! WELCOME Summit Curriculum

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! WELCOME Summit Curriculum
WELCOME!
Summit
Curriculum
Night
AGENDA
● Upcoming Events
● Team Philosophy
● Summit Teachers & Class
Descriptions
● Summit Website
EVENTS
● NWEA: September 22 & 23
● Fall Conferences: October 16 & 17
● Field trips- Team building course &
Wagner Farm: October 22 & 23
SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL
INFORMATION
We believe …
● middle school students undergo many physical, emotional, and
psychological changes.
● middle school students are capable of academic rigor and
reaching high standards.
● students learn in a variety of ways, come from a variety of
backgrounds, and have a variety of needs. We differentiate
wherever possible to meet all learners.
SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL
INFORMATION
We believe …
● in appropriately paced lessons with clear goals and outcomes.
● all students need recognition and support.
● there is strength in diversity and all can benefit from it.
● parents are an important part of the educational process, and we
welcome your involvement in our team effort.
SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL
INFORMATION
● Absences
● Extra Help
● Grading Scale
90-100
80-89
70-79
60-69
59 and below
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D
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X BLOCK
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Enrichment activity
Productivity room
Math remediation
Reading intervention
Math intervention
CONTACT US
● Email
● Phone
MIKE FIELD
& JAY FRIEDEL
Science
Science Curriculum
Cells and Heredity
Cell Structure
How Cells Function
Cell Division
Patterns of Heredity
DNA & Genetics
SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Life Over Time
History of Life on Earth
Classification of Living Things
Population Dynamics
SCIENCE CURRICULUM
Motion and Forces
Motion
Forces
Gravity, Friction, and
Pressure
Work & Energy
Simple Machines
ASHLEY UBIK &
JAY FRIEDEL
Math
MATH 7 CC & ALGEBRA
● About Me:
● Curriculum:
1st Trimester
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Math 7 CC
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ALGEBRA
2nd Trimester
3rd Trimester
Ratios &
Proportions
Percents
Integers
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Rational Numbers
Solving Equations &
inequalities
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Simplifying and
solving advanced
equations &
inequalities
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Graphing lines
Solving systems
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Volume & Surface
Area
Statistics &
Probability
Exponent rules
Quadratics
● Extra Help: Sometimes math needs some extra support!
○ X-Block
○ Every Wednesday for math clinic 3:00 - 4:15
○ Before & after school by appointment
EXTRAS...
● ALEKS for all 7 CC students!
● Staying Connected
○ e-newsletters
○ Remind 101 is a one-way texting tool for me to text
you and your student without swapping phone
numbers!
For Algebra classes: Text @missub to
(815) 676-5908
For Math 7 CC classes: Text @mathccs
to (815) 676-5908
COLIN BAILEY &
JAY FRIEDEL
Social
Studies
SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM
Common Core Standards:
● Read and comprehend informational texts about history/social
studies.
● Use text evidence from to support analysis of primary and
secondary source materials.
Instruction:
● Focus on developing a better understanding of U.S. History from
Industrialization into the New Millennium
● Units of Study: Industry and the Progressives, WWI, The Roaring 20’
s, The Great Depression and WWII, The 50’s and 60’s (the Baby
Boom, Vietnam, Civil Rights Movement), The Cold War, The New
Millennium, US Constitution
● US and Illinois Constitution tests to be completed by scholars at the
end of Trimester 3
SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM
Schoology:
● Scholars will find handouts, presentations, notes and assignments
posted in Schoology
Help:
● I am available for help before school, during lunch and after school
by appointment.
Contact:
● email [email protected]
● email [email protected]
KATIE GRODECKI
Student
Services
STUDENT SERVICES
● Case manager for students with IEPs
● Teach small group reading, writing, and
resource
● Push into some reading, writing, and math
blocks
email: [email protected]
ABBY EISENBERG
Language
Arts
(Writing)
LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM
● Curriculum: Common Core State Standards
○ Genres (Narrative, Argumentative, & Informative)
○ Language (Grammar & Spelling)
● Instruction: Mini-lessons to teach new concepts, skills, and strategies, time
to practice, student/teacher and peer conferencing, presentation of work
● Schoology: Activities and resources posted here!
● Textbook: Prentice Hall Seventh Grade Writing and Grammar
● E-mail: [email protected]
● Extra Help: I am here to help! Students can attend Productivity Room
during X-Block, or make an appointment during lunch/before school/after
school.
ADDIE SULLIVAN
Language
Arts
(Reading)
READING LANGUAGE ARTS
● District Curriculum based on Common Core
English Language Arts Standards
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Short Story Unit
Whole-Class Novel Study: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Poetry & Figurative Language Unit
Literature Circles (Holocaust / WWII & Civil Rights Movement)
Informational Texts
Ongoing mini-lessons on literary elements & reading strategies
Independent Reading & Journaling
Book Talk Presentations (One each Trimester)
Vocabulary & Word Study (Greek & Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes)
READING LANGUAGE ARTS
● Textbook: McDougal Littell’s Literature
● Schoology: Handouts, notes, due dates &
other info
● Grading Policy & Test Retakes Info (Available
on Schoology & Webpage)
● Email: [email protected]
● Need extra help? I’m available every day after
school (except Thursdays) & before school
by appointment.
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