Announcements:

Upcoming Important Dates

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*10/7 - Evacuation Drill

*10/8 - Early Release

*10/9 - Hearing and Vision Screening

*10/8, 11/12, 12/10 - Upcoming Half Days - Dismissal 11:45

*11/24 - 11/25 - Half Day Conference Days - Dismissal 11:45

Conferences 1 - 8 PM on 11/24

Conferences 1 - 4 PM on 11/25

Here's what's happening on 7 Gold:

Literacy

Mrs. Foster- foster.rebecca@d46.org

Ms. Lamberti- lamberti.cinny@d46.org

Hello everyone! We are off to a great start this year. We have read a few stories, taken our first assessment and really created great routines in our classrooms. We are also happy to report we are just shy of 150 books read by our classes combined! Please ask them about what they are reading for their silent reading book!

We will be starting some small group work and writing our first narrative essays. Our narrative essay is still based off of the essential question from Unit 1 : What Can One Generation Learn From Another?

As alwasy, please contact us if you have any more questions.

Mrs. Foster and Ms. Lamberti

Social Studies

Mrs. Hull - hull.amanda@d46.org
E-learning google meet code: hullsocialscience

Welcome everyone!

In Social Studies, we finished our DBQ on the causes of the Civil War. We are going to start next week working on Hispanic Heritiage Month and doing a map and some research of a Latin American country. Students are encouraged to bring coloring supplies.

Please remind students to come to class with earbuds/headphones and a charged chromebook.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Amanda Hull

Math

Mr. Beltran- Beltran.Marcos@d46.org

Mrs. Stacy - stacy.sarah@d46.org

Hello Everyone!

We just took our Math Sub unit 1 quiz during class on Friday. Currently, we are working on Scale Drawing and this unit will last 2 more weeks.

Please make sure to remind student to come to school with a charged chromebook.

Math BTSN Presentation

Thank you to Mrs. Montondo for being our long term sub for the beginning of the year. She is not only our long term sub for mrs. Stacy but also a community member. Please Contact Mrs. Montondo and Mrs. Stacy, About any and all questions

Mr. Beltran and Mrs. Stacy

Science

Mrs. Zhang - zhang.hannah@d46.org

Dear parents/guardians,

We are now working on The Plastic Tide unit and will take about one month to finish this unit. Currently, we focus on exploring the atoms of matter, and students will start to discovery what the universe is made of.

I already reached out the students and parents/guardians who are still missing the lab safety contract, please turn it in as soon as possible because we don't want to miss you when we have our first chemical lab.

I also encourage you to check your student's Infinite Campus regularly. It is great to see we work together to make sure our students keep on task.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Thank you,

Hannah Zhang

7 Gold Bilingual

Mr. Dominguez - dominguezgarcia.jorge@d46.org

--- Bienvenidos a un nuevo curso ---

Yo seré el profesor de Spanish Language Arts (Español) y de Social Studies (en español). A través de este blog podrán mantenerse actualizados acerca de las actividades que se llevarán a cabo en nuestro departamento. Les deseo un curso lleno de emociones y de alegrías.

Estas primeras semanas de curso hemos aprendido a escribir una carta personal correctamente y hemos escrito una que debería de llegar a su destino.

Jorge Domínguez García

Reading Specialist

Ms. Everett- everett.jennifer@d46.org

Hello families! My name is Jennifer Everett and I’m the Reading Specialist working with your 7th grader this year. I’m excited to support their growth as readers and help them build confidence and strategies that last a lifetime.

Quick Tip: Encourage your child to talk about what they’re reading, even just a quick “What’s happening in your book?” at dinner or in the car. Talking about books makes reading more meaningful and fun!

Jennifer Everett

Special Education

Ms. Delaney- Fuetterer- fuetterer.meghan@d46.org

Welcome Panthers to an exciting 2025-2026 school year. I will be co teaching with Mrs. Foster in ELA and Mr. Beltran in Math. I have been getting to know the students in each of their classes and what they enjoy in school. I will support any students within the class and pull for testing/ accommodations they have in their IEP/ 504 plans. I am looking forward to having a great year.

