1. Welcome to the Seventh Grade
Ware Junior Senior High School
Monday, June 12, 2018

2. School Day School starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at 2:25 p.m.
Students report to the cafeteria when they arrive at school through the junior high doors.
From there, students report to their homeroom for daily attendance and announcements.

3. School Day Students will have four core classes plus specials.
All seventh grade students have lunch at the same time.

4. Core Classes English, History, Math, and Science
Currently each core class is approximately 70 minutes in length, but this may change.

5. Specials
Seventh grade students will take four different specials classes throughout the year.
Each class is about 52 minutes in length.
These classes include: Computers, Health, Music and Physical Education.

6. Class Rotations
Homeroom, lunch, and specials are always held at the same time.
English, History, Math and Science rotate daily.
Ex: Today you have your core classes in this order: History, Math, Science and English.
Tomorrow, you will have classes in this order: Math, Science, English and History.

7. Class Rotation Example
Day 1
Day 2
Homeroom
History
Math
Science
English
Lunch
Specials

8. Athletics Boys Girls Baseball Basketball Cheering (Co-ed) Football
Golf (Co-ed)
Soccer
Volleyball
Basketball
Cheering (Co-ed)
Golf (Co-ed)
Soccer
Softball
Volleyball

9. Attendance It is the Law!
All children between the ages of 6-16 years of age must attend school (M.G.L. c. 76, sec. 1).
Parents/guardians must notify the school of their child’s absence in a manner prescribed by school policy (M.G.L. c.76, sec, 1A).
It is the parent’s/guardian’s duty to ensure that their child attends school. If a child misses 7 full days or 14 half days in any 6 month period, parents/guardians may be taken to court (M.G.L. c.76, sec. 19).

10. Pathfinder If you plan on applying to Pathfinder…
They look at your 7th and 8th grade:
Attendance
Discipline
Grades
The better your attendance, discipline, and grades are, the better your chances of being accepted!

11. Tips from former 7th grade students

12. Tips from Former 7th graders
If you chew gum…you WILL be caught!
Eating in class is prohibited!
No recess 
Longer lunch 
There are no homework text messages to parents.
Should you fall asleep in class, be prepared to be woken up…zzzzzz
Quiet hallways
Do not speak out of turn; instead, raise your hand 
Expect to have more bookwork

13. Remember!

14. What you do today…

15. Impacts tomorrow and the rest of your future…

16. MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR OPPORTUNITIES AND GOOD THINGS WILL FOLLOW!

17. Questions?