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a review for the upcoming cumula-tive final exam on December
15. Please review the odd num-
For the remainder of the year the7th grade math focus will be
variable
and algebraic expressions, translat-
ing words into math, simplifying al-gebraic expressions using
proper-
ties, equations and their solutions,addition and subtraction
equations,
multiplication and division equa-
tions, integers, absolute value ofreal numbers and solving
problems
using rational numbers. These con-
cepts relate back to the following
Georgia Performance Stan-dards: M7A1 a, b, c, d, M7N1 a, b,c, d
and M7P5. Most of these con-
cepts are a review of lessons taught
earlier in the semester and serve as
bered problems with your child andcheck the answers in the
solutions
section in the back of the
book. Word problems are essentialin mathematics, and problem
solv-
ing skills are reviewed on an ongo-ing basis in the math
classroom. A
great review is choosing one word
problem for you and your child tosolve and discuss. See if you
solve
it the same way your child does!!
Students will be working on a
cell reproduction project, which
should demonstrate or model
the stages/phases of mitosis.
In Life Science this week, we are
beginning a new chapter on cell
reproduction. Students will be
learning the different phases/
stages cells go through in order
for the cells to divide and repro-
duce (mitosis and meiosis).
P A G E 2
What s going on in Math?
What s going on in science?
and reading comprehension. As
always, all Language Arts / Liter-
acy students need to continue
their reading logs. The goal for
the end of the semester is 1200
pages.
Language Arts/Literacy is an ex-
tremely busy subject area for
teachers. In Mrs. Cochrans class,
they are focusing on persuasivewriting, while in Mrs.
Kelloggs
class they are creating books, as
well as preparing for presenta-
tions on their Show and Tell Ex-
pository works. In Mr.
Chaunceys Read 180 class, they
just started a new workshop and
are working on reading fluency
V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
What s going on in Language Arts/Literacy?
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