MiddleMrs

8th Heritage Day

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7th/8th Dordt University Math Bee-May 16

The Dordt Math Bee is virtual once again this year.

All of the 7th graders will compete in it, and one team of five 8th graders. It will take place from 11-1 in the 7th grade room.

7th graders and Maya, Simon, Ty, Samantha, and Mattias, please bring $3 to school ahead of that day for a pizza lunch. We'll order Pizza Ranch for between the tests. I'll provide pop.

Spring Tentative Exam Schedule 7th/8th

May 19 History Exam @ 2:20

May 20 Science Exam @ 10:30

May 23: Bible Exam (Students will come to school and have study time from 8:30-10 and take the exam at 10:30)

Homemade Instrument Concerts 7th/8th

Students made homemade instruments and did a great job playing songs with them.

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8th Grade Career Day-Party Fun!

Medical, educational, farming, FBI, construction, and a few other careers were featured.

Our medical team!

Welcome Dordt and Trinity Classroom Aides

Lydia Baker, a senior at Trinity, is a teacher aide during 7th grade math class.

Mrs. Missy Driesen, an education student at Dordt University, is in our classroom during 7th and 8th grade language arts.

Belle Schiermeyer, a senior at Trinity, is in our classroom during 7th science.

Faith Hoksbergen, a junior at Dordt University, is teacher aiding in our classroom on Tuesday afternoons during study hall and math class.

We are so thankful for their work in our classroom this semester!

Party Day!

Friday, 1-21

Dress up: Twin, Triplet, or Quadruplet dress-up day

Noon lunch: please bring $4 to school by Thursday. The food committee is providing super nachos and a bar.

Rube Goldberg-Friday, December 3

You are invited to see the 7th/8th grade Rube Goldberg projects in action. Student projects will be showcased in our classroom and hallway on Friday, December 3. They will be demonstrated from 12:30-3:00 that afternoon. All projects will be demonstrated repeatedly during the open house. Come help us celebrate the work of our middle school science students!

Dissecting With 7th-grade

The 7th graders dissected a heart, lungs, and eyes of a deer, and a chicken. It was an adventure!

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Thank you, 7th and 8th grade students, for the surprise birthday parties!

Tuesday surprise by 7th graders!

I feel so spoiled...gifts from the 7th graders!

Wednesday--more surprises from the 8th-graders!

Thanks so much to all of my thoughtful students!

Ty, Maya, and Kalaya made these themselves!

Hosting hot lunch for the school

7th and 8th grade students, with the help of some mothers, made waffles, eggs, and sausages for the whole school for noon lunch.

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7th/8th Science Challenge: Gravity Cruisers

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Interscholastics Events

Interscholastics Speech: @ Rock Valley Christian Monday, October 25, afternoon and early evening

Interscholastics Preview Night: Speech & Piano, Wednesday, October 13, in the evening

Click below to see the 7th/8th grade students that signed up

Beach Themed Party Day

Friday, October 1, the party committee is planning a beach-themed party day. Feel free to wear shirts and shorts in keeping with this theme. The food committee is planning a pizza lunch for that day and asks that you each bring $3 to school by Thursday if you wish to have pizza with the class. Feel free to bring your own pop to have with your pizza.

Thanks to all of you who made our day special! Here are some pictures: