Welcome, Students!Mrs. Mays–

7th Grade Language Arts

Welcome to 7th grade!

All About Me• My background– I grew up in Topeka.– I attended West Avondale and Stout

Elementary School, Jardine Middle School, Topeka High School, and Bethany College.

• My experience– I’ve been teaching for 13 years.– I have also taught at Chase Middle School and

Ross Elementary as the PE teacher but Landon 7th grade Language Arts is my favorite.

• My husband– Brian

• My child– Brynna

• Our pets– Porsche

– Izzy

My Family

My Goals• To give you the academic and social skills

you need to survive in 7th grade.• To provide a supportive and fun classroom

environment.• To help you learn the following things:– how to research for projects– how to correctly do daily editing– how to use grammar appropriately– how to create writing projects

Mrs. Mays

Language Arts

7th grade core classes• The subjects you cover during 7th grade

are:– Reading- Mr. Lavin– Math- Mrs. Davids– Science- Mrs. Villahermosa– Social studies- Mr. Meyer

Writing- Mrs. Mays• We will be doing 3 research writing

assignments.• We will do a narrative writing piece.• We will do a persuasive writing piece.• We will do an autobiography piece.

Reading• We will be doing some projects with the

novels and vocabulary from Mr. Lavin’s class.

Math• You will study hard and prepare for the

state standards test in the spring.

Science• You will find yourself busy with

experiments and ideas for the science fair.

Social Studies• The research projects that will we be doing

will have to do with the material you are learning from Mr. Meyer’s class.– Kansas History– Geography

Our Classroom CommunityMrs. Mays– 7th Grade

Class Rules• Our classroom is a community. In our community,

we have rules to help us get along with each other.• Our class rules are:

– Must be in the room by the time the tardy bell rings, or you will be counted tardy.

– Gum will be allowed if it is not disrupting the class. No candy unless given by Mrs. Mays.

– Bring all materials to class. This includes 3-ringed notebook with notebook paper, planner, pencil/ (red) pens, and assignment(s).

– Respect is expected! – The bell does not dismiss you, I will.

Homework and Websites• I do not assign homework every night. You

might need to finish rough drafts or grammar assignments periodically during the year.

• Your vocabulary packets are due on Fridays.

• There are several websites that you can visit to study while at home.– http://landon-mays.wikispaces.com

• Here you will find a copy of the late work policy– www.studystacks.com

Let’s Have a Great Year!