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Welcome toEastport South Manor

Junior-Senior High School7thGrade Orientation Night

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Your Handout

Whos Who at ESM Junior/Senior HighSchool?

Role of Guidance Counselor

Bell Schedule

Sample 7thGrade Schedule

List of extracurricular clubs and sports

Music Department Information

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7thGrade Teams 13-14

Great White

Tedesco-ELA

Campbell-MathAracri-Science

Loftus- SS

Mako

Garcia-ELA

Wicks-Math

Fine-Science

Hanlon-SS

Tiger

Ebel-ELA

Messina-Math

Failla-Science

Costanzo-SS

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Whats New This Year?

School Supplies availablevia School Supplies

America

7thgrade supply lists $55;

team-specific lists Online ordering by June 30

Delivered to school in late

August

Physical Education

uniforms will be available

for purchase

Information will be sent in

the coming days

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Orientation

Summer packet will be e-mailed home in August. 7thGrade Student Orientation:

First day of school:

Team T-shirtsTour of building

Locker practice

Agenda books

Fun!

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Orientation Agenda

Getting to Know You

EnglishLibrary Media Ctr. Tour

Social StudiesGrand Tour of theBuilding

MathReview Agenda Book ScienceAll About Lockers

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Logistical Concerns

Will I be able to find my classroom? Orientation, JHS map provided, tour of building.

Will I be able to find and open my locker?

Locker practice, memorize combination. How can I stay organized?

Agenda Book: Check to make

sure your child is usingtheir agenda book.

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JHS WingJHS Cafe

JHS Gym

Art, Tech,

Music

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Social Concerns

Will I know anyone in my classes? Teaming of Students: Your child will have old

friends and make new friends on their team.

Will I know anyone at LUNCH? Students eat lunch with other students on their

team.

We are unable to change lunch periodsdue to teaming.

Will I make new friends?

Become involved! Clubs and Sports

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AthleticsFall arly Winter Late Winter SpringCrossCountryBoys/Girls

Basketball -Boys

Wrestling Baseball

Football VolleyballBoys/Girls

BasketballGirls

LacrosseBoys/Girls

SoccerBoys/Girls

Cheerleading Volleyball -Boys

TrackBoys/Girls

Tennis - Girls Softball

Cheerleading Tennis - Boys

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Extra-Curricular Clubs

Art Club

Family and Consumer

Science Club

History Club

Junior High Jazz Band

Language Club

Literary Magazine National Junior Honor

Soiciety

Newspaper Club

Science Club

Students Aiding Living

Things (SALT)

Specialized Science Club

Specialized Art Club

Yearbook Club

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National Jr . Honor Society

David Carter Chapter

Danielle Caliendo

NJHS Advisor

Caliendod@esmonline.org

Leadership4 Pillars of NJHS

Scholarship

Service

Character

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Academic Concerns

Will my classes be more challenging? Quarterly and final exams School sponsored programs: peer tutoring, extra help

Will I have too much homework?

Keep track of your childs homework, use the parentportal

Use Agenda Book!

Foster student independence

Can I participate in sports/clubs if I dont do well

in school? Academic Eligibility Policy

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Sample Schedule

Period 1: 7:20-8:07 Music/Phys. Ed.

Period 2: 8:12-8:52 English

Period 3: 8:57-9:37 English/Art/Math

Period 4: 9:42-10:22 Math Period 5: 10:27-11:07 Social Studies

Period 6: 11:12-11:52 Lunch

Period 7: 11:57-12:37 Tech/H&C

Period 8: 12:42-1:22 Science

Period 9: 1:27-2:07 Spanish

*Period 10 Extended Day: Extra Help; AIS; Clubs; Sports

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Continuum of Services

Resource Room

Support Room

Integrated Co-Teaching / Support Self-Contained 15:1

Self-Contained 12:1:1

Life Skills JHS 8:1:1 Classroom

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JUNIOR HIGHCURRICULUM

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Welcome to

English Language Arts

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English Language Arts

Balanced

Literacy

Read AloudDemonstrates proficient reading

Expands access to text beyond childs

abilities

Exposes children to a variety of genres

Literature CirclesStudent chooses text with assistance

Roles for discussion

Student-driven discussion

Guided ReadingTeacher reinforces skills

Teacher engages child in questioning &

discussion

Teacher acts as a guide

Child does the reading

Child practices strategies

Child builds independence

Independent ReadingChild chooses the text with assistance

Child practices at his or her own level

Time to practice demonstrates the value

of reading

Writing WorkshopUse of the writing process

Narrative writing

Persuasive writing

Expository writing (Research)

Poetry

Comparative writingBalance between teacher

selected and student selected

topics

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English andThe Common Core

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Changes in the Curriculumbased on the Common Core

Increased reading Levelsstudents need to be reading levels that a grade level

above where they use to be

Non Fiction Texts are read in and out of the classroom

Creating a progression of difficulty in reading and writing for

understanding.

Using text-based evidence to support writing

Rigorous vocabulary that is both academic and content based.

Students should be reading daily.

Students will be using text based evidence in their writing. Students will be doing Close Reading which requires them to read

the same text multiple times.

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English Language Arts

NYS ELA Assessments Grade 7

Grade 8

The tests include both literary and informational passages andmeasure the skills and knowledge specified in the English

Language Arts Learning Standards for grammar, writing,

punctuation, comprehension and literacy.

The English Language Arts Test contains questions in a variety

of formats, including multiple-choice, short-response, and

extended-response questions. The exam is three days in

length.

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7thGrade Research Class

1 period of ELA instruction

1 period for a year of research paperinstruction

Lean Google Docs

Learn Noodle Tools

MLA format

Students learn how to construct a researchpaper using technology and MLA format

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Middle SchoolMathematics

Curriculum

Common Core

State Standards

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Make sense of problems and persevere in

solving themReason abstractly and quantitatively

Construct viable arguments and critique

the reasoning of others

Model with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategically

Attend to precision

Look for and make use of structure

Mathematical

Practice Standards

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7thGrade

Rational Numbers and Exponents Proportionality and Linear

Relationships

Introduction to Sampling Inference Creating, Comparing, and Analyzing

Geometric Figures *While all topics are accelerated and will be enriched as well.

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8thGradeIntegrated Algebra

Relationships Between Quantities andReasoning with Equations

Linear And Exponential Relationships Descriptive Statistics Expressions and Equations Quadratics Functions and Modeling

All 8thGraders will be enrolled in IntegratedAlgebra, a High School math courseRegents Exam (High School Credit

Earned)

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Middle School ScienceCurriculum

Equipped with his five senses, manexplores the universe around him and

calls it science- Edwin Hubble

National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Lab

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7thGrade

Physical Science: The goal of 7thgrade science is to gain

understanding of the concepts which form the basisfor Earth Science and Living Environment courses

Motion Energy

Nuclear Reactions

Chemistry

Waves

Simple Machines

Classification of Matter

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8thGradeLiving Environment

7thgrade students will have completed NewYork State Science curriculum throughGrade 8

All 8th

Graders will be enrolled in LivingEnvironment, a High School Science course Regent Exam (High School Credit Earned)

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Curriculum

7thGrade Exploration to Civil War

8thGrade Civil War to Present Day

Both grade levels have:- Portfolio Assessment

- Research Assignments

- Examination of primary and secondary source

documentsclose readings, evidence basedtext

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Common Core Standards inHistory

The Common Core Standards challenge students toread and comprehend primary source documentssuch as speeches and documents.

These Documents contain:

Challenging Vocabularyboth academic andcontent.

Rigorous reading material that allows students toexpand their comprehension and understanding of

history.

Writing components that force students to pullinformation from the text to become betterresearchers and historians.

Debating skills

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Language is a bridge to

communicationBenefits of learning a second language:

The life-long ability to communicate with people from other countries

and backgrounds.

Americans fluent in other languages improve global communication,

enhance our economic competitiveness abroad, and maintain our

political interests.

Improved overall school performance and superior problem-solving

skills. Learning a second language can enhance knowledge of English structure

and vocabulary.

Students of foreign language tend to score higher on standardized tests.

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Eastport-South ManorJr/Sr High School

World Languages ProgramNYS Checkpoint A

The beginning of the study of languagesother than English and represents the first

level of student proficiency

Spanish/French A7thgrade

Spanish/French B8thgrade

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Eastport-South ManorJr/Sr High School

World Languages ProgramCompletion of Spanish/French B8thgrade

1 credit - High School language requirement

Successfully completing and passing grade 7 and grade 8

and

passing a locally developed proficiency exam that is aligned

to the Checkpoint A Learning Standards prior to Grade 9

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Exploratory Classes

Art

Technology

Home and Career Skills

General Music

Physical Education AISwill be during extended day 10thperiod

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Guidance Counselors

Liaisons that identify student and district needs in

order to ensure academic success.

Available to listen, encourage, and assist students

development academically, personally, and socially.We also increase team communication, provide

support, act as student advocates, and serve as a

resource for parents.

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Programs Peer Tutoring

Red Ribbon Week

Guidance Direct Career Inventory

Anti-bullying programs

7thgrade group sessions

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Suggestions for Parents

Check your childs agenda book each day for daily and longrange assignments and teacher correspondence.

Obtain teachers extra help schedules.

Attend open house night.

Correspond/communicate with teachers: parent portal, teacherweb-pages, email

Discuss time management with your child.

Review your childs progress on tests, quizzes, and homework.

Review interim reports and report cards with your child.

Encourage your childs participation in extra help.

Communicate with your childs Guidance Counselor.

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Thank You for Coming!

Have a great evening and a

great summer!!