1. 7 th Grade Parent Night January 28, 2010

2. Our 7 th Grade Teachers! Team 7-1 Team 7-2 Tonia AventAlisa Allen Amanda BurtonShari Dinkins Julia CalhounEllen Grendel Angelia Jordan Brooke Lassiter Bill TrislerLouis Smith Math- Nadine Myles & Denzien Henyard Reading- Sylvia Whittingham

3. MATH EXPECTATIONS: *Complete class work and homework; math requires practice, and both are essential. *Check web pages for due dates/class activities. *Please check and sign student agenda’s daily. RESOURCES: -Odyssey -OAS -The Internet -Parent Portal -Teacher Website -Tutoring from 4-5 on Weds. - www.gadoe.org (CRCT study guides) -Mr. Trisler’s school web page: homework, warm-up’s, EQ’s, PowerPoint Presentations are all posted. If your child can successfully complete the warm-ups and answer the EQ’s that is a good indication that they will do well on the CRCT. -Mr. Trisler and Ms. Lassiter have their individual homework for their classes posted on their school web pages.

4. MATH CRCT Algebra40% Geometry25% Numbers and Operations20% Data Analysis and Probability15% *Mr. Trisler’s email: william_trisler@douglas.k12.ga.us *Ms. Lassiter’s email: brooke_lassiter@douglas.k12.ga.us

5. Science In order to help your student achieve success in Life Science please review the following concepts: Cells Parts of cells Genetics Classification Dichotomous keys CRCT 50% of the test will be on the interdependency of life. Producers Consumers Decomposers Biomes Energy transfer

6. Resources Available My.Hrw.com Student received username and password. *Interactive Labs *Reinforcement of cells *Worksheets *Reading of the book Interactive Textbook Please be sure to go behind and check the student on the assignment and notes.

7. Reading Subject Area/Class Expectations Read nightly toward 25 book standard Encourage your child to take AR Tests after completion of a book. Check websites for due dates/class activities The standards are posted on Ms. Calhoun’s website. Students should always bring a book to class to read (no magazines). Read with your child and ask them questions about what they’ve read. Please check and sign student agenda’s daily

8. Reading Resources OAS Odyssey Parent Portal Teacher website Tutoring Whittingham – Tuesdays 4- 5pm Allen - Fridays during class students who have not mastered a particular standard are given one on one assistance during the class period.

9. Teacher website address/email http://factoryshoals.dcm.schoolinsites.com/ 1.Go to school staff click on the teachers name 2.Click on one of the tabs to (assignment, calendar, forms, etc). You can also email the teacher from this link. Alisa Allen –alisa.allen@douglas.k12.ga.us–alisa.allen@douglas.k12.ga.us Julia Calhoun – julia.calhoun@douglas.k12.ga.usjulia.calhoun@douglas.k12.ga.us Sylvia Whittingham – sylvia.whittingham@douglas.k12.ga.us sylvia.whittingham@douglas.k12.ga.us

10. English Language Arts Expectations (Ms. Avent & Ms. Dinkins) Students are expected to complete all homework and class work assignments. – Paying attention and participating in class are essential. – Submit all assignments when they are due. Late work is not accepted. Please check your child’s agenda daily. Talk with them about what they are learning.

11. ELA Information for CRCT What do you need to know??? – Verbs – Parts of Speech Nouns Pronouns Adjectives Adverbs – Sentences – Punctuation – Spelling – Organization – Writing

12. Language Arts Resources Tutoring – Ms. Dinkins- Wednesdays, 4-4:50 P.M. – Ms. Avent- Beginning Wednesday,March 3 rd from 4-5 P.M. Web sites containing grammar/reading practice. www.funbrain.com www.teach-nology.com Odyssey OAS

13. Social Science We expect class participation and timely completion of homework and projects. Class work is important as the students receive the majority of their instruction at school through various media. Reviewing of material at home is important and there are a number of websites available for students to review geography and all the domains of Social Science.

14. Social Science Resources: OAS, teacher website and the following online www.monsterfact.comwww.monsterfact.com www.cia.govwww.cia.gov www.sheppardsoftware.comwww.sheppardsoftware.com www.lizardpoint.comwww.lizardpoint.com http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ Standards are available at http://gadoe.georgiastandards.org/socialstudiesframework.aspx CRCT Geography35% Economics25% Government20% History20% *Mr. Smith’s email: louis_smith@douglas.k12.ga.us *Ms. Jordan’s email: angelia_jordan@douglas.k12.ga.us