This week we brought back an AHB middle school tradition where each class has a class name! The 7th graders will now be called the Meatballs and the 8th graders will now be called the Oaks.
Math:
This week the Meatballs reviewed for and then took a check-in over solving equations. They ended the week with lessons over solving inequalities.
The 8th grade Oaks practiced and reviewed all week for their upcoming check-in over solving equations. One practice sheet was dedicated to Eric because every answer was 6, 7, 67, 6.7, or 6/7.
The Algebra Oaks learned point-slope form and how to write equations for lines given a slope and a point, and two points. Now that they knew how to write linear equations 5 ways they played what they like to call Go Touch A Fish to review. Lastly, they learned how to identify if lines are parallel or perpendicular by identifying slopes.
Humanities:
It’s writing time. Epsilon students began the process of summarizing their reading experiences with Uprising by outlining the themes of the book. From personal sacrifice to the price of freedom, students began to analyze their thoughts on the ideas of the book.
After choosing their themes and their topics, students focused on the introductory paragraphs. We reviewed the requirements from a strong opening paragraph, including the hook, brief summary of the novel, and the thesis statement. Students set about writing their literary essays, sharing their progress with the class. We will complete the process next week by adding text evidence and revising the process until they are complete.
Theme:
Another week of preparation for Theme students this week. We started by completing our later mini-project: the remnants of the ethnic neighborhoods of the immigration period in New York City. Students completed their crafts and created the map of 1900s New York City for our presentations.
The effects of immigration were summarized in a quick peek at the Progressive era and the changes in women’s rights and labor laws. Students also set about creating the travel containers for their project artifacts from the Immigration journey. We will be presenting their artifacts on Wednesday, October 8th. Our week ended with a visit from two AHB parents that have completed the naturalization process as immigrants to the United States. Their presentation reinforced the themes of our topics and gave the students insight into the trials of becoming naturalised citizens. We want to thank Mr. Jeff Rowes and Mr. Benjamin Esch for their visit.
Students work on crafting their Literary Essay on Uprising. They discussed and chose their themes based on character change and the price of freedom.
At top, students use a new piece of equipment for a game in PE class. Above, theme projects will be on full display October 6th, and students were creating travel containers for their immigration presentations.
Student groups gather materials and make plans for their travel containers to display for their Immigration Journey project presentation on Wednesday, October 8th.
Mr. Benjamin and Mr. Jeff discuss the immigration and naturalization process as they present the details of their journey to become American citizens. Mr. Jeff emigrated from Canada, while Mr. Benjamin came with his family from Germany. Both went through the process to become citizens of the United States, while maintaining their citizenship in their birth countries.
