Golden Valley Crusaders

Welcome!

Welcome to the 7th grade Crusaders team at Golden Valley Middle School, the best team on campus! We are a united group of professionals here to make sure all students succeed. This cannot be done by teachers alone, but with parents, students, and the community. Our goal for this webpage is to be a means to communicate with students and parents. There are so many events, opportunities, rewards, etc. happening at Golden Valley and we want you to be able to keep up with it all. If you ever need to contact us, you can call the school, or preferably, email us, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Distance Learning Schedule

Golden Valley MS Schedules -Final.pdf

Dates coming up to remember:

May 31: Memorial Day - No School


Students of the Month

Congratulations to: Week Of:

Beatriz A. May 3-7

Vanessa S. May 3-7

Katie E. May 3-7

Chloe L. May 3-7

Leah I. May 10-14

Issic G. May 10-14

Amy S. May 10-14

Anahi Z. May 10-14

Dajah M. May 17-21

Daniel L. May 17-21

Brooklyn D. May 17-21


ELA

Ms. Hernandez is the Language Arts Core teacher.

Email:katerina.hernandez@sbcusd.k12.ca.us

Math

Mrs. Biro is our math teacher for 7th grade.

Email: michelle.biro@sbcusd.k12.ca.us


Webpage: https://sites.google.com/sbcusd.k12.ca.us/crusaders-math/home

Science

Mr. Stephens is our 7th Grade Science Teacher.

Email: eric.stephens@sbcusd.k12.ca.us

Social Studies

Mr. Gordon is the 7th grade Social Studies teacher.

Email: philip.gordon@sbcusd.k12.ca.us

Universal Access

Mrs. Wheeler teaches all classes for ELD and for Language support.

Email: laura.wheeler@sbcusd.k12.ca.us

Website:

https://laurawgoldenvalley.wixsite.com/universalaccess


Support

Mrs. Swatzel is our support teacher.

Email: kim.swatzel@sbcusd.k12.ca.us


Webpage:

https://sites.google.com/sbcusd.k12.ca.us/swatzelcrusaders




Counselor

Mr. Turner is our counselor.

Email: jon.turner@sbcusd.k12.ca.us

Counselor website:

https://sites.google.com/sbcusd.k12.ca.us/counselingcornerturner/


Team Norms and Philosophies

Team Norms:

    • Be respectful of all students and staff we interact with daily.

    • Start and end all meetings/classes on time.

    • Promote students entering class with their microphones off and their cameras on.

    • All distance learning should happen in distraction free environments.

    • Dress appropriately and sit upright during all meetings/classes.

    • Always log into class meetings with your first and last name

Team Philosophies

The Crusaders Team at Golden Valley Middle School is committed to creating socially and emotionally intelligent learners who engage in daily critical thinking exercises. We are devoted to building relationships with all our students and seeing that they continually grow and learn to push themselves forward in their education. Each of our students is unique and we will approach our lessons with this in mind. Therefore, we will create collaborative learning experiences that are inclusive to our diverse student population.

Content Standards

Language Arts and UA

7.W.2 d-e: Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain a topic; establish and maintain a formal style.

7.W.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the style is appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

7.RL.1 b: Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support the analysis of what the text says explicitly.

7.RL.2 a,c: Determine a theme or central idea of a text; provide an objective summary of the text.

7.RL.5: Analyze how a drama’s or poem’s form or structure contributes o its meaning




Math

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.5

Use facts about supplementary, complementary, vertical, and adjacent angles in a multi-step problem to write and solve simple equations for an unknown angle in a figure.



History

History Standard 7.3: Chine

7.5: Japan

Science

Unit 0: Geology of Mars: We will be exploring how the surface of Mars was changed over billions of years as we investigate whether water or lava has changed the surface of the planet.

MS-ESS2-2. Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth’s surface at varying time and spatial scales.

MS-ESS1-3. Analyze and interpret data to determine scale properties of objects in the solar system.



Physical Education


  1. Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

  2. Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

  3. Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

  4. Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.

  5. Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.