Welcome to Gr. 7

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Welcome to Gr. 7
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A bit about Mr. Bienvenu

• Went through Catholic Education system in
  Victoria St Patricks Elementary, St. Andrews
  Secondary
• Graduated from High School at sixteen and then
  spent the next 7 years in University
• UNBC- Natural Resources Management
• UVic B.A. in History and English, BEd.

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Entering the Vocation of Teaching

• Youth Leadership Groups, Recreation, Coaching
• Practicums Catholic Education System VS Public

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Starting Out
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Moving home
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My Philosophy

• Engaging students in learning learning targets,
  involvement in choosing content, developing
  rubrics and discussing assessment, accessing
  student strengths.
• Learning Community Safe and supportive
  classroom, peers, teacher, parents, priest,
  support staff all involved.

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Course Outline
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Religion

• Term 1Christian Identity Confirmation
  Preparation, Service, Saints and the Beatitudes,
  The Creed and a Foundation of Faith, Exploring
  the Gospels
• Term 2 A Christian Way of Life Confirmation
  Prep. Sacraments and Sacramentals, Exploring the
  Liturgy of the Word, Pentecost and the Holy
  Spirit, Vocations Trip
• Term 3 Our Christian Mission Easter and
  Pentecost, Confirmation Preparation, Chastity
  Education, Development and Peace Project
• Ongoing Scripture Study, Student Led Prayer,
  Rosary, Saints of the Week, Sunday Mass Journals,

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Mathematics

• Math Makes Sense 7 textbook in class this year.
• Typical Lesson Review, Teacher Modeling and
  Instruction, Exploration, Practice, Assess
• Assessment formative (ongoing) and summative (at
  the end of a unit). Short quizzes, homework
  questions, reflections, word problems, and unit
  problems will all be part of assessment. A unit
  test will complete each unit.
• Term 1 Unit 1Integers Unit 2 Patterns and
  Relations
• Term 2 Unit 3 Fractions, Decimals and
  Percents Unit 4 Circles and Area Unit 5
  Operations and Fractions
• Term 3 Unit 6 Equations Unit 7 Data
  Analysis Unit 8Geometry Additional Topics and
  Review

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Language Arts

• Read independently for at least 30 minutes each
  day, logging their reading and journaling
  (beginning this week)
• Literature circles and at least one novel study
  (The Giver)
• Vocabulary, grammar, sense of style and audience
  in their writing. Write well-developed
  paragraphs, essays, short stories, poems and
  more.
• Nelson Literacy program texts
• Students will also begin participating in a
  classroom blog and will generate and respond to
  material posted there.
• Assessment group work, reading response
  questions, projects, oral and written
  participation, presentations, written paragraphs
  and essays, quizzes, and tests.

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Social Studies

• Ancient Worlds
• Draw connections between their own lives and the
  lives of others, particularly those who have been
  part of past civilizations Concept of
  citizenship, Canadian Charter of Rights, implied
  rights and responsibilities of being a citizen of
  the world. Design and assess a realistic plan to
  address a real-world community or global issue.
• Assessment homework questions and reading
  responses, in class participation in discussions,
  short quizzes, projects, oral presentations and
  longer written responses. Students will also be
  given unit tests to complete each unit.
• Term 1 Unit One Connecting to the Past, Unit
  Two Introduction to Civilization
• Term 2 and 3Unit Three Exploring Ancient
  Civilizations, Unit Four World Connections

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Science

• BC Science 7 text.
• Assessment will include experiment reports,
  homework and in class questions, projects, oral
  and written participation, as well as short
  quizzes. Unit tests will follow each unit.
• The content is broken down into three main
  organizers, Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science.
  
• Term 1 Unit 1 Organisms and their Environment
  Unit 2 Cycles in Ecosystems Unit 3 Ecosystems
  and People
• Term 2 Unit 1 Characteristics and Properties of
  Matter Unit 2Classifying Matter Unit 3
  Exploring Solutions and Mixtures
• Term 3 Unit 1The Earths Composition Unit 2
  Earths Moving Crust Unit 3 Earths Changing
  Surfaces

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Art

• Students will be asked to incorporate visual art
  into their projects, assignments and in class
  responses. We will look at a variety of art forms
  and will analyse visual arts styles from a
  variety of social, historical and cultural
  contexts.
• In addition to the visual art that students will
  incorporate into their subject based assignments,
  we will spend a portion of each week engaged in
  an art study period. Students will be asked to
  look at a particular facet of the visual arts and
  will use that time to respond critically and
  creatively. Students will be asked to use the
  knowledge gained in the art study period to
  create their own works. Students will follow
  directions from the teacher to create art in a
  variety of styles and forms.

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Health and Career Education

• Set goals and create plans to help them achieve
  those goals.
• Job types and identify skills that are
  transferable to a range of situations (time
  management, problem solving, etc.).
• Analyse factors that influence personal health
  decisions and will describe strategies for
  attaining and maintaining physical, emotional and
  social health during puberty and adolescence.
• Identify characteristics of healthy relationships
  and describe a variety of influences (both
  positive and negative) on relationships.
• Identify and demonstrate behaviours that can
  prevent stereotyping, discrimination and bullying
  and will discuss factors that might influence
  substance misuse. Students will also work to
  identify strategies for being safe in a variety
  of situations.

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Field Trips And Special Events

• There are various field trips and special events
  proposed for this year.
• Term 1
• PE Outdoor Education (Camp Elphinstone)
• Spirit Day-Optional weekend event (Religion)
• Term 2
• Religion Vocation Trip/Abbey Visit (Dec.)
• PE Whistler Ski Trip (March)
• Science Matter Mania, Chemistry (In Class)
• Term 3
• Science Dig It, Earth Science (In Class)
• P.E. Disc Golf
• Grade 7 Farewell
• Possible Geology Related Trip in the Third Term

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Homework Expectations

• Talk to your child about homework (agenda check)
• Students in Grade 7 will have approximately an
  hour of nightly homework. Math and Language Arts
  will be assigned every night, while other
  subjects will be assigned only some nights.
• Late Assignments Must be completed. Students
  responsibility to catch up. I will inform you if
  three or more assignments late (or if a recurring
  issue)
• Assessing Math check up, teacher vs self
  assessment

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Stay in touch!

• Notes all absences
• Drop By
• Email
• School Blog

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GOD BLESS!