Weekly Newsletter
Investigations in Science 7
October 25, 2019
Announcements...
​ What We Did This Week…
​Last call for all Medieval Times forms and money.
They were due on October 18. If your child wants to
attend we must have the forms and money by
Friday, November 1 in order to have enough tickets.
Click ​HERE​ to pay online.
​No costumes on Halloween.
End of the quarter is quickly approaching (November
8). Make sure your child is turning in all Z work and
staying on top of their grades.
Click on the link below for additional resources:
Additional Science Opportunities
Ask Your Child…
​ Wednesday in different subject areas. Our topic was
● How are photosynthesis and respiration like a
cycle?
● What is an example of empathy you have
seen or shared during our community circle?
Upcoming...
​ completed a lab with yeast, sugar, water, and balloons. 1
Topics:
● RFP Evaluation
● Shark Tank Project
Monday, we reviewed photosynthesis and completed an
interactive to see why leaves change color in the fall.
Tuesday, we started learning about cellular respiration.
Cellular respiration is a way that cells produce energy.
We got the colored beads back out that we used last week
and first created the same reactants and products for
photosynthesis. We had beads that represented carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen. We put them together in
groupings to create molecules. Then, using 5 clues listed
on the worksheet, students were trying to guess what the
chemical formula is for cellular respiration. Students are
not marked incorrect if they didn't guess correctly.
Wednesday, we had our first community circle in science
classes. A community circle is where each student gets to
share their thoughts and experiences that are related to a
particular topic. The students do a community circle every
about empathy. Students watched a short video on how
empathy is putting yourself in someone’s shoes and
thinking from their perspective, unlike sympathy which is
only looking from your own perspective but trying to help.
Students were asked to talk about examples of empathy
you have seen in the past as well as what we could do at
Farquhar to increase empathy between one another.
Thursday, to help understand cellular respiration, we
spoonful of yeast and 2 of sugar were added to a
bottle/flask. The bottle was filled ¾ of the way full with
warm water and then a balloon was immediately placed on
top. The other bottle had yeast, water, and no sugar.
Groups measured the diameter of their balloon every 3
minutes. They should have seen that the balloon with
sugar inflated with carbon dioxide. We saw some very
 mixed results and talked about all the errors that could
Dates: have occurred. Luckily, every class had several groups
(or at least 1) that worked and we were able to use that
● October 21 - 25 - Red Ribbon Week data.
● October 25 - SGA Dance 7:00
● October 28 - School Picture Make Ups Friday, we finished our lab from yesterday and looked at
● October 28 - Photosynthesis/Respiration the formulas for both photosynthesis and respiration. We
Review Sheet due saw how they are opposite of one another. What one’s
● October 29 by 8:00 am - Kahoot! Review reactants are, is the other’s products and vice versa.
due found on Google Classroom
● October 29 - Photosynthesis/Respiration
Assessment
● October 29 - Humanities Field Trip
● October 30 - Donuts for Roadrunner Bills
during Connect time
● October 31 - No After School Activities
● November 7 - FMS/RPMS vs. SHS staff
basketball game at 6:00 pm at Sherwood HS
● November 8 - Early Release/End of Quarter 1
● November 11 - Early Release
● November 12 - Early Release
● November 13 - Town Hall Meetings
● November 13 - PTA Meeting
● November 14 - Joe Corbi Pick Up
● November 15 - Medieval Times
● November 18 - Honor Roll Celebration during
Lunches
● November 20 - Chick Fil-A Spirit Night
● November 27 - Early Release
● November 28-29 - No School
● December 5 - International Night
● December 23 - January 1 - No School
● January 20 - No School
● January 24 - Early Release/ End of Quarter 2
● January 27 - Professional Day/Possible
Instructional Day
● February 17 - No School
● February 28 - Early Release
● March 23-25 - Bay Trip - I will be out of the
building
● March 27 - Early Release/End of Quarter 3
● April 6 - 13 - Spring Break
● April 23 - Take Your Child to Work Day
● April 28 - No School
● May 25 - No School
● June 15 - Early Release/Last Day of School