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Math: The Meatballs had lessons for percent applications and percent change this week. That allowed them to work on a real-world application assignment that had them calculating percent change for airplane tickets, tax on in-flight purchases, and tips for the airport restaurant. On Thursday they reviewed for their check-in this coming Monday. The 8th grade class had a performance task on Monday comparing two bbq restaurants to use for a family reunion. The rest of the week they finished their unit with lessons on systems of equations, proportional vs. non-proportional relationships, and direct variation. The Algebra students worked on an […]

General News This week in SEL we used our flex time to talk about different types of communication. We discussed the difference between passive, aggressive, and assertive communication. Assertive is the goal! In small groups we roleplayed different common middle school scenarios one might encounter and ways one might handle that in various different communication styles. We are collecting food for the Hope Food pantry and have been using our Delta grati-turkey to reflect on the everyday blessings we sometimes forget to count. Our school is also “adopting” three families through an organization called Housing Support Services Alliance. Cameron (Ms.