7th Grade Homeroom

Mr. Santos Daily Notes and Slides

If you are absent or need to review what we did in class today, please check my daily slideshow. Scroll to the date you need.

7th Grade LA/Literature Slides
7th Grade Social Studies Slides

News and Information

Second Trimester Overview (Updated 2/19/23)

All students have successfully submitted their short stories! This massive project involved an intense pre-writing process with research, world mapping, character development, story arching and more. Looking forward to reading all of these.
We’ve passed the halfway mark for the school year, and already, I’ve seen a lot of gains in each class. Students have been hard at work on various projects, especially leading up to Catholic Schools Week in January, when their project management skills are really tested.
As we enter the Lenten season, a time for self reflection, prayer and fasting, we seek ways to better ourselves and our relationships.

Important Dates


March 4: School Auction
March 6: 7th Grade Service Project (making lunches for Matt Talbot Center)
March 9: 7th Grade Daily Mass with 2nd grade
March 16: Faith Family Group Meeting 2 p.m.
March 23: All School Mass in family groups. Wear full dress uniform.
April 3-7: Holy Week
April 10-14: Easter Break!

Santos Curriculum Updates (updated 2/19/23)


6th Grade Language Arts and Literature:
NOVEL STUDY: Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry. Sub-lessons on Polynesian culture. Focus on the influence of setting on conflict. Thematic study: survival, perseverance, culture and customs. Major Assessments: Paragraph responses, thematic collage, compare and contrast essay with Maidentrip or True Spirit.
INDEPENDENT READING: Vocabulary charts and key passage study. This trimester’s culminating project for independent reading will be a thematic seminar led by each student, during which, the student will present a brief synopsis of the story along with at least one major theme from the story. The student will then engage their peers with three universal questions and connect the discussion back to their book.

See everything we’ve done this year in Mr. Santos’ 6ELA Class Slides! This slideshow will also help students who miss school stay current.

7th Grade Language Arts and Literature:
NOVEL STUDY: A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park. Students meeting in literature circles, responding to teacher created literary analysis questions and forming their own. Focus on character development. Thematic study: war, immigration, our response to problems in the world. Skills: discussion technique. Major assessments: small group discussions, fishbowl discussion, Foundation Project Part One and Foundation Project Part Two.
INDEPENDENT READING: Vocabulary charts and key passage study. This trimester’s culminating project for independent reading will be a thematic seminar led by each student, during which, the student will present a brief synopsis of the story along with at least one major theme from the story. The student will then engage their peers with three universal questions and connect the discussion back to their book.

See everything we’ve done this year in Mr. Santos’ 7ELA Class Slides! This slideshow will also help students who miss school stay current.

7th Grade Social Studies:
Golden empires of Africa: Marrakesh, Timbuktu, Ile Ife, Ghana, Fez, Mali. We will study contributions, achievements and major figures of each empire. Final assessment: A class map of Northern Africa with icons representing the various contributions and major trade routes.

See everything we’ve done this year in Mr. Santos’ 7SS Class Slides! This slideshow will also help students who miss school stay current.

8th Grade Language Arts:
We have begun our class production of Matilda! This is a highly integrated project that involves several ELA standards for 8th grade. When we’re not working on musical, we will focus on ICE paragraph structure and research writing.

See everything we’ve done this year in Mr. Santos’ 8LA Class Slides! This slideshow will also help students who miss school stay current.

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