Seventh Grade Newsletter Your Monthly Update from the CCP Middle School Team
December Edition
Theology
Mr. Slattery
rslattery@chaminade-stl.org Merry Christmas! We’ll be spending our last week before exams going to Reconciliation and preparing for the Exam. Here is the Exam Overview with everything the students can expect and everything they will need to succeed! REMINDER: End of Semester Extra Credit Mega-worksheet
Social Studies
Mr. Chiburis
cchiburis@chaminade-stl.org Have your son show you the South America Assessment Project document that was handed out in class and is on Canvas under 12/2 & 12/3. We will be working on until their assessment day.
English
Mr. Hanock
jhanock@chaminade-stl.org We are wrapping up the first semester in English 730. We have finished The Hobbit and will be taking our last vocabulary and grammar test of the semester on the 10th and 11th. Our final this semester will be a personal narrative presentation that will require the students to use their research skills, public speaking skills, notetaking strategies, and have them analyze themselves by interpreting a variety of words and phrases and what they mean to them based off of their experiences. It has been a great year thus far, and I am looking forward to a successful second semester after the break.
Math
Mrs. Perlow
dperlow@chaminade-stl.org We will work on Test Corrections starting next week, so everyone needs to make sure they have the first four chapter tests with them. We will do them during class and they can finish them at home if needed. This will give them an opportunity to earn back one half of the points that they lost on their tests. We will be spending some time during the remaining classes making sure that our binders are complete and reviewing all the material covered in the first 4 chapters this semester. For the final assessment they will be using the information in their binder to show work and answer similar questions to the questions on their 5 chapter tests.
Science
Mr. Pendleton
tpendleton@chaminade-stl.org Students just completed their their Circulatory System Test on Dec 3rd or 4th. The following week, students will complete their final graphing project and any missing work that they still want to turn in. The following week will be exams. Information about final exams can be found in Module 7-2 on my canvas page.
French
Mrs. Dalton
cdalton@chaminade-stl.org Next week we have Unité 1B test. The students completed the study guide and I have reviewed the answers with them in class. Block 6’s exam will be on Tuesday and Block 3’s exam will be on Wednesday (Virtual Day). Our Final Exam will be a Canvas Test over Unit 1, lessons A & B. There will be a speaking and listening section. Please make sure that your son has earbuds for the exam. Click here to have your son access the Final exam information. Feel free to message me for a zoom session if you are in need of extra help. Joyeux Noël!
Spanish
Mrs. Galvan
mgalvan@chaminade-stl.org The seventh grade has finished the first two chapters in their Senderos textbook. We are spending the remaining classes, reviewing for the final exam. The final exam will be on Canvas, just like their chapter tests throughout this semester. They will have a final exam Quizlet study set called "Final Exam Vocabulary (730-sm. 1)." I will also provide four study guide worksheets that we will cover one class at a time. The students can combine those four study guides to prepare grammatically for the exam. Videos with the answers to each study guide will also be posted under "Course Resources" on Canvas, if they miss any corrections in class. I'm available for additional help after school in the atrium on Tuesdays from 3:00-5:00. I am also available every morning in my classroom from 7:35-8:15.
Chinese
Mrs. Chien
wchien@chaminade-stl.org We are learning about Egbert’s trouble. Egbert likes pizza, he likes to eat pizza with his gramma Esther. But his parents do not agree with his choice, because they think pizza is not good. How to solve the problem? Through Egbert, students learned 10 more high frequency used Chinese characters. Now they have learned almost 30 characters (40 including numbers) that highly used in daily life. The semester exam is around the corner, you can help your son by making sure that he practices and knows how to write and use these words to tell a story. The Exam will including assessment for Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Most of them will be done during the class period, as I evaluate students proficiency; i.e. what they understood and acquired in class time. More details will be provided on Canvas and through class.
Latin
Mr. Makarewicz
jmakarewicz@chaminade-stl.org For the remainder of the semester, we will be reviewing for our assessment week assignments. During our assessment week class, students will complete three assignments that cover listening, reading, and grammar/vocabulary. Information about the exam and what students need to study can be found within the December section of the class document on my homepage.
Art
Mr. Anthony
manthony@chaminade-stl.org 7th Grade Visual Art students are continuing to build experience in using materials. They are learning how to think, make, and give meaning to their work. They are currently exploring the idea of community and experimenting with ways to represent this concept in their drawings. Students will not have an exam during exam week and will start learning about color theory. Keep up the good effort gentlemen!
PE
Mr. Morgan
jmorgan@chamiande-stl.org Hello Moms and Dads! The boys are now playing indoor soccer. Merry Christmas!
Theater
Mrs. Lawrence
slawrence@chaminade-stl.org In 7th grade Drama, we are working on our first performance project, creating Open Scenes. Students will perform their scenes for classmates live in class. Students are invited to view the Drama Department’s livestream event of The Adding Machine and Oedpius Rex, performing December 3 - 6. Tickets are free to Chaminade students, and can be found here https://chaminadestl.tix.com
Stem
Ms. Schaaf
cschaaf@chaminade-stl.org Everything is going well in STEM! Because of the Band/STEM rotation, we are currently working on introductory material. In the coming weeks, we will move onto our Sketching unit. Please make sure to bring graph paper or a graph notebook!
Band
Mr. Jones
hjones@chaminade-stl.org Winter Jazz Concert The NEW date is Wednesday, December 9, at 7:30PM in the SKIP. This concert will be live streamed and will be available later with a link on you tube. (This was the original Christmas Concert date.) Middle School Jazz Band members should be onstage in the main auditorium by 6:45PM. The attire is white jazz polo, khaki pants and dress shoes. We expect the performance to end at 8:45PM. Christmas Concert This performance was originally scheduled for December 9. Instead, each group will be video recorded on stage during their class time as follows: Beginning Band (10:00AM) and Intermediate Band (8:15AM) on Friday, December 11. ATTIRE for all groups is coat and tie with dress shoes. A video link for this performance will be sent to each band family during the week of December 14.
DATES TO REMEMBER: 12/7: No School! 12/8: House Polo Day! 12/9: Virtual School Day! 12/11: House Polo Day! 12/15-12/18: 1st Semester Final Exams 1/5: Back to School
ATTENDANCE REMINDER: Will your son be absent? Does he have an appointment and need to leave early or arrive late? Call the Middle School Office at 314.692.6687.
Messages from your Middle School Team: Principal Dr. Guidry
tguidry@chaminade-stl.org
A-J Counselor Mr. Twellman
jtwellman@chaminade-stl.org
K-Z Counselor
Mrs. Griese
lgriese@chaminade-stl.org
Learning Consultant Mr. Hale
jhale@chaminade-stl.org Final exams are just around the corner! Our schedule is below:
We have many resources on our Middle School Office page on your son's Canvas to help them prepare for exams. If you need anything else, feel free to contact us!