7th Grade

Religion--Mrs. TimminsLast week students were given the opportunity to participate in Adoration. It is a wonderful time to see the students spend time with Jesus and appreciate prayer. We spent this week learning about the baptism of Jesus. Next week we are going to learn about temptation verses sin. The students will be having a quiz over chapters 5 and 6 on Wednesday.

Language Arts--Ms. Hilton Reading-

Social Studies--Mrs. Wallace This week, the 7th grade students finished up their in-class Google Map assignments and also completed a quiz over 2.1-2.4.  I will be updating those grades very soon within the gradebook.  Next week, we will be finishing up Chapter 2 and I have scheduled a Chapter 2 test for Thursday, October 27th.

Science--Mrs. Mistry The 7th graders are continuing their study of genetics.  This week, we continued to work on Punnett squares and dominant/recessive traits.  We are also learning about incomplete dominance and codominance, as well as traits that are transmitted by multiple alleles and more than one gene.  The students had a quiz on Punnett squares and genetic terms yesterday and they did a great job.  There will be a test on Chapter 3 on Tuesday, October 25.  Please have your student review their study guide and quizlet.  Make sure that if I refer to a page or diagram in the study guide that they review that in their workbook. I am enjoying the 7th graders positive attitudes and hard work in class!

Math--Ms. Cline We are finishing up our chapter on equations. Sections 7B and 7C will take the Chapter 2 Test on Friday, 10/28.

8th Grade

Important 8th grade dates:

Friday, May 5th: St. Francis Dance

Tuesday, May 30th: 8th grade graduation.  Class picture at 6:30 pm. Gradution Mass in Church at 7:00pm.  Reception following Mass in Parish Hall.

Religion--Mrs. Timmins Last week students were able to participate in Adoration. This is held once a month and it is a wonderful experience for the students to spend time with Jesus. We spent this week learning about the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy and how we can all be called to be people of service. There will be a quiz over chapters 4 and 5 on Monday and a Unit test over chapters 1, 3, 4 and 5 on Friday. Students will be given their quizzes back as study guides.  **Please note that 8th Grade will be leading the masses Nov. 1 (Tuesday for All Saints) Nov. 9th and Nov. 16.**

Language Arts--Mrs. Callaghan Reading: We have completed The Outsiders, and this week the kids have been working hard on completing their project/presentations. They began presenting today and I hope to finish them up by Tuesday. On Wednesday we will have a review and the test will be next Thursday. The next book with be Mergers and more information will come on that later. Language Arts: The Prefix, Suffix & Roots Test has been handed back and needs to be signed and brought back on Monday. We have completed a small non-fiction unit and for the last couple of days we have done some round robin writing. Today those that volunteered shared their stories.  We will work on summarizing next week and start a short creative writing unit. Dates to remember: Mondays and Fridays: Vocabulary pre-quiz and quiz Wednesday: 10/27/16 Prefix, Suffix & Root Quiz ========================================================== Red Ribbon Week: 10-24-16 to 10-28-16 Monday:  “Give Drugs the Slip” wear slippers Tuesday: “Journey Day” wear a shirt/sweatshirt from somewhere you have visited Wednesday: “Band Together, Be Drug Free” wear red day Thursday: “Rock Star Hair Day” Friday: “Drugs Bring Me Down”: Mission Dress Down Day Have a GREAT weekend! Mrs. Callaghan

Social Studies--Mrs. Wallace This week, the students worked on their Thirteen Colonies mindmaps and commercials.  Within groups, the students created a commercial for one of the Thirteen Colonies using the website PowToon and also created mindmaps related to the economy, geography, and settlers of the colony.  When we study each colony, the students will present their Mindmap and commercials.  I look forward to seeing them! We will wrap up Chapter 3 next week and I have scheduled a Chapter 3 test for Friday, October 28th.

Science--Mrs. Mistry The 8th Graders are currently in the middle of their study of plants.  We have been learning about various types of plants and plant structures.  They have learned about nonvascular plants, angiosperms and gymnosperms and the life cycles of each type of plant.  Some activities that the students have participated were a leaf identification lab, a lab in which they counted and compared the annual rings of various types of trees and planting radishes.  We are growing our radishes under grow lights and the students are making daily observations of their plants.  The plants will later be used as part of our ecocolumn project.  Next week, weather permitting, we will be taking a tour of the church and school grounds and identifying some of the trees.  I hope that they students will be able to identify at least 10 different common Iowa trees by the end of this unit.  The students are working hard and demonstrating a positive attitude during class and labs.  Next week they will have a test on Chapter 3, Plants.  The test is on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Math--Ms. Cline Algebra students are working on solving literal equations, using conversion factors, and solving proportions. 8th grade math students are finishing up their study of linear equations, and their second quiz will be given on Friday, 10/28.