~ Together, we can bless and support our children in every way ~

          Happy new year, seventh grade families. We are starting off this bright, new year with exciting lessons on Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics and Charles Darwin, a man best known for his contribution to the science of evolution. Students will have many activities to test their skills in these topics before moving on to dissections. They will be exposed to and expected to understand concepts of biodiversity and the flow of energy from to living to nonliving.  

          In our school community, the chocolate candy sale will begin January 17th which also will be the day of our school wide mass, girls' CYO basketball meeting after school and the annual Chuck E. Cheese fundraiser from 3pm-9pm. There will be no school on Janury 18th or 21st for staff professional development and for observation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

          The book faire will begin the week of January 22nd to 25th. Family night for the book faire will be the evening of Thursday, January 24th. The much anticipated Open House will be Saturday, January 26th from 2pm-4pm culminating with a mass in the church at 4:30pm. 

          The following week of January 28th-February 1st will celebrate Catholic Schools Week. Teacher Appreciation Day is Monday, January 28th. On Wednesday, January 30th, we will hold Student Appreciation Day. On Thursday, we will "Celebrate Learning" with the Academics Olympics and with a STEM Faith Family activity. 


Many blessings and peace, 
Ms. Ignacio

 
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"The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers; he is one who asks the right questions."

                                                               - Claude Levi-Strauss, French Anthropologist 

            Science, as a whole this year, will cover systems of living things, weather and space & matter and energy. In middle school, each grade will focus on one of the three topics listed above in a very focused and detailed way. I can express more of our movement through the intricate parts of each topic as the year progresses. 

            Students will have homework each school day to review information, complete laboratory assignments and on some Friday nights, long-term assignments. Unless otherwise noted, all homework assignments are due in class the very next day. Homework will usually not be collected until the day of a test on the material that has been covered so that students can use their homework assignments to study each evening.

            I have created a website where you can view and check information about class assignments and homeroom announcements. After reaching the provided web address, please click on the appropriate link to either 7^thgrade homeroom, middle school science with the corresponding grade or for my youngest students, please choose “5th grade” for information on current science work.  The website link is: www.stleanderschool.org/classroom-sites.

           Please check the Saint Leander School website for more information about school activities and for additional support. The St. Leander School website address is: www.stleanderschool.org.

            Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or concerns about your child and the upcoming year. The best way to reach me is via email at jignacio@csdo.org.

            Thank you for your time and let’s now begin a blessed, new school year!