1. Bienvenue À MDJH
Madame Quann

2. La classe titulaire 7-7 salle 220
Role of the Homeroom Teacher
Primary contact
Notes (or s required for absence & date/s)   
Arrival Times
Doors open at 7:45; first bell at 8:00 (If late, or leaving early, student must check at the office. If you are not coming in to sign them in, you should send a note to ensure they are marked late excused or absent excused).
Home-School Interaction
Importance of continued involvement in your child’s education.
 Use of Power School to keep parents informed of attendance, behaviour and marks. You will all be given account user names and passwords.
Check homework page and website. Updated regularly.
Electronic Policy
Cell phone use in the classroom can be a distraction to learning. Students are not permitted to text or receive texts in class. If taken, the cell phone will be turned into office and a parent must come in to pick up.
There will be times students may be given permission to use their cell phones .
Dress Code
Shoulders must be covered, t shirts must cover the stomach and no short skirts or short shorts.
Care of School Property
Students will be issued textbooks. If they are lost or destroyed, students will be charged the cost of the book.

3. La classe titulaire 7-7 salle 220
Academic Expectations
Homework. Teachers will be posting homework.
Classroom work. Cooperation and attention   
Evaluation
Exams in June (English & Math)
Français (2 interviews & 2 rédactions: midyear and June)
No final exams in Social Studies, Religion, or Health
Three reporting periods (December, March, June)
Traffic Flow
Speed limit, 10 km/h
Enter off Toronto St., using upper entrance and proceed around the back of the school to get to front of school. Students should be dropped off at student entrance and not before 8:05.
No parking in bus lanes; note lanes and arrows in parking lot

4. Reporting periods Term 1 – Reports released November 27
Parent/Teacher/Student
Conferences by November 30.
PD Day Dec. 1
Term 2 – Reports released March 19.
Parent/Teacher/Student Conferences March 22.
PD day March 23
Term 3 – Reports released June 28.

5. Contact information
Teacher: Mme Colette Quann
Telephone:
Blog: colettequann.wordpress.com

6. Homework page
On the school’s web site, click on “Homework Pages” and then your child’s homeroom number to check homework assigned in each course. You also have the option of clicking on a specific teacher’s name for access to their web page. I use my web page to post useful links, copies of notes, worksheets, projects, and study guides.
I may also use my homework page to highlight any announcements or special information.

7. Mdjh webpage/ My Webpage
(from the MDJH webpage, click HOMEWORK.On the right, look through list of teachers, find Colette Quann and click on the word website to open my website.)
Mme. Quann's website

8. Français 7LFI Ressources Littératie en action 5
Romans – 2 (Alexa Gougougaga, Intrigues à St. John’s)
Pièce de théâtre – Éric a disparu
Dictionnaire anglais – français (Larousse / Merriam-Webster’s) *
Livre des verbs (L’art de conjuguer – Bescherelle / The Big Blue Book of French Verbs)*
Matériel
Classeur
Feuilles mobiles
Feuilles intercalaires
Cahier pour la lecture
Duotangs
Crayons, stylos noirs / bleus, crayons colorés

9. Français 7LFI Assessment and Evaluation Plan
The teaching of Français 7ème will reflect the development
and evaluation of four skills. Each of the four skills will be
evaluated equally which include:
Listening comprehension %
Oral production %
Reading comprehension %
Written production %
Interview (x2 midyear & final) %
Les Rédactions (x2 midyear & final) %
There are 2 INTERVIEWS & 2 RÉDACTIONS- midyear and in June. Both valued at 10% each.

10. Français 7LFI
Term work will be evaluated through a continuous evaluation process
and a variety of evaluation techniques covering all four skills. Each
skill shall be evaluated in a variety of ways:
Formal and informal observations
Work samples
Portfolios
Oral presentations
Discussions
Cooperative group work
Rubrics
Songs, poetry ,dialogues , role playing
Essays
Illustrations
Oral interviews
Quizzes/unit tests

11. Sciences Humaines 7 Student Text:
Un monde en changement (there will be many handouts given to supplement the text)
Materials :
1 ½ inch binder
Looseleaf and exercise books, pencils and pens
French/English dictionary

12. Sciences humaines 7 Themes: Unit 1: Introduction
Unit 2: Economic Empowerment
Unit 3: Political Empowerment
Unit 4: Cultural Empowerment
Unit 5: Societal Empowerment
Unit 6: National Empowerment
Unit 7: Summative

13. Assessment & evaluation Plan
Unit 1: Introduction 5%
Unit 2: Economic Empowerment 16%
Unit 3: Political Empowerment 21%
Unit 4: Cultural Empowerment 21%
Unit 5: Societal Empowerment 16%
Unit 6: National Empowerment 16%
Unit 7: Summative 5%

14. Types of assessment & Evaluation
Performance Assessment
- Assignments - Class Activities
(The difference in an assignment and a class activity is in the time it takes to complete. A class activity is something that can be done in one class while an assignment may be a task done at home or over 2-3 classes)
Tests
Quizzes
NO FINAL EXAM
Grade 7 Curriculum Guide

15. Sciences humaines 8 Student Text: Voyage de Découvertes Materials :
Materials :
1 ½ inch binder
Looseleaf and exercise books, pencils and pens
French/English dictionary

16. Sciences humaines 8 Themes:
Unit 1: Introduction: History as a Lens to the Past
Unit 2: Newfoundland and Labrador from the Turn of the 19th Century through the Early 20th Century: History as a Story of People
Unit 3: Newfoundland and Labrador from through 1949: History as a Story of Significant Events
Unit 4: Newfoundland and Labrador through the 2nd Half of the 20th Century: History as a Story of Change
Unit 5: History as a Story of the Past in the Present

17. Assessment & evaluation Plan
Unit 1: 10%
Unit 2: 33%
Unit 3: 31%
Unit 4: 26%
Unit 5: Integrated

18. Types of assessment Performance Assessment Assignments
Class Activities
Major Project (Heritage Fair) ????????
Tests
Quizzes
NO FINAL EXAM
Grade 8 Curriculum Guide

19. QUESTIONS/ COMMENTS