welcome to language arts; 7 th grade homeroom
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Welcome to Language Arts; 7th Grade Homeroom
Ms. Greenhalghwww.missgreenhalgh.wordpress.com
My Goals• Increase confidence
• Positive learning environment
• Interactive learning experience
• Encourage independence and
organization skills
• Homework and assignments are
meant kept to enrich learning,
not stress students and parents!
How to Succeed in Middle School
• Sunday Night Routine:• Check Gradelink.com• Check teacher websites for reminders, announcements,
updates and homework for the week• IXL
• Never leave class confused
• Make YOUR Assignment Book the all your friends want to consult
• Sleep 8 hours, play/ “break a sweat” 30 minutes everyday
• To encourage a happy learning environment…• I always give students at least one week warning for all tests;
Vocabulary quizzes always on Thursdays and Book Report due dates planned for entire year
What’s happening in…
• 6th Grade:• Congratulations, Hogwarts graduates!• House Cup• The Giver: job assignments
• 7th Grade:• Training center: special skills• Cross-curricular social justice studies: the American
work place, education, and fair wages
• 8th Grade:• Cross-curricular social justice studies: racism in
literature and modern prisons
Literature Circles
• Differentiated learning: students in small groups are assigned novels and time frames complementary to their individual learning• Grouped according to a variety of different reasons• i.e.: Fluency work, comprehension skills, etc. (not simply high.
grade-level, below grade-level, and above grade-level)
• Students have the opportunity to learn at their own pace
• Mondays: whole-group meeting
• Tuesday- Thursdays: small group learning• I work with small groups, lessening teacher-student ratio• Opportunity to group students according to their individual
needs
How Much Help Should I Give My Middle School
Child?• Middle School is transition time! • We move away from “family projects” and towards higher
level student independence expected of them in high school and beyond
• According to Archdiocesan standards, students in grades 6-8 should spend 2 hours nightly on homework• If, after this time, your child has put forth their best effort and
is left exasperated, stressed, and exhausted, please stop! You may write me a note.
• Homework and other assignments are meant to enrich, not stress unnecessarily!
• Homework is a weekly packet to allow families to plan around soccer practice, family outings, etc.
Homework Policy
• Weekly Homework Packet: begin together in class, completed independently• Always due Thursdays in time for Literature
Circle group discussion
• “One More Day” Late homework pass• When emergencies happen, students may use
this to extend their deadline by ONE extra day• Excludes long-term assignments• Please check Gradelink.com regularly: report
card should not be a surprise
WOW WORDS
• We LEARN vocabulary to be enrich our understanding and dialogue, so why memorize?
• WOW WORDS start small and add on throughout trimester• 6th Grade: start with 1, then 2, then 3, then 5• 7th Grade: start with 3, then 4, then 5• 8th Grade: start with 5• 5 additional words added each week until end of
Trimester (weekly quizzes are cumulative)
• WOW WORD quiz every Thursday
Book Reports
• To enrich learning in all three Language Arts curriculum areas: Literature, Language and Speaking & Listening
• Three over the course of the entire year: one per trimester.
• All directions, due dates and information listed in guidelines (blue hand out in student’s binder; also available download on my website)
My Website
• www.missgreenhalgh.wordpress.com
• Please visit my website regarding most questions. You will find most information there like:• Book Report guideline handout (due dates,
directions)• Syllabus• Rubrics• Announcements & Updates• Study tips