Grade 8 - Marblehead Veterans Middle School

Marblehead Veterans Middle
School
7th Grade Open House
Agenda
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Welcome
Guidance Counselor
A Day in the Life of a 7th Grader
Athletics/Extra-curricular
Portal
Tour
Ms. Jennifer Vautour – 7th Grade
Mr. Timothy Stonecipher – 8th Grade
vautour.jennifer@marbleheadschools.org
stonecipher.timothy@marbleheadschools.org
A Day in the Life of a 7th Grader
Drop-off
Once a student arrives"
When the weather is nice".
Students are to meet in the front circle
UNLESS they are buying breakfast in Café
When it is raining or too cold"
We all meet in the Café
Students head up to their lockers at 7:50.
Arriving on Time
School begins at 8:00. All students
should be in their first period class.
Please assist us with on-time arrivals
Core Classes
Meet 6 out of 7 days in the school’s cycle
English
English-MVMS
Reading Units
Short Story Unit, Poetry, The Giver,
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Outsiders
Mythology, Graphic Novels, Independent Book Choices, Battle of the Books
Writing Units
Expository/Informative, Narrative, Persuasive, Open Response, Poetry,
Research, Peer Revision and Editing
6+1 Traits
Language and Grammar
Simple, compound, compound/Complex Sentences, Misplaced/Dangling
Modifiers, Commas with Adjectives
Greek and Latin Roots, Figurative Language, Vocabulary Study
Speaking and Listening
Performance of Midsummer Night’s Dream - Kerri Cahill-Rebel Shakespeare,
reader’s theater-retelling myths
Socratic Seminar, Oral Presentations
Core Classes
Meet 6 out of 7 days in the school’s cycle
English
Social Studies
Middle School Social Studies
Grade 7
Ancient and Classical Civilizations
Human origins to 500 CE
Human Origins Mesopotamia
Egypt
Monotheism
Greece
Rome
Grade 8
American History (1763-1877)
Colonial Period through
Reconstruction
Skills
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Reading with a purpose
Note-taking
Writing to inform
Paragraph organization
Utilizing textbook features
Study Strategies
‘Learning to Learn’
Core Classes
Meet 6 out of 7 days in the school’s cycle
English
Social Studies
Science
Middle School Integrated
Science
Four Strands
Earth Science Life Science Physical Science
Technology/ Engineering
Grade 6
• Environmental Science
• Astronomy
Grade 8
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Introduction to Chemistry
Introduction to Physics
Earth’s Changing Surface
Tech Ed (UA)
Grade 7
• Cells, Heredity,
Classification
• Human Body
• Mapping
• Atmospheric Heat
• Tech Ed (UA)
Core Classes
Meet 6 out of 7 days in the school’s cycle
English
Social Studies
Science
Mathematics
7th Grade Math Program
• Big Ideas Math Program, yr 3
• The 2nd book in the 3 year program,
provides a smooth transition from 6th7th-8th
• New curriculum based on new state
common core standards
• Contains many online resources
• Website: www.bigideasmath.com has
great support materials for parents and
students and an on-line text
Moving through the halls
• You will spend most of the day on your
team’s side of the floor
• You will venture out of the team area for
Languages, PE, Health, and Unified Arts
• The core classes are all within 25 feet of
each other
• Moving is the hallways is fairly easy
World Languages
French
Latin
Spanish
Unified Arts
Meet for one Quarter each
Art
Music
Science/Engineering
Technology
Wellness
Physical Education and Health alternate
every two weeks for the entire year
Advisory-Just ReadPerformance classes
Advisory occurs Wednesday and
Thursday for every student
-Team building activities
-Small group discussions
-The process we use to organize the school
Just Read/Performing Arts Classes are
every Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
-Chorus, Band, Orchestra
Lunch
We will have assigned seating by advisory
for the first few weeks of the year".
"Depending upon the responsibility
demonstrated in the cafeteria, students will
be given a chance to pick their own seats.
DAY 1
Drop
I Block
PERIOD
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8:00 – 8:55
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2
8:57 – 9:52
Science
DAY 2
Drop
H Block
DAY 3
Drop
G Block
DAY 4
Drop
D Block
DAY 5
Drop
C Block
DAY 6
Drop
B Block
DAY 7
Drop
A Block
I Art
H Spanish
G English
D Social
Studies
C PE/Health
B Pre-Algebra
B Pre-Algebra
A
I Art
H Spanish
G English
D Social
Studies
C PE/Health
3
9:54 – 10:49
C PE/Health
B Pre-Algebra
A
I Art
H Spanish
G English
D Social
Studies
4
10:51 – 11:46
D Social
Studies
C PE/Health
B Pre-Algebra
A Science
I Art
H Spanish
G English
5
11:46 – 12:10
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Science
Science
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Grade 7 Advisory – EVERY Wednesday and Thursday
Gr. 7 Just Read/Performing Arts –
EVERY Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
8th Grade LUNCH
8th Grade LUNCH
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12:13 – 12:38
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Gr. 8 Just Read/Performing Arts –
EVERY Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
Grade 8 Advisory – EVERY Wednesday and Thursday
7th Grade LUNCH
7th Grade LUNCH
7
12:38 – 1:33
G English
D Social
Studies
C PE/Health
B Pre-Algebra
A
Science
8
1:35 – 2:30
H Spanish
G English
D Social
Studies
C PE/Health
B Pre-Algebra
I Art
H Spanish
A
I Art
Science
Pick-Up
Homework Club
A great place to connect with teachers!
When?
Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday 2:30-3:00
Purpose?
1. Meet with teachers to get clarification
2. Retake/study for tests
3. Catch up on missing/incomplete work
4. Start your night’s homework
Who Goes
To
Homework
Club?
Extra-Curricular Activities
Fall Sports
• Girls Field Hockey
• Cross Country
• Tennis
• Golf
• Ultimate Frisbee
Interscholastic
Interscholastic
Intramural
Intramural
Intramural
Winter Sports
• Boys & Girls Basketball
• Ice Hockey
• Floor Hockey
Interscholastic
Interscholastic
Intramural
Spring Sports
• Track and Field
• Ultimate Frisbee
Interscholastic
Intramural
Extra-Curricular Activities (con’t)
Clubs typically meet one designated afternoon per week from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
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Art Club
Bridge Building Club
Trivia Club
Literary Magazine Club
Math Team
MVMS Musical
Select Chorus/Ovations
Cornerstones
Trivia Club
TV Studio / Video Production Club
Yearbook
Aspen Grading Portal
• All grades are online
• What does it look like?
Your user name and password will
be mailed to you over the summer.
Reading the Portal
There will be only three categories in each
class
Assessments
-Tests, quizzes, etc
Projects
-Research papers, group work, etc.
Academic Practices
-Homework, Check-ins, pop quizzes,
etc.
Communication
• School Messenger
• Quarterly Newsletter
• Posted on Website
• Website
• http://mvms.marbleheadschools.org/
• Surveys
• Throughout the year – Electronic (Google)