7th grade 18-19

Dear Parents, Here's the low down on the next two weeks...  Monday:  pig test; rough draft of LA narrative poem due Tuesday: science articles due Wednesday: SS paper due; LA final narrative poem due Thursday: Maxson's reading group character chart and paper due (signed/edited rough plus final); 8th grade rocket launch at 2pm FRIDAY:  Yippeeee!  Day off! MONDAY:  Yippeeee!  Day off! Tuesday: WEAR UNIFORM TODAY; turn in chrome books (charger, too); graduation in the evening Wednesday: Devil's Lake field trip (still missing several permission slips) Thursday:  Getting things cleaned up, organized and packed up Friday:  Field Day!  :)

Dear Parents, ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE!!!  Your kids have done a great job so far with the pig dissection.  Their interest continues to grow and their concentration on the task at hand has made all the difference.  I gave them a copy of the study guide for the upcoming test, so hopefully he/she have started at least looking at the information.  That test will be May 20th and its a BIG ONE, so hopefully they will be ready to go when the time arrives! This is our last week of "normal" classes before everything with end-of-the-year stuff is upon us!  Please keep an eye out for the principal updates each Friday.  He does a great job of giving the upcoming activities happening at school. Have a great week!!! Many blessings, Kim

Dear Parents, We are back at it and ready to finish strong!  This time next month we will be literally finishing out the year!  PURE CRAZINESS!!! We start the actual pig dissection this week.  I am so anxious to see how we will do.  The kids have done a great job with the virtual dissection and I hope to see the same effort made with this real experience.  There will be a test on May 20th.  They will receive the study guide this week. I hope to get the electives sheet out to the 7th and 8th graders early next week.  Things will be a little different for next year, so please have the students and yourself look it over carefully. Have a great week! Many blessings, Kim

Happy April Fool's Day!  :) Can you believe we are all ready to enter APRIL?!  I hope that spring break went well for everyone.  It was a much needed break and I am sure that the 7th graders were ready to relax after all the science fair hubbub!  :) We will be finishing up the MAEAR project they are working on in science.  Those are due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 10th, along with the self assessment.  After that project, we will start the virtual pig dissection.  This year we're able to set up the computer program on the Chrome Books so the students can work on it independently.  We start the actual pig dissection after Easter break. I look forward to a great spring!  I can't wait to see the school play this upcoming week! Take care, Kim

Dear Parents, The week has finally arrived!  Science fair is FINALLY upon us!  Thursday night is the culmination of all the hard work these kids have done!  I hope you will join us from 6-7:30 in the gym.  We have 2 more weeks before the end of the quarter, which I can hardly believe!  Please be sure to check teacherease to check on your child's grades.  If you need to know how to access the grades, please let me know, I am more than happy to help you figure it out. I hope you have a fantastic week!  I look forward to seeing you all on Thursday evening! Many blessings, Kim

Dear Parents, We are counting down the days to 2 important dates:  March 7th and March 14th. March 7th (Thursday of this week):  ALL parts of the science fair are due.  Students must turn in the SIGNED rough draft/final copy of the paper, eye-catching poster board and a prepared presentation.  These are all due Thursday by the end of class. March 14th (Thursday next week):  7th and 8th graders will be in the gym all afternoon talking to the school students about his/her projects' outcomes.  The 7th and 8th graders will then come back from 5:55-7:45 in the evening.  All parents and former students will be joining us in the gym.  I will be sending an update via email shortly.  Have a great week!  Please never hesitate to reach out if you have questions or concerns. Take care, Kim

Dear Parents, I missed last week and I am sorry about that.  We just finished our first full week in quite a while.  We did it! This week is a HUGE week for the 7th and 8th graders, in regards to science fair.  The due dates are based upon last names.  Q-Z are due Tuesday, H-P are due Wednesday and A-G are due on Thursday.  The student must turn in a PRINTED, edited and signed rough draft.  I will be looking for content more than spelling, grammar, etc (that will be when I grade the final paper)...  All parts to the science fair are due the following Thursday, March 7th.  (poster board, paper -rough and final- and a prepared presentation) Please let me know if there is anything I can do to help in anyway. Take care and have a great week! Kim

Dear Parents, What a literal whirlwind of a week last week!  Ms. Christi and Ms. Reischel did an absolutely fantastic job planning a week full of incredibly fun week of crazy activities!!!  Huge thanks go out to them and all those who helped support the activities in any way!  The penny count is in, but we won't know until Mr. Beisser announces the information on Monday. This week, we are going to try to get back into a fairly normal schedule, at least through Wednesday.  The students are getting closer to finishing up gathering their final data for the on-going science fair preparations.  Please check your email for details expectations outlining the next few weeks!  :) We are going skiing on Thursday.  I HIGHLY recommend lots of layers this year, as we just never know what the real weather will be like until the actual day.  Students can take the school busses to school because we will not leave until 8:45 of so.  If you are joining u...

Dear Parents, As last week was a bust for Catholic Schools Week celebration, with the exception of an awesome Friday at Keva and Pastor Rick.  Below you will find reminders of what is happening each day this coming week.  This week and next week, 7th and 8th graders are able to work on his/her science fair project during all science classes.  I hope that giving him/her this opportunity will help in completing the work in a timely fashion. Catholic Schools Week: Monday:  Dress - favorite animal; Activity - Minute to win it teachers vs. 8th graders Tuesday:  Dress - pjs or comfy clothes; Activity - family picnic in gym; movies in the afternoon Wednesday: Dress - CSW shirts (they were given out last week); Activity - mass with special people Thursday: Dress - favorite book/movie character; Activity - bounce house and adoration Friday:  Dress - back to normal!  :)  Activity - Heritage Day in the gym Have a fantastic week!!! Ms. Maxson

Dear Parents, The kids should be working hard on gathering data for his/her science fair project.  We talked last week and realized how quickly time is passing.  If he/she hasn't started, please encourage him/her to get started.  I am giving them time on Thursdays to work on the projects. We have mass on Wednesday.  Please always feel free to join us at 8:45 in the church.  The spelling bee for the school is also on Wednesday upstairs in the Parish Center at 2pm. Things to remember: 1.  Catholic Schools Week forms 2.  Ski Trip forms 3.  Science projects, science projects, science projects  😊 Take care, Kim

Dear Parents, What a great vacation!  I hope that this note finds you all having had time with family, reset for the weary and rejuvenation for all!  We really hit the ground running as we get back to school tomorrow (Monday). Articles are due this week.  If your child hasn't turned in his/her set, be sure that gets done.  6th is due Thursday, 7th is due Wednesday and 8th is due on Tuesday. Friday is our end to the quarter.  You will be able to find report cards on teacherease as of next Friday (January 18th).  You can print out copies of the report card there. Upcoming dates: Science fair entry forms due next Tuesday, January 15th. Keep an eye out for ski trip information sometime next week Science fair work time each Thursday from here on out until the science fair. Many blessings, Ms. Maxson