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<b>Message From:</b> Jennifer Estrella<br>
<b>Context:</b> 0067 - Science 7 (Frances Ladue)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> 7th Grade Science Happenings!
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<p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Hello! It has been a crazy week with SBAC testing for all the students and teachers. I know that all the students are exhausted from it, and I hope they get a chance to recover over the weekend. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">We welcomed our students to SBAC testing this week for both ELA and Math! These occurred during morning advisory, and then students went to their classes for 1 hour blocks (Monday/Thursday was 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Tuesday/Friday was 4th, 5th and 6th). This week, students had the opportunity to do some catch up work in their notebooks and also complete their review games. Some students still need to submit them, so if you see a 4.5/10 or a blank space in Parent/StudentVue, they need to complete the assignment as it is marked as missing in Google Classroom. If they need help, they can come see me during lunch or after school. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we went on to learn about the United Nations and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Students were curious as to why we did a lesson on the U.N and the SDGs during science, and I told them it was necessary to have background knowledge prior to beginning their final project. Many were unaware of the year the U.N. was founded, as well as the SDGs that were voted into place in 2015. These are goals that the U.N. has set for the world to achieve by the year 2030, and unfortunately, we are not sure these will all be completed by the anticipated year. To add perspective for students, I explained that most of them will be graduating high school, and some of them will be considered adults, and it is important to think about what kind of life they would like to be living at that time (I know, when I said this to them….it made me realize how quickly my own children are growing up). They are coming home to complete their CSI Poster which is due on Monday. Thank you to the students who were able to complete it before the end of class and turned it in. </span><br><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Next week, we will do a lesson on empathy, and I want to send advance appreciation to our parents/guardians and other trusted adults because students will interview you about the topic. Please take a moment to speak with them and sign their paper to validate that they did interview you. This will be due on Tuesday, 4/22/2025. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">At this time, that is all I have to share. We are about to begin our project for Unit 5 and I'll share more once the students have been thoroughly briefed on it. Heads up that they might as you to help in their project in some way. </span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Have a wonderful weekend. If you have any questions/comments and/or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out and I'll try my best to reply as soon as I am able to.</span></p><p>Take care,</p><p>Mrs. Jennifer Estrella (she/her)<br>7th Grade Science<br>Herbert Hoover Middle School</p>
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