Prepare for the PSSA!

The PSSA testing will begin next week.  Please make sure that you are getting adequate rest at night and eating a good breakfast in the morning before you come to school. Put forth your best effort.  We KNOW our Spartan students can succeed!

Designer Animals

Several Spartan individuals and groups took their "Design-An-Animal" projects to the next level by creating 3-D models.  Thanks Spartans!!!  We ALWAYS appreciate extra effort!

Family Pedigree Charts

During our unit on genetics, many interested Spartans created pedigree charts to track family traits through multiple generations.  Below are some examples of their work.... well done!

Genetics Practice/ Investigation

Hey Spartan scientists!

Here's a link to the University of Utah genetics website that we worked with in class:

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/

There's tons of information and interactive tutorials for those of you who didn't get enough heredity in class!

Social Studies

Recently in Social Studies, students have been reading and analyzing Primary Sources such as Pliny's account of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.  Students were interested to read and discuss this information during several class periods.

We are currently preparing for our assessment on the map of Africa.

Spartan English February

In February, Spartan students will be studying Argumentative writing (also called Persuasive).  They will learn how to persuade using reason, emotion, and an appeal of good character.  There are several interesting projects that the students will be working on with this unit, including oral presentation, outlines, an essay, and a mini research experience.

Fit Day

Congratulations to our Spartan Team, the 2014 winners of the annual seventh grade Fit Day!

Online math textbook

Our PA Core Math 7 textbook is available online at www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com.   The username and password are identical, in which both contain an alphanumeric code consisting of the letters cm and your child’s student ID number.

     EX:        username:  cm555555    password:  cm555555

Welcome!

The Spartan team would like to welcome our 2014-15 Spartans!  We look forward to a great year together! Please check our blog for team information, classroom highlights, and student achievements throughout the year.

End of a Great School Year!

The Spartan team would like to thank our 2013-14 Spartans for a wonderful school year!
We will miss all of you next year, but we will look forward to seeing you in 8th grade!