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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 19:10:31 GMT</pubDate>
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&lt;P&gt;Welcome 7th Graders!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This is an important year as your student begins the transition into junior high school.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;This year they will be taking the state writing evaluation in the spring.&amp;nbsp; It is important that they feel comfortable writing in many different styles such as; Expository, Persuasive and Response to Literature.&amp;nbsp; The grid is set up so that they will have many opportunities to practice their writing skills throughout the year.&amp;nbsp; If they are using a different curriculum and need supplemental writing practice, make sure to check out the M.E.S.H. drawers for a variety of writing exercises. Students and families are encouraged to take full advantage of enrichment courses that focus on writing that are offered throughout the year.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The seventh grade level project is a Renaissance/Medieval History report.&amp;nbsp; Your student can research a person, event, or artwork for the time period OR they may opt to do a Life Science Report, choosing a topic from the text.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;We have many exciting enrichment classes that will be offered this year.&amp;nbsp; In addition, there are many additional opportunities for your student to be involved in such as; Battle of the Books, Odyssey of the Mind and our new Community Outreach that will be highlighted each month in the Acorn.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Please contact your resource teacher or Donna Roberts if you have any questions regarding the 7th grade curriculum.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;mailto:doroberts@kern.org&quot;&gt;doroberts@kern.org&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 852-6733&lt;BR&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
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&lt;P style=&quot;MARGIN: 0pt&quot; class=MsoNormal&gt;&lt;A href=&quot;http://wwwstatic.kern.org/gems/valleyOaks/7thgrade20112012Grid.pdf&quot;&gt;Assignments for the Year&lt;/A&gt;&amp;nbsp;View and print a week by week grid of your assignments for the 2011 - 2012 school year&lt;/P&gt;
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