Middle School Programs

7TH GRADE SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
 

7th Grade Math                           Ms. Brownell
7th Grade English                        Mr. Malloy
7th Grade Social Studies             Ms. Wright
7th Grade Science                       Ms. Kate Fenn
7th Grade Foreign Language      Ms. Schmidt
 

7th Grade Math
At the 7th grade level, students concentrate on nine main topics: How to display Data/Statistics, Number Sense, Decimals, Fractions, Solving Equations, Proportions, Geometry and Probability. Specific skills associated with each of these topics are covered throughout the year. As 8th graders, these students will be taking a State Exam in math. This exam consists of numerous extended response questions and word problems. In order to start preparing for this exam, students work on an opener everyday at the beginning of class. Most of these openers are word problems and review questions. Students also receive a Warm-Up every week to help them retain and reinforce topics covered this year and in previous years. At the end of the 10 weeks, the Warm-Up grades count as a 50-point quiz. Homework counts approximately 20% of the student's quarterly grade. Assignments are checked for completion and appropriate work being shown on the paper each day. Students do not lose credit for errors made on homework assignments. All students start each quarter with a homework grade of 100% and can maintain this grade by using the following scale for missing/incomplete assignments: 0-3 = 100%, 4-6 = 70%, 7-9 = 50% and 10+ = 0%. The goal is to get students to try and complete their homework. Practice will reinforce skills taught in school. The remaining part of a student's grade is made up of tests and quizzes.
 

7th Grade Foreign Language
There are several main topics that are covered during the first year of foreign language. Students will receive the same course whether it is in Spanish or French. The topics include: house/home, family life, meals, health, school life, occupations, personal descriptions, neighborhood, leisure, shopping and travel. These topics will be taught using a variety of teaching methods to accommodate for the different learning styles of students. Students will read together, use flashcards, listen to tapes, watch language and culture videos, act out skits, sing, draw and label in French or Spanish, use computer games (i.e., Take-a-Hike Through France), and several other interesting approaches to learn the new language. There will be a mid-term exam near the end of January and a final exam in June. At the end of the 8th grade, students will be given a State Proficiency Exam. The successful completion of this exam will earn 1 high school credit for the student. This credit is the minimal level of foreign language required for high school graduation. Many students will go on to take a Regents in foreign language during 10th grade.

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