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Back to School Night August 31 st , 2011 Mr. Gelb 7 th Grade CORE

Back to School Night August 31 st , 2011 Mr. Gelb 7 th Grade CORE. Introduction. Education~ Moreau Catholic High School 1998 UC Davis: B.A. 2003, M.A. 2005 Experience~ All levels: Elementary, Middle, High School MCHS, Punahou, Fallon Coaching~ Baseball, Soccer, and Track

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Back to School Night August 31 st , 2011 Mr. Gelb 7 th Grade CORE

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  1. Back to School NightAugust 31st, 2011Mr. Gelb7th Grade CORE

  2. Introduction Education~ Moreau Catholic High School 1998 UC Davis: B.A. 2003, M.A. 2005 Experience~ All levels: Elementary, Middle, High School MCHS, Punahou, Fallon Coaching~ Baseball, Soccer, and Track Honors and Awards~ First Year CA. Teacher of the Year 2006 Commencement Speaker UCD School of Education 2009 Alumni of the Year UCD School of Ed. 2010 Dennis Richmond Community Impact Award Recipient, 2011

  3. Fallon School’sMission Statement The Fallon School community serves life-long student learners within a positive and nurturing environment, where diversity is embraced, and the individual is empowered to reach toward academic excellence, enriched by opportunities in sports, fine arts, and community service.

  4. The 7th Grade Team Mr. Ruegg Mr. Chapman Mrs. Jones Opportunities to Collaborate 6th grade team 8th grade team Teachers at Dublin High School

  5. California Content Standards • These are the standards for each subject that the state of California says your child should learn each year. Classroom instruction is geared to teach these standards. • They can be viewed at the following web address: • http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/index.asp

  6. Language Arts Core Novels & More: • The Hunger Games • The Outsiders • The Wednesday Wars Literature stories from our Holt Anthology • All reading activities are designed to develop and reinforce reading comprehension skills and enhance writing skills.

  7. Writing • 6 Traits of Effective Writing: Ideas, Organization, Voice, Word Choice, Sentence Fluency, and Conventions. • Vocabulary development, which includes spelling, proofreading, writing, and word development • Writing styles: response to literature, persuasive, narratives, informative writing, poetry, letters, and essays

  8. Social Studies: World History • World Geography and Atlas work • Fall of Rome • Arabia • Mesoamerica & South America • Feudal Japan & China • The Middle Ages • Renaissance • Enlightenment & Exploration • Reformation & Scientific Revolution

  9. How will we accomplish this? • Incorporate reading and writing standards into all subjects via projects, essays, and related novels • Assess understanding via projects, writing, quizzes, and observation • Classroom activities and assignments

  10. “Celebrating Incremental Improvements” Of course we want all our students to achieve at the highest level, but we realize this is often a process. We celebrate each bit of progress a student makes.

  11. Student Success • Organization (minder binder, absences, website, follow-up.) • Willingness to ask questions/clarify • Prepare for all quizzes, tests, presentations. Homework • Either preview or review • Studying notes for a quiz or test • A medium to long term project that has been started in class • An essay that has been worked on in class Assessments • Study guides are not given for quizzes. • A study guide will be given at the beginning of a unit if there is a test. • Quizzes are typically under 20 questions. • Tests are over 20 questions.

  12. Contact Information Email: Please remember to put DPRIDE in the subject of all emails. gelbadam@dublin.k12.ca.us Phone: (925)875-9376 ext. 6392

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