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 Keep lines of communication open

• Google Classroom

 Get your PowerSchool log-in and check it

frequently

 Check your e-mail regularly for teacher

correspondence

• Be sure we have your correct e-mail address

 Attendance is important!

• It is the student’s responsibility to find out what they

missed and to complete those assignments.

Advancement Via Individual Determination

 3-2-1 Scale

• 3 - 80% - 100% (3)
• 2 - 70% - 79% (2.25)
• 1 - 69% and below (1.95)
• Bridge to high school grading system
• Standards based, more fair system of grading
• Students feel more successful increasing

intrinsic motivation

 ELA – What does this look like?

• Assessments- 75%
• Classwork/ Homework- 20%
• Grammar- 5%

 7th grade Science curriculum is Life Science

• Cell biology
• Reproduction – plants, animals, and human
• A look into the human reproduction system
• Implications of sex today – specifically, STD’s

▪ Letter home

• Genetics

 Interactive Science Notebook graded periodically  Science Fair!

7th grade Social Studies curriculum is World History Medieval to Modern Times

We will learn about…

Mayan, Inca, and Aztec Empires, Europe after the fall of Rome, Feudalism, Crusades, Islam, West African Empires, China, Japan

We will focus on…

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Reading and taking notes

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Geography and section quizzes weekly

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Group activities/ Projects

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Incorporating Art

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Current Events

 Math – What does it look like?

• Assessments- 80%
• Classwork/ Homework- 20%
• The focus is on HIGHER LEVEL THINKING!
• Accelerated Math Class: Hybrid including 7th

and 8th grade Common Core Standards

• 7th grade Common Core Classes

 When: October 25th  Help needed – Festival Chair, etc.  If interested, please sign up in the back