2018-19 7th Grade Blog

This past week we watched a movie in health class. The movie was Wonder. We really liked it!! Here is some pictures of us in history learning about the progressives. In language Arts we just finished Freak The Mighty. It was a very fun book to read.

 In Language arts we are doing a fun activity to help us with our vocabulary 11 words. In this game you had to write to correct word on the board, then you got to choose if you were going to shoot the ball, or mark off another teams point. It was a fun game. In choir they earned a free day by getting so many marbles in the container so they got to do what  ever they wanted in that class for the day. In band class we got new songs for our spring concert. They are called Grease, and Visions.    It was para appreciation week day this week, so on Monday they decorated the staff break room with streamers and balloons along with food. In health we are finishing up our Self-Esteem unit. As you can see we are taking notes again.  Now it is before the test, and we are prepping for it.

This week in Power Hour we worked on school work and also did a class Kahoot. Kahoot is a super fun online website that we have used since 4th grade. It is not only a way to learn, it is also competitive which makes it fun and helps you learn. The Kahoot we did in class was about connotation and denotation, this was also on our Reading Terms Quiz that we had in Language Arts. In Language Arts we had a Reading Terms Quiz and our weekly Reading Log due. We also started a new book called "Freak the Mighty" by Rodman Philbrick.  This is personally one of my favorite books, it is about a very tall teenager named Max who is not is not very smart but very tall and  lives with his Grim and Gram. There is also another character named Kevin who has a disability with his legs and can't walk without leg braces and crutches. The story is about their adventures and the way another person can bring out the happiest and best out of you. In Science this week ...

In math we built roller coasters with some IBM engineers. We had limited supplies and it was a challenge but it was fun! In Language we listened to 3 different versions of the song: Sound of silence. We had to compare the mood and tone of each one.   In Health we did a team building activity. We were put in groups and then had to line up based on  certain characteristics we have. In Basketball we had an end of the season party. We watched the movie, Hoosiers, and ate pizza and pasta.

       Here are some pictures of thee activity we did in health on Wednesday. We had to choose from one of two things to decide what we were. For instance: Are you a Jaguar or Volkswagen. Then we discussed with others to see if they feel the same way. In Science we are growing lettuce, so here is a picture on how that is going, hopefully we can be eating it soon! We also have a new unit in science called "evolution" here is a picture of one of the unit cover page's in our notebooks. With all of our snow days, we are looking forward to being in school and getting more pictures! Thanks for reading!!

In Language Arts class we had to go around the room t practice our Hyperboles, and Idioms. This is preparing us for the poetry test on Wednesday, the 13. I hope you were paying attention! The ZM Cougars girl basketball team is getting the post game talk from their coach on how they did that game. Here is another picture of the 7th grade going around the room in language preparing for the test on Wednesday the 13th. 7th and 8th grade choir went to Kasson for a competition. The choir did great. Here is a picture of the health poster the seventh grade is doing. In health class, the 7th grade is doing a poster presentation about the 7 areas of health. Britta, and Sommer are doing a presentation, and it has to be 1 minute long to get the full credit. the 7th grade girls basketball team played the Goodhue Wildcats last week. The Cougars are playing the Pine Island and the end score was a lot to a little. Cougars Won! The Cougars are playing the Panther...

Sorry for the lack of updates!! We are transitioning to a new blogging group for the new semester so check back soon!!! Here is a picture of our Students of the Month!! Congratulations!!