WELCOME TO MRS. ESLER'S 7TH GRADE HOMEROOM PAGE! THANK YOU FOR VISITING!

I cannot believe that this year is nearly over! We did it!! I am so proud of our school, students, staff, and parents. Together we made this school year work despite the Covid crisis! Yay us!

8th graders last day is June 2nd. They are finishing literature on a somber note. We have been studying Jewish survivors and non-survivors of the Holocaust. We are ending with the story of the very well known Anne Frank. The 8th graders have been tremendous this year and I am certain they are taking with them the skills they need to be successful in high school.

7th graders last day is June 9th. In literature we are finsihing up on a much lighter note. Fantasy/science fiction. We've completed our religion book and will focus on The New Testament with emphasis on the Parables of Jesus. English has us finishing strong with prepositions and conjuctions. (Yes, we always play the Schoolhouse Rock videos!)

I am excited to be returning to school next year and hope to make a positive impact on our 'new' 7th graders and our returning (new) 8th graders! Welcome all!

And as always, if you are interested in joining St. Joan of Arc and would like to ask more questions about the literature/religion/Engish curriculm. Please feel free to reach out to me! I love to talk about what I love to teach!

The Accelerated Reader program is in full swing!  Students will read books and then take a quiz on computers.  Accelerated Reader grades are applied to the student’s literature grade for that quarter.  Accelerated Reader grades are equivalent to a test grade. The Quarterly assignments will be gives out as a point total.  Students will be required to earn a designated number of points each quarter.  Points are earned by correctly answering quiz questions. 
 
      
            Fourth Quarter – 12 points 
 
Students will supply their teacher with a book
proposal to inform us of the book(s) they will be reading.  Book lists with reading levels and point values are available online at
www.arbookfind.com
Teachers have the option to veto any choices that are not appropriate (based on reading level, duplicates, class books, etc.)  Students may read only one book per author. Books must have a minimum point value above 1.0. 
 
It is the student’s responsibility to locate Accelerated Reader books of their choice.