Classroom Information

  • Course Description:

    The 7th Grade ELA and the 6th Grade Science Curriculum follow the TEKS. The units covered will be:

    6 Science:

    Unit 1: Scientific Investigations

    Unit 2: Chemicals

    Unit 3: Properties of Matter

    Unit 4: Force and Motion

    Unit 5: Energy Resources and Transformations

    Unit 6: Thermal Energy

    Unit 7: Earth Materials

     Unit 8: Plate Tectonics

    Unit 9: Solar System

    Unit 10: Taxonomic Groups

    Unit 11: Ecosystems

    7 Reading/Language Arts:

    Unit 1: Literary Skills

    Unit 2: Fiction and Narrative Nonfiction

    Unit 3: Informational Texts

    Unit 4: Argumentative Texts

    Unit 5: Making Connections across Genres

    Unit 6: Synthesis, Creation, and Innovation

     

    Classroom Supplies:

    RLA: Pencils, Notebook Paper, Highlighters, Colored Pencils, Hand Held Pencil Sharpener, Scissors, Glue, Folder, Composition Notebook

    Science: Pencils, Pens, Scissors, 2 Glue Sticks, Highlighters, Colored Pencils, Hand Held Pencil Sharpener, Folder w/ pockets and brads

     

    Late Work Policy: 10 points will be deducted each day assignments are late. Students have 5 days from the due date to get the missing work turned in.

     

    Absent Policy: Students are responsible to collect any missing work. Students will be given the number of days absent to turn in the missing work. If a student is absent the day an assignment is due, they must turn it in the day they return to school. 

     

    Classroom Rules:

    • Be Kind
    • Be Respectful 
    • Be Responsible
    • Be Scholarly
    • Be Safe

     

    Consequences:

    1. Warning-Verbal
    2. Infraction Write Up
    3. Detention and Parent Contact
    4. Referral to Administrators

     

    Gradebook:

    Grades are updated every Monday!