week, we will move toward writing our CER and warming up those writing and analytical thinking skills.

This project will carry through until the first week of October & end with a creative writing assignment. Mrs. Poulin and I are excited to share the final
products with you all!

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Math: Throughout this week, students have been solidifying their understanding of scale copies. Students discovered how scale factor affects the change in area as well as the size of a figure. We wrapped up the week by doing a station activity where students were able to collaborate with one another to solve problems similar to what they have learned so far. We will begin the second half of this unit next week where we will look further into scale drawings.

Just a friendly reminder that if any student expresses that they are struggling with this unit, I offer extra help every Monday until 3:15!

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Science: Scientists continued their study of heat transfer. Ask your child to show you the “Dancing Water Bottle Cap” magic trick and explain the science behind it! Tile and Ice Cube assessments were handed back on Tuesday. Students can retake any assessment in science. To be eligible for the retake
they must have their original assessment signed by an adult at home, attend one extra help session, and submit the retake that can be found on Schoology by Tuesday, 9/28. There will be a traditional unit test on Friday, Oct 1st. The study guide and key concepts and vocabulary are found in Schoology and
linked here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vx3E3zyeipiqq9w5UjMJ8HMr2UJOjwsi/view?usp=sharing

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1L9FSRLCftMwlYI3_Moj3qRSiN6LpUzBMresWb5O-awQ/edit?usp=sharing

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Social Studies: World Geography students continued their study of the themes and tools of Geography. Be sure to ask your student about the evidence they collected during our “Among Us” inspired map projections group activity! We also began our exploration of thematic maps and the ways
we can use these resources to analyze and assess the physical and human geography of a nation or
region.

As we begin to near the end of our first unit, we will have a traditional unit test the week of the 4th. Students will have access to vocab and key concept practice activities and online study resources through Schoology.

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Important Dates:

• September 28- Oak Picture Day
• September 30- 7th Grade Curriculum Night 6:30-7:30pm. 7 Red will be meeting in the gymnasium. Parent/guardian will go to the gymnasium upon arrival.

Link to Oak Middle School Weekly Notices:
https://schools.shrewsburyma.gov/oak/communications
 

Contact Information:
The 7 Red Teachers- 7red@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Ms. Belliveau (ELA)- gbelliveau@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Dillon (Science)- mdillon@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Kotkowski (Math)- lkotkowski@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Mrs. Poulin (Special Education)- apoulin@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us
Mr. Sutherland (Geography) - tsutherland@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us