Teacher:

Kirsten Croswell

Email Address:

School Address:

7000 SW Wilson

Beaverton, OR

97008

School Phone:

503-356-2620

School Fax:

503-672-3644

Principal:

Curtis Semana

Assistant Principal:

Thao Do-Gwilliam

Student Manager:

Josh Porter

Counselors:

Marilee Carey-Gladney

Tom Polzin

Bilingual Facilitator:

Lyda Roberts

Secretaries:

Mary Orcutt-Peterson

Cathleen Jansen

Sue Neeway

Jill Erickson

Attendance Number:

503-356-2621

HP Website:

www.beaverton.k12.or.us/highland_park/

Highland Park Middle School

7th Grade Science

2017-2018 School Year

Welcome to the 2017-2018 school year here at Highland Park. This year will be filled with new experiences with your students, as well as some challenges. My hope is to work together to provide a great learning experience for each student. If you have questions, the best way to contact me is through email.

Progress Reports and Semester Report Cards will be sent to parents on: November 3rd--First Quarter, February 2nd--First Semester, April 13th--Third Quarter, June 20th --Second Semester

Academic Learning Targets for 7th grade science. Targets are intended to clearly identify and align the expected learning. These targets are consistent across all of the Beaverton middle schools. Science Inquiry and Engineering will be embedded within each content target.

ALT 1 - Scientific Inquiry

ALT 2 - Engineering and Design

ALT 3 - Landform Change

ALT 4 - Weather, Climate and Human Impact

ALT 5 - Cell Processes and Heredity

ALT 6 - Forces and Interaction

ALT 7 - Waves and Electromagnetic Radiation

Rubrics. Please see the rubrics associated with the learning targets for this class.

Explanation of Learning Target Marks (All Rubrics will be on a 4 point scale):

4 = Highly Proficient

3 = Proficient

2 = Nearing Proficiency

1 = Working Toward Proficiency

* = Not Assessed this marking period

Personal Management / Behavior Learning Targets. All Beaverton middle school students will be assessed on how students can: manage responsibilities, self-directed learning, and communicate and work effectively within a team or group.

Behavioral Learning Target Marks will be reported separately from academic learning targets using the following marks:

C/I = Consistently/Independently

G = Generally

R = Rarely/Sometimes (Needs Improvement)

Website.

I will be using Canvas this year to post our weekly schedule, any upcoming assignments, and other helpful links.

District Goal: WE empower all students to achieve post-high school success