ROME DAY 2015

"Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears!" 

ROME DAY 2015! 

As an end to our Rome unit, seventh grade participated in the fifth annual "Rome Day" celebration. Patricians, plebeians, legionaries and slaves alike attended the Colosseum for theatre, the Circus Maximus for chariot racing, joined the Roman navy for ship building, and tested ancient math through the use of Roman numerals. The day ended with a feast of delicacies and the Thieves of Ostia movie. What great attire and enthusiasm from this group!

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Science Students Inquire and Design their Own Experiments

Fifth Annual Roman Technology Museum

Halloween Day ROMAN TECH STYLE!

Grade Seven Humanities students have been studying Roman technologies (innovations, inventions, and architecture) to understand the needs, the lasting significance, and the influence of ancient Rome. For the last few weeks they have been practicing research skills such as finding credible sources, using proper citations, and paraphrasing information. Today in our Roman Museum, they showed off their knowledge through their models, timelines, and questions. 

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The New Baby Gibson

October 2015: Advisory Team Building 
We spent our advisory time on this day celebrating the new baby Gibson on his way. Students got "Mrs." Gibson and baby to the hospital, helped pick out baby food, figured out what baby ate, and even helped name the new baby. Boy are these PE teacher's lucky to have such helpful students!

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Wheeling and Dealing Like a Roman

October 2015: Expansion and Trade Activity

Students worked as a conquered Roman territory to experience the benefits and negatives of Roman expansion and trade. Boy can this group cut a deal!

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Stepping into the Daily Life of a Roman?

September 2015: Roman Class Structure Simulation 
Students were able to feel what it was like to take on the class structure of a Roman. Some were lucky enough to be patricians (purples) while others had the tedious task of being a plebeian. Some were lonely soldiers, secluded and far away, and the most unfortunate majority were slaves.

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Rubberband Cannons, Force, Size of Rubberbands and Angle

Science students have been exploring the manipulation of these variables: force, angle and size of rubberband.  Distance measurements were taken and averages plotted.  A competition was held to see which groups could accurately shoot and hit a target and shoot for the longest distance.

More photos from the Grade 7 Fall Trip!

Fall Trip 2015

This year's trip to Balaton was another great success! We lucked out with decent weather which allowed us to go bobsledding, rock climbing, swimming, and more. Of course no fall trip is complete without a castle, S'mores, a campfire, and pizza. But the highlight this year was definitely the talent acts that were performed and the dance-off on our last morning. Such comedy and talent in this group!