iClass 7 TH GRADE

iClass  Had a need for Enrichment and Remediation time  53 minutes a day, 4 days a week  A grade WILL be assigned to iClass  Includes exploratory teachers and some cross teaming of kids to help in lowering class sizes and more efficiently grouping kids  Students can rotate or move groups/activities each grading quarter (27 class periods approximately)  Each iClass will begin with 15 minutes of silent sustained reading

iClass – 7 th Grade  7 th Grade Activities/Groupings Include:  Math Remediation  Language Arts Remediation  S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)  Current Events  Rachel’s Challenge (Chain Reaction)  Preparing For Success  As well as Advanced PE, Choir, Band, & Theater

Math Remediation  Identify students in need of assistance based on previous math performance (standardized tests & teacher recommendations)  Varied work to improve their math skills

ELA Remediation  Identify students in need of assistance based on previous reading and writing performance (standardized tests & teacher recommendations)  Varied work to improve their reading and writing skills

S.T.E.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) STEM is the need to focus on student's engagement and skills from the earliest grades in science, math, engineering and technology. The ultimate goal is to grow the proficiency level of students in sciences and mathematics and provide them with an understanding how those skills can be applied across all subjects and eventually careers. Rocketry (2 Liter rockets) Vehicle Safety (egg cars) Catapults Water Filtration Terrariums Science Fair Project Design

Current Events Students will learn how news stories that are local, national, and international affect their lives. Students will look at stories that are on the Internet, CNN, magazines, Junior Scholastic, and daily newspapers. When possible, they will be involved in discussions to have a more in depth understanding of the world around us. Current events will be much more than just bringing in an article and summarizing the story.

Rachel’s Challenge/Chain Reaction Rachel's Challenge includes a series of student empowering programs and strategies that equips students and adults to create and sustain safe, caring and supportive learning environments essential for academic achievement. It consists of thought provoking challenges and habit changing exercises to implement cultural change with the focus being on kindness and compassion.

Preparing for Success Students will be working on how to plan for their future academic, extracurricular, and life goals. They will create goals and generate an action plan for those goals. Students will also be exploring a variety of careers and budget their money based on those careers. They will also learn about professionalism, how to write resumes, and then conduct mock interviews.