Health 7

Students read about various mental health disorders, including suicide and suicide prevention. A discussion ensued on what are the signs of suicide and what to do if you or a friend are contemplating suicide.
B-day students will have their Commnication Unit test on Monday (10/13).
A-day students will have their test on Tuesday (10/14). They should be studying the handouts and notes from class.

Health 8

Students read an article on Sport & Exercise Safety. They copied down a list of all text pages and handouts they will need to study for their test. A-day students will have their test on Friday, 10/10. B-day students will have their test on Monday, 10/13. Extra credit puzzles will be available for students.
Students were also given their progress report grades and reminded of missing assignments.
If they haven't completed them already, students should be working on their semester health goal check up sheet in their compostion notebook. B-day classes should have submitted them today. I only received 9 out of 23.
Students in the A-day class will receive the assignment on Friday (10/10).

Science 7

Students have been continuing their design and construction of their flying apparatus. Today, students completed the construction and were able to test out the designs. Some were very successful, while others have begun to think about varying the design. It was a lot of fun to see the final product!

Homework: Answer the following questions either in their science notebook or on loose leaf.

1. The names of everyone that worked in the group.

2. A sketch of your final design

3. Why did you/your group chose this design? (5 sentences)

4. Why will it fly? How will it fly? (5 sentences total)

5. What changes would you make in the design (if any) and why? (5 sentences)

Also, an extra credit assignment was given today. It's due date is Thursday October 23.

Applied Math 7

Corrected yesterday's assignment.
Lesson 13: Part-Part-Whole Word Problems
Assignment: Complete the Lesson 13 worksheet for tomorrow.

Applied Math 8

No classes today - Career Expo Field Trip

Social Studies 8

No classes today - Career Expo Field Trip

Physical Education grades 7 and 8

Physical education classes will be going outside for class as weather permits. This will include some chillier days, so students should remember to have a sweatshirt/windshirt and sweatpants/windpants in their lockers.
Roller skating in the gym will begin on Monday, October 27th and will conclude November 4th. There will be another week of roller skating in the spring.