On Friday, March 26, the 7th and 8th grade will be taking a field trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum to see the Dead Sea Scrolls exhibit.  Permission slips were sent home on Tuesday, March 2.  Please return them by Friday, March 5.  Thank you to those of you that volunteered to chaperone-three moms will be joining us that day!

 We will be starting Iowa testing today in 7th grade.  Both Mrs. Chase's homeroom and my homeroom will stay with each of us in the mornings to take tests.  The afternoons will be spend in "regular" classes.  All specials will be at their normal times.  Also, if you would like a send a healthy snack with your child for Iowa tests, you may.  We'll have a break mid-morning.

 In our homeroom, we will celebrate Cassie's birthday on March 10 and then we won't have another birthday to celebrate until Austin's birthday in May.     

The 7th graders are beginning their study of "The Nervous System".  We will talk about the different organs in the nervous system, the senses, and how alcohol and other drugs affect the nervous system.

Our chapter on the nervous system will conclude our study of the human body.  After this chapter we will switch books and begin studying cells, genetics, and heredity.

The 8th graders have begun Chapter 2 "Chemical Reactions".  This chapter will cover physical and chemical changes, chemical reactions, and fire and fire safety.  The test for this chapter will be on Friday, March 5.

Our next chapter will be "Acids, Bases, and Solutions".

7th graders have begun studying Chapter 7  "Creating the Constitution".  We will learn about the Constitution Convention and the problems they had creating the Constitution, slavery issues, and the Bill of Rights.  This is a short chapter and I hope to take the test before the quarter ends at the end of the month.

Our next topic will be the Constitution.  We will spend some time studying it more closely.  We will do some in-class activities to learn more about the Constitution.  Mrs. Smith and I are also thinking about a project to go along with this topic.  Please watch for more info. later in the month.

In 8th grade social studies we have begun our new chapter, The Roaring 20s.  In this chapter we will talk about the how American society changes after World War 1, the Jazz Age, and the economy of the 20s and how that leads to the Great Depression.

Our next chapter will be Chapter 23 "The Great Depression and the New Deal".