7th Grade Syllabus - Geary County Schools USD 475

maflordelizarussell@usd475.org
(785) 717 4849
Ma. Flordeliza R. Russell (Science Teacher Team 5)
Welcome parents and students to school year 2012-2013! I am looking forward to this school year. With parent’s
help and support, this will be an interesting and productive year! If there are any questions, please do not hesitate
to call. In order to ensure that parents/students have read and understand the following information, please
return the signed recognition form at the end of this packet.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
7 th grade Science will cover both life and physical science. The goal of the seventh grade science curriculum is to
help students develop into competent and literate individuals in accordance with state science standards. This goal
will be achieved by lecture, discussions, hands-on investigative discovery through experiments, real-life practical
applications, and putting forth student’s best efforts. The following will be covered:
Science Processes
Populations and Ecosystems
Matter and Energy
Forces and Motion
Earth History
Planetary Science
Health and Human Sexuality
CLASSROOM RULES AND EXPECTATIONS
1. Always come to class prepared with all necessary supplies (sharpened pencil, agenda, notebook and paper)
and on time, students will be counted as tardy when not in the class on time unless a signed note from
other teachers, principals, hall monitors, and counselors is presented to the teacher.
2. Respect everyone and the property of the school at all times. JCMS does not tolerate bullying.
3. Food is limited to the cafeteria, unless for medical reasons. In this case, please let me know if your child
has medical conditions that I need to accommodate for him to bring food.
4. Positive attitude and willingness to learn is expected of the students.
5. Missing work/experiments due to an excused absence will be graded for full credit; however it is the
student’s responsibility to ask/arrange with the teacher for experiments to complete the missing
assignment.
QUIZZES
Every quiz/test is announced two days prior, and review activities and review notes will be provided. However,
pop quiz will not be announced. In case of an absence, a student will be given the same opportunity as above
before students make up for the quiz/test.

GRADING
100%– A+ 73.5% – C
93.5% – A 69.5% – C-
89.5% – A- 67.5%– D+
87.5% – B+ 63.5% – D
83.5% – B 59.5 %– D-
79.5%- B- 50% F
77.5% – C+
WEIGHTING OF GRADES
Tests/Quizzes/Projects 60%
Daily work/In-Class Work/Experiments 30%
PRESS 10%
MISSING ASSIGNMENTS NOTIFICATION
Parents will be notified of student’s missing assignments at the end of each week via email. Also, you can access
your student’s progress in my class through the parent portal in Infinite Campus. If you are new to USD 475 please
visit the counseling center to have you set-up for the parent portal.
END of 6-WEEK GRADING PERIOD –
All assignments are due by the last day of the 6-week grading period unless a student was absent. If
absent, the student gets 2 days for each day they were excused absent to make up their work.
SCIENCE STATE TEST
Important! There is a Science State Test sometime in April, a letter will be sent to you before the test to
remind you and your student. The teacher get lots of surprise faces whenever the letter information is sent, so
please keep Science in mind when it comes to State Tests.
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7 th Grade Science Syllabus Acknowledgement
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