April 30, 2013

Today: We had a great field trip at the Park Theater in downtown St. Paul.  The students were well-behaved and the play was fantastic!

Tomorrow: (WEDNESDAY, MAY 1) Students will take the Rock Test.  Do not forget to study!  

SOTW: Robert Hooke - due Monday 5/6

** Grades are updated in power school.  Please make sure you turn in any missing work or make arrangements with me to make them up! :) 

Study Hard Tonight! 

Mrs. Setten

April 25, 2013

Today: Students are reviewing the three types of rocks by completing a "Tree Map" activity with a word list containing important vocabulary.  They will first try to categorize the words individually, next pair up with a partner and compare, and finally we will discuss as a while group.

Homework: Finish Tree Map - due tomorrow, Practice Test (optional)

SOTW: Evangelista Torricelli - due tomorrow 4/26

ROCK TEST IS WEDNESDAY 5/1!

Happy Thursday!

Mrs. Setten

April 23, 2013

Today: Students finished their yellow metamorphic packets.  Then they took a quiz on Metamorphic Rocks.

Homework: Yellow Packet - due tomorrow 4/24

SOTW: Evangelista Toricelli - due Fri 4/26

Mrs. Setten

April 22, 2013

Today: Students will complete a metamorphic rock lab and activity packet.  

Tomorrow: METAMORPHIC rock quiz! STUDY your notes.

SOTW: Evangelista Torricelli - due Friday

ROCK TEST will be NEXT Wednesday - 5/1

Mrs. Setten

April 18, 2013

Today: Students reviewed sedimentary rocks and took a quiz.  Then students highlighted information on Metamorphic rocks. 

SOTW: Charles Richter - due TOMORROW

Homework:  White Review Packet - due TOMORROW

Have a TERRIFIC night!

Mrs. Setten

April 17, 2013

Today: Students finished up the Sedimentary Rock Lab.  Then they worked on review questions about igneous and sedimentary rocks.

Homework: Igneous and Sedimentary Review Packet - due Friday

Tomorrow: SEDIMENTARY ROCK QUIZ

SOTW: Charles Richter - 4/19

Have a nice day!

Mrs. Setten

April 16, 2013

MCA's Today - Math Test for 7th graders! Hoping they all got enough sleep!

Today:  Students are in the computer lab, sharing their ABC Geo projects with classmates.  They, in turn, are giving feed back to their classmates about ways they could improve the project as well as areas that students did well on.

Homework: Sedimentary Rock Packet (Green) #'s 1-6 - due Thursday 4/18

SOTW: Charles Richter - due 4/19

*This week's scientist is a good one to write a report on - LOTS of information!

Have a happy Tuesday!

Mrs. Setten