Class 7-7 Homeroom Teacher - Important Information and Contact Details

1. Bienvenue À MDJH Madame Quann

2. La classetitulaire 7-7salle 221 Role of the Homeroom Teacher • Primary contact • Notes (or e-mails required for absence & date/s) Arrival Times • Doors open at 7:45; first bell at 8:00 (If late, or leaving early, student must check at the office. If you are not coming in to sign them in, you should send a note to ensure they are marked late excused or absent excused). Home-School Interaction • Importance of continued involvement in your child’s education. •  Use of Power School to keep parents informed of attendance, behaviour and marks. You will all be given account user names and passwords. • Check homework page and website. Updated regularly. Electronic Policy • Cell phone use in the classroom can be a distraction to learning. Students are not permitted to text or receive texts in class. If taken, the cell phone will be turned into office and a parent must come in to pick up. • There will be times students may be given permission to use their cell phones . Care of School Property • Students will be issued textbooks. If they are lost or destroyed, students will be charged the cost of the book.

3. La classetitulaire 7-7salle 220 Academic Expectations • Homework. Teachers will be posting homework. • Classroom work. Cooperation and attention • Principals list: 90% in ALL subjects • Honors: 80% in ALL subjects Evaluation • Exams in June (English, Math & Science) • No final exams in Social Studies, Français Religion, or Health • Three reporting periods (December, March, June) Traffic Flow • Speed limit, 10 km/h • Enter off Toronto St., using upper entrance and proceed around the back of the school to get to front of school. Students should be dropped off at student entrance and not before 8:05. • No parking in bus lanes; note lanes and arrows in parking lot

4. Contact information • Teacher: Mme Colette Quann • Telephone: 753-8240 • E-mail: colettequann@nlesd.ca • Blog: colettequann.wordpress.com

5. Homework page • On the school’s web site, click on “Homework Pages” and then your child’s homeroom number to check homework assigned in each course. You also have the option of clicking on a specific teacher’s name for access to their web page. I use my web page to post useful links, copies of notes, worksheets, projects, and study guides. • I may also use my homework page to highlight any announcements or special information.

6. Mdjh webpage/ My Webpage • MDJH Webpage (from the MDJH webpage, click HOMEWORK.On the right, look through list of teachers, find Colette Quann and click on the word website to open my website.) • Mme. Quann's website

7. Français 7LFI Ressources • Littératie en action 5 • Romans – 2 (Alexa Gougougaga, Intrigues à St. John’s) • Pièce de théâtre – Éric a disparu • Dictionnaire anglais – français (Larousse / Merriam-Webster’s) * • Livre des verbs (L’art de conjuguer – Bescherelle / The Big Blue Book of French Verbs)* Matériel • Classeur • Feuilles mobiles • Feuilles intercalaires • Cahier pour la lecture • Duotangs • Crayons, stylos noirs / bleus, crayons colorés

8. Français 7LFI Assessment and Evaluation Plan The teaching of Français 7ème will reflect the development and evaluation of four skills. Each of the four skills will be evaluated equally which include: • Listening comprehension 25% • Oral production 25% • Reading comprehension 25% • Written production 25%

9. Français 7LFI Term work will be evaluated through a continuous evaluation process and a variety of evaluation techniques covering all four skills. Each skill shall be evaluated in a variety of ways: • Formal and informal observations • Work samples • Portfolios • Oral presentations • Discussions • Cooperative group work • Rubrics • Songs, poetry ,dialogues , role playing • Essays • Illustrations • Oral interviews • Quizzes/unit tests

10. Sciences Humaines 7 Student Text: • Un monde en changement (there will be many handouts given to supplement the text) Materials : • 1 ½ inch binder • Looseleaf and exercise books, pencils and pens • French/English dictionary

11. Sciences humaines 7 Themes: • Unit 1: Introduction • Unit 2: Economic Empowerment • Unit 3: Political Empowerment • Unit 4: Cultural Empowerment • Unit 5: Societal Empowerment • Unit 6: National Empowerment • Unit 7: Summative

12. Assessment & evaluation Plan • Unit 1: Introduction 5% • Unit 2: Economic Empowerment 16% • Unit 3: Political Empowerment 21% • Unit 4: Cultural Empowerment 21% • Unit 5: Societal Empowerment 16% • Unit 6: National Empowerment 16% • Unit 7: Summative 5%

13. Types of assessment & Evaluation • Performance Assessment - Assignments - Class Activities (The difference in an assignment and a class activity is in the time it takes to complete. A class activity is something that can be done in one class while an assignment may be a task done at home or over 2-3 classes) • Tests • Quizzes NO FINAL EXAM Grade 7 Curriculum Guide

14. Religion: Term 1: Sept-Feb 1) Spiritual Expressions – 22% 2) Exploring Sacred Texts – 17% 3) Spiritual Roots – 22% 4) Personal Search and Commitment – 17% 5) Creation and You – 17%6) Religion: A Contemporary Focus – 5%

15. Health/ santé Term 2: Feb-June

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