By the 7th grade class
In Math we are learning about the constant of proportionality and how to write proportional equations. Each day we do one lesson in our math book then we work on some of our khan academy for the week. The best thing about doing Khan academy is that we get to check our progress and see how many levels we have gained, and for every three levels we get a piece of candy. One time we each received thirteen pieces! At the end of this year, I look forward to learning more about algebra and learning how to solve systems of equations. --Livi
When people think of technology, they often think of computers, programming, and robots. However, there is much more to technology than that. In technology, we learn about photography, engineering, and computer programming. Currently, we are building a robot with innovative aspects and applications. Building a robot is much more than gears and pieces, as you must assemble everything correctly, or you might have to start again. My current favorite project we’re working on is the Shark Tank robots that help with any situation. The robot I am making is a seed-planting robot because it can help save farmers time and money. It is currently unfinished, but I plan to work my hardest on it. Technology means a lot to me because if I did not have it, I would most likely not be able to perform things in everyday life. It helps us correct our mistakes when typing, helps us with our homework, entertains us, and much more. I believe children and adults must understand technology because it does so much for us, and we should know how to use it properly. –Ava
I have always enjoyed ELA. From learning grammar to reading class novels, it has always been so pleasurable. At the beginning of the year, we started a novel called The Giver. The Giver is a dystopian novel where communities try to create sameness. The lesson of this novel is to let your emotions run free. With the novel, we are also filling out a packet that asks for us to fill out every few chapters. I think English is exciting and I know everyone else is thrilled for what’s ahead. – Alli
Art was always a fun class to go to. We would do all kinds of fun art, from sketches to submitting our art to a DAR art competition against other schools. But right now we are doing one of my favorite projects, microscope art. Each student finds one little object and puts it under the microscope to draw it. Once everyone went outside to look, I joined them. Henry, one of my classmates, went inside and found salt, which was really cool, under the microscope. I went outside to look and I brought in an ant to look at it, and it was mesmerizing. I could not take my eye off of it. There was so much to look at. But I got all my stuff and started sketching it. In the middle of sketching, our art teacher said that we will have a small competition when everyone is done with their drawings. The competition is a vote to see who looks the best in the school so I got to work making it look as good as possible. Once class was done, I walked around looking at everyone else's drawings, and they were all good and I thought to myself, this is going to be tough. – Shep
History is one of my favorite classes of all because we do things like Egyption Fair and the Roman Carnival when everyone dresses up and makes sculptures. At the moment, we are doing a project called the Renaissance Museum. Each person in our class (or you can partner up) picks out either a certain item made in the renaissance, a person from the renaissance and what they made, or the life of a famous person from the renaissance. My best friend Alli and I are making a caravel from the renaissance out of popsicle sticks. Once that is finished we will make and decorate a backdrop for everyone to look at, which will explain what our project is about. Next week is the presentation where we will show parents and students what we have done over the past few weeks. I think history is a blast and at the same time we learn so much. St. James Day School is awesome and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who wants a good education, and great friends. – Sadie
As a young seventh grader, I find Christian Ed very interesting and very fun, as we are journeying through the Bible. We also learn about other things; last year, we learned about the seven deadly sins like envy, pride, lust, gluttony, and so on. But sometimes we do Bible Pictionary, and I find that very enjoyable even though I’m not Episcopalian, I am still Christian and I think learning about God is number one. – Cora Jane
On the day of a 7th grader in science, we will come in from the outside and we grab science journals and probably watch a video or talk about what we will do in that class. Once we watch a video or talk, we might do a paper or an activity like microscope art. Once we do that, we will go and check pumpkins and that is what we do in the day of a 7th grader. – Henry
