715 Rutland Road, Kelowna, B.C. V1X 3B6
Phone: (250) 765-2988 Fax: (250) 870-5009
S.D. #23 (Central Okanagan)
Welcome to Rutland Middle School and to grade 7 Social Studies! Over the next ten
months, we will be learning about the Ancient Worlds, which include Mesopotamia,
Egypt, India, China, Greece and Rome, as well as pre-history, geography, and a unit entitled Caring for the Young. We will be using a text book entitled Outlooks 7: Ancient
Worlds to guide us through the year.
Prescribed learning outcomes are statements of what students are expected to know and do by the end of this course. Below is an overview of the year and the learning outcomes that will be covered in each unit. For more details on the learning outcomes, please visit: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/social_studies/1997ss810.pdf
Term 1
Units
Geography
Connections with the Past
Puzzling Pieces
Steps to Civilization
Learning Outcomes
A1, A2,A3,A4,D3,E1,E2
A1,A2,A4
A1,A3,A5,D1,D2,E1
A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,D1,D2,D3,E1,E2
Term 2
Learning Outcomes Units
Mesopotamia
Egypt
India
China
A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,D1,D2,D3,
E1,E2
Greece
Rome
Units
World Connections
Term 3
Learning Outcomes
A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,D1,D2,D3,
E1,E2
A1,A2,A3,A4,A5,B1,B2,B3,C1,C2,D1,D2,D3,
E1,E2
A1,A2,A5,B3,C2,D2,D3

Students will be expected to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills through larger individual or group projects. These may include research, preparing oral presentations, making artifacts, role playing, charting and/or web quests.
At RMS each student will have opportunities to develop and demonstrate their skills as
21 st century learners through project-based learning and TC2.
ST
A Learner
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A Thinker
An Innovator
A Collaborator a person who is engaged, resilient and seeks to understand a person who analyzes, makes connections, inferences, asks questions, and transfers knowledge a person who sees possibilities and generates original ideas with value a person who excels at working with others to create new understanding a person who participates in the local and global community A Contributor
Assessment will be ongoing in the classroom and will be based on a 4 point scale.
Students will be assessed in the following areas, as outlined in the BC IRP:
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Skills and Processes of Social Studies
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Identity, Society and Culture
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Governance
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Economy and Technology
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Human and Physical Environment
Assessment for
Learning
• formative assessment
• teacher assessment, student self assessment and/or peer assessment
• involves both teacher and student in a process of continual reflection and review about progress
Assessment as Learning
• formative assessment
• self-assessment
• provides students with information on their own achievement and prompts them to consider how they can continue to improve their learning
• student-determined criteria based on previous learning and personal goals
Assessment of Learning
• summative assessment
• teacher assessment
• criterion-referenced or norm referenced
Remember RMS stands for:

Rutland Middle School encourages parent involvement in their child’s education.
If you would like to contact me, e-mail works well: andrea.piche@sd23.bc.ca
You can also:
1.
Stop by the class (Portable 6) by appointment.
2.
First Class Voice Messaging- (250) 870-5000, ext. 6313
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