Ms. Trieu (soon to be Mrs. Slanina) 2016-2017 Welcome to 7th Grade! Ms. Trieu (soon to be Mrs. Slanina) 2016-2017

About Me Grew up in Arcadia. Undergrad: UCSB, Credential: CSULB, Masters: LMU 11th year in Education. 5th year teaching at Holy Angels.

Philosophy of Education Whole Child Citizenship and Morality Ready for college and the real world Differentiation

Why is 7th Grade so important? Beginning of serious high school planning Grades matter, especially measurable improvement Behavior counts Studying, studying, STUDYING Balance Young adulthood

Teachers Ms. Trieu - Language Arts, Math, Social Studies Mrs. Bedolla - Math Mrs. Nixon - Religion Mrs. An - Science *No Computer Lab

Homework Will be given in every subject (English, Math, and Social Studies) but on an as need basis Absences will be given the same number of days absent to complete any missing assignments Late homework will accepted but will be given partial credit

Grades Gradelink 30% - Homework, Classwork, and Participation For Literature - 15% for Homework and Classwork, 15% for AR 3 points for each homework assignment Effort is the most important element Classwork is graded based on rubric or # of problems Some assignments will be for credit/no credit 20% - Quizzes 50% - Tests, Essays, and Projects Honor Roll (3.20) Principal’s List (3.75)

Five Rules of Holy Angels When walking through the halls, walk silently Walk in straight lines Enter classrooms quietly Follow all teacher and staff directions Be in the proper uniform

Birthdays Birthdays will be celebrated monthly around the last week of each month. Summer birthdays will be celebrated at the end of the year in June.

7th Grade Language Arts Reading Writing Grammar Literature (Fiction) The Giver Crispin: The Cross of Lead Informational (Non-Fiction) Weekly articles Textbook Writing Persuasive Expository Narrative Grammar

7th Grade Social Studies Empires Rome Islam The Americas Medieval Europe and Japan

7th Grade Math Integers and Rational Numbers Equations Inequalities Ratios, Rates, and Proportions Percents Geometry and Area Surface Area and Volume Analyzing Data Probability

Classroom Wish List Post-It self-stick easel pads

Communication School website email: ctrieu@holyangelsarcadia.org Gradelink

Here’s to an exciting year in 7th grade!