WELCOME TO THEVIRTUAL

INCOMING 7TH GRADE PARENT MEETING!

APRIL 2020

HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE SECOND PART OF THE PRESENTATION…IN THIS SECOND HALF YOU WILL

HEAR A FEW DIFFERENT TEACHERS TALKING ABOUT THEIR SUBJECTS, SO MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR

SOUND TURNED ON!

WE’RE NOT INELEMENTARY

SCHOOL ANY MORE!

ADOLESCENCE HAPPENS

• EMOTIONAL MATURITY

• START JUNIOR HIGH AS A CHILD AND LEAVE AS A TEEN

• LET YOUR CHILD LEARN FROM MISTAKES, BUT STAY INVOLVED

• PHYSICAL CHANGES

• NURTURE YOUR RELATIONSHIP

• YOU ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PERSON, NO MATTER WHAT

KEYS TO SUCCESS

• ORGANIZATION

• STUDY SKILLS

• PLANNER

• SCHOOL LOOP

• ATTENDANCE

• BEHAVIOR

COMMON CONCERNS

• WHAT HAPPENED? MY CHILD USED TO GET SUCH

GOOD GRADES! DAILY HOMEWORK THAT

COUNTS TOWARD GRADES IS BIGGEST

CHALLENGE.

• BE PROACTIVE. CONTACT YOUR CHILD’S TEACHERS

BY SCHOOL LOOP, PHONE OR EMAIL IF YOU HAVE

CONCERNS.

It would be a red flag if your child’s planner looked like this!

THE CLASSROOM

The CORE

Planner

School Loop

Tools for Success

Homework & Projects

DEPARTMENT REPRESENTATIVESThis is where some of our amazing teachers are describing 7th grade

classes, so make sure you have your sound on!

WELCOME TO ENGLISH 7(LIT/WRITING 7)

MRS. BROADDUS

GOALS IN SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH

• STUDENTS WILL:

- DEVELOP CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS WHEN STUDYING AND DISCUSSING LITERATURE.

- STRENGTHEN SPEAKING AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS IN CLASS PRESENTATIONS AS WELL AS

SMALL GROUP AND CLASS DISCUSSIONS

- EXPAND BOTH WRITTEN AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE THROUGH ACADEMIC VOCABULARY STUDY.

- BUILD UPON WRITING SKILLS THROUGH THE STUDY OF FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH

LANGUAGE RULES.

- PARTICIPATE IN AN EXTENDED READING PROGRAM OUTSIDE OF CLASS LITERATURE STUDY.

GETTING READY…

• WHAT CAN YOUR STUDENT DO TO PREPARE FOR SEVENTH GRADE ENGLISH?

• ENJOY SUMMER!

• STUDENTS SHOULD GET LOTS OF REST SO THEY HAVE THE ENERGY TO BE ENGAGED

AND SUCCESSFUL SEVENTH GRADERS!

• SUMMER READING IS ALWAYS A PLUS, BUT PLEASE LET STUDENTS READ WHAT THEY

WANT TO READ. THIS HELPS THEM DISCERN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN READING FOR

FUN AND READING FOR ACADEMIC STUDY.

WELCOME TO SCIENCE 7

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDSNGSS

RELEASED IN 2013

FROM LEARNING ABOUT TO FIGURING OUT

(LIKE A STUDENT) (LIKE A SCIENTIST)

SCIENCE CURRICULUM IS CENTERED AROUND SCIENTIFIC PHENOMENA: OBSERVABLE

EVENTS THAT OCCUR IN THE UNIVERSE AND THAT WE CAN USE OUR SCIENCE

KNOWLEDGE TO EXPLAIN OR PREDICT

FOR EXAMPLE:

ANCHOR PHENOMENON: THERE IS A CHANNEL ON

MARS CREATED BY AN UNKNOWN PROCESS.

QUESTION: WHAT GEOLOGIC PROCESS COULD HAVE

FORMED THE CHANNEL ON MARS?

ROLE: PLANETARY GEOLOGISTS

UNITS OF STUDY:

*FROM MOLECULES TO ORGANISMS: STRUCTURES AND PROCESSES

*MATTER AND ITS INTERACTIONS

*EARTH’S SYSTEMS

*ECOSYSTEMS: INTERACTIONS, ENERGY, AD DYNAMICS

*HEREDITY: INHERITANCE AND VARIATION OF TRAITS

*BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION: UNITY AND DIVERSITY

HOLMES IS TAKING A MODIFIED INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SCIENCE.

