Special reminders:
QUEBEC: Mandatory meeting for all students going to Quebec and their parents is on Wednesday, May 9th at 7pm in the cafeteria.
For any parents of a student who is NOT going on the Quebec trip:
If your child is NOT going to Quebec they have a permission slip that must be signed and returned as soon as possible for a field trip to the Boston Museum of Science on May 18th. If they are NOT going on the field trip it is also important for us to know because of the numbers of Busses we need to reserve.
PLEASE return the permission slip with a “Is not going” written on it and your signature.
Furthermore: we are looking for healthy breakfast snack donations for Thursday 5/17 (the first day the Quebec students leave). As a 7th grade team, we are planning two fun-filled days for those students who will remain with us and I’ll be organizing snack donations. Please email Rebecca Hayes (rhayes@fps.k12.me.us) with your interest to help or items you’d be willing to donate/bring in! Thanks for your help.
Ping-Pong Club Meeting times for May: from 2:30-3:30 on Wed. May 2, 9, 23, and 30. On Monday May 14th from 2:30-3:30.
We are starting up a new ping-pong club. Students will learn the rules of the game and game etiquette while developing new skills and meeting new people. We have two tables so play will be rotated. Any questions please e-mail gturner@fps.k12.me.us.
Spring Pictures: On Wednesday students will sit for Spring Photos. This is a wonderful opportunity to see how much your child has grown this year!
Math – Mrs. Bennett
After School: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Email: sbennett@fps.k12.me.us
Web site: http://teacherweb.com/ME/FalmouthMiddleSchool/MrsBennett/h0.stm
Blocks B, C, D, and E will have a quiz on two-dimensional geometric similarity either Monday or Tuesday. This quiz was originally scheduled for this last week but we needed the extra time to combat the “amnesia” from vacation.
Block A did very well on the most recent quiz. I was particularly impressed with your child’s use of formulas and ability to present mathematical thought in a clear disciplined manner. There will be a unit test on Friday or the following Monday. It will cover volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms and volumes of cones, spheres, and pyramids.
Spanish – Sra. Campbell
After school on Tuesday and Thursday
Email: mcampbel@fps.k12.me.us
Web page: http://www.falmouthschools.org/Marsha/index.html
This week we learned some basic weather vocabulary and how to discuss the weather, yesterday, today and tomorrow. We also looked at the weather in different parts of Spain and learned a trick for quickly converting Celsius to Fahrenheit. In the coming week we will continue using the weather vocabulary. A quiz on these expressions can be expected on Tuesday or Wednesday. We have looked at some new stem-changing verbs that will be used more extensively next week when we start chapter 7 in earnest. This unit is on sports.
I’ve noticed that the notebooks, cuadernos as we call them, are looking a little ragged. Please check your child’s and see if it needs some patching up. These need to last till the end of the year when the student will receive a final notebook grade. Gracias.
Le Français – Mme Turner
After school Monday & Tuesday
Email: gturner@fps.k12.me.us
This week we will deepen our use of food shopping vocabulary. There will be two quizzes: one on the verb FAIRE and one on vocabulary of food and specialty shops. Students will learn to talk about things they want (vouloir) to do and about things they can (pouvoir) do.
Science – Mrs. Stuart
After School Tuesday ( I will be at a Conference on Thursday)
Email: estuart@fps.k12.me.us
Students have TWO activities they are working on. 1)They have a presentation on their disease due on Friday/Monday (for E block only) 2) They are collecting moon observations . Hopefully the clouds will part..
Students will also be taking the NWEA test during one science period.
Today Dr. Mike Bell came in and answered any and all of their questions and helped them dissect a pig’s heart. It was fantastic! You would have been proud of your children’s behavior and the questions they asked were thoughtful and interesting. Mike does a wonderful job, please ask your child what they learned.
Social Studies – Ray Fox
Email: rfox@fps.k12.me.us
Students will have a quiz over the Constitution on Tuesday or Wednesday. (depending on class rotation) All students have a study guide of essential questions as well as an 11 X 17 sheet of paper with various graphic organizers and charts. They should be reviewing the material and be prepared to participate during Monday’s class review.
Students will also participate in a mock trial next week.
Mrs. Izzo - Seminar: Accelerated ELA
We will be finishing our work on The Stolen Child in the upcoming week with group projects, student selected, and, I must say, this time they are doing a marvelous job working collaboratively. They will be presenting Yeats’ poem, The Stolen Child, of course, using creativity to express the words and movements in the poem. I imagine you will begin to see some of their work as movies are being made; music recorded and art integrated into the presentation. Note cards are required for the final presentation to maintain focus and organization. I am really excited about the momentum I am observing with this work. We will also be starting our 3rd group of 25 Smart Words that will add to our next vocabulary test of 75 Smart Words. Students will also be editing their response to the Essay Question to produce a higher quality paper. Journals due on Fridays. Should be a busy week…HAPPY WEEKEND!
ELA – Becky Hayes
After school as needed
Email: rhayes@fps.k12.me.us
Next week we will continue reading and discussing The Wizard of Oz. Students will begin to align the literal and figurative elements of L. Frank Baum’s story, with the historical purposes of his allegory. Making these connections and understanding the abstract concepts of the allegory will be a critical exercise for your child. Please feel free to check in with them next week, to assure their understanding of these allegorical elements! We will also be continuing our grammar study on colons & semicolons with a quiz most likely towards the end of the week (commas, colons, & semicolons.)
Thanks again and have a great weekend!
