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Keys to Success parent meeting October 13, 2014. Seventh grade teachers 2 nd Nine Weeks Focus. K eys to Success. Turn in assignments on time Late assignments not accepted or with penalty Take personal responsibility Improve attendance, tardies, early dismissals - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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KEYS TO SUCCESS⦿Turn in assignments on time
◼Late assignments not accepted or with penalty
⦿Take personal responsibility ⦿ Improve attendance, tardies, early
dismissals◼Larger amount of content to cover◼Most assignments cannot be completed
without some teacher directives⦿Expect a challenge
◼HIGH expectations and RIGOROUS curriculum
◼Some students are preparing for HIGH SCHOOL level courses next year
POLICY FOR MAKE-UP WORK⦿Absent 1 day- Two days to complete
assignments⦿Absent 2 days- Three days to complete
assignments⦿Absent 3 days- Four days to complete
assignments⦿Absent 4 days- Five days to complete
assignments
Latimer
GT MATH 2ND NINE WEEKS-LATIMER
EquationsInequalitiesExponentsScientific NotationIntegers Functions
MATH 7 2ND NINE WEEKSLATIMER FOR GT MATH
⦿Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers
⦿Operations with Percents and Decimals⦿Equivalent Expressions ⦿Equations
MATH 7 2ND NINE WEEKSMCDOWELL
⦿Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers
⦿Operations with Percents and Decimals⦿Equivalent Expressions ⦿Equations
MATH 7 2ND NINE WEEKSACCELERATED MATH - MCDOWELL
⦿Equivalent Expressions⦿Equations
◼One Step◼Two Step◼Multi Step
⦿Systems of Linear Equations⦿Functions
READINGGT - 2ND NINE WEEKS FOCUS⦿SHORT STORY UNIT IN GREAT BOOKS⦿Perception and Reality Unit in textbook⦿NOVEL UNIT (Holocaust books)⦿Non-Fiction (scattered throughout)⦿Mini-research unit pairing our novel with
science and completing a short RSA Animate
⦿Continuous mini-lessons on reading skills and word work (stems, vocabulary, etc…)
Please Note:⦿Reading logs and classwork help
maintain good grades as well as studying for tests. ☺
READINGGENERAL-2ND NINE WEEKS FOCUS⦿Short story unit⦿Perception and Reality Unit in textbook⦿Mini-research unit pairing our novel with
science and completing a short RSA Animate
⦿Novel unit on The Man Who Loved Clowns
⦿Non- Fiction (scattered within novel study)
⦿Continuous mini-lessons on reading skills and word work (stems, vocabulary, etc…)
Please Note:⦿Reading logs and classwork help
maintain good grades as well as studying for tests. ☺
WRITINGSecond Nine Weeks October 22 – January 14
Informational Text and Research Writing: Career and College
Choices, Argument Playtest, G@meStar Mechanic
● Daily Grade:
Writing Entries – General: 10 Sentences Minimum
GT: 15 Sentences Minimum● Classwork Grade:
Jump Start Responses – General: 10 Sentences Minimum
GT: 15 Sentences Minimum
Writer’s Manual Check – End of Nine Weeks ● Major Grades: Informational Text, Choice Piece
District Benchmark exam CANCELLED.
SCIENCE- THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF CELLS⦿Perform labs to investigate bacteria,
protest, and viruses. How “CLEAN” is your water?????
⦿Build models to distinguish the difference between plant and animal cells.
⦿Use D2L ( Draw to Learn) strategies to understand the cellular processes essential for survival.
WHY ARE YOU…...YOU HEREDITY…⦿Use Punnett Squares to predict inherited
traits
⦿Perform labs to understand dominant/recessive traits inherited from your parents……..
⦿Activity to distinguish between traits and environmental factors.
SOCIAL STUDIES
⦿Age of Revolutions: American, French, and Latin American Revolutions
⦿Napoleon Bonaparte’s Europe
⦿ Industrial Revolution
⦿ Imperialism
IN ORDER TO SUCCEED IN SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS NEED TO:⦿Keep binder organized
⦿Make studying a priority, but not depend on studying to learn the material
⦿Practice time-management in and out of class to complete projects
⦿ Take advantage of extra-credit opportunities (getting quizzes signed, corrections, etc.)