1. Welcome to Grade 6/7 Grade 6/7 Team Andy Lee - Div. 1 Brooke Moore- Div. 2 Mimi Ross - Div. 3 Kevin Darling - Div. 4 Hayley Watson, Heidi DeLazzer – CE, Math 6, HACE Naseem Jetha - French Ligia Oancea - Music and Band Farah Babul- Learning Support Heidi Visona- ELL

2. Communication Email Agenda Class Website

3. Classroom Procedures Morning entry Middle School Model Extra help Water Bottles Physical Education: Gym Strip Library

4. Homework Purposes Expectations Consequences

5. Units of Inquiry Ancient Civilizations Sept 9-Oct 18 Chemistry Oct 21- Nov 29 Justice Dec 2-Jan 24 Global Citizenship Jan 27 – Mar 14 Earth’s Crust / Exhibition Mar 31 – May 9 Puberty May 12 – June 20

6. Current Unit of Inquiry: Ancient Civilizations Hunters and Gatherers Food Production/Surplus Division of Labor The Rise of Civilizations Connections btwn. past & present

7. Stand Alone Subjects French Math 6 & Math 7 Music Fine Arts (based on U of I) Physical Education Health and Career (based on U of I) Writer’s Workshop (based on U of I) Geography and Current Events

8. Student Leadership/Teams Leadership Teams Service Teams G7 sports teams Track and field Running club

9. Parent Involvement Expertise? Drivers, volunteers In-class support Emails--see our list!

10. Technology District Initiative/Vision Laptop/Ipad carts and schedule Skills development Leadership Team Research Contracts - by end of September

11. We are looking forward to an amazing year !! Thank you for coming, The Grade 6/7 Team