2020-'21 7th Grade Blog

  --- The students will be helping pack up the classrooms for the summer retrofitting project, so FREE DRESS all week (Tues., Wed. & Thurs.). --- Remember that all days are minimum days and that Friday will only consist of a coordinating Zoom call starting at 9:00 AM. --- The students currently at school will clean out their desks completely on Tuesday and will not need anything but iPads on Wednesday and Thursday.  All distance learners need to drop off their books on Tuesday June 1st. --- Detention: If a student in detention did not come to school on Friday to help with graduation set up, we will be hosting a detention on Tuesday after school. It will be on Ms. Cottura's Zoom line and she will send an email with the time.  --- Report cards and STAR reports will be distributed on Thursday. If you have any questions, please let me know. Mr. K.

 Two full weeks of school left !!!  

 

1.      I hope everyone has a nice National Lemonade day holiday today. I will send the schedule via separate blog since it is currently not loading. 2.     Please be aware there will be no Friday zoom call with me this week after online mass. I am having a minor surgery that day. The dr. says I may be out for the first couple of days the following week, but I will try to come in. If I must stay home, I will conduct class over zoom with Ms. Cottura in the classroom. 3.    As you will see in this week's schedule, this will be our last STAR testing week. Math will be Tuesday afternoon and Reading will be Thursday morning. 4.   I had a question about confirmation fees.  In brief, the fee includes: --- the fees paid to the retreat coordinator, his assistant and the materials they provided. --- the fee to the Archdiocese who charges the school per student. --- the fee to the presiding clergy members, in this case, Fr. Marvin, Deacon Abbie and Deac...

Minimum Day Monday: Students dismissed at 12:30 PM. Please be prompt for pick up. Confirmation: Don't forget to fill out your RSVP form.   Must be filled out completely by Wednesday to attend the ceremony.  Of course, everyone must wear masks at the ceremony. Students should arrive no later than 3:40 PM. There is an assigned pew for seating for each family

 On Friday, we will have an online Confirmation Retreat led by an outside facilitator.  I think it's starting at 9 or 9:30 AM, but will find out and forward the info. These are the quizzes and tests for the week. I will email them to the distance learner's adult proctor on the day of the test.   Monday: Math quiz; 9:15 AM Tuesday: Vocab Chap Test 16 ; 11 AM Wednesday: Grammar Quiz; lessons 1-3; 8:15 AM Thursday: Religion Chap 6; 11 AM

 We are starting the last book of the year. It is a non-fiction book about Teddy Roosevelt's exploration of the Amazon River after his presidency.  The Amazon link is a attached. Students can take out of a library or purchase it in any format, including E-book.  First test is April 29th so please help them get it soon. https://smile.amazon.com/Death-River-Doubt-Roosevelts-Adventure/dp/0545709164/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=river+of+doubt&qid=1618513078&sr=8-2

As you will see, we will have tests on Tuesday in Religion and Thursday in Lit. I will send out the tests shortly before they will be taken. Please do not provide to students in advance and please make sure students do not use books, phones or iPads when taking them.  

 1.  A Confirmation Packet with details about rules, procedures and fees will be sent out later this week. Students have until April 16th to supply their sponsor's name and saint's name. 2.  On Wednesday, there will be a grammar test and a vocab test. Those students who are distance learning must either come to school at 3 PM to take the tests or have their parents email me and make arrangements to give the students the test in their presence (with no access to electronics) and to send me an email of the answer sheet. 3. No school on Friday and minimum day on Thursday.  

CONFIRMATION INFO I have had some recent request for details about how to dress for Confirmation. This dress code document will be sent home in a bigger packet next week, but I posted it to Google Classroom for the students today so I am also sharing it with you today. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------    DRESS CODE FOR CONFIRMATION   BOYS:   • Boys should wear dress slacks, a long-sleeved dress shirt and a tie.  Of course, boys may also wear suits and ties or slacks and sport coats with a tie.  All dress shirts must be neatly tucked in.   • Pants must be neatly hemmed or cuffed at the heel .  A belt must be worn.   • Black or brown dress shoes must be worn with dark colored socks. No athletic shoes of any kind are permitted. No Vans and No Jordans   ABSOLUTELY NO JEANS, CARGO OR BAGGY PANTS, POLO SHIRTS OR ATHLETIC SHOES WILL BE ALLOWED. ...

 Confirmation is April 30th at 4 PM

 There is no need to sign and return the STAR Test reports. That was the original procedure, but it was abandoned several years ago even though the format is still the same. 

 Confirmation:   April 30th at 4 PM    WE'RE OFF THIS FRIDAY

 Parents: If your child was awarded an In N Out certificate it is only because the school received them for free and  five were guven to each class. Ms. Cottura and I used the old popsicle stick container to pull names at random. No more meaning than that.  I thought it wasn't happening until Thursday,  or I would have sent an explanation home. Mr. K.

 

 Confirmation is April 30th at 4 PM

 If you did not notice in Mrs. Fitzpatrick's last newsletter, Confirmation will be on Friday, April 30th. The 8th Grade will be confirmed at 1 PM and the 7th Grade will be confirmed at 4 PM. The ceremonies will be held outdoors in our schoolyard and Father Marvin will preside. More details will follow as the date nears.

 Please take note that Friday, February 12th is a minimum day. There will be a literature test that day will be accessible at 11:45 AM and the student are done after they upload that test. The schedule has one thing wrong. There is no Detention on Friday due to the minimum day.

 Mrs. Fitzpatrick revised the plans for Friday mass and now allows classes to watch the recorded mass later on Friday and not sign on to watch it live at 8:00 AM. Therefore, the distance learning Friday schedule now will start at 8:45 AM for 7th Graders with watching the recorded mass on Facebook. Then, we will have the daily coordination call where assignments will be described and any quizzes or tests given.  Assignments are usually due by end of day (3:00 PM), but quizzes and tests will typically be due a much shorter time frame.    Detention will continue to be at 1PM on Fridays. Students will receive an email directing them to the Zoom line for whatever teacher is the Detention Proctor for that week.

 STAR Testing Week. Monday morning is Math and Reading will be Tuesday afternoon.