Ware Junior Senior High

School

WELCOME TO THE SEVENTH GRADE

School starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.

Students report to the cafeteria when they arrive at school.

From there students report to their homeroom for daily attendance and announcements.

SCHOOL DAY

Students will have three core classes before lunch.

All seventh graders have the same lunch.

After lunch students have their remaining core class, SSR and their specials class.

SCHOOL DAY

English, History, Math, and Science

Each class is 66 minutes in length.

CORE CLASSES

The SSR class is a Sustained Silent Reading class where students read a book silently for 31 minutes.

WHAT IS SSR?

Seventh grade students will take four different specials classes throughout the year.

Each class is 41 minutes in length.

These classes are: Foreign Language Introduction, Computers, Health/PE and Music.

At the beginning of each quarter, students will receive a new specials class.

*Band meets during SSR.

SPECIALS

Homeroom, lunch, SSR and specials are always held at the same time.

English, History, Math and Science rotate daily.

Ex: Today you have your core classes in this order: History, Math, Science and English…

Tomorrow you will have classes in this order: Math, Science, English and History

CLASS ROTATIONS

Today Tomorrow

CLASS ROTATION EXAMPLE

Time Class

8:00- 8:07 Homeroom

8:11-9:17 History

9:20-10:26 Math

10:29-11:35 Science

11:38-12:01 Lunch

12:04-1:10 English

1:10-1:41 SSR

1:44-2:25 Specials

Time Class

8:00-8:07 Homeroom

8:11-9:17 Math

9:20-10:26 Science

10:29-11:35 English

11:38-12:01 Lunch

12:04-1:10 History

1:10-1:41 SSR

1:44-2:25 Specials

Hope for HumanityLeadershipNational Junior Honor SocietyNewspaperSki ClubSports Talk

CLUBS

Boys

BaseballBasketballCheering (Coed)FootballGolf (Coed)SoccerVolleyball

Girls

BasketballCheering (Coed)Golf (Coed)SoccerSoftballVolleyball

ATHLETICS

All children between the ages of 6-16 years of age must attend school. (M.G.L. c. 76, sec. 1)

Parents/guardians must notify the school of their child’s absence in a manner prescribed by school policy. (M.G.L. c.76, sec, 1A)

It is the parent’s/guardian’s duty to ensure that their child attends school. If a child misses 7 full days or 14 half days in any 6 month period, parents/guardians may be taken to court. (M.G.L. c.76, sec. 19)

ATTENDANCE-IT IS THE LAW!

If you plan on applying to Pathfinder …They look at your 7th and 8th grade:

AttendanceDisciplineGrades

The better your attendance, discipline, and grades are…the better your chances of being accepted are.

PATHFINDER

TIPS FROM THE 7TH GRADE STUDENTS

If you chew gum…you WILL be caught!Eating in class is prohibited! No recess Longer lunch There are no homework text messages to parents.Should you fall asleep in class, be prepared to be

woken up…zzzzzzQuiet hallwaysDo not speak out of turn; instead, raise your hand Expect to have more bookwork

TIPS FROM CURRENT 7TH GRADERS

REMEMBER!

WHAT YOU DO TODAY….

IMPACTS TOMORROW AND THE REST OF

YOUR FUTURE.

QUESTIONS?