1. Mrs. Sharrow – team leader Mrs. Yescavage Miss Devitt Mr. Maholick Welcome to the 7 Maroon Team We can usually be reached as a team Mon – Wed – Fri 12:50-1:20 By calling 610-377-6535 ask for Mrs. Sharrow’s room

2. 7 th Grade Courses Core Classes – Life Science – Mrs. Sharrow Language Arts – Mrs. Yescavage Mathematics – Miss Devitt History – Mr. Maholick Exploratory Classes – Environment and Ecology Learning Strategies Math Applications Economics and International Trade

3. CAT Classes Semester – Reading – Mrs. Hoffman ( half year) Physical Ed. – Miss Scherer Mr. Sharrow Mrs. Quinn Quarter Courses – Art – Mrs. Micheletti (1 marking period) Industrial Tech – Mr. Koch SFA (Skills for Adolescences) -Mrs. Quinn Software Applications – Mr. Bachert

4. Study of living things, their composition, how they grow, how they function and how they interact with other organisms in their environment. Life Science The textbook is Life iScience

5. A quarter course designed to help students understand and appreciate their environment and its many problems, as well as how organisms interact with each other and their environment. Environment and Ecology The textbook is Life iScience

6. Introduction Mrs. Sharrow BS in Secondary Education with a concentration in Biology 23 rd year teaching 7 th grade Life Science in the Lehighton Area Middle School This room was my 10 th grade Biology classroom.

7. Chapter Procedures Introduce Chapter with Chapter vocabulary Usually one lesson quiz per chapter Will use some worksheets to reinforce or practice a concept To end each chapter students will be assigned the Chapter review to prepare for the test. The test is announced at least 2 days prior and the day before the test we will review in class. Study vocab, notes, outlines, worksheets, etc for the test

8. Participation Coupons (instead of extra credit) EARN Participating in class Winning test review PAT games USE To improve your Marking Period grade Buy things … worksheets, pencils, notebooks, etc. Borrow a Science textbook

9. Homework Help Names are posted usually on Monday Students have until Wednesday at 2:00 to make up their work (less than 3 owed assignments) Students are given a Homework Help notice Homework Help is held on Thursday 2:20 until 2:45. (If there is a faculty meeting I may need to schedule Homework Help on a different day) * Students are frequently given a missing assignment slip so they know what they owe.

10. Power school You can access your child’s grades, attendance, and assignments at anytime from a computer at the following website I try to put assignments on Power school on Friday for the following week and I enter scores daily. When I enter scores I will use a 0 with a missing icon if I do not have a grade for that assignment. This leaves me know that I didn’t get the assignment from that student yet and leaves you know that it wasn’t turned in yet. I will use this procedure even when a student is absent. https://lasd.powerschool.com/public/

11. My Website You can access worksheets, Power points, class notes, drawings, etc. as well as homework assignments and more. You can get to my website through the District site and using a directory search for Mrs. Sharrow or by using the link below. I usually update the homework on Friday for the following week. http://websites.pdesas.org/ysharrow/default.aspx

12. Communication I prefer to communicate via email at ysharrow@lehighton.org ysharrow@lehighton.org I check email several times a day. Or you can call and leave a message in the office and I’ll return your call. (610)377-6535 The entire team can be reached (M-W-F 12:50 to 1:20) by calling the Middle School number and asking for Mrs. Sharrow’s room.

13. Thank you for coming to Meet the Teacher Night Please be sure to take an Important Websites paper on my desk if you didn’t get one. Good Night.