“IF YOU WANT TO SUCCEED YOU SHOULD STRIKE OUT ON NEW PATHS, RATHER THAN

TRAVEL THE WORN PATHS OF ACCEPTED SUCCESS.”

― J.D. ROCKEFELLER

Welcome to Curriculum Night 2013-2014

A Little About Me

As I was born into a military family, and raised a Navy brat, I have lived and been exposed to many places:

• Born in the Philippines• Toddler in California• Raised in Japan (11 years!)

• 3 elementary schools• 3 high schools

• Graduated HS in Oak Harbor• Graduated with my

Geography Information Systems degree at UW

• Graduated with M.iT at CityU

Held several tech and teaching positions:

• Initially worked with my GIS degree doing digital mapping and demographic data representation.

• Held freelance Web programming and design positions

• Piloted a Computing workshop series at UW teaching Web programming

• Did a year at Americorps• 4th grade for 2 years at

Federal Way• 2nd/3rd/K-8 Tech for 5 years at

St. Paul

7th Grade Religion

In 7th grade, the philosophy of St. Catherine School continues to emphasize that learning is value-based and we are dedicated to life-long growth in faith, love and learning.

Learning is designed to promote the spiritual, intellectual, social, physical and emotional growth of each unique child. Middle School students at St. Catholic School are model citizens for the entire school and accept many leadership roles

Curriculum• Warm Beach October 3-4th

Unit 1: Who is God?• The Source of All Life, The Truth

Revealed, The Blessed Trinity, God, Our Loving Father, Jesus Christ, the Good News, Holy Spirit, Helper and Guide

Unit 2: Who is Jesus?• The Promise of Salvation, Jesus, the

Promised Messiah, The Coming of God’s Kingdom, Jesus the Healer, Jesus, the Bread of Life, Jesus Christ the Savior

Unit 3: How is Jesus Christ Alive in the Church Today?

• The 7 Sacraments, Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Penance, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders/Matrimony

Unit 4: How Does the Church Live As the Body of Christ?

• We Live Out Our Vocation, We Gather as Christ’s Disciples, We Perform the Works of Mercy, We Work for Justice and Peace, We Are a Communion of Saints, We Rejoice in God’s Kingdom

7th Grade Math – Previous Grade Standards

• Fluently add and subtract within 20; Fluently multiply and divide within 100

• Count, read and write, compare, round whole numbers and decimals

• Fluently multiply and divide multi-digit numbers using the standard algorithm

• Fluently add, subtract, multiply, and divide multi-digit decimals using the standard algorithm

• Concept of ratio and unit rate; Concept of Integers and rational numbers

• Read, write and evaluate expressions with exponents; Solve one-variable equations and inequalities

• Measure, estimate and convert length, volume, mass, time etc in standard units

• Geometry: area, perimeter, angles, lines, symmetry, coordinate graphing, surface area and volume

• Statistical variability; summarize and describe distributions of data

7th Grade Math Current Standards

Critical Areas of the Common Core for 7th Grade

Instructional time will focus on four critical areas:

1) Developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships

2) Developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations

3) Solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume

4) Drawing inferences about populations based on samples

Common Core Standards for Mathematical Practices

MP1 - Making sense of problems and persevere in solving them

MP2 - Reason abstractly and quantitatively

MP3 - Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others

MP4 - Model with Mathematics

MP5 - Use appropriate tools strategically

MP6 - Attend to precision

MP7 - Look for and make use of structure

MP8 - Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning

Other Subjects in 7th Grade

Please check their respective Web sites for curriculum night information.

Literature• Taught by Ms. Horrigan

Language Arts• Taught by Mrs. Hartley

Social Studies• Taught by Ms. Horrigan

Science• Taught by Ms. Payne

Spanish• Taught by Ms. Karll

P.E.• Taught by Mr. Sifferman

Art• Taught by Mrs. Hartley

Music• Taught by Mr. Jorgensen

Common Core/ Standards-Based Learning, Application and Grading

Knowledge (What they need to know to succeed)

Reasoning (How well they can explain it using

evidence)

Performance/skills (Show and Tell)

Products (Project based with short and long term

goals)

Standards-Based Grading

4 = Exceeds grade level expectations

3 = Meets grade level expectations2 = Needs to strengthen grade level expectations

1 = Needs additional help and/or resources to meet grade level expectations

Discipline

Discipline Mat - Follow the discipline policy and there shouldn’t be a problem.

Consequences - Verbal Warning - Written Warning, Parents and Administration

Notified - Written Warning, Parents, Teachers, and

Administration meet for conference Questions?

Attendance and Late Work

Late Work Policy Assignments are expected to be turned in on the assigned

due date. If an assignment is not turned on time the grade will be affected for every day it is late. All late work is excepted. The late work policy is consistent throughout the middle school.

Absences and TardiesIt is the student’s responsibility to check with the teacher

for make-up work. This includes being absent for an excused event, illness, or any unforeseen event. Students will have one day to make up the work for each day absent. If a student misses a quiz or test the student will have two days to make up the quiz or test. If the student chooses not to make up the work on time, he/she will not receive points for the work.

Homework

Please check the St. Catherine website daily for homework.

Homework is posted daily at 2:50 with the students on the Homework Grid Web page.

Students are expected to write all homework in their planners daily.

Students may email at anytime. I normally check my emails starting around 6:30 am until 7:00pm, as well as weekends.

I am happy to print needed materials for students at school if there is a printer issue at home.

Contacting the Teachers

I can be contacted via email: cflores@stcatherineschool.net

You can also leave a voice mail at: 206-525-0581 ext.123

I am not always able to immediately return emails as I am teaching and many times am unable to get to the computer.

All teachers can be contacted through email.

• ANY QUESTIONS?• COMMENTS?

•HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND THANKS FOR ATTENDING. IT IS GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC YEAR OF LEARNING.

Thank You!