7 Houtsinger
Mr. Dan Houtsinger – Email
Seventh Grade
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We’ve had a fantastic beginning to the 2009-2010 school year. Students had the opportunity, thanks to the Kashian Family Foundation, to complete a CPR training course. Students were then to use their own training kit to train their friends and family. So far, we have trained over 400 people in basic CPR. http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1618282.html
Students also completed a Mission Statement in class. They examined themselves in light of their spiritual, social, physical, and mental abilities, then formed a mission statement for their lives. With this information they created a poster that represented their mission statement.
We will begin reading Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry after students finish writing their narratives. We will be practicing the ability to identify different literary elements within the novel as well as improving our reading comprehension.
In Math we are using the Accelerated Math software from Renaissance Learning (renlearn.com) to supplement our curriculum. Students who need intervention will be identified and helped through this assessment tool. Students who are able to work ahead and master the material may complete the 7th grade material and begin working on Algebra.
One of my goals in using Accelerated Math is to create independent learners and problem solvers. A former student (who is now in Honor’s Geometry in High School) stopped by and said this about the Accelerated Math program: “At first I was frustrated that I had to look in my book for the answers to problems before I could talk to you, but now I can find the answers on my own and I don’t have to ask the teacher for help very often.” As painful as this process can sometimes be in the moment, it truly works to create self-reliant, problem solving students.
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