Seventh Grade news

Nature’s Classroom

What an awesome (but cold) week we had! Check out a few of the responses to the end of camp survey the kids took…..

1. What did you learn about living and working together while you were here?
   • “You can make a lot of new friends when you work together.” Katherine
   • “You have to cooperate and listen to each other to accomplish things.” Emily D.
   •  “I learned that you have to communicate and respect each other.” Liam
   • “We need to work together to survive.” Ashleigh
   • “Teamwork is important if you want to be successful.” Ryan
   • “Everyone has their own talent, so be happy with your friends’ and your own talents.” Taylor F.
   • “You don’t have to be with your friends to accomplish things.” Maggie
      

2.  What did you learn about yourself while you were here?

·        “That I can survive without electronics.” Sara

·        “That I can be away from my family and still be responsible.” Clare

·        “I can be a leader sometimes.” Andrew

·        “I like building things and climbing on things.” Kelly

·        “That I am independent.” Lauren

·        “I learned that I’m a very diverse person.” Sam

As you can see, in addition to the awesome science and social studies lessons, our kids
gained valuable knowledge about themselves and their relationships. Thank you to
everyone who made this possible for us!

Religion – Seventh graders did a great job on their world poverty projects! They continue to
learn about the life of Jesus.

History – Our focus shifts from the earliest explorers to the thirteen colonies.

Language Arts/Literature – Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer is being read in class. Students are
working on perfecting their writing skills.

Math – Pre-algebra skills remain the focus for this year. Fractions can be fun!!!!!

Science – We’ll be working on cell division and genetics.