We are struggling with this week’s content in most of my 7th grade sections. I’m going to search through my resources to try to find something helpful to clarify this content. However, I wanted to post some information here as well for students who study at home.
Self Check — Can you answer these questions on your own?
What are the reactants in this equation?
How many molecules of each reactant are there?
What happens if you have all of the molecules you need, but no energy from the Sun or light source?
Where does each molecule get inside the leaf?
Where does this reaction happen inside the leaf?
How many molecules of each product are there?
What happens to the product after they are made?
Click the “read more” link for the answers to these questions.
I wanted to clarify some things about quiz retakes.
If a student is staying for quiz retakes, they must be able to get a ride home from a parent after their quiz is over. The tutoring and quiz retake does not take 2 whole hours and I do not always stay late enough to put students on the late bus! I turned several kids away and asked them to reschedule because they thought they were going to stay until 5.
Generally speaking, quiz retakes take about 15-30 minutes depending on the length of the quiz and what your child’s misunderstanding on their original quiz was. I will allow students to call their ride if needed, or parents can wait in the car for a short time while their child retakes the quiz.
Thank you for your understanding! Quiz retakes allow students to correct misunderstandings on the information we cover in class.
Each teacher will track tardies in their own class. You can expect to hear from me when your child has reached 3 tardies in class. After this parent contact, your child is at risk of serving detention for additional tardies.
This is especially important considering my classroom is so far away from everywhere else. Students have 6 minutes to cross the building to get to my class. They do not have much room at all to lag in the hallway and talk to friends.
I had one class today where only 4 out of 21 students showed up on time!!! Those students were given a token of appreciation from me 🙂
Please discuss with your children now ways that they can improve their punctuality and show up on time. Thank you! Have a great weekend! No homework!
I am so sorry to have to say this, but I forgot to give out Progress Reports AGAIN today. We were working right up to dismissal and I just realized they are sitting here.
Monday, students are going to have a bellwork assignment to reflect on their progress report so that I do not make this mistake again. I will be checking my e-mail this weekend regularly, so if you would like me to tell you what your child’s Progress Report says, I can do that. Please send an e-mail with your name and your child’s name so that I can give you the correct information.
I’m so sorry. On Wednesday, Progress Reports were supposed to go out. We were taking a quiz so I plain ol’ forgot to pass them out. Then, I was out with my son who was sick yesterday. Progress Reports WILL be passed out today!!!
If you are missing the Choose Your Adventure assignment from my first week here (check Student Connect) — I have an alternate assignment printed for you if you wish to make up that grade. See me!
This week we are wrapping up “Balanced Equations.”
By today students should be CONFIDENT in their ability to tell if an equation is balanced or not. There will be a quiz tomorrow on identifying balanced / unbalanced equations.
After that, we will finish up the week by exploring the photosynthesis chemical reaction.
All quizzes can be retaken one time for a higher score. Before the retake can take place, students must attend 1 after school study session with Mrs. Harrison. These study sessions are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays unless otherwise specified by Mrs. Harrison. The quiz can be retaken that same day after a reteach has been given to the student.
Students may look at their quizzes during these after school sessions only. I do not pass back quizzes during class.
I found this video on YouTube that offers another approach for checking if equations are balanced or not. It is the same process we’ve been covering in class, but sometimes when kids hear it in another voice it helps!
