Elwood Jr. HighTiger Tip-off

August 25, 2014

WelcomeMeet the Jr. High Team!

Mrs. Anderson- 6th Grade Language ArtsMrs. Collins- 7th Grade Language ArtsMs. Schultz- 8th Grade Language ArtsMrs. Rompala - Social StudiesMrs. Ditzler- MathematicsMrs. Rea – ScienceMrs. Dooley – RtI TeacherMr. Krop - Physical EducationMiss Wilkins - Physical EducationMrs. Smith – Resource TeacherMs. Frey - Resource ParaprofessionalMiss Thornburg – Resource Student Teacher

Tiger Pride

P = Positive AttitudeR = RespectI = ImprovementD = DeterminationE = Empathy

Extra Curricular Activities

•Chess Club

•Recycling Club

•Entrepreneur Club

• Scholastic Bowl

• Science Fair (7th and 8th Grades)

• Socrates Tutoring

• Student Council

Extra Curricular Activities

Athletics• Boys Baseball• Boys and Girls Basketball• Boys and Girls Volleyball• Cheerleading• Boys and Girls Track & Field

Jr. High Field Trips• 6th grade – Outdoor Ed. – end of May• 7th grade – Springfield - Friday, April 10, 2015• 8th grade – Class Trip – end of May • Junior High – Great America

• To raise funds for all trips, students will be participating in the monthly SCRIP gift card program and Market Day Food Programs. This will be the only way students will be able to buy down the cost of the trips. Please make sure your student signs up for times to volunteer.

• www.shopwithscrip.com • www.marketday.com

Social Studies

6th grade www.jat.glencoe.com (supplemental activities not the textbook)

Textbook on CD – Sign out forms will be sent home by Friday

Ancient WorldMesopotamia

EgyptGreeceRome India China

Social Studies Cont. 7th and 8th grade www.taj.glencoe.com(supplemental

activities not the textbook)

Textbook on CD – Sign out forms will be sent home by Friday

7th Grade American Revolution

Growth and Expansion Manifest DestinyNorth vs. South

Civil War Reconstruction Industrialization

8th Grade Progressive Reforms

Spanish-American War World War I World War II

The Great Depression

Federal Constitution – Both 7th and 8th grade students will be completing the Federal Constitution test this year.

ScienceOnline textbooks• www.pearsonsuccessnet.com• Flashcards, textbook, and visual labs• Practice quizzes and tests• Mrs. Rea will hand out passwords

Next Generation Science Standards• www.nextgenscience.org

Interactive Notebooks

Science (cont.)

6th Grade Units• Astronomy & Space• Sound & Light• Ecology & the Environment

7th Grade Units• Forces & Motion• Diversity of Life• Earth’s Structure• Earth’s Surface

8th Grade Units• Water & the Atmosphere

• Intro to Chemistry• Cells & Heredity

Math• Glencoe/Mc Graw Hill

• 6th Grade -- Course 1• 7th Grade – Course 2 or Accelerated• 8th Grade – Course 3 or Algebra 1

• http://www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com

• ALEKS online tutor/support/enrichment

• On September 3rd we will be hosting an informational Math night to introduce our new math series and all of its online components.

English Language Arts CurriculumMirrors & Windows• Aligned with the Common Core Standards

• Differentiation Opportunities to Meet the Needs of all of our Learners

• Technology, Technology, Technology!

• Online Text, E-book, and Online Audio Edition.• Login information will be given to students in their Language Arts classes

• Additional Materials• Homework activities / fillable PDFs along with supplemental • Supplemental resources including SAT Writing component program

ENGAGING TO STUDENTS! HELPFUL TO PARENTS!

English Language ArtsAdditional Information• Quarterly Independent Book Projects

• 100 pages – 6th grade`• 150 Pages – 7th grade• 200 pages – 8th grade• Book can not be a movie and class time will not be given for completion of the

project (more information to come)

• Several Novel Studies Throughout the Year• One novel that students a will be required to purchase in order to annotate

within the text.

• Fundamentals of Narrative, Argumentative, and Informational Writing

• Word Deconstruction through roots / multisyllabic instruction

Online Resources

• www.elwoodschool.com – Each teacher has designed a website to benefit the students and parents at home.

• Elwood School Facebook page

• Mrs. Rompala’s Facebook page

• Elwood School Library – https://elwoodschool.follettdestiny.com