St. Mary School of Rockwood at 32447 Church St., Rockwood, MI 48173 US - Seventh Grade
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Seventh Grade
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Language Arts classes in Mrs. Otten’s room for grades seven and eight focus on oral and written communication skills. The content is challenging to prepare students for high school, and motivating to foster students’ critical thinking skills. Many students find the work exciting and fun. Virtually any returning St. Mary’s graduate feels he/she was well prepared for high school English. Students practice sharing their classroom work every day through classroom discussions and through special oral research reports. In addition they learn to write and deliver more formal speeches. By the end of the year they have learned to treat the camera as another audience member. Great emphasis is given to all written work. Creative writing skills are practiced. Students focus on learning to write a better than good essay while remembering all they learned about topic sentences, grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Research skills and referencing skills are introduced and used in their essays. Various contests are entered throughout the year with very satisfying results. We have had both regional and state winners. Stretching the imagination, putting life experience to work, and solving problems all take place in Mrs. Otten’s classroom where every child is treated with respect and dignity. Students are pushed to do and be their best while they “Pray, Work, Study, Play, and Serve Others in Christ’s Name.
Classroom News
The school year is well underway. The time has literally 'flown by' and it will continue to do so. The junior high students have been very busy reviewing what it takes to be a great writer. They are honing their writing skills. They are writing essays and will soon be turning these essays into speeches that they will perfom in front of their classmates. The year is so full of challenges for your junior high student. Please help him/her be the best steward of his/her God given gifts. Please listen and help your child with memorizations and speeches; he/she needs to practice these assignments at home. Please check below for due dates on major assignments, and ask your child if he/she is prepared with the work on the due dates. I appreciate your help and your student will, hopefully, appreciate your input and guidance. Please continue to pray for us as we 'Pray, Work, Study, Play, and Serve Others in Christ's Name.'
Thank you.
Mrs. Ruth Otten
NO HELP SESSIONS FOR 6TH GRADERS - see notice below
Due to lack of interest, there will be no help sessions on Friday mornings for the 6th grade students. If any sixth grader is interested in getting extra help, please see Mrs. Otten to schedule an appointment.
Mrs. Otten will, however, continue to conduct help sessions on Wednesday mornings at 7:30 A.M. for the 7th and 8th graders.
Open House Information
6th Grade Letter
7th & 8th Grade Letter
Camcorder Disk Letter
Assignments
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Amigo Brothers and Reflections on the Civil War Research Activities |
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Due Dates
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 - 7th and 8th Vocab Unit 4
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 - Door Assignment (See Above)
Student Reading Assessment
- Rose #8 – Venus's Flytraps
- Rose #9 – Danger – Keep Off!
- Orange #5 – Dogs That Have Known Me
- Orange #6 – On Land and Sea, Animals Produce Living Light
- Orange #8 – In War and Peace Humans Have Found Surprises in Ice
- Gold #3 – Rescuing Baby Jessica
Computer Projects
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Dates to Remember