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7th Grade at Colina


English 7 CP/H

English 7 CP: This course is designed to focus on vocabulary development, literary analysis, reading comprehension writing for a purpose, and speaking and listening in accordance with the California State Standards for 7th grade. 
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English 7 H: This course is designed to focus on vocabulary development, literary analysis, reading comprehension, writing for a purpose, and speaking and listening in accordance with the California State Standards. English 7H standards are explored with greater depth and complexity to meet the learning needs of honors level students. 
*Prerequisite: A's both semesters in English 6 CP (all others interested in honors will need to petition)

Math 7 CP/Accelerated

Math 7 CP: Students focus on four critical areas: (1) developing understanding of and applying proportional relationships; (2) developing understanding of operations with rational numbers and working with expressions and linear equations; (3) solving problems involving scale drawings and informal geometric constructions, and working with two- and three-dimensional shapes to solve problems involving area, surface area, and volume; and (4) drawing inferences about populations based on samples. 

Math 7 Accelerated: Students will resume learning the Math 7CP standards not taught in Math 6 Advanced, specifically they will draw, construct and describe geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them; solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface area, and volume; use random sampling to draw inferences about a population; draw informal comparative inferences about two populations and investigate chance processes and develop, use, and evaluate probability models. Then students will learn the Math 8CP standards listed below. At the end of this year students will be prepared to take Algebra Honors in the 8th grade. 
*Prerequisite: ​A's and B's both semesters in Math 6 Accelerated or A's and B's both semesters in Math 6 CP and a passing score on the District Math Boost Exam

Social Science 7 CP/H

Social Science 7 CP: This course is structured to familiarize the student with world history and geography during both medieval and early modern times. The focus is on the rise of Empires from the Fall of Rome to the enlightenment in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas. Communication skills, map and globe studies, research, vocabulary enrichment, critical thinking, and interpretation of pictures, graphs and charts are emphasized. 

Social Science 7 H: ​This course of study provides an advanced and enriched curriculum to qualified students. The course objectives will be met by fulfilling the California State Social Science Standards with an emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, and research. The course covers the social, political, economic, geographic, and religious influences of empires in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Americas. 
​*Prerequisite: A's both semesters in Social Science 6 CP (all others interested in honors will need to petition)

Life Science 7 CP

Life Science 7 CP: ​This course is designed to introduce students to life science. The study of life science provides a knowledge base on which adolescents can make well-informed and wise decisions about their health and behavior. Students expand their knowledge of living systems to include the study of the structure and function of plants and animals, their similarities, differences and interdependence. The topics will be presented and developed through considerable reading, class discussion, laboratory exercises, use of the internet, research using texts and the internet, and the process of inquiry. 
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English, Social Science, Math, & Science Teachers

Ms. White: English 7 CP ~ kariwhite@conejousd.org 
Ms. Lamb: English 7 H ~ clamb@conejousd.org
Ms. Shihabi: Social Science 7 CP ~ cshihabi@conejousd.org 
Ms. Kern: Social Science 7 H & CP ~ mkern@conejousd.org 
Ms. Niemczyk: English 7.1 ~ marissaniemczyk@conejousd.org 
Ms. Terndrup: Math 7 CP ~ kterndrup@conejousd.org 
Ms. Barrett: Math 7 CP ~ abarrett@conejousd.org
Ms. Custodio: Math 7 A ~ kcustodio@conejousd.org 
Ms. Fenton: Math 7.1 ~ dfenton@conejousd.org 
Ms. Jacobson: Math 7.1 ~ cjacobson@conejousd.org 
Ms. Pardini: Life Science 7 CP ~ jpardini@conejousd.org 
Ms. Davey: Life Science.1 ~ hdavey@conejousd.org
Mr. Burns: Life Science 7 CP ~ tburns@conejousd.org 
Ms. Carrington: Life Science 7 CP ~ kcarrington@conejousd.org
Ms. Smith: Essentials ~ ksmith@conejousd.org
Mr. Villanueva: Essentials ~ jvillanueva@conejousd.org

Physical Education & Elective Class Teachers

Mr. Catalano: PE ~ ccatalano@conejousd.org
Ms. Klee: PE ~ kklee@conejousd.org
Ms. Campbell: PE/Career Wheel ~ acampbell@conejousd.org
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Mr. Farrell: PE ~ sfarrell@conejousd.org

Ms. Belshe: PE ~ lbelshe@conejousd.org
Mr. Norwalt: Computer Animation & Game Design/Principles of Computer Science ~ 
gnorwalt@conejousd.org
​Ms. Lamb: Debate/Public Speaking ~ clamb@conejousd.org
Ms. Wall: Career Wheel/ELD ~ nwall@conejousd.org
Ms. Lipsky: ELD ~ elipsky@conejousd.org
Ms. Krug: Career Wheel ~ tkrug@conejousd.org
Ms. Davis: Band/Career Wheel ~ adavis@conejousd.org 
Ms. Forbrizzio: Strings ~ vforbrizzio@conejousd.org
Mr. Waldman: Chorus ~ swaldman@conejousd.org 
Ms. Kern: ASB Spirit/Socials ~ mkern@conejousd.org

Ms. Burton: ASB Yearbook ~ dkburton@conejousd.org
Ms. Griffin: Drama ~ egriffin@conejousd.org
Teachers post assignments and grades on Canvas and/or Q. 
Be sure to visit the Strategies for Success and Resource sections of this website too!

Honors Pathways:
  • English 7 H: Students who earn A's both semesters in English 6
  • English 8 H: Students who earn A's both semesters in English 7 H
  • Social Science 7 H: Students who earn A's both semesters in Social Science 6
  • Social Science 8 H: Students who earn A's both semesters in Social Science 7 H
  • Math 7 Accelerated: Students who earn A's and B's both semesters in Math 6 Accelerated; students who earn A's and B's both semesters in Math 6 CP and a passing score on the District Math Boost Exam
  • Algebra 1 H: Students who earn A's and B's both semesters in Math 7 Accelerated
  • Algebra 1 CP: Students who earn C's in Math 7 Accelerated; students who earn A's and B's both semesters in Math 7 CP and a passing score on the District Math Boost Exam
*Students interested in honors who do not meet the above listed automatic qualifying criteria will need to petition

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