AS ALWAYS, AT HOLMES, OUR GOAL FOR YOUR STUDENT IS….

TO LOVE SCIENCE, AND TO WANT TO KEEP LEARNING MORE….

IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME:

DIANNA HENRICKSON:

DHENRICKSON@DJUSD.NET

WORLD HISTORYHOLMES JR. HIGH SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT

TOPICS COVERED

•MEDIEVAL EUROPE

•EMPIRE OF ISLAM

•WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS

•MEDIEVAL CHINA

•MEDIEVAL JAPAN

TOPICS COVERED

•RENAISSANCE EUROPE

•REFORMATION

•SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

•AGE OF DISCOVERY

•EMPIRES OF THE AMERICAS

•THE ENLIGHTENMENT

MATH DEPARTMENT

GRETCHEN MCMEEKIN

KIMIKO YAMAMOTO

DYLAN REED

KERRI SATTLER

7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th

Common Core

Math 2

Common Core

Math 3

Integrated Math 1

IntegratedMath 2

Integrated

Math 3 Pre-Calculus

Integrated

Math 3

Honors

Calculus AB

Common Core

Math 2/3

Integrated

Math 1

Integrated

Math 2

Integrated Math 3

Pre-CalculusCalculus AB

Calculus BC

Integrated Math 3Honors

Calculus AB Calculus BC

Math Pathways

(OR)

Note:

Colleges consider Integrated Math 3 to be the “College and Career Ready” Course, while Integrated

Math 1 is the DJUSD High School Graduation Requirement

WHAT IS GROWTH MINDSET?

• EVERYONE CAN BE SUCCESSFUL AT MATH!!!

• SPEED IS NOT IMPORTANT

• NUMBER SENSE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN MATH FACTS AND PROCEDURES

• THE POWER OF MISTAKES AND STRUGGLE

• NEW BRAIN RESEARCH

• BRAIN PLASTICITY

• DEEP LEARNING CREATES LASTING CONNECTIONS IN THE BRAIN

WHY DOES MINDSET MATTER?

Linda Darling-Hammond et al, Criteria for High-Quality

Assessment (2013)

Fortune 500 Most Valued Skills

WELCOME TO HEALTH 7

HEALTH 7: QUARTER LONG CLASS AS PART OF THE CLUSTER

• EACH 7TH GRADER WILL BE ENROLLED IN A QUARTER-LONG HEALTH

COURSE. IN THE OTHER THREE QUARTERS, THEY WILL ROTATE THROUGH

DIFFERENT ELECTIVES.

• STUDENTS WHO ARE ENROLLED IN BOTH A WORLD LANGUAGE AND A

MUSIC WILL TAKE HEALTH DURING THEIR LUNCHTIME. (THEY CAN EAT

THEIR LUNCH, WHILE IN THIS CLASS!) MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS

TO FOLLOW.

PURPOSE OF HEALTH 7

• THE MAIN PURPOSE OF HEALTH 7 IS TO GIVE STUDENTS ENOUGH

INFORMATION AND SKILLS TO MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS AS THEY

ENTER JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL.

• WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME LEARNING HOW TO DEVELOP HEALTHY

FRIENDSHIPS AND PRACTICING REFUSAL SKILLS.

COURSE CONTENT

• DECISION MAKING• MENTAL HEALTH

• GOAL SETTING• NUTRITION/FITNESS• DRUG PREVENTION• DISEASE PREVENTION• HEALTHY SEXUAL CHOICES

WELCOME TO HOLMES!

• FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANY SCIENCE OR HEALTH QUESTIONS!

• DIANNA HENRICKSON

• DHENRICKSON@DJUSD.NET

EXPLORATORY CLUSTER

• ROTATING INTRODUCTORY CLASSES

• HANDS-ON, PROJECT-BASED

LEARNING

• LEARN ABOUT ELECTIVE OPTIONS FOR

8TH AND 9TH GRADE

• CAREER EXPLORATION

• LITTLE TO NO HOMEWORK

➢Health 7**

Plus 3 quarters of some combination of the following:

➢Exploring Art➢Computer Arts➢ASL➢Skills➢TBD

** Required course

COMPUTER ARTS

•WORD PROCESSING

•KEYBOARDING

•INTERNET USE & DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP

•SPREADSHEETS

•COMPUTER ART

•ANIMATION

•PRESENTATIONS

•LEGO ROBOTS

EXPLORING ART

• EXPLORATORY, INQUIRY-BASED AND HANDS-ON

ACTIVITIES

• BASIC SKILLS INSTRUCTION & PRACTICE

• THEMATIC INTERDISCIPLINARY UNITS BASED ON

WORKS OF ART BY FOCUS ARTISTS

APPLICATION OF SKILLS:

