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SEVENTH GRADE
2014-2015 School Year
CONTACT INFORMATION
Chopra Aaron [email protected]
Dooms Mary [email protected]
Linder Lisa [email protected]
Marston Matt [email protected]
Meyers Cynthia [email protected]
Milone Cynthia [email protected]
Russo Amie [email protected]
VanNoord Jack [email protected]
Viscioni Noreen [email protected]
BehaviorStudents expected to be:
Safe – Responsible - Respectful ‘Blue’ Slips
Warning (3+ in a quarter = detention)
AssignmentsQuality work is expectedLate Assignments
Scores typically reduced for work not completed on time
Multiple late assignments may result in lunch or after school academic detention
Home Access updatesStudent & Parent Access
SEVENTH-GRADE POLICIES
HOME ACCESS
Use these two tabs to check scores.
Classwork is a view of the gradebook
Interim Progress are progress reports.
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WORK
AgendaFilled in everyday, for every subjectNeat & AccurateCheck off work as it is completed
Assume students have workAbout an hour to two each nightDaily assignments, projects, study,
read, journalSTUDENTS SHOULD BE READING
INDEPENDENTLY EVERY NIGHT !!!
JOYS & CHALLENGES OF TEENAGERS
Home Work Time Set aside time everyday Distraction-free work area
Encourage your child to:prioritize – time
managementbe organized – Binder develop good study skills
& habitsask questions in class use his notes effective effort – try participate in extra-
curricula activitiesBreakfastSleep -(experts recommend 9 hours)
HOW TO HELP…
SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS TRIP
Overnight trip to Illinois’s Capital Functions of governmentThree branches of
government Abraham Lincoln & Civil
WarSights:
Lincoln’s Home, Law Office, Tomb, Library, Museum; New Salem Village; New and Old State Capitals; and War Monuments
This year October 9&10Leave early Thursday,
return late afternoon on Friday
Information sent home – more to come
MATH OVERVIEW
Objective: To apply the eight mathematical practices that mathematicians do:Solve problems without giving upThink about numbers in many waysExplain my thinking and try to understand othersShow my work in many waysUse math tools and explain why I use themWork carefully and check my work.Use what I know to solve new problemsSolve problems by looking for rules and patterns
StandardRational NumbersExpressions,
Equations & Linear Equations
Ratios & Proportionality
Data & ProbabilityGeometric
Measurement
Pre-Algebra Real Numbers,
exponents, linear equations
Pythagorean TheoremLinear Relationships &
FunctionsSystems of FunctionsGeometric FiguresStatistical Applications
MATH OVERVIEW
SOCIAL STUDIES OVERVIEW
Objective: To understand the events, trends, individuals, and movements that shape the world
Civilizations Review GovernmentUnited States Constitution &
Constitution TestEurope – Middle Ages to Modern Era The continent of Africa and its diverse
nationsLatin America
SCIENCE OVERVIEW
Objective: To collect relevant evidence, use logical reasoning, apply the imagination to devise hypotheses, and explanations to make sense of collected evidence.Scientific MethodStudy of Matter using Dry Ice CellsRocks, Minerals, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics
Protests, Bacteria, and VirusesStudy of the Watershed
LANGUAGE ARTS IS WRITING
Six TraitsIdeasOrganizationVoiceWord ChoiceSentence FluencyConventions
ExpositoryPersuasive
Argument
Narrative VocabularyWrite for
authentic purposes
Writers Workshop
LITERATURE IS READING….
New & Improved CurriculumNow with more Common
CoreIncludes the ideas of
Readers WorkshopStructured around central
themes, ideas, and skills More choice Field Testing
Reading
Strategies…
Draw Inferences &
Make Predictions
Ask Questions
MonitorMake Connections
Visualize
Determine
Importance
Synthesize
Creating Skilled Readers
Please feel free to visit our classrooms at this time.
Room numbers are listed on tonight’s schedule.