1. Team 7.3 Landmarks Mr. Brock – English Mrs. Davis – Global Studies Mrs. Vaughn – Math/Team Leader Mr. Thurber - Science
Open House

2. Agenda Introductions Individual Class Information
7th Grade Expectations
PowerSchool
Website Tour
Parent Homework
VDI Access
Behavior Matrix  Digital DAWG Bucks
Closing/Questions

3. English – Mr. Brock English 7 Novels High Ability Novels
The Outsiders, S.E. Hinton
The Giver, Lois Lowry
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, Jordan Sonnenblick
Bronx Masquerade, Nikki Grimes
The Watsons go to Birmingham, Christopher Paul Curtis
Nothing but the Truth, Avi
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson

4. The Importance of Reading
Teenagers who read more than the required materials are more likely to.,..
Do better in school
Have expanded vocabularies
Be better writers
Handle complex ideas
Have higher scores on college admissions tests
Learn more about people and the world
Empathize with others

5. Global Studies – Mrs. Davis
About Me
Global Studies Content
Interactive Notebooks
Quarterly Finals
Assessment Retakes

6. Math – Mrs. Vaughn 6th Year Teacher
Xavier University Graduate: BS in Middle School Education
Recruited to play soccer on the Xavier Women’s Soccer Team
Brownsburg Girls Soccer – Assistant Varsity/ JV Head Coach

7. Math – Mrs. Vaughn -Extra Credit: Math BINGO
3 points per BINGO completed correctly
ONLY EXTRA CREDIT OFFERED
-Point Breakdown
Homework/Classwork & Participation = 5 points
Late work is ACCEPTED for partial credit.
Bell Ringer = 10 points weekly (90 points total for a quarter)
Quiz- “Brain Check” = points
Test = 100 points
- Final Exams =14% of SEMESTER grade
1 before Christmas
1 before End of School

8. Science – Mr. Thurber About Me
This is my 10th year of teaching.
I went to Ball State and taught for HSE approx. 9 years.
My wife teaches at Brown Elementary.
We have two beautiful girls. Emma and Addyson.
I own and operate Brownsburg Lawn Care.
I teach kids first, then I teach content.
About Science 7 – I am a collaborative facilitator.
We will explore scientific inquiry, earth science, physics, biology and chemistry. (LOL)
New, consumable textbooks (six different volumes)
Reality Store (Information and Sign-Up Sheet)
Parent volunteer for guest speakers. Careers (does not have to be Science related, if interested in sharing with a large group of 7th graders)

9. Differences from 6th to 7th Grade
Class Period Length
Homework Frequency
Behavior/Missing Assignment Sheets

10. Brownsburg Schools Homepage
PowerSchool
Brownsburg Schools Homepage

11. Team Website

12. In a million words or less…
Parent Homework
In a million words or less…

13. VDI Access
myvdi.brownsburg.k12.in.us

15. Digital DAWG Bucks
App
Website

16. Questions/Concerns