OPEN HOUSE

Mr. Haley (who am I)Ancients Team

Seventh Grade Science

Know the Facts!!!!• “I don’t know my

grade.”

• “I didn’t have time to write down my homework.”

• “I finished my homework 8th period or in class.”

• “I didn’t know we had a test or quiz.”

• “I didn’t know what I missed when I was absent.”

• Shorter than Last Year and Sports, Music, Clubs, etc.

Know the Facts!!!!

• Beginning of Class and Teacher Website.

• Student Grades and Parent Portal.

Parent Portal - Codes• Ex = Excused• Abs = Absent• I = Incomplete• L = Late

• The assignment will be ignored for grade calculation.

• The assignment will be ignored for grade calculation due to an absence.

• The assignment will either be excused or will be given zero points.

• The assignment was submitted but too late for points.

What Can You Do?• Talk with your child about their day.• Work on organizational skills and time

management at home.• Inform school of special circumstances.• Volunteer to help.• Keep a calendar at home for long-term

assignments.• Check your child’s assignment book

regularly.• Don’t accept “I did it at school” when

asking your child about their homework.

7th Grade Life Science

1st Semester

• Forestry

• Classification

• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Ecology – Populations & Communities

• Microscopes

• Cells

2nd Semester• Cells

• DNA

• Genetics

• Biodiversity

• Biomes

• Aquatic Ecology

• Ecology – Cycles of Matter

Words of Wisdom

•CONTACT ME ANY TIME ABOUT ANYTHING!!* ahaley@methacton.org

•USE THE PARENT PORTAL!!

•USE MY TEACHER WEBSITE!!