KRAEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Kraemer Middle School
KRAEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLACENTIA YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT
September 4, 2012
PERSEVERANCE ALWAYS WINS
Dear Students, Parents & Guardians:
Welcome to seventh grade at Kraemer! This will be a year of a lot of growth and changes, so be
prepared: students will need a lot of help and guidance. To help your student be successful at
Kraemer and in my social studies class, there are a few things you should know.
In social studies this year we will study world civilizations of the middle ages. This will build on
last year’s study of ancient world civilizations. If you would like to know more about the
content standards for 7th grade Social Science, you can find them on the California Department
of Education’s website at http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/histsocscistnd.pdf
I assign minimal homework. Students have a weekly geography test to study for each Friday,
and occasionally they will have classwork to complete at home. Assignments must be turned in
the day they are due. Late work will be accepted at half credit for one week only.
Expect a high level of performance from your child in social studies. Map quizzes are the only
memorization tests I give, and students get a practice quiz with all the answers every
Monday to use for study throughout the week. Students use notes on all of their quizzes,
and I guide them through making a Cheat Sheet for big unit tests.
I highly recommend that you monitor your child’s attendance and grades using PYLUSD’s
Aeries program. You will soon receive your password in the mail, along with instructions if
you have not used Aeries before. This is a terrific tool to help you stay informed!
To access my website, please begin at the school website: www.kraemerms.org. Look to the
left side where it says “Teachers and Administration” and click on that link. You will see a list
of teacher names and their websites. Mine is listed as Watson, Jacqueline. Once at my
website, you can find the documents or information you need by looking in the “Web Files”
folder, where information is organized by the units of study. All worksheets, maps, lecture
notes, and handouts are there. Also, I post to this website daily so that you can monitor what
we are doing in class and what the homework is, if any.
I am available to meet with and assist students and parents during my conference period (first
period), and after school on Mondays through Thursdays from 3:30 – 4:00. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact me at extension 20306 or by email at:
jwatson@pylusd.org. I look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night on Tuesday,
October 2!
Sincerely,
Mrs. Watson
645 N Angelina Dr. Placentia CA 92870-5007 Ph (714) 996-1551 Fax (714) 996-8407—Kraemerms.org
Kraemer Middle School
KRAEMER MIDDLE SCHOOL
PLACENTIA YORBA LINDA SCHOOL DISTRICT
PERSEVERANCE ALWAYS WINS
Supplies for Success in Social Studies:
_____ one 2” binder for social studies
_____ five dividers labeled: (1) maps; (2) notes; (3) work in progress;
(4) graded work; and (5) extra paper
_____ loose-leaf lined paper (no spiral-bound notebooks!!!)
_____ blue or black ink pens and #2 pencils
_____ colored pencils and a small, noiseless sharpener
_____ mini-stapler
_____ safety scissors (round tip for safety please)
_____ two glue sticks
645 N Angelina Dr. Placentia CA 92870-5007 Ph (714) 996-1551 Fax (714) 996-8407—Kraemerms.org