SEVENTH GRADE
2015-2016 School Year
CONTACT INFORMATION
Chopra
Aaron
Aaron.Chopra@lz95.org
Forde
Heather
Heather.Forde@lz95.org
Linder
Lisa
Lisa.Linder@lz95.org
Marston
Matt
Matt.Marston@lz95.org
Meyers
Cynthia
Cynthia.Meyers@lz95.org
Milone
Cynthia
Cynthia.Milone@lz95.org
Merow
Sara
Sara.Merow@lz95.org
VanNoord
Jack
Jack.Vannoord@lz95.org
Viscioni
Noreen
Noreen.Viscioni@lz95.org
GROWTH MINDSET
Effective Effort
(hard work + strategies)
Confidence
Ability
(attitude)
Achievement
Effective Effort
SEVENTH-GRADE POLICIES
(hard work + strategies)
Confidence
(attitude)
 Behavior
Ability
Achievement
 Students expected to be:
 Safe – Responsible - Respectful
 ‘Blue’ Slips
 Warnings (3+ in a quarter = detention)
 Assignments
 Quality work is expected
 Late Assignments
 Scores usually reduced for work not completed on time
 Multiple late assignments will lead to an intervention
(academic detention, study group, etc.)
 Digital Access
 Home Access (part of eSchool) (SMS)
 Web Site (lz95.org/mss) (CMS)
 Canvas (lz95.instructure.com) (LMS)
“The cloud ate my homework.”
DIGITAL RESOURCES
Web Site
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Public Information
Announcements
Clubs & Sports
Teacher Pages
Links (email, Home
Access, Canvas)
Home Access
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Student Information
User names & passwords
Scores & Grades
On-going & Interim Progress
Canvas
• Learning System
• Digital Classroom
• Limited Access
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WORK
Effective Effort
(hard work + strategies)
 Agenda
 Filled in everyday, for every subject Confidence
(attitude)
 Neat & Accurate
Achievement
 Check off work as it is completed √
 Assume students have work
 About an hour to two each night
 Daily assignments, projects, study, read, journal
 STUDENTS SHOULD BE READING INDEPENDENTLY EVERY
NIGHT
 iPads
 A learning tool (as opposed to a toy)
 Apps (school “approved” are available through the Absolute app)
 Charge at home – nightly
Ability
HOW TO HELP…
 Prove time to work at home
 Set aside time everyday
 Distraction-free work area
 Grandmother approach (encourage & inquire)
 Ask what did you learn today?
 Encourage your child to:
 prioritize – time management
 be organized – Binder, Backpack, iPad
 develop good study skills & habits
 ask questions in class
 use his notes
 effective effort – try
 participate in class
 Breakfast
 Sleep -(experts recommend 8+ hours)
SPRINGFIELD ILLINOIS TRIP
 Overnight trip to Illinois’s Capital
 Functions of government
 Three branches of government
 Abraham Lincoln & Civil War
 Sights:
 Lincoln’s Home, Law Office, Tomb,
Library, Museum; New Salem Village;
New and Old State Capitals; and War
Monuments
 This year October 8 & 9
 Leave 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 up
 Think about numbers in many ways
 Explain my thinking and try to understand others
 Show my work in many ways
 Use math tools and explain why I use them
 Work carefully and check my work.
 Use what I know to solve new problems
 Solve problems by looking for rules and patterns
MATH OVERVIEW
Standard
 Rational Numbers
 Expressions, Equations &
Linear Equations
 Ratios & Proportionality
 Data & Probability
 Geometric Measurement
Pre-Algebra
 Real Numbers, exponents,
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linear equations
Pythagorean Theorem
Linear Relationships &
Functions
Systems of Functions
Geometric Figures
Statistical Applications
SOCIAL STUDIES OVERVIEW
Objective: To understand the events, trends, individuals,
and movements that shape the world
 Civilizations Review
 Government
 United States Constitution & Constitution Test
 Europe – Middle Ages to Modern Era
 The continent of Africa and its diverse nations
 Latin 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 Method
 Study of Matter using Dry Ice
 Cells
 Rocks, Minerals, Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate
Tectonics
 Protests, Bacteria, and Viruses
 Study of the Watershed
LANGUAGE ARTS IS WRITING
 Six Traits
 Ideas
 Organization
 Voice
 Word Choice
 Sentence Fluency
 Conventions
 Expository
 Persuasive Argument
 Narrative
 Vocabulary
 Write for authentic
purposes
 Writers Workshop
LITERATURE IS READING….
Creating Skilled Readers
Enduring Understandings
 Life requires literacy
 Readers construct meaning
 Literature reflects who we are (and
who we want to be)
Curriculum
 Aligned with Common Core
 Includes the ideas of Readers
Workshop
 Structured around central themes,
ideas, and skills
 Choice
Thank you for coming tonight. At
this time please follow your child’s
Open House Schedule – you will
visit the Encore section of the day.