3/31

7th Science - We continued to identify and organize the plant species on our campus. We especially were identifying the following qualities of our plants:

• Common name of the plant
• Scientific name of the plant
• Location of the plant on our campus
• Benefits of having this plant on our campus

8th Science - Students were using our Vernier sound probes to measure sound, and then we set up an experiment to test the sound going through different mediums.

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 23-24

3/28

7th Science - We are organizing the animal species that exist here on our St. John campus, and we spent part of today learning how to identify bird sounds.

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 22. New memory: Joel 2:28-29 & Acts 2:18-21

3/27

7th Science - We are organizing the plant species that exist here on our St. John campus.

8th Science - We continued our work with waves, completing the first four lessons using this online resource - http://goo.gl/2dpmHT

7th Religion - Discussion questions were due today - quiz over Matthew 22 tomorrow.

3/26

7th Science - We worked on an Aviary Architect game related to engineering.

8th Science - Periodic Table Pretest #6 - Test next Wednesday (4/2)

3/25

7th Science - We went over our Shape Island activity and discussed the parts of scientific names in class.

7th Religion - Discussion Questions over Matthew 22 are due Thursday (3/27)

1. One of the customs of weddings at the time of Jesus was that the host would provide nice clothes for the guests.  What are some customs at weddings these days that you think are very meaningful and why?
2. Jesus said the greatest commandment was to Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, strength... Explain why this commandment might be 'better' than some of the other good commandments God gave us.
3. The question about paying taxes really has to do with whether we should obey a government we don't agree with.  How do you think we should handle situations when we don't agree with our U.S. government?

World Religions - We watched a video about Islam. There will be a field trip to the mosque on Weidmann Road next Tuesday (April 1).

3/24

7th Science - We worked through answers for the Shape Island activity on page 716 of the green textbook, discussing the best scientific names for each animal.

8th Science - We did an introduction to waves by interacting with waves using toys as well as looking at a website with some introductory wave information: http://goo.gl/2dpmHT

7th Religion - Pretest over Matthew 22

3/14

7th Science - We spent time serving our school in preparation for sending care packages to soldiers - Boxes for the Brave.

World Religions - We spent time serving our school in preparation for sending care packages to soldiers - Boxes for the Brave.

7th Religion - Quiz over Matthew 20 & 21 - new memory due Monday 3/24

• Matthew 22:36-40