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Classroom Connect, 08/25/2023
Introductions have been completed, classroom expectations have been communicated, and lessons are well underway to begin this 2023-24 school year. Curious minds want to know what our Stallions are learning to start off the year, so we went to the teachers to get the scoop:
ELA (English/Language Arts) Classes
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6th Grade, Ms. Allison & Mrs. Vore: story elements and parts of a plot; identifying them in Pixar short films
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7th Grade, Mrs. Collins: settings and how they contribute to plot; students participated in a plot escape room this week.
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8th Grade, Mrs. Floyd: created vision boards and creative writing
Math Classes
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6th Grade, Mr. Clark: greatest common factors and least common multiples
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7th Grade, Mrs. Sandberg: Math 7 students are working on scale drawings; calculating area of scale drawings and redrawing scale drawings with a new scale - Math 7+ students are working on area and surface of composite figures
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8th Grade, Ms. Volkman: identifying angle relationships and using those relationships to solve for unknown angles
Social Studies Classes
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6th Grade, Mrs. Vore:
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7th Grade, Mrs. McBee: map skills with a focus on longitude and latitude
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7th Grade, Mr. Gehring: continents and oceans
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8th Grade, Mr. Gehring: European Colonists
Science Classes
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6th Grade, Mrs. Weaver: parts of a microscope
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7th Grade, Mr. Hines: Stemscopes and animals competing for resources
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8th Grade, Mr. Schneider: periodic table, elements, and compounds
Healthy Living Classes
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6th Grade, Ms. Von Stein & Mr. Pipkin: students are learning four different warmups; change of pace, dots, speed ladder, and plyo
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7th Grade, Ms. Von Stein & Mr. Pipkin: volleyball skills and weightlifting safety
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8th Grade, Ms. Von Stein & Mr. Pipkin: volleyball and weightlifting.
Choir Classes
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6th, 7th, & 8th Grade, Ms. Crochet: learning “America My Home” in preparation for Veteran’s Day
Band Classes
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6th Grade, Mr. Wooge: learning the basics
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7th & 8th Grade, Mr. Wooge: preparing for the SH Fall Festival Parade
Orchestra Classes
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6th, 7th, & 8th Grades, Mr. Wooge: learning the basics
Computer Science Classes
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6th Grade, Mr. Clary: how to navigate the internet and how it impacts day to day life
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7th & 8th Grade, Mr. Clary: computer and data security
Engineering Explorations Classes
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Mrs. Snow: using Engineering Design process to design and create Lego sail cars; competing to see whose design goes the farthest
World Languages Classes
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Spanish 1, Mr. Roark: greetings, numbers, body parts, alphabet, and weather
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6th & 7th Grade, Mr. Roark: cognate words, numbers, ABCs, Latin American countries
Family and Consumer Science Classes
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6th Grade, Ms. Honnold: communication skills
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7th Grade, Ms. Honnold: sewing tools
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8th Grade, Ms. Honnold: food safety