6-7 orientation 2014
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Welcome toEastport South Manor
Junior-Senior High School7thGrade Orientation Night
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Your Handout
Whos Who at ESM Junior/Senior HighSchool?
Role of Guidance Counselor
Bell Schedule
Sample 7thGrade Schedule
List of extracurricular clubs and sports
Music Department Information
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7thGrade Teams 13-14
Great White
Tedesco-ELA
Campbell-MathAracri-Science
Loftus- SS
Mako
Garcia-ELA
Wicks-Math
Fine-Science
Hanlon-SS
Tiger
Ebel-ELA
Messina-Math
Failla-Science
Costanzo-SS
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Whats New This Year?
School Supplies availablevia School Supplies
America
7thgrade supply lists $55;
team-specific lists Online ordering by June 30
Delivered to school in late
August
Physical Education
uniforms will be available
for purchase
Information will be sent in
the coming days
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Orientation
Summer packet will be e-mailed home in August. 7thGrade Student Orientation:
First day of school:
Team T-shirtsTour of building
Locker practice
Agenda books
Fun!
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Orientation Agenda
Getting to Know You
EnglishLibrary Media Ctr. Tour
Social StudiesGrand Tour of theBuilding
MathReview Agenda Book ScienceAll About Lockers
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Logistical Concerns
Will I be able to find my classroom? Orientation, JHS map provided, tour of building.
Will I be able to find and open my locker?
Locker practice, memorize combination. How can I stay organized?
Agenda Book: Check to make
sure your child is usingtheir agenda book.
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JHS WingJHS Cafe
JHS Gym
Art, Tech,
Music
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Social Concerns
Will I know anyone in my classes? Teaming of Students: Your child will have old
friends and make new friends on their team.
Will I know anyone at LUNCH? Students eat lunch with other students on their
team.
We are unable to change lunch periodsdue to teaming.
Will I make new friends?
Become involved! Clubs and Sports
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AthleticsFall arly Winter Late Winter SpringCrossCountryBoys/Girls
Basketball -Boys
Wrestling Baseball
Football VolleyballBoys/Girls
BasketballGirls
LacrosseBoys/Girls
SoccerBoys/Girls
Cheerleading Volleyball -Boys
TrackBoys/Girls
Tennis - Girls Softball
Cheerleading Tennis - Boys
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Extra-Curricular Clubs
Art Club
Family and Consumer
Science Club
History Club
Junior High Jazz Band
Language Club
Literary Magazine National Junior Honor
Soiciety
Newspaper Club
Science Club
Students Aiding Living
Things (SALT)
Specialized Science Club
Specialized Art Club
Yearbook Club
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National Jr . Honor Society
David Carter Chapter
Danielle Caliendo
NJHS Advisor
Leadership4 Pillars of NJHS
Scholarship
Service
Character
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Academic Concerns
Will my classes be more challenging? Quarterly and final exams School sponsored programs: peer tutoring, extra help
Will I have too much homework?
Keep track of your childs homework, use the parentportal
Use Agenda Book!
Foster student independence
Can I participate in sports/clubs if I dont do well
in school? Academic Eligibility Policy
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Sample Schedule
Period 1: 7:20-8:07 Music/Phys. Ed.
Period 2: 8:12-8:52 English
Period 3: 8:57-9:37 English/Art/Math
Period 4: 9:42-10:22 Math Period 5: 10:27-11:07 Social Studies
Period 6: 11:12-11:52 Lunch
Period 7: 11:57-12:37 Tech/H&C
Period 8: 12:42-1:22 Science
Period 9: 1:27-2:07 Spanish
*Period 10 Extended Day: Extra Help; AIS; Clubs; Sports
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Continuum of Services
Resource Room
Support Room
Integrated Co-Teaching / Support Self-Contained 15:1
Self-Contained 12:1:1
Life Skills JHS 8:1:1 Classroom
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JUNIOR HIGHCURRICULUM
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Welcome to
English Language Arts
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English Language Arts
Balanced
Literacy
Read AloudDemonstrates proficient reading
Expands access to text beyond childs
abilities
Exposes children to a variety of genres
Literature CirclesStudent chooses text with assistance
Roles for discussion
Student-driven discussion
Guided ReadingTeacher reinforces skills
Teacher engages child in questioning &
discussion
Teacher acts as a guide
Child does the reading
Child practices strategies
Child builds independence
Independent ReadingChild chooses the text with assistance
Child practices at his or her own level
Time to practice demonstrates the value
of reading
Writing WorkshopUse of the writing process
Narrative writing
Persuasive writing
Expository writing (Research)
Poetry
Comparative writingBalance between teacher
selected and student selected
topics
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English andThe Common Core
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Changes in the Curriculumbased on the Common Core
Increased reading Levelsstudents need to be reading levels that a grade level
above where they use to be
Non Fiction Texts are read in and out of the classroom
Creating a progression of difficulty in reading and writing for
understanding.
