CH 11 Vocabulary

Students of the Month: February

The Supernova teachers would like to congratulate the following Supernovas for earning student of the month honors for the month of February.

Social Studies: Crescenzo G.

Science: Tanner R.

English: Jonathan Q.

Outstanding Supernova Citizen: Madison S.

English 8: After the Test

1. You can read your independent novel. The next A.R. quiz is on Tuesday, March 22nd.  

2. You can also log on to No Red Ink, and complete the activities that I have "assigned" to you.  If you need to create an account for No Red Ink, you can follow the directions from my post on 9/3/15.

3. You can work on the bonus assignment that was posted on Tuesday, January 26th, on the Supernova Team Blog.

CH 10: Weathering and Soil Formation - Vocabulary

Help Your Classmates Win a Contest!

Dear Supernovas,

This fall, a few of our seventh grade students decided to participate in a contest to make a video that advertises a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career-based company. For this project, students traveled to a company and were able to learn about manufacturing and STEM related careers.

While on the tour, students received a first-hand experience on the many different faces of manufacturing. For the competition, our students were selected to film for AUMA Actuators.

AUMA Actuators is a company specializing in making actuators, a device whose job is to move and control a system. This company has locations throughout the world, but the factory in Southpointe is the only one in the United States!

One of the components of the project is a mini-competition to see how many views and likes the students’ video will get. In order to win, we would like everyone to watch and vote for our video.

Voting starts on Monday, February 8th, and goes until Friday, February 12th!

Here is the link: http://bit.ly/videocontest2016

We appreciate your help!

Miss Moniodes, Enrichment Support Teacher

The Supernovas are Using Metacognitive Strategies While Reading The Giver

The Supernovas started reading The Giver today in class! In preparation for today, the students completed a web quest to gather background information on the author, Lois Lowry. The students specifically focused on Lowry's childhood experiences, her relationship with her ailing father, and her focus on the importance of memories. The students also researched utopian societies, dystopian societies, and euphemisms.  A pre-reading exercise was also completed where the students were asked to focus on the novel's three main themes: the importance of memories, the importance of being an individual, and the importance of having a sense of family. 

Pictured above is Ethan S. who is using his metacognitive reading strategies bookmark that was specifically created for reading this novel.  The students are also using a pros and cons chart as they read as a way to connect with the text and with the main character, Jonas, and his experiences in the novel.  A detailed reading guide is also being utilized to assist the students with focusing on the symbolism in the novel.  

English 8: The Giver: Chapters 1-5 Terms

The terms have been posted on Quizlet for Chapters 1-5 of the novel, The Giver.  The test is tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th.  The terms in the link are the 14 terms that are specifically on the test.  You will not be assessed on the entire list that appears below in the flashcards.