The Gemini
Blue Tuesday Sheet
“A Weekly School-wide
Communication from Teachers to Families for School Success”
April 6, 2004
English – Mrs. Rezendes: Our
folklore presentations began today in orange and yellow classes. Red, green, and blue classes will begin
presentations tomorrow. Once the
presentations conclude, we will focus on writing our own folk tales.
Geography –
Mr. Palagi: 1st Meeting: A
meeting of the minds! Going over what we went over(!); predating Camp
Bournedale; explanation of expectations for term four. Setting up our geo
binder and re-establishing our goals for the end of the year. 2nd
Meeting: Cultural attributes from ancient origins. 3rd Meeting: Out
of Africa to the Middle East to Europe to Asia; the pathway, or route. 4th
Class: Mapping and mapping techniques; the use of color, keys, or legends,
proper labeling; the artistry of cartography.
Math – Ms. Burgess: This week in math, students
in the Red and Orange classes will be taking a quiz on the Pythagorean
Theorem. We will then be working on
Special Right Triangles. Students in
the Yellow, Green, and Blue classes will be learning about several important
math Properties. We will be making Math
Property Advertisements. Have a good
week! J
Thank
you to everyone for you nice thoughts and condolences over the past few
weeks. Your support and understanding
has been helpful to my family during this difficult time.
Reading – Mrs.
Wheeler: Welcome
to the last term of 7th grade.
Term 3 grade sheets have been given to students. The grade sheet AND term 3 self-evaluation
must be signed and returned as the first assignment for term 4. YOU Are In Control Criteria Sheets for
term 4 have also been sent home.
Journal dates, project deadlines, and other important dates are included
on this sheet. Please mark these on
your calendar at home. I would like to
thank all the students for a great job with Gemini Blue Presents People Past
and Present. It is with great
pleasure that I announce the Emmy Award Winners!!!!
Red Class: Green Class:
1st Place: Kent Braley as J R Tolkien 1st
Place: Ashley Cretinon as Cameron Diaz
2nd Place: Melissa Mello as Tom Brady 2nd Place: Ainsley Nickerson as Marilyn
3rd Place: Karla Riberio as Andre Agasi Monroe
3rd Place:
Harlan Valenziano asThomas
Orange Class: Edison
1st Place: Greg Hughes as Hernando Cortez
2nd Place: Hailey Chalhoub as Abigal Blue
Class:
Adams and Amanda Hayter as
Joan of Arc 1st Place:
Elizabeth Hogan as Helen Keller
3rd Place: Allen May as Michael Jordan and 2nd
Place: Phil Cash as Dom Zimmer and
Tyler Putney as Cal Ripken
Jr. John Prince as Ted Williams
3rd Place:
Justine Achille as Isadora Duncan
Yellow Class:
1st Place: Joan Keyes as Babe Didrikson
Zaharias
2nd Place: Alex Kashar as Jerry Rice
3rd Place: Tiffany Aguiar as Mia Hamm
Science – Mr.
Fisher: Oh
my goodness gracious! Jumpin’
jeepers! It’s fourth term, do you know
where your periodic table is? You see,
there are over 100 elements that need some tender loving care; so in the next
two weeks, we will be learning about the elements and adopting one to call our
very own! How sweet! This week, we also received our Term 4 sheet
and learned about the current event PRESENTATIONS in Science in the
NEWSROOM. We’re going to be real honest
to goodness news reporters. Gee
williakers. Please ask your child to
see the Term 4 sheet as well as the Science in the Newsroom dates. Grades at your fingertips: www.mfisher.net Questions? [email protected]. Have a hydrogen and helium, lithium, and
beryllium like week!
Educational
Support Specialist – Mrs. Baker: Term 4 has begun. Consistent
effort and time management will be the key to success this term. Extra help
will be available on Tuesdays and Thursdays (by pre-arrangement as usual), so
take advantage of this time to stay on track. Making good choices will be very
important this term—learn from previous terms and make term 4 the best one yet. Parents, please continue to check agendas on
a daily basis. Your support in this is essential.
World
Languages—Mrs. Borstel and Mrs. Wesley:
Students should be starting their book cover
projects. (There will be time in class
to ask questions about the vocabulary before the project is due May 4th.) Please make sure an adult fills out the
scorecard before the final copy is delivered to school. Thanks in advance for your assistance.
TEAM News:
Lance Corporal
Jeff Burgess Memorial Fundraiser: Thank
you to everyone who has already responded to our notice about the bake sale and
fundraiser. All baked goods and/or
donations should be brought to Mrs. Rezendes’ room during homeroom tomorrow. All proceeds from the fundraiser will go to
the PSHS Band Activity Fund in memory of Jeff Burgess.
Young
Voices:
Congratulations to Greg Hughes and Elizabeth Hughes for being chosen to
be published in Young Voices.
Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest.
Important
Dates:
Friday, April 9 Good
Friday – No School
April 17 – April 25 April Vacation
Have a
pleasant and productive week!
Together Everyone Achieves More