Holes Problem

Timothy and two friends are digging identical holes in a field. When Timothy works with Urban, they dig 1 hole in 4 days. When Timothy works with Vincent, they dig 1 hole in 3 days. When Urban works with Vincent, they dig 1 hole in 2 days. When Timothy works alone, how long does it take him to dig 1 hole?

On October 1, the SFJH Student Council put on a Four Square tournament after school for their first after school activity for the year.

Many students came out to have fun and played to win candy, a certificate, and bragging rights as the best Four Square player of the school. There were kids with some serious skills! The students played hard and had lots of fun, and it was a great time to meet new people and make new friends.

This week, Ms. Knecht's English 7 classes explored the question, "What makes me, me?"

They brought three objects to represent different parts of their identity. For example, one student brought a fishing pole to show his love of fishing.  It also reminds him of the closeness he feels for his grandpa.

Another student brought pictures of her nieces and nephews to show how being an aunt was a big part of her identity.

Miriam Teodosio presents ideas on a whiteboard while Writers’ Group members explore the merits of each. Conversations escalate into intense debates, sparking new and better ideas, as they engage more deeply in the pre-writing process. Their goal?  They plan to write a story. Together. Through weekly planning sessions, students are discovering how to design the story to accommodate many writers, working out the overarching conflict that will draw each character—and each writer—into the main storyline. 

PICTURE MAKE UP DAY

BELL Photography will be at the school for picture retakes on Friday, October 4th. You can see packages and prepay at WWW.BELLPHOTO.COM using the code sfjrfall19

SOCKTOBER!

 20s Problem

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Arrive at 20 in nine different ways, using:

• On the first line, only 1’s
• On the second line, only 2’s
• And so on… On the eighth line only 8’s.
• On every line, use the given digit no more than six times.

This past Thursday students who had read an adventure book and signed up prior to the event were invited to the library for pack time to try out some adventurous foods! Students were able to try eating Crickets, Worms, Queen Weaver Ants, Haggis, Turkish Delight, Spicy Chocolate, and other adventurous foods.

Some wild guests visited 7th grade College and Career Awareness classes today. Sarah Jacobson introduced several animals from Wild Wonders Animal Rescue while teaching students about animal careers. Some students took the chance to pet some of the animals after the presentation. 

Banana Tag is one of the many PE warm ups that takes place here at the Jr. High school.

 Such a fun way to start a class!