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We are currently trying to play catch-up because of all of the days we have not been
in school. We will be finishing up our unit on Linear Equations by the end of the first
week of February. We will then be moving on
to our Systems of Linear Equations unit.
Solving a system of equations can be useful in
calculating the cost difference between various
payment plans, or in figuring out when a
business enterprise will break even. Examining
the cost of video rentals at two different stores
as a function of the number of videos rented, or
looking at the monthly cost of two cell phone
plans as a function of minutes used are examples
of systems of equations. As we move through
the unit, ask your child to share what they have
learned.
Important dates
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Feb. 12 — 1 hr early release
(Teacher inservice)
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8th Grade Swag
Math
Feb. 14 — Interim reports
Feb. 17 — No School
(Presidents’ Day)
Feb. 20 — Winter Sports Banquet
7:00 ;m in the Commons
Feb. 24 — OAA Practice Test
(Reading)
Students of The month
Congratulations to January’s
Students of the Month:
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Autumn Horton
Micah Anderson
Feb. 26 — OAA Practice Test
(Math)
Feb. 28 — OAA Practice Test
(science)
Social studies
The class has not progressed as much as expected because of the weather, and students are still learning about the Jefferson administration. Students will continue learning
about expansion that started with the presidency of Thomas Jefferson. Students will learn
about the Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Marbury vs. Madison, and the War of
1812 throughout the month of February.
The Washington D.C. trip is still in the process of being planned, and I am hoping
to have the trip schedule completed soon. The school is still waiting on our travel agent to
send us an update of the final cost. Once I know the final figure for the trip, I will send the
information home with the students.
CONTACT US
Math Teachers
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Science Teacher
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Social Studies Teacher
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English/language arts
With all the days we have missed due to extreme weather, we
are now in the process of resuming routines. Students will again
have a reading calendar and complete projects for the month of
February . Please discuss your child’s progress with him/her as
we send home more instructions.
After a brief short-story unit, English 9
students have begun their historical fiction
unit and are reading My Brother Sam is
Dead to make literary connections and
apply their knowledge of the
Revolutionary War, gained in Social
Studies. They will critique characters and
analyze plot development in their end-ofthe-unit essays.
8th grade ELA students have resumed the school year with a
short-story unit. This will be followed by poetry and writing.
Special Education Teacher
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Benjamin Logan
Middle School
4626 County Road 26
Bellefontaine, OH 43311
937-599-2386
science
With all the snow days, we are playing catch-up.
Students have begun to look at forces and
motion. This month, we will delve deeper into
physical science with an examination of friction
and gravity, and we will also take a look at
Newton’s Laws of Motion.
If the weather turns to our
favor, we should be able to
finish physical science and
move into Earth science
before the end of the month.