Skills For Living                                                            7th Grade           

3rd 9 weeks     Spring 2008

 

Subject areas to be covered:

·        Manners and Etiquette

·        Consumer Issues

·        Beginning Baby Sitting

·        Friendship

·        Basic Hand Sewing and Embroidery

·        Basic Nutrition

·        Reading Recipes and Proper Kitchen Measuring

 

Class Rules & Procedures:

1.      Respect.  Respect yourself and others.

2.      Talk when it is your turn and at appropriate times.  If in doubt, don’t talk.

3.      Be on time to class.  When the bell rings, you should be writing in your agenda.

4.      Bring expand-a-file/binder, agenda, and pencil or pen to class every day.

5.      Hands to yourself and on your own stuff at all times.

6.      Sit in your assigned seat.

7.      Take care of class equipment and supplies.  Be prepared to replace or repair equipment you break by misuse or abuse.

8.      Follow MNMS handbook rules.

 

      Consequences for poor behavior choices:  pink slips (3 pink slips = detention), discipline report, office referral, detention, &/or other measures in which your parents, principals, & I agree.

 

 

Class Supplies:

 

·        Binder, paper, pen or pencil, and agenda should be brought to class each day.  Label a divider, “Skills For Living” in the binder you are using for your core classes.  Students will not be checked out a book for this class, therefore papers to be used to study for tests &/or quizzes will be kept in their binder.   (A binder grade will be taken on Friday, January 11.  A 100% will be recorded for having a labeled divider, paper, pen or pencil and agenda.  10% off each day late on the binder grade.)

 

·        Donations of the any of the following extra items families may have would be greatly appreciated:  scrap fabric, embroidery floss, facial tissues (Kleenex), spools of thread, ream of copy paper, paper plates.

 

Sewing Supply:

 

One premade pillowcase that is a solid color is needed to make a friendship pillowcase and is due in class by January 17.

 

WASH PILLOWCASE BEFORE BRINGING IT TO CLASS!

 

 

Parents,

     Students are receiving a grade for getting their sewing supplies to class on time.  This grade is taken to encourage responsibility in the students.  If your child’s pillowcase will not be in class on time, please contact me.  Arrangements may be made to help & to have your child’s supplies on time if I get notice before January 11.  I can be contacted for questions or concerns at 324-2236 ext. 6516 or by email:  WoodardK@mustangps.org  I will get back to you as soon as possible.  Thanks!

 

 

Grading:

Grading for the Skills For Living class is calculated on total points.  The district grading scale as noted in the handbook will apply.  The following codes may help parents understand grades on ParentConnect.

            MW = Assignment has not been turned in &/or graded due to an excused absence.

            AW = Zero, the assignment was turned in, but all answers were incorrect.

            Z = Zero, student did not turn in the assignment. (The student may contact me to

                   discuss the possibility of turning in this assignment for partial credit.  Please

       understand that this will not be possible after graded assignments have been

       passed back to other students.)

EXC = Assignment has been excused from student’s grade.