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Week of 10/6-10/10

Hello 7th Grade Families,
 
New week, new unit! We are starting to look at cells, along with their parts and processes. This new topic will take us through to the end of the trimester. Check in with your student to see what's new!

10/6: Last day for Field Guide work in class, Final Field Guide due
10/7: Cells and Cell Theory Vocab
10/8: Microscopes Interactivity(Savvas), Cell Theory Video (Savvas), Microscope Demo and Word Search
10/9: Start Cell Parts Vocab, Magic School Bus Video and Worksheet
10/10: Finish Magic School Bus Video and Worksheet

Week of 9/29-10/3

Hello 7th grade families!
 
Time for our first test! Today, Monday September 29th, your student will receive a study guide in class. These will be good to use to prepare for the test, along with your student's vocab sheets. Students should be ready to turn in their vocab sheets after the test.
 
We are also starting a project this week in class that will be finished by Monday next week. More information will be sent home on Wednesday.
 
9/29: Plants and Animals Notes and Vocab, Study Guide #1
9/30: Topic 1 Living Things Test, Cells Pre-Test
10/1: Intro Field Guide Summative, Rough Draft
10/2: Field Guide Rough Draft due, begin work on final Field Guide
10/3: Work on Field Guide

Week of 9/22-9/26

Hello and good morning 7th grade families!
 
We continue our investigation into living things by starting small this week, looking into viruses, bacteria, protists, and fungi. We have two lesson checks this week, which will act as quizzes. Thank you for your continued support at home!
 
9/22: Debrief Lesson 1.2, Lesson Check 1.2 assigned
9/23: Viruses Intro, Interactivity: Vaccines and Population + Two Videos via Savvas assigned, Lesson Check 1.2 due
9/24: Bacteria and Viruses Notes, Finish Missing Work in class, Interactivity and Videos due
9/25: Protists and Fungi, Lesson Check 1.3 assigned
9/26: Phylogeny Activity assigned, Lesson Check 1.3 due

Accessing Savvas at Home

Good Evening 7th Grade Families,
 
There have been a lot of questions on completing missing online work that is assigned via Savvas, our textbooks for science. Attached below is the process for getting to Savvas at home if you have online access. Students are given time in class to do these assignments and can access the site through their iPads if there is any time during the school day.
  1. Go to the Athlos Leadership Academy homepage. https://www.athlosbrooklynpark.org/
  2. Under Staff at the top, click Staff Info.
  3. Click "Clever".
  4. You should be taken to a webpage that prompts to sign in with Google. If you are asked to identify your district, it is "Athlos Leadership Academy".
  5. For account, login with Google. The typical setup is "[email protected]" and the password is their student ID followed by "ala", all lower case.
  6. Clicking "Savvas EasyBridge" brings you to the landing page, and clicking "Minnesota Elevate Life Science" should bring you to the Savvas homepage wher you'll see all current materials. To see all previous and scheduled assignments, click "Classes" and then her assigned Life Science course. There is a "To-Do" tab and a "Completed" tab.
So far, the only online assignments I've given out and have put a grade to have been Videos and Interactivities. Students also have access to their textbook there, though I show the readings in class and take volunteers. I'll be using Savvas all year, and more types of assignments may get pushed out later in the year.
 
If you have further questions, please email me and I will get back to you at my earliest convenience.

Week of 9/15-9/19

Hello 7th Grade Familes!
 
This week, students will learn about how to categorize living things and will be completing a lab in class. Thank you for your continued support!
 
9/15: 1.2 Notes and Vocab, Savvas Video
9/16: 1.2 Notes and Vocab, Interactivity
9/17: Dichotomous Key Lab
9/18: 1.2 Notes and Vocab, 1.2 Lesson Check
9/19: 1.2 Quick Quiz via Google Forms, Current Events 

Week of 9/8-9/12

Hello families!
 
Students are beginning to settle into the norms of the class and will be receiving new seats this week. Grades are also beginning to show up in the gradebook, so students will be bringing home work soon!
 
9/8: Finish Sloth Article, Debrief Questions, Intro Topic 1 Section 1 (1.1)
Savvas Video assigned
 
9/9: 1.1 Reading and Notes: Characteristics of Living Things
Savvas Interactivity assigned due 9/10
 
9:10: 1.1 Reading and Notes: Characteristics of Living Things, Spontaneous Generation
Savvas Interactivity assigned due 9/11
 
9/11: 1.1 Reading and Notes: Needs of Living Things
1.1 Lesson Check In-Class
 
9/12: 1.1 In-Class Quiz Science News/Current Events
 
 

Week of 9/2-9/5

Welcome to the first week of school!
 
Students have been hard at work navigating their new schedules and following expectations being built up. In science, students are looking at questions, phenomena, and inquiry. Next week, we will start on living things. An update on the coming week will be posted during the weekend.
 
9/2: Introductions and Expectations, About Me sheet assigned
9/3: About Me sheet due, Expectations and Intro Phenomena
9/4: Phenomena, Open and Closed Questions
9/5: Sloth Inquiry Article in class

Hello 7th grade families! I will be your student’s science teacher, and I’m excited to get to know you and your student at Athlos Leadership Academy this year! I was born and raised in Shakopee and attended the University of Wisconsin - River Falls for teaching and general science. This year in science, we are diving into how life works. Students will be exploring the smallest building blocks of life called cells, interactions between organisms, and how traits pass along and change over time. For questions throughout the year, you can contact me at [email protected].