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Grade 7 Teams

Team Philosophy 

Sedgwick Middle School students belong to an academic team which helps create smaller schools within the building. Students receive more individualized attention from a team of teachers who collaborate throughout the year for their success. A team is composed of five to six academic teachers and members of the Unified Arts team working with approximately 120 students. Teachers on core teams have common planning time so they may meet together on a daily basis. Each academic team has a team leader who is responsible to the principal for providing guidance and direction to the team. We believe that a student’s team becomes their “family” at school, and that the team spirit adds a unique flavor to the middle school experience.

Grade 7 Curriculum Overview

Dear Families,

It is a pleasure to share a brief overview of all areas of the Grade 7 West Hartford Curriculum, including descriptions of our Unified Arts program, School Counseling, Library Media Services, and Gifted Programs. Our curriculum is based on the Connecticut Core Standards and provides instruction on the essential skills and understandings necessary for success on both district and state assessments.

Inherent in our curriculum is the belief that every student can and should learn. Instructional strategies that your child will experience include but are not limited to: collaboration, active and direct learning, problem solving, guided discovery, independent activities, and differentiation.

This curriculum comes alive in the hands of our talented teachers who are committed to ensuring that our students reach their highest potential. We are dedicated to accommodating children’s diverse needs, the way they learn, their experiences and interests, and to facilitating continuous educational growth. If you should have any questions about your child’s curriculum, your classroom teacher is the best source of information.

No single document can fully explain the rich and complex nature of the school curriculum and instructional goals. We know that learning is optimized in a partnership with families, teachers, and schools. Working together, we can use your experiences as a family and our work in the classroom to create a respectful climate of academic success, healthy personal and social development, and joy for lifelong learning.

Sincerely,

Anne McKernan
Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

What your child will learn in Grade 7

Unified Arts

Our middle school students participate in 36-day unified arts rotations in the areas of physical education, music, art, health, and technology education in grades 6 through 8. The following pages include descriptions of the curriculum. Below please find a sample student schedule of Unified Arts courses throughout the grade 7 year.

Rotation 1: PE morning, Art afternoon 

Rotation 2: Health morning, Music afternoon

Rotation 3: Technology & Engineering morning, PE afternoon

Rotation 4: Art morning, PE afternoon

Rotation 5: Health morning, Technology & Engineering afternoon

Support Services

Special Education, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages), remedial reading services, and math support are available for students who may need them.