News from Mrs. Johnson's Room

• Today (March 1st) conference dates and times were stapled in your child's agenda. We look forward to seeing you next week, and celebrate your child's successes.
• On March 30th at 12:30PM we will be going to Prairie Point to see the middle school musical production of Pippin. Pippin was the first broadway show for composer Stephen Schwartz (the composer who recently wrote the hit show Wicked.)  It is filled with awesome music, lots of action and a very meaningful plot.  It tells the story of a young man who is trying to discover the secret of true happiness and fulfillment. He seeks it in the glories of the battlefield, the intrigues of political power and, ultimately, in the simple pleasures of home and family.The show will run approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. Please keep this date in mind when planning appointments during the school day.
• In math we are working hard on adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers in for math. Here is a snapshot of the objectives of the unit:
• Learning Targets:
• Represent numbers in exponential notation for powers of ten, and scientific notation.
• Compare and order positive and negative numbers.  
• Solve equations using parentheses the correct order of operations.
• Add positive and negative numbers.
• Subtract positive and negative numbers.

•  In science we are continuing to learn about food and nutrition, and it's impact on health. Students are wrapping up investigating carbohydrates. Our next segment will be about vitamins, followed by how media, culture, etc. impact the dietary choices we make.