Meghan Delaney

A Note About

PANTHER BLOCK

Panther Block is the first part of our day at GMS. During this time, students may attend band, choir, or specific individual interventions. Our school-wide focus for all students in a team-based WIN class is improvement in mathematics. Many students have the opportunity to work with their math teacher individually and in small groups, participate in reteaching of concepts learned in math class, and build skills that will prepare them for future success in math class. In addition, all GMS students have access to online math skill-building tools. For most students, those two tools are MATHia (connected to our grade level math resource) and DreamBox (a game-like tool that adapts to students' individual math performance), but can include many other online math tools determined by students' needs.

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Panther Block es la primera parte del día en GMS. Durante este tiempo, los estudiantes pueden asistir a banda, coro, o intervenciones individuales específicas. Nuestro enfoque en toda la escuela para todos los estudiantes en una clase WIN basada en el equipo es la mejora en matemáticas. Muchos estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de trabajar con su profesor de matemáticas individualmente y en pequeños grupos, participar en la reenseñanza de los conceptos aprendidos en la clase de matemáticas, y construir habilidades que los prepararán para el éxito futuro en la clase de matemáticas. Además, todos los alumnos de GMS tienen acceso a herramientas de desarrollo de habilidades matemáticas en línea. Para la mayoría de los estudiantes, esas dos herramientas son MATHia (conectada a nuestro recurso de matemáticas de nivel de grado) y DreamBox (una herramienta similar a un juego que se adapta al rendimiento individual de los estudiantes en matemáticas), pero puede incluir muchas otras herramientas de matemáticas en línea determinadas por las necesidades de los estudiantes.

Resource ELA

Mrs. Sell - sell.samantha@d46.org

For semester 1, the structure of our class will include center activities, followed by whole-group instructions using the My Perspectives curriculum.

Students have started work in the My Perspective curriculum. In Unit 1, students explore the question What can one generation learn from another? Within our current story, Two Kinds, we will study perspective and point of view and how these impact a story. Students will write a retelling of a scene from the text, switching perspectives. We will also incorporate the study of dialogue to enhance our writing skills.

Within the centers, students will work through writing activities, editing, collaborating with myself for direct instruction, sustained silent reading, and skill building through the IXL software program.

Please remember to review infinite campus and google classroom with your student. Ask them to show you the work they are most proud of!

Samantha Sell

Resource Math

Mrs. Sell - sell.samantha@d46.org

We recently completed our unit on fractions. As a reminder, students have the option to correct work for additional credit, including assessments. Students can request a pass to see me during Panther Block, and I also incorporate time into class for corrections following the assessments.

Our next unit of study is integers, with a focus on comparing, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing positive and negative numbers.

For out real-world application project between units, we had a class store in which students had to purchase items, count out their. money, and calculate the change owed before coming to the register to pay for their items. They had to watch out, as the cashier was not always reliable with giving accurate change! The students had a lot of fun practicing this real-world skill.

Please remember to review infinite campus and google classroom with your student. Ask them to show you the work they are most proud of!

Samantha Sell

EVOLVE

Our SEL (Social/Emotional Learning) groups will run again this year! I am thrilled to be the 7 Gold EVOLVE circle facilitator! Our first group is Tuesday, September 30th, during Panther Block. Evolve is an opportunity to build relationships and friendships in a safe and fun environment. This first cycle will run for 13 weeks. Don't hesitate to get in touch with me at schmid.yvonne@d46.org if you have any questions about this amazing program.

Yvonne Schmid

To view up-to-date homework assignments, CLICK HERE

Missing Work - Students are encouraged to keep up on their grades through Infinite Campus. If any work is missing, students should look up which assignments are missing and complete those as soon as possible. Any questions, please have your child speak with that teacher.

Late Work: Late work is accepted without a point penalty until the end of the unit. Assignments turned in after the end of the unit are subject to a point penalty.

Homework Club - This club meets Monday through Thursday, 3:20-4:30 in the library. Students do not need to sign up to attend; they can come on an individual need basis. There will be no buses available, so students will need to be picked up.

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