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WELCOME TO

MRS. BRADLEY'S

SOCIAL STUDIES CLASS

THIS YEAR I HAVE 6 CLASSES OF 7TH GRADE WORLD GEOGRAPHY.  IN 7TH GRADE WE LOOK AT WORLD REGIONS AND SPECIFIC COUNTRIES.   IN ADDITION WE SPEND QUITE A BIT OF TIME STUDYING CHARTS, GRAPHS, TABLES, MAPS ETC., AS THESE SKILLS ARE TESTED ON THE TERRA NOVA TEST WHICH IS ADMINISTERED IN THE SPRING OF THE YEAR.   STUDENTS WILL BE ASKED TO READ AND DO THE VOCABULARY WORDS FOR EACH CHAPTER THAT WE DO.  THE YEAR IS NOT LONG ENOUGH FOR US TO COVER THE ENTIRE BOOK SO WE WILL SKIP AROUND.  AT PRESENT IT APPEARS THAT FOR EACH CHAPTER WE WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING TESTS:  A MATCHING AND A MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST OVER THE CHAPTER ON WHICH STUDENTS CAN USE THEIR BOOK, A SKILLS TEST WHICH IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE TCAP TEST IN THE SPRING, A MAP TEST AND A VOCABULARY TEST.  PARENTS CAN HELP THEIR STUDENTS STUDY FOR THE VOCABULARY AND MAP TESTS AND BY SIGNING OFF ON IN THE NOTEBOOK CAN HELP THEIR CHILD EARN 5 EXTRA POINTS ON THE TEST.

IN AN EFFORT TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME MORE ORGANIZED, I WOULD LIKE EACH STUDENT TO HAVE A 3-RING BINDER BETWEEN1/2 AND 1 INCH.  IN THIS BINDER WE WILL HAVE THE RULES FOR THE CLASS, A SHEET ON WHICH WE LIST ALL THE TESTS WE HAVE TAKEN WITH THE GRADES FOR EACH AND TWO SECTIONS WHERE WE KEEP OUR HOMEWORK AND OUR RETURNED TESTS.  PARENTS CAN THEN BY LOOKING AT THEIR STUDENTS BINDER TELL HOW THEY ARE DOING ON TESTS.  THIS IS WHERE THEY WILL ALSO SIGN OFF IF THEY HELP THEIR CHILD STUDY FOR THE MAP AND VOCABULARY TESTS.

AS PART OF MY EXTENDED CONTRACT I AM AVAILABLE FROM 7:30 - 8:00 EACH MORNING FOR INDIVIDUALIZED HELP WITH STUDENTS WHO NEED IT.  IF STUDENTS ARE HAVING TROUBLE WITH A PARTICULAR AREA OR JUST IN GENERAL IT IS USUALLY HELPFUL FOR THEM TO COME IN AND SEE ME.  THIS CAN BE ON A REGULAR BASIS OR AS NEEDED.   7TH GRADE IS A HARD YEAR FOR MANY STUDENTS BUT WITH HARD WORK AND STUDYING ALL STUDENTS SHOULD HAVE A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.