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Sells Middle School
Seventh Grade
Curriculum Night
PTO Involvement
 Introducing 2015-16
President Corinne Rogers
 Membership
 Committees
• Leaders/ Co-leaders
• Volunteering
 How does PTO contribute?
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Student Recognition
Market Day
Canteens
Athletics Concessions
Staff Hospitality
Sell-a-bration
Special Guests/Presentations
Supporting School Initiatives
Gifts to the School
7th Grade Teams
The entire seventh grade will be divided into teams.
Teams will be balanced according to:
– Academics
– Gender
– Music choice
Typical Day for a 7th Grader
There are 8 periods in the day.
• 5 Academic Periods
• Math
• Science
• Social Studies
• Language Arts
Core Academic Classes
• Students are placed in all academic classes.
• Science and Social Studies will be every day all
year.
• Language Arts will be two periods.
• Math – Students will be placed into the
appropriate math course based on multiple data
points.
Math Criteria for Placement
A Typical Day con’t
• Lunch (30 minutes)
• 2 Required Related Arts Classes
• #1 Music/SC (every other day) OR SC (all year every
day).
• #2 PE/Art/Health (one trimester each)
The Benefits of SC
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Homework completion
Focused Learning
Teacher Assistance
Library time
Silent Reading
Organizational Skills
Scheduling
• Course Selection Sheets have been sent home with
students.
• Select Related Arts Block 1
• Parent signature required and complete all contact
information.
• Your counselor will place your child in the
appropriate math course according to 6th grade math
placement.
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Return to your child’s classroom teacher by April
17th, 2015.
Get Involved
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Sports
Canteens
Student Council
Math Counts
Jr TI
Art Club
Ski Club
• Yearbook
• Drama Club
House Bill 487
- College Credit Plus •
As defined in Ohio House Bill 487, all public secondary schools and all public
colleges must provide an opportunity for academically eligible students in
grades 7-12 to take college coursework.
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College Credit Plus is a program that gives students an opportunity to be
enrolled in both high school and college coursework at the same time.
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College Credit Plus replaces Ohio’s Post-Secondary Enrollment Options
program (PSEO) and all dual enrollment programs.
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The majority of these classes will be offered on the campuses of these
universities.
– Columbus State Community College (CSCC)
– The Ohio State University (OSU)
Summer Mailing
• You will receive a mailing from Sells with
the start of school timeline.
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PTO Info
Sports Info
District Info
School Info
• Schedules will be available on the parent
dashboard in August (locker info
provided)
August Walk-through
• PTO School Supply Sale
– Activity Passes on Sale
– Yearbook
– Student pictures
• Dashboard
– Emergency Medical Authorization
forms
– Progressbook
Aug 20th 2015 12:00pm – 7:00pm
First Day of School
Wednesday, August 26th 2015
• All 7th grade students report to your Home
base with your supplies
www.dublinschools.net/sells
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Principal’s Messages
Guidance Information
Team Information-teacher links and assignments
Parent Dashboard
Lunch Payments
Athletics
Report Bullying