7th Grade Parkrose Middle School

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7th GradeParkrose Middle School
A sneek preview...
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7th Grade Homework Bulletin BoardListed each
week in the 100 Wing
Everyday seventh grade students see their
homework posted as they walk out the door.
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After School Help Days

• Neighborhood A
• Monday
• Mullings/Math
• Church/Science
• Tuesday
• Queen/LA
• Loesel/Tech
• Thursday
• Hobbs/SS

• Neighborhood B
• Monday
• Anderson/LA
• Pratt/Art
• Tuesday
• Caudle/Science
• Pitts/Math
• Newman/SS

An academic bus runs on all of these days at
400.
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7th Grade Testing Schedule

• State Writing Test-February 4-28
• TESA Math Testing March 10-21 (Round 2)
• TESA Reading March 4-8 (Round 2)
• Writing 4s all areas
• Reading 227 Meets
• Math 226 Meets
• Reading and Math Scores available at completion
  of test.
• TESATechnology Enhanced Student Assessment

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7th Grade Social Studies Geographical Terms

• Students demonstrate general understanding of
  informational text by finding definitions within
  the context.
• Colored examples of each term help reinforce the
  meaning.
• Geographical definitions are used throughout the
  school year to gain greater understanding of the
  places studied

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Social Studies Shields
Making connections with the Ancient Greeks and
reflecting on things that are important to you.
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Social Studies

• Political Physical Features Mapping
• 2007-2008 Mapping Criteria
• Accurately Labeled
• Proper Conventions
• Key/Legend
• Box Out Coloring
• Use of a Ruler

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7th Grade Language Arts

• Instruction in Oregons 6 Reading Reporting
  Categories
• Demonstrate General Understanding in
  informational and literary text
• Examine Content and Structure in informational
  and literary text
• Examine Content and Structure in informational
  and literary text
• Develop an Interpretation in informational and
  literary text
• Read to Perform a Task
• Vocabulary

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Language Arts Writing Instruction

• Proper Conventions are expected in ALL written
  work
• Writing Samples
• Narrative-January
• Expository-December
• Expository Research-April
• Imaginative-May

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Reasons People Do Community Service

• Quotes from 7th Graders Four Paragraph Expository
  Essays

• KrystinIts important to show other people you
  care and help make the world a better place.
• OrlandoIt is always the best give to give
  somebody by being kind. Orlando
• DestineeCommunity service makes you a better
  person by helping others and taking the time to
  do it.

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Reading Logs

• All 7th graders are required to read 200 minutes
  each week and log them on their Reading Log.
  The goal is to keep kids reading!
• Mrs. Queens students have read 229,761 minutes
• as of January 25, 2008!

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Science Classes Offer Project Options

• A timeline was only option within the chemistry
  project. For this product, the student
  researched the discovery dates of twenty
  different elements. Then they created a timeline
  using their data. Illustrations were added to
  make the timeline colorful and creative.

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ScienceElements Projects

• In physical science some students created
  collages of pictures. The collage represents the
  presence of elements in the world around us.
  This product was one choice for a culminating
  project that offered a variety of activities
  based on different styles of learning.

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More Elements Projects

• This poster shows where various elements are
  found in nature. This student chose to draw the
  examples rather than cut them from an existing
  source.

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More Science

• To demonstrate their understanding of the
  periodic table of elements, students created
  element posters. Students were asked to create a
  poster for an element of their choice and include
  various information such as, element name and
  symbol, a drawing of the atom, the number of
  protons, neutron, and electrons, and the location
  of that element on the table. One student
  created their poster as an advertisement to sell
  that element.

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Technology Skills

• Microsoft Excel spreadsheets
• Graphing tables and charts
• Timed keyboarding practice
• Microsoft Word formatting

All 7th graders receive 18 weeks of instruction
in Technology
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18 Weeks of Technology
Johnny DeppSpanky Taylor3727 W. MagnoliaSuite
300Burbank, CA 91505 Dear Mr. Depp I am a
student at Parkrose Middle School and in 7th
grade. We have been given an assignment in our
technology class to write to our favorite
celebrities. Ever since my mom told me I should
see Edward Scissor Hands, I thought you were
the best actor. I like how you can look serious
when you say something funny. I havent seen all
of your movies, but Ive seen a lot, and I plan
on seeing the rest. I cant think of my favorite.
I like all of them. The Secret Window is a
good one, and dont get me started on Pirates of
the Caribbean. I think youre the coolest actor
and probably will for a long time. I hope that
you will have time to send me an autographed
picture. I would love one of you as Ichabod
Crane in Sleepy Hollow (which is another of my
favorites) or Edward Scissor Hands.
Sincerely, Madeline M. Mitchell

• Using technology to enhance all written work
• Reinforcing proper conventions (spelling,
  punctuation, grammar and capitals)
• Practicing accuracy and speed in typing
• Formatting, letters, envelopes, graphs, charts,
  diagrams