Using text-based evidence to support writing
Rigorous vocabulary that is both academic and content based.
Students should be reading daily.
Students will be using text based evidence in their writing. Students will be doing Close Reading which requires them to read
the same text multiple times.
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English Language Arts
NYS ELA Assessments Grade 7
Grade 8
The tests include both literary and informational passages andmeasure the skills and knowledge specified in the English
Language Arts Learning Standards for grammar, writing,
punctuation, comprehension and literacy.
The English Language Arts Test contains questions in a variety
of formats, including multiple-choice, short-response, and
extended-response questions. The exam is three days in
length.
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7thGrade Research Class
1 period of ELA instruction
1 period for a year of research paperinstruction
Lean Google Docs
Learn Noodle Tools
MLA format
Students learn how to construct a researchpaper using technology and MLA format
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Middle SchoolMathematics
Curriculum
Common Core
State Standards
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Make sense of problems and persevere in
solving themReason abstractly and quantitatively
Construct viable arguments and critique
the reasoning of others
Model with mathematicsUse appropriate tools strategically
Attend to precision
Look for and make use of structure
Mathematical
Practice Standards
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7thGrade
Rational Numbers and Exponents Proportionality and Linear
Relationships
Introduction to Sampling Inference Creating, Comparing, and Analyzing
Geometric Figures *While all topics are accelerated and will be enriched as well.
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8thGradeIntegrated Algebra
Relationships Between Quantities andReasoning with Equations
Linear And Exponential Relationships Descriptive Statistics Expressions and Equations Quadratics Functions and Modeling
All 8thGraders will be enrolled in IntegratedAlgebra, a High School math courseRegents Exam (High School Credit
Earned)
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Middle School ScienceCurriculum
Equipped with his five senses, manexplores the universe around him and
calls it science- Edwin Hubble
National Synchrotron Light Source IIBrookhaven National Lab
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7thGrade
Physical Science: The goal of 7thgrade science is to gain
understanding of the concepts which form the basisfor Earth Science and Living Environment courses
Motion Energy
Nuclear Reactions
Chemistry
Waves
Simple Machines
Classification of Matter
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8thGradeLiving Environment
7thgrade students will have completed NewYork State Science curriculum throughGrade 8
All 8th
Graders will be enrolled in LivingEnvironment, a High School Science course Regent Exam (High School Credit Earned)
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Curriculum
7thGrade Exploration to Civil War
8thGrade Civil War to Present Day
Both grade levels have:- Portfolio Assessment
- Research Assignments
- Examination of primary and secondary source
documentsclose readings, evidence basedtext
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Common Core Standards inHistory
The Common Core Standards challenge students toread and comprehend primary source documentssuch as speeches and documents.
These Documents contain:
Challenging Vocabularyboth academic andcontent.
Rigorous reading material that allows students toexpand their comprehension and understanding of
history.
Writing components that force students to pullinformation from the text to become betterresearchers and historians.
Debating skills
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Language is a bridge to
communicationBenefits of learning a second language:
The life-long ability to communicate with people from other countries
and backgrounds.
Americans fluent in other languages improve global communication,
enhance our economic competitiveness abroad, and maintain our
political interests.
Improved overall school performance and superior problem-solving
skills. Learning a second language can enhance knowledge of English structure
and vocabulary.
Students of foreign language tend to score higher on standardized tests.
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Eastport-South ManorJr/Sr High School
World Languages ProgramNYS Checkpoint A
The beginning of the study of languagesother than English and represents the first
level of student proficiency
Spanish/French A7thgrade
Spanish/French B8thgrade
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Eastport-South ManorJr/Sr High School
World Languages ProgramCompletion of Spanish/French B8thgrade
1 credit - High School language requirement
Successfully completing and passing grade 7 and grade 8
and
passing a locally developed proficiency exam that is aligned
to the Checkpoint A Learning Standards prior to Grade 9
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Exploratory Classes
Art
Technology
Home and Career Skills
General Music
Physical Education AISwill be during extended day 10thperiod
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Guidance Counselors
Liaisons that identify student and district needs in
order to ensure academic success.
Available to listen, encourage, and assist students
development academically, personally, and socially.We also increase team communication, provide
support, act as student advocates, and serve as a
resource for parents.
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Programs Peer Tutoring
Red Ribbon Week
Guidance Direct Career Inventory
Anti-bullying programs
7thgrade group sessions
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Suggestions for Parents
Check your childs agenda book each day for daily and longrange assignments and teacher correspondence.
Obtain teachers extra help schedules.
Attend open house night.
Correspond/communicate with teachers: parent portal, teacherweb-pages, email
Discuss time management with your child.
Review your childs progress on tests, quizzes, and homework.
Review interim reports and report cards with your child.
Encourage your childs participation in extra help.
Communicate with your childs Guidance Counselor.
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Thank You for Coming!
Have a great evening and a
great summer!!