WELCOME TO MRS. BLAICH’S 7^TH GRADE CLASS!

One more day!!!

Have a fun but safe summer!

Textbook related websites:

www.classzone.com

www.scilinks.org

www.holtmcdougal.com

Welcome Letter 2009 – If you lose your copy, print a letter from this link.

Student Safety Contract – If you lose your copy, print a contract from this link.

Seventh Grade Science Standards – If you lose your copy, print the standards from this link.

REGULAR ASSIGNMENTS

ü HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK – This is for students’ practice and review.

ü BELL WORK - This is a daily assignment that the students are quizzed on every Friday.

ü LAB REPORT – Process skills are assessed as well as student’s understanding of concepts.

ü NOTEBOOK – This will include bell work, vocabulary, daily work, lab reports, and end-of-lesson questions for each major test.

ü The list of items needed is posted in the classroom and on my web page.

ü QUIZ – These make sure students are reading and reviewing as expected and answering their bell work.

ü PROJECT – These are student creations that are graded by a set of criteria.

ü TEST – This type of formal assessment will occur at least three times during the grading period.

MY EXPECTATIONS FOR THIS CLASS

1. BE PROMPT – Be on time. Enter the room quietly and get ready for board work. Place your homework on the corner of your desk so it can be collected, passed in or checked.
2. BE PREPARED – Bring your (A.) white notebook paper, (B.) pencils, (C.) science folder, and (D.) homework to class every day.
3. BE PRODUCTIVE – Finished with your work? Read RR book, review, work on homework, organize notebooks, etc., but stay in your seat and do not disturb others.
4. BE POLITE - Raise your hand to speak. Respect other students’ feelings (no put-downs), respect other students’ property, and respect other students’ right to learn.

REGULAR NOTEBOOK ITEMS GRADING SYSTEM DISCIPLINE CODE

1. Safety rules HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK 25% MINOR: 1^ST OFFENCE = WARNING

2. Science Standards QUIZZES 25% 2^ND OFFENCE = PRIVATE CONFERENCE

3. First Day Letter NOTEBOOKS/LABS/PROJECTS 25% 3^RD OFFENCE = CONTACT PARENT

4. Vocabulary TESTS 25% 4^TH OFFENCE = LUNCH DET./TIMEOUT

5. Notes 5^TH OFFENCE = REFERRAL TO OFFICE

6. Bell Work MAJOR: REFERRAL TO THE OFFICE

7. Diagrams

8. Lab Sheets

9. Review Puzzles

10.Review Sheets or Lesson Questions

*Reading lessons and reviewing for quizzes and tests is homework too.

Major Projects: Elements, biomes, and genetic disorders are assigned randomly.

1^st nine-weeks – “Elementality” (web quest research on an element)

2^nd nine-weeks – Genetic Disorder research

3^rd nine-weeks - Human Body System Booklet

4^th nine-weeks – Biome project

******Closure- The content will be reviewed at the end of each class daily.

*******Plans are subject to change.

TW = Teacher will SW = Student will WS = Writing Strategy RS = Reading Strategy SB = Smart Board

K = kinesthetic A = Auditory V = Visual Quiz or Test Graphic Organizer