WPMS 7th Grade
Somewhere in the Middle
Welcome to 7th grade!
We are so excited to welcome this new class of 7th graders!! We began this week with smiling faces and students eager to see each other again, and ready to get started with a new group of teachers. At the bottom of this page, you will find contact information for all of the 7th grade team, and you are encouraged to reach out to us as needed. We love to hear from our families; the good, the bad, and the ugly! This newsletter will be a tool that we use on a weekly basis to communicate general grade level information, so please check it out each week for updates on what the kids are up to.
We look forward to working with all of you this year. Let's do this!!
-Your 7th grade team :)
library books
spaghetti towers!
World of work
dress code reminders
Dress Code
Students are expected to dress in a manner that fosters a respectful, positive and academically focused environment. Students should exercise good judgment and be appropriately attired for the classroom. Any clothing, accessories, or body adornments that interfere with or distract from the educational environment are unacceptable. Clothing should fit, be neat and clean, and conform to standards of safety, good taste, and decency. In general, clothing should not be too revealing, undergarments should be covered, shoes must be worn at all times, tops must cover the student’s entire torso, and shorts/skirts should be mid-thigh length or longer.
If a student wears inappropriate clothing, he/she will be asked to change or parents will be contacted to bring a change of clothing. If a student repeatedly violates the dress code, staff will utilize a restorative practice approach and disciplinary action may be taken.
Your Seventh Grade Team
What do I need to bring to school every day?
- Lanyard with school ID
- Filled Water Bottle
- Backpack
- Chromebook
- Class-specific supplies
Have a great weekend!!
Woodland Park Middle School
WPSD Re-2
Woodland Park School District Re-2 does not unlawfully discriminate against otherwise qualified students, employees, applicants for employment, or members of the public on the basis of disability, race, creed, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or need for special education services. Discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on age, genetic information, and conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth; is also prohibited in accordance with state and/or federal law.
What's happening in 7th grade...
Science: Students began this week practicing being good, safe scientists. Students should have brought home a Lab Safety sheet for a parent/guardian to sign and return before official lab practices start next week. We have started our first project (Bubble Investigation) and kids completed Checkpoint 1 in class on Friday. If it is not complete yet, it can be submitted any time over the weekend as well.
ELA: In ELA this wee we established norms for our classroom for the school year. Students also got to share about themselves in a quiz they made for the teacher and a journal entry they wrote about their summers. We attended the Library on Thursday, and on Friday introduced our first project. It's been a great first week in ELA!
Panther Time: This week we got off to a great start. We did our first 7 mindsets lesson: Dream Big. We talked about our 3 month life goals. Also, we learned and took notes together for the first PFA: Plate Tectonics. The kids attempted the test today, Friday, and we had about a 70% pass rate on the first attempt. If your child did not pass, I would recommend they study their notes with you, again, over the weekend and try again on Monday. Great job 7th grade Panthers.
Social Studies - This week we started out reviewing key skills like SMART goal writing. The first project "My Favorite Place" was assigned Thursday. Students will be using the 5 Themes of Geography to describe their favorite place. Feel free to ask your student what their favorite place is.
Math 7 & Acc. Math 7
We worked on the following in math this week: set up our math notebooks, introduced the summit platform, assigned Unit 1, practiced pairing, grouping and circling up, established classroom norms and procedures, and spent time getting to know each other. We have prepared ourselves to hit the ground running next week.