Seventh Grade

Seventh Grade Announcements

• Information about Eighth Grade Algebra

  Posted May 23, 2013

  Now that we are approaching the end of the school year, we wanted to provide some additional information about the transition from seventh grade Pre-Algebra to eighth grade Algebra. Our Math program aims to provide experiences in which each student feels challenged and successful. Therefore, we have developed two courses―Basic Algebra and Algebra I―to accommodate the needs of our students. Both courses cover algebraic skills and concepts, however, the curriculum differs in the scope of material covered, pacing of the material, and degree of abstraction used in presenting the material.
  

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• 7th Grade Health and Wellness Seminar

  Posted March 1, 2013

  Please mark your calendars for an exciting program on Monday, March 18 at 8:30 a.m., focusing on drug and alcohol addiction prevention education. Joining the seventh grade parents and students will be Howard Reznick, Senior Manager for Prevention Education at Jewish Community Services (JCS) in Baltimore. Mr. Reznick has over thirty years of experience working in the field of addiction, and he and his team of health educators at JCS work closely with schools to help promote healthy choices and behavior amongst students of all ages. This program on March 18 is being offered in conjunction with our Middle School Life Skills curriculum, and will begin with a coffee and open discussion for parents, followed by several educational programs for our seventh grade students later in the morning.
  

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• 2013 Summer Adventures

  Posted February 6, 2013

  Key School’s Outdoor Education Department is excited to offer these 2013 Summer Adventures: Tanzania Service Adventure, Patuxent River Trip, and Outdoor Peer Leadership Trip, Click on the news item title for more information and permission forms. Questions? Contact Brian Michaels.

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• Mayor Josh Cohen ’90 Visits Key

  

  Posted November 30, 2012

  Josh Cohen '90, mayor of Annapolis, visited with Key’s seventh grade students in early November to talk about the process of running for, and being elected to, political office.

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• November 20, 2012

  Posted November 26, 2012

  The Seventh Grade Team has had a wonderful first trimester with your children. The seventh graders have worked hard together and individually, and as a group they have made a successful transition to the demands of seventh grade. Our trip on the Appalachian Trail was a remarkable experience, and the group met all challenges in a very supportive and collaborative manner. We were thrilled with the outcome for all of them.
  

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• Key Robotics Visits BayWoods Senior Center

  Posted October 1, 2012

  Members of Key School’s Middle School Robotics club took a trip to Baywoods Senior Center in early September to prepare for their 2012 FIRST® LEGO® League challenge. This year’s multi-school competition, the Senior Solutions Challenge, requires teams to research aging and examine how a healthy and productive lifestyle can be maintained. The outing proved to be an excellent learning experience for Key students, who were able to talk with senior citizens in order to further understand their needs. With the information acquired from their trip to BayWoods, Robotics Club members felt better equipped