Saint Cyril SchoolGrade 7

Room 320Miss Power

Welcome to Seventh Grade!· Introduction· If you have any

questions during my presentation, please stop me and ask them. (If one person does, chances are someone else does too.

All About Me· My background

· I grew up in Upper Darby, and Springfield· I attended Saint Alice, O.L.P.H., O’Hara,

DCCC, and West Chester University · My experience

· I’ve been teaching for 18 years.· I have also taught pre-k, 5th and 6th grade.

My Involvements· Technology Committee· Helped write a grant for the SMART Boards· Coach Girls Basketball· Coach Girls Softball· Traveled to West Catholic for the Academic

Competition last year.· Organized Comcast Cares Day· Development Committee· Offer extra help on Wednesdays after school for

students on the third floor.· Coordinator for First in Math· Advisory Board Member· Helped save the school

My Goals· To give your child the academic and

social skills they need to progress to seventh grade and on.

· To provide a supportive and fun classroom environment.

· To help you continue to lay the ground work for having your child be a responsible, productive member of society.

Class Subjects· The subjects we cover during seventh

grade are:· Religion· Math· Reading, Writing, and Spelling· Social studies· Science· Music and Art· Gym· Computers

Reading and Writing· READING· A 7th grade student must read

with an oral fluency of 130 words per minute

· Students are to keep a monthly reading log of every piece of literature they read.

· Encourage your child to practice 30 minutes of reading and have them tell you about it.

· Reading text, My Brother Sam is Dead, Esperanza Rising, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and other novels that I will pass out to the class.

· WRITING· 7th grade students are

expected to write multiple-paragraph compositions: narrative and expository

· Vocabulary Strategies are introduced and practiced to strengthen reading comprehension and writing skills

· Journal Discussion and Writing

· 5 Stages of the Writing Process is emphasized

· Arguments, Informative and explanatory text, and Research papers.

ELA

· Speaking and Listening:· Debates· Round table

discussions· Oral reports

· Cross Curriculum.

· Language· Adjectives· Punctuation· Sentence Style· Prefix and suffixes· Vocabulary

ReligionNew Testament

Jesus (Christ, Lord)

Liturgical Year

Mary

Prayer

Sacramentals

Social Justice

Feast Days

Math· Ratio and Proportion· Number System· Expressions and

Equations· Statistics and Probability· Geometry

· Area· Surface area· Volume

Basically pre Algebra

Science• Biology• Microbiology• Human Body• Botany• Ecology

• Created a Science Lab

Social StudiesDifferent worlds meetColonization/SettlementsRevolution and New NationCivicsNew RepublicExpansion and Reform

New Report Cards

Attendance and Citizenship

· Maintain outstanding attendance throughout the school year is extremely important.

· Reinforce positive behavior at home and at school. Refer to school & classroom rules and guidelines.

· Child must be well-prepared with proper attire, materials for learning and come to school ready to learn.

· Your child should come to school with a smile, a positive attitude and ready to learn.

· Teamwork between teacher-parent and student is the key to your child’s success in Grade7

Classroom Community· Our classroom is a community. In our

community, we have one rule to help us get along with each other.

· Our class rule is:· Be Respectful!

Homework· I will assign homework every night. This includes

30 minutes of reading. Please sign their log.· I will have homework on my website each night. · Your child can miss 3 assignments, after three

missed assignments they will receive a lunchtime detention, after 2 more they will receive an afterschool detention. After the 5th missed assignment it will result in point deduction on their final tri-mester grade.

· If there is a circumstance that occurs that your child cannot do their homework, please send me a note, or call the office. I know that life happens.

Policies· Respect· Homework· Dress code· Extra help· Disagreeing moments· Lateness for school and assignments· Book reports· Altar servers· After school help

Assignment Books, Test Folders and Family Envelopes

Please sign your child’s assignment book and reading log every night.

Each Tuesday your child’s test folder will go home. This is also the day that the youngest or only in each

family will bring home the family envelope.Please read the papers in the envelope.

Contact Information· Address: 716 Emerson Ave. East Lansdowne PA 19050· Telephone: 610-623-1113· My email: power@stcyrilpa.org· Principal: Sister Barbara Montague montague@stcyrilpa.org· Website:

http://teacherweb.com/PA/SaintCyrilofAlexandriaSchool/MissPower/wqr1.aspx

· School Day: Monday thru Thursday 7:45 – 2:40 , Friday 7:45-2:05

My Favors for You· Please contact my for any:

· Suggestions· Concerns· Questions· Problems

Respect

Let’s Have a Great Year!