+ welcome to gr. 7. + a bit about mr. bienvenu went through catholic education system in victoria:...
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+A bit about Mr. Bienvenu
Went through Catholic Education system in Victoria: St Patrick’s Elementary, St. Andrew’s Secondary
Graduated from High School at sixteen and then spent the next 7 years in University:
UNBC- Natural Resources Management
UVic: B.A. in History and English, BEd.
+Entering the Vocation of Teaching
Youth Leadership Groups, Recreation, Coaching
Practicums: Catholic Education System VS Public
+My Philosophy
Engaging students in learning: learning targets, involvement in choosing content, developing rubrics and discussing assessment, accessing student strengths.
Learning Community: Safe and supportive classroom, peers, teacher, parents, priest, support staff all involved.
+Religion:
Term 1:Christian Identity Confirmation Preparation, Service, Saints and the Beatitudes, The Creed and a Foundation of Faith, Exploring the Gospels
Term 2: A Christian Way of Life Confirmation Prep. Sacraments and Sacramentals, Exploring the Liturgy of the Word, Pentecost and the Holy Spirit, Vocations Trip
Term 3: Our Christian Mission Easter and Pentecost, Confirmation Preparation, Chastity Education, Development and Peace Project
Ongoing: Scripture Study, Student Led Prayer, Rosary, Saints of the Week, Sunday Mass Journals,
+Mathematics
Math Makes Sense 7 textbook in class this year.
Typical Lesson: Review, Teacher Modeling and Instruction, Exploration, Practice, Assess
Assessment formative (ongoing) and summative (at the end of a unit). Short quizzes, homework questions, reflections, word problems, and unit problems will all be part of assessment. A unit test will complete each unit.
Term 1 – Unit 1:Integers; Unit 2: Patterns and Relations;
Term 2 – Unit 3: Fractions, Decimals and Percents; Unit 4: Circles and Area; Unit 5: Operations and Fractions
Term 3 – Unit 6: Equations; Unit 7: Data Analysis; Unit 8:Geometry; Additional Topics and Review
+Language Arts
Read independently for at least 30 minutes each day, logging their reading and journaling (beginning this week)
Literature circles and at least one novel study (The Giver)
Vocabulary, grammar, sense of style and audience in their writing. Write well-developed paragraphs, essays, short stories, poems and more.
Nelson Literacy program texts
Students will also begin participating in a classroom blog and will generate and respond to material posted there.
Assessment: group work, reading response questions, projects, oral and written participation, presentations, written paragraphs and essays, quizzes, and tests.
+Social Studies Ancient Worlds
Draw connections between their own lives and the lives of others, particularly those who have been part of past civilizations; Concept of citizenship, Canadian Charter of Rights, implied rights and responsibilities of being a citizen of the world. Design and assess a realistic plan to address a real-world community or global issue.
Assessment: homework questions and reading responses, in class participation in discussions, short quizzes, projects, oral presentations and longer written responses. Students will also be given unit tests to complete each unit.
Term 1: Unit One: Connecting to the Past, Unit Two: Introduction to Civilization
Term 2 and 3:Unit Three: Exploring Ancient Civilizations, Unit Four: World Connections
+Science
BC Science 7 text.
Assessment will include: experiment reports, homework and in class questions, projects, oral and written participation, as well as short quizzes. Unit tests will follow each unit.
The content is broken down into three main organizers, Biology, Chemistry and Earth Science.
Term 1: Unit 1: Organisms and their Environment; Unit 2: Cycles in Ecosystems; Unit 3: Ecosystems and People
Term 2: Unit 1: Characteristics and Properties of Matter; Unit 2:Classifying Matter; Unit 3: Exploring Solutions and Mixtures
Term 3: Unit 1:The Earth’s Composition; Unit 2: Earth’s Moving Crust; Unit 3: Earth’s Changing Surfaces
+Art
Students will be asked to incorporate visual art into their projects, assignments and in class responses. We will look at a variety of art forms and will analyse visual arts styles from a variety of social, historical and cultural contexts.
In addition to the visual art that students will incorporate into their subject based assignments, we will spend a portion of each week engaged in an “art study” period. Students will be asked to look at a particular facet of the visual arts and will use that time to respond critically and creatively. Students will be asked to use the knowledge gained in the “art study” period to create their own works. Students will follow directions from the teacher to create art in a variety of styles and forms.
+Health and Career Education Set goals and create plans to help them achieve those goals.
Job types and identify skills that are transferable to a range of situations (time management, problem solving, etc.).
Analyse factors that influence personal health decisions and will describe strategies for attaining and maintaining physical, emotional and social health during puberty and adolescence.
Identify characteristics of healthy relationships and describe a variety of influences (both positive and negative) on relationships.
Identify and demonstrate behaviours that can prevent stereotyping, discrimination and bullying and will discuss factors that might influence substance misuse. Students will also work to identify strategies for being safe in a variety of situations.
+Field Trips And Special EventsThere are various field trips and special events proposed for
this year.
Term 1PE Outdoor Education: (Camp Elphinstone) Spirit Day-Optional weekend event (Religion)
Term 2Religion: Vocation Trip/Abbey Visit (Dec.)PE: Whistler Ski Trip (March)Science: Matter Mania, Chemistry (In Class)
Term 3Science – Dig It, Earth Science (In Class)P.E. – Disc Golf Grade 7 Farewell
Possible Geology Related Trip in the Third Term
+Homework Expectations
Talk to your child about homework (agenda check*)
Students in Grade 7 will have approximately an hour of nightly homework. Math and Language Arts will be assigned every night, while other subjects will be assigned only some nights.
Late Assignments: Must be completed. Student’s responsibility to catch up. I will inform you if three or more assignments late (or if a recurring issue)
Assessing: Math check up, teacher vs self assessment
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