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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