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Keys to Success parent meeting October 13, 2014

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

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Keys to Success parent meeting October 13, 2014

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  1. Keys to Success parent meeting October 13, 2014 Seventh grade teachers 2nd Nine Weeks Focus

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Latimer GT Math 2ndNine weeks-Latimer Equations Inequalities Exponents Scientific Notation Integers Functions

  5. Math 7 2nd Nine Weeks Latimerfor GT math • Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers • Operations with Percents and Decimals • Equivalent Expressions • Equations

  6. Math 7 2nd Nine Weeks McDowell • Multiplying and Dividing Rational Numbers • Operations with Percents and Decimals • Equivalent Expressions • Equations

  7. Math 7 2nd Nine Weeks Accelerated Math - McDowell • Equivalent Expressions • Equations • One Step • Two Step • Multi Step • Systems of Linear Equations • Functions

  8. READING GT - 2nd NineWeeks 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. ☺

  9. Reading General-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. ☺

  10. Writing Second 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.

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

  13. Social Studies • Age of Revolutions: American, French, and Latin American Revolutions • Napoleon Bonaparte’s Europe • Industrial Revolution • Imperialism

  14. 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.)

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