Welcome!

•Mr. Greg Beyerle•gbeyerle@cbsd.orghttp://www.cbsd.org/Domain/2753

•Mrs. Meghann Campbellmecampbell@cbsd.orghttp://www.cbsd.org/Domain/1766

7th Grade Special Education Teachers

Read180 Rotation Model

Small Group Instruction20 minutes

Whole Group Wrap-up10 minutes

Instructional Software(Computer)20 minutes

Independent Reading20 minutes

Whole Group Instruction20 minutes

Focus Themes-

Identity Crisis

• Vocabulary/Word Study: target vocabulary, verb endings, and word families• Comprehension: Story Elements of setting, character, plot, theme• Comprehension: Literary elements of rhyme, repetition, theme• Grammar: Correcting run-on sentences• Grammar: Using correct word order• Writing: Literature response• Meet the Author: Shirley Jackson• Functional Literacy: Evaluating a Book review

Focus Themes-

When Disaster Strikes

• Vocabulary/Word Study: target vocabulary, prefixes/suffixes• Comprehension: Sequence of Events• Text Feature: Reading a Diagram• Grammar: Correcting sentence fragments• Grammar: Using capitals• Writing: Narrative paragraph• Careers: EMT-Paramedic• Functional Literacy: Following CPR instructions

Focus Themes-

Alien Invaders

• Vocabulary/Word Study: target vocabulary, idioms, and using a dictionary• Comprehension: Cause and Effect• Grammar: Using Subject and Object Pronouns• Grammar: Avoiding Double Negatives• Writing: Persuasive Paragraph• Careers: Wild Animal Keeper• Real-World Skills: Reading a Public Notice

Focus Themes-

Streets of Harlem

• Vocabulary/Word Study: target vocabulary, multiple meaning words, Latin roots• Comprehension: Making Inferences• Grammar: Using Subject and Object Pronouns• Grammar: Using adverbs, sentence fragments• Writing: Personal Narrative• Careers: Author• Real-World Skills: Reading a Website

Focus Themes-

Stolen Childhoods

Vocabulary/Word Study: target vocabulary, using a dictionary, multiple-meaning words• Comprehension: Summarizing• Grammar: verb tenses, commas in a series• Writing: Expository Summary• Careers: Factory Worker• Real-World Skills: Filling Out a Job Form

Novels

Weekly Home Assignments-• Reading passage and

comprehension questions that focus on:

- Finding the main idea- Recalling facts- Inferencing- Synonyms/antonyms• Novel questions, projects, and

other assignments. • Organizing binders and review

of assignment book

Course Grades-

• Separate grade for reading (7A) and English (7B).

• Grades are determined using the following categories:

- Formative (homework, classwork)

- Summative (tests, quizzes, projects)

Academic Honesty• Unami is an environment which values honesty, courtesy,

consideration, and concern for others. Students at Unami are expected to make ethical choices regarding academic behavior. In order to achieve great things, students must practice academic honesty at all times.

• Consequences for lying, copying, cheating, and plagiarizing are serious. They are school-wide and cumulative for all the years a student attends Unami Middle School. – First Offense – Second Offense – Third Offense

Team Gneiss- Upcoming activities

• Field Trips– “A Christmas Carol” at the Allentown Civic

Theater in December– Disney Nature Movie on Earth Day- April 2016– Spring Field Trip- TBD

• Team Activities– Team Spirit Days– Team Breakfasts

School Wide Activities

• Sports- – Football, Soccer, Field Hockey, Tennis,

Cheerleading, Wrestling, Basketball, Track, Softball, Baseball

• Clubs- – Drama, OPUS, Trowel and Plow, French

Club, Reading Olympics, Color Guard, Science Olympiad, Newspaper, Yearbook, Student Council, Select Chorus, Select Strings, Jazz Band, and many more….

Parents’ tasks

• 3 – 2 – 1 Activity

• Progress report form

Important Sites-

• Teacher SitesHomework, important

dates for projects and tests, web links, etc.

• Parent PortalGrades for completed

assignments