Weekly Newsletter

Investigations in Science 7
September 6, 2019

Announcements...
​ What We Did This Week…
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Ask Your Child…
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child. Hopefully, it will spark some conversation
about what we’re doing in class.
● What does growing a plant hydroponically
mean? What does it have? What does it not
Students have done a great job transitioning into 7​th
have?
● What were some of the safety rules we
grade. As the week has gone on, I have seen much
reviewed from last year? more success with their lockers and students being
able to find their way around.

We have covered a lot of topics in just the first week

of school. We started the week learning about the
unit project on hydroponics. Hydroponics involves
Upcoming...
​ growing plants without soil. Throughout the unit
students will be determining the needs of the
hydroponic system to grow a healthy plant. To get
Topics: the process started, students planted basil seeds in a
● Six Characteristics of Living Things
hydroponic system in the classroom.
● Lab: Is it alive
● Cell Theory
● Microscopes
Throughout the week we also reviewed the science
lab safety. This is the same information that was
introduced in sixth-grade. Today, students will
complete the safety test and should have turned in
Dates: their safety contract. After the test, we will work on a
science Instagram of a safety rule we learned. The
● September 6 - Tech Grab Begins Instagram is due on Friday, September 14​th​.
● September 6 - Town Hall Meeting Pd. 2
● September 19 - Back to School Night Have a wonderful weekend! Looking forward to
● September 20 - After School Activity Fair ​Pd.7 meeting you OR for our returning parents, seeing you
● September 23 - Mindset Monday begins again!!
● September 30 - No School
● October 4 - Early Release
● October 9 - No School
● November 8 - Early Release/End of Quarter 1
● November 11 - Early Release
● November 12 - Early Release
● November 27 - Early Release
● November 28-29 - No School
● December 5 - International Night
● December 23 - January 1 - No School
● January 20 - No School
● January 24 - Early Release/ End of Quarter 2
● January 27 - Professional Day/Possible
Instructional Day
● February 17 - No School
● February 28 - Early Release
● March 23-25 - Bay Trip - I will be out of the
building
● March 27 - Early Release/End of Quarter 3
● April 6 - 13 - Spring Break
● April 23 - Take Your Child to Work Day
● April 28 - No School
● May 25 - No School
● June 15 - Early Release/Last Day of School