Grades Seven & Eight:
Mrs. Kerri Seifert
May
Greetings Parents, Students, and
Families!
The year is flying by and before
you know it summer will be here! Below are some of the
highlights of this coming
month:
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8th grade fundraiser at Mr. Seth Kenworthy’s business
cleaning work vehicles on May 1
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8th grade lunches fundraiser on May 5-7
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MSP Testing May 4 – May 20
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8th grade will be doing reading, math, and science
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7th grade will be doing reading, math, and writing
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Spring Program May 27th @ 7pm – The Science Fair (aka
invention convention) will also be held that night @ 6pm
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8th Grade trip May 31- Jun 2
Academic
Happenings
Math:
In math we are preparing for the MSP testing and doing actual MSP
testing during this time. After testing, we will be learning math to
better prepare the seventh graders for eighth grade math and the eighth
graders for high school.
Social Studies: In social studies we are doing
a unit on feudalism and the reformation. This will carry us to the end
of the year.
PE:
currently, we are playing softball. Other activities include running a
timed mile, dodge ball, and kickball.
Language Arts:
in language arts the seventh graders have been preparing for the reading
and writing MSP, and the eighth graders have been preparing for the
reading MSP. Testing will also be done as well as the end of trimester
book talks.
Science:
in science we are ending the earthquakes unit soon and moving on to
learning about volcanoes in our catastrophic events kit. Currently, they
are learning about fault lines and tectonic plates. They are also in
groups working on science projects having to do with famous natural
disasters. They are expected to work on this project partly at home.
They have a schedule of when they need to have things done, so look for
this at home.
Computers:
we continue to practice our typing skills, and they are working on small
projects such as making a spreadsheet on the program Microsoft Excel.
Completed Fundraisers:
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Halloween Haunted House
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Selling Trees and Wreathes
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Babysitting for board meetings
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Babysitting for PTSA- this is ongoing
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Lunches- this is ongoing
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Bake Sale at the Art Fair
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Clark Public Utilities Car Wash
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Selling Candle Lite
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Drainage Master’s work vehicle car wash
So far, we have raised approx.
$1573 with about $720 projected for May’s fundraisers. Keep up the good
work!