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Ms. England's message board
for parents and students |
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Congratulations for being the
third 7th grade
class of Julia Landon. I get
so excited when I think about the amazing things you're going to learn
about our world and
its people this year. So, trekker's get ready for an interesting
year. |
WHAT DO I
NEED?
Supply List |
MATERIALS LIST:
1- 1", 3ring notebook,
white with view pockets on front and spine
4 subject dividers
Mini-drive
pencils, pens-black or blue only
notebook paper.
All students will want to make sure you
have the necessary materials the first day of school. We start the
year at full speed the first week so your notebook with dividers are a
must so you don't start off already behind. |
GETTING READY
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Do you listen
to the news? Are you interested in world affairs? What kind of magazines
do you read? Do you know what NPR is? Are you curious about
what's going on in the world? If so, don't waste any time. Begin
watching CNN,
FOX News and listening to
NPR
for updated on international affairs. There are events taking
place in North Korea, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Iran just to name
a few that are serious and will ultimately effect our lives. Listen and
learn. Nothing impresses me more than a well
informed student. |
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My Wish List...Kleenex, copy paper,
text and worksheets copied off campus. We can never have enough
paper or Kleenex--no kidding. |
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Book lovers, check out
"Readers Corner" on our website for wonderful books that enhance our
global and cultural learning this year. |
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HELP
SESSIONS |
Help Session will be available upon
request.
I will stay for tutoring only when a student has reserve a date and time
with me prior to the session. Please take
advantage of this opportunity to get your year off to a strong
start. However, if student's manage their time appropriately in
the classroom there is no need for extra help outside the classroom. |
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Team Planning |
Planning for 7B team is
5B. If you would like a conference, please
contact Mrs. Cameron, ext. 114, in the Guidance Office. |
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LESSON PLANS AND STUDENT CENTER |
Time management and organization is
an acquired skill for some of us. There
are many systems in place to assist students with this skill. Student's taking advantage of the
resources (student center) and tools (lesson plans in the classroom and
on the web) provided for them will see success in this area and
will have the grades to prove it. |
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Plagiarism—to
present the ideas or words of another as one’s own.
Cheating—to practice fraud or deception; to behave dishonestly.
Examples of
Plagiarism/Cheating
- Buying or
downloading a paper from a research service or online paper mill and
offering it as your own.
- Turning in
another student’s work, with or without a student’s knowledge, as
your own.
- Copying
any portion of another’s work with or without proper acknowledgement
or permission.
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Paraphrasing (putting in your own words) ideas and language from a
source without proper documentation.
- Copying
material from a source and supplying proper documentation, but
leaving out quotation marks.
- Cutting
and pasting information from websites or online source and
representing it as your own work.
- Forging
the signature of a parent/guardian.
Consequences
for Plagiarizing:
parent's will be notified, involved student's will receive no credit for
the assignment or assessment and a Class II referral will be directed
to House Administration. |
Safety Net Policy |
Test—Test reviews are provided for most chapter
and contain the material covered on the test.
Students failing the test have the option of taking a different test on
the same material without the aid of a study guide. Date for the
re-testing will be scheduled by the teacher.
Notebooks—Notebook turned in after the due date and without an
exception or extension, will earn a grade a
60/D. Students earning an F on their notebook may re-do or turn in
missing assignments on a date determined by the teacher and receive a
grade no higher than 60/D.
Written Projects—written assignments may be recycled for 100%
credit only after the student has conferences with the teacher to
discuss areas for improvement. A due date will be established by the
teacher within the quarter it was assigned. |
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Parents of the Gifted |
Visit the website
www.appliedmotivation.com and gain some insight into the behaviors
of gifted students. Among other things, this site contains twelve
very informative articles that may be of interest to you. |
Julia Landon Leadership Corps teams up with
the Florida Army National Guard for 1st Quarter |
The seventh
grade Julia Landon Lions have teamed up with the Army National Guard for
their first quarter Leadership in the Community outreach project. The
guards
“Youth Leader”
program will introduce students to the principles of military
leadership.
Youth Leader
offers
student’s inquiry based instruction focused on guided discovery with
corresponding activities that relate directly to the leadership values.
Through group discussion and experiential activities, students will
connect these values to our middle school focus on leadership and the
Covey
Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens.
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In school speech, Obama says education key to country's future.
You can view his speech live at
www.whitehouse.gov |
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Florida National Guard
ROCKWALL RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM
Student's must return the rock wall release
form to their Social Studies teacher by Thursday, Sept. 24. Please
make sure student name and the period of their WG class is printed on
the form for easy recognition. The kids are having a great
time and learning a lot about Leadership and how to apply it in their
every day situations. Check out our Leadership page soon for photos.
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SPECIAL PURPOSE MAP
PROJECTS
The grades for this project will not be included in the upcoming
progress report. If a students project grade negatively effects
their grade, I will send home a scholarship warning. |
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Second quarter is the beginning of the process for
History Fair. We will start discussing the theme: Innovation in
History: Impact and Change in the classroom within the next two weeks
and students will choose their area of focus for their project.
Please reserve this date, Dec. 8 at 6:00, for History Fair Parent Night.
The event will be hosted be the Social Studies Department and held in
the Julia Landon auditorium from 6:00-7:00. I know you will find
the information session valuable. If you have questions prior to
our information night, please refer to
History Fair on this website or you can go to
www.nhd.org. |
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The first assignment for the process timeline is T.B.A. Students
should have their topic chosen with four areas of interest about the
topic (sub-topics) and a pack of index cards. Each student should
have also chosen one of five categories they plan to work in and have a
print out of the timeline for that category. Each timeline is
different as the rules for each category are different. Points for
each assignment within the timeline will be tracked on this worksheet
and will ultimately add up to a possible 100 points for a completion
grade. If the worksheet is lost between now and the due date the
points are lost along with it. I have given students the
opportunity to have their timeline with my sign-offs and points in their
portfolio in the classroom. Please help your child be aware of the due dates on the Timeline worksheet to
earn the maximum number of points for each assignment. These dates
are also highlighted in the classroom as well. Thank you for your
support. We can't do it without you. |