Surviving Grade Seven

What’s New in Grade Seven

Report card percentages

The Mathematics text

RotaryAchievement

and Engagement Tracker

Report Card Percentages

Student achievement is reported by percentages on the

Terms 1 and 2 report cards instead of by letter grades.

The Progress Report uses the same format as that ofGrade Six.A- to A+: 80-100%B- to B+: 70-79%C- to C+: 60-69%D- to D+: 50-59%Below 50: RInsufficient evidence to calculate a grade: I

The Mathematics Text

The Mathematics textbookcomes with answers in theback of the book. Animportant part ofcompleting any assignedsection is to ensure that ithas been marked so anyareas of uncertainty can beworked through during thenext class.

Rotary Considerations:

A homeroom teacher seesyour child approximately50% of the day and teachesa minimum of 2 other classes as well. LearningSkills levels are

determinedby all teachers who teachyour child.

Each teacher has postedextra help times that aremeant for both homeroomand rotary students.

The effects of absence canbe minimized by checkingteacher websites andhaving a reliablehomework buddy to collecthandouts. Missedassessments must becompleted during the nextavailable extra help timeupon a student’s return toschool to maintain timelyfeedback for the rest of thestudents.

Achievement and Engagement Tracker

This program was createdto promote and recognizestudent excellence and thedevelopment of citizenship,learning skills, andleadership skills. Studentswill be awarded points in awide variety of categories. Those achieving a total of400 points by the end of

Maywill receive a West Oak

shoetag and be recognized atthe end of year assembly.

Homework

Do You Have Any Homework?

When homework is givenin a rotary class, thestudents are asked to writeit in their agendas rightthen and it is posted on theteacher’s subject website .

Homework and upcomingdeadlines for all subjectsare reviewed at the end ofeach day in homeroom andposted on my website.

I Got A C+ On My Child’s Project....

Anything that will beassessed for a child’s

reportcard must be completed atschool. Appropriatehomework tasks would be: Preparation for the next

day Reflection on an activity

from the day Practice of a skill or

concept that is developing

Review of new concepts

Honestly, I don’t have any homework....

This may be true! Whenno homework has beenassigned, a new concept

isbeing introduced or classtime is being spent ondemonstrating learningthrough presentations,projects, or writtenassessments.

However, s/he could be.... Practicing keyboarding Reading aloud to an adult Reviewing new vocabulary Playing board games like

Scrabble or Yatzee Editing marked work with

an adult to correct spelling and grammatical errors

Reviewing math facts through computer games

Developing vocabulary through websites like Freerice

How You Can Help Check your child’s agenda

and teacher websites daily Help prioritize tasks and

create a timeline Monitor your child’s email

and social networking sites

Help your child understand the meaning of plagiarizing when using internet sites

Establish and enforce a time for homework or studying

Help your child create a personal work area, free from distractions