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Magnolia Junior High is one of 350 schools and districts across the United States to be recognized as a Model Professional Learning Community (PLC). MJH was recognized by Solution Tree for its sustained success in raising student achievement. The school’s successful implementation of the Professional Learning Communities at Work® process was a major contributing factor in the improved achievement of its students.
At the beginning of December, the MJH Junior Thespians traveled to Missouri City to the Junior Thespian Festival. This was a fun-filled day of workshops and competitions that gave these students an opportunity to gain experience and a greater sense of the craft associated with professional theatre. The team of Catherine Archbold and Evelyn Kennedy competed for the first time in Team Design and took 3rd place overall at the festival.
Our 7th grade students earned a spot in the lab to carry out our graham cracker and icing plate tectonic activity. The students got to explore the three different types of plate boundaries by moving the graham crackers (tectonic plates) over the icing (the mantle) to see how the movement of our plate tectonics forms our geological land features on Earth. The students applied their plate tectonic vocabulary knowledge while explaining the type of boundary they created and the geological land features formed at that boundary.
8th Grade US History students worked together to review for their end of the nine weeks exam by solving puzzles about the Constitution. They had to figure out the codes to unlock the box and get the prizes inside! Students took advantage of the opportunity to practice their skills and have fun while learning.
At the end of the first marking period, students were given the chance to nominate a teacher at MJH who has made a positive impact on their lives. When the final nominations were tallied, Coach Pottorff, Mrs. Beaver, Coach Smith, and Ms. Waddle were our students' choice for the MJH Teacher of the Quarter Award!
8th grade science students at MJH completed an extension activity showing the random passing of traits from parent to offspring. The students completed Punnett squares to identify the probability of certain traits. Then they randomly selected traits their "offspring" would inherit. To complete the extension they created "spud babies" showing the traits that were passed down.