Welcome to 7th Grade
September 2018
Welcome to Team 7-1!
Welcome to the best year in all middle school (clearly, we are very biased). You have been placed on a great team; a team of great fun, great excitement, and of course, great education. This is your first update for the new school year. You can expect a Language Arts Update each month, so go ahead, save my e-mail! This newsletter will elevate any butterflies you are having about 7th grade and will also introduce you to the team and Language Arts class.
To get to know the team teachers, please click here for our Welcome Letter!
Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you to help you get settled in 7th grade! Get ready for a great 2018-2019 year!
Sincerely,
Michelle Wolfrum
7th Grade Language Arts
Team 7-1
"When you enter this classroom...you are scientists. You are explorers. You are important. You are loved. You are respected. You are a friend. You are a the reason we are here!"
Language Arts Information
Unit 1 Science Fiction
Our first unit is Science Fiction, and students will be learning the art of narrative writing. This includes literary elements such as the story arc, static and dynamic characters, effective dialogue, literary devices, descriptive adjectives and adverbs, and much more!
To help students develop these narrative writing skills, students will be reading an assortment of short Science Fiction stories in class, paired with book club novels they will get to choose and will be reading outside of the classroom.
To view the list of novels students will be covering in this unit, please click here.
To view the novels we will read in other units, click here.
To read more about the 7th grade Language Arts curriculum, click here.
Do not hesitate to contact me with questions.
Language Arts Testing Information
Click here to view Wallingford Public schools test administration schedule for these tests and other district standardized tests.
Team 7-1 Philosophy
Responsibility
Respect
Perseverance
We hold our students accountable for these philosophies, and we model and create opportunities for students to practice and demonstrate them in each class. We encourage you to share these philosophies with your students, and ask them to model and show you what they look like at home!
Team 7-1 Rocks!
Sincerely,
Anne Varrone-Lederle (Team Leader, Spanish)
avarrone-lederle@wallingfordschools.org
Michelle Wolfrum (Language Arts)
mwolfrum@wallingfordschools.org
Corri Izzo (Math)
Sharon Dooley (Science)
sdooley@wallingfordschools.org
Lauren Hebert (Social Studies)
lhebert@wallingfordschools.org
Kristen Rosenberry (Resource)
krosenberry@wallingfordschools.org
Christine Bee (Paraeducator)
Kerri Funaro (7th Grade Counselor)
kfunaro@wallingfordschools.org
Email: mwolfrum@wallingfordschools.org
Website: www.wallingford.k12.ct.us
Location: 141 Hope Hill Road, Wallingford, CT, USA
Phone: (203) 741-2900
Twitter: @MsWolfrum201