•DRAWING

•PAINTING

•COMPOSITION

•PERSPECTIVE

•COLOR THEORY

WORLD LANGUAGE COURSES AT HOLMES

• SPANISH 1 OR 2 AND FRENCH 1 ARE AVAILABLE TO 7TH GRADERS

• THERE IS NO WORLD LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL IN DJUSD. UC’S AND CSU’S

REQUIRE 2 YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL WORLD LANGUAGE, AND RECOMMEND 3 YEARS

• COURSES COMPLETED IN THE 7TH OR 8TH GRADE WILL NOT COUNT AS EARNED UNITS TOWARDS HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION

• STUDENTS WHO BEGIN WORLD LANGUAGE BEFORE THE 9TH GRADE MUST TAKE THE SAME LANGUAGE IN THE

9TH GRADE TO VALIDATE COURSES TAKEN IN 7TH AND 8TH GRADE. FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDENT WHO TAKES

FRENCH 1 IN THE 8TH GRADE AND FRENCH 2 IN THE 9TH GRADE WILL MEET THE 2 YEAR UC/CSU MINIMUM

REQUIREMENT.

• LEVEL 1 OF A WORLD LANGUAGE IS RECOMMENDED FOR 7TH GRADERS WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMIT TO UP TO

20 MINUTES OF HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE PER NIGHT

• SPANISH LEVEL 2 IS THE APPROPRIATE FIRST COURSE FOR MOST IMMERSION STUDENTS AND NATIVE SPANISH

SPEAKERS WHO ARE ABLE TO COMMIT TO UP TO 20 MINUTES OF HOMEWORK AND PRACTICE PER NIGHT

MERCI, GRACIAS, DANKE, XIÈ XIÈ , ARIGATÕ!

HOLMES WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT

SEE COURSE CATALOG FOR DESCRIPTIONS OF:

•BAND

•ORCHESTRA

•CHORUS (NO EXPERIENCE REQUIRED)

•PHYSICAL EDUCATION 7

FINAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

• COURSE REQUEST SHEETS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15TH

• PLEASE ENTER YOUR COURSES IN STUDENTCONNECT FOLLOWING THE INSTRUCTIONS

THAT WERE EMAILED TO YOU. THEN SEND A PICTURE OR SCAN OF THE COURSE

REQUEST SHEET TO ESHIELDS@DJUSD.NET, OR MAIL IT TO HOLMES AT:

1220 DREXEL DRIVE, DAVIS, CA 95616

(OR BRING IT WITH YOU TO SCHEDULE PICKUP IN AUGUST IF NECESSARY)

• REGISTRATION INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED TO THE STUDENT’S HOME ADDRESS AT

THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST

• SIGN UP FOR THE FABULOUS HOLMES PTA AT HTTPS://HJHPTA.ORG/

-MEETINGS ARE GENERALLY THE 4TH THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT 7PM. PLEASE JOIN US!

**IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT VACCINES!**

• WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO MAKE NON-URGENT APPOINTMENTS AT THIS TIME BUT

WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THE STATE VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR 7TH GRADE. YOU

MAY TURN IN OR MAIL IMMUNIZATIONS UP UNTIL FRIDAY AUGUST 14TH. AFTER AUGUST 14TH YOU WILL

NEED TO BRING UPDATED RECORDS TO YOUR SCHEDULE PICK-UP DAY IN ORDER FOR YOUR CHILD TO

RECEIVE A SCHEDULE.

• ALL INCOMING 7TH GRADERS MUST HAVE PROOF OF A TDAP (GIVEN ON OR AFTER THE 7TH BIRTHDAY)

AND A SECOND DOSE OF THE VARICELLA (CHICKENPOX) VACCINE. YOU MAY TURN IN PROOF OF

VACCINES IN THREE WAYS:

• 1. MAIL TO THE DISTRICT OFFICE: DJUSD 526 B STREET, DAVIS CA 95616 ATTN: KORLYN GIBSON

• 2. DROP OFF AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE ON B STREET, MAIN ENTRANCE MAIL SLOT BY THE DOOR,

ENVELOPE MARKED ATTN: KORLYN GIBSON

• 3. SCAN AND E-MAIL TO KORLYN GIBSON AT KGIBSON@DJUSD.NET