Seventh Grade Blogger

Math 7X finished learning the materials on Unit 13: Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids, and are working on their unit project, making a mobile of solids. This project is due at the beginning of class on Friday, May 25th. The following unit (unit 14) is on Proportions. Reminder: All current incomplete corrections or missing assignments for the second semester should be turned in no later than Wednesday, May 23rd. 7Y started a new unit on Probability of Simple Events (unit 16). On this unit, they will learn to use set language and set notation to describe a set of... Read More

Math Seventh graders spent the week reviewing for the upcoming ERB. Please remind your child to bring a calculator on Wednesday, May 16th for Math Part II. After the ERB, the classes will resume and learn unit materials: 7X on Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids (unit 13) and 7Y on Probability of Simple Events (unit 16). 4th progress report of the second semester was sent with your child today and it should be signed and returned by no later than Thursday, May 17th. All current incomplete corrections or missing assignments for the second semester should be turned in no later... Read More

Advisory The 7th graders had a wonderful spring poetry reading! Students read their poems and listened supportively to each other to welcome the spring! Math 7X finished learning the materials on Unit 13: Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids, and will begin working on their unit project after the standardized tests on Tuesday, May 15th – Wednesday, May 16th. Until then, the classes will be spent reviewing for the test. Please remind students to bring calculators to class. 7Y finished learning the materials on Unit 14: Proportions. The Standardized Tests are coming up (Tuesday, May 15th – Wednesday, May 16th)... Read More

Judaic Studies 7th graders are studying chapter 12 in the book of Bmidbar using a traditional text: Mikraot Gdolot. Students were given a challenge: find a way to portray a page of Mikraot Gdolot using their bodies!     The 7th graders went on to make their own pages of Mikraot Gdolot: Math 7X started learning “Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids” this week and in this unit (unit 13), they will learn to sketch prisms, use nets to visualize their surface areas, find the volumes and surface areas of prisms, convert between cm2 and m3, and between cm3 and... Read More

Math 7X this week found areas of parallelograms and trapezoids, and solved problems involving perimeters and areas of composite plane figures. The unit test (also a due date for extra credit) is currently scheduled for Tuesday, April 24th. 7Y finished learning the materials on Unit 13: Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids, and are working on their unit project, making a mobile of solids. This project is due at the beginning of class on Wednesday, April 25th. The following unit (unit 14) is on Proportions. Progress report #3 was sent out today. Hebrew This week in Hebrew we dedicated our... Read More

Math 7X started learning “Perimeters and Areas of Plane Figures.” In this unit, they will learn to solve problems involving perimeters and areas of squares, rectangles, and triangles, find the circumference and area of a circle, find the areas of parallelograms and trapezoids, and solve problems involving perimeters and areas of composite plane figures. 7Y received their Unit 12: Perimeters and Areas of Plane Figures test back and it should be signed and returned no later than Monday, April 9th. They started learning “Volumes and Surface Areas of Solids” this week and in this unit, they will learn to sketch... Read More

Math It was lovely seeing you at the conferences last week! 7X this week finished and reviewed Unit 11: Inequalities. The unit test is scheduled for Monday, March 26th. 7Y this week finished and reviewed Unit 12: Perimeters and Areas of Plane Figures. The unit test is scheduled for Monday, March 26th. Judaic Studies Students invented incredible clocks to keep track of the different types of time mentioned in the first mishna: Mishna Berachot, Chapter 1, Mishna 1. As growing leaders of the school, 7th graders will be planning and running Passover seders for the entire middle school. Working in... Read More

Math 7X this week solved simple linear inequalities, such as ax + b > c, compared the solutions of inequalities with different inequality signs such as x > 3 and x ≥ 3, and represented the solution of a linear inequality on a number line. The unit test is currently scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd. 7Y this week found the area of a parallelogram and trapezoid, and solved problems involving perimeters and areas of composite plane figures. The unit test is currently scheduled for Thursday, March 22nd. Judaic Studies Students are working on their project for our Mishna Brachot unit: finding interesting... Read More

Advisory Wednesday’s advisory was amazing! To mourn/celebrate our lack of a snow day, students read and wrote poems about snow in humanities class with Allison. We then had a Snowetry Slam! Students bravely shared their poems and applauded each other’s efforts. We finished with a special trip to Dunkin Donuts for hot cocoa for everyone. It was a really warm and supportive morning for the 7th grade community. Judaic Studies This week students identified structural elements and used mishna tips they have learned to translate and discuss Mishna Aleph, Perek Aleph of Masechet Brachot. I know that sounds dry —... Read More

Hebrew This week students summarized our unit about smartphones and technology by coming up with ideas for creating an app that would help society or the environment. We also started out new unit “Only in Israel”, we spoke about some Israeli inventions as well as behavior and manners you would only see in Israel. Shabbat shalom, Yehuda Judaic Studies This week we looked at mishnayot about one of the mitzvot of Purim — hearing the megillah. What is the essence of this mitzvah? What matters more, understanding the story or hearing it in Hebrew? Would it be better for Hannah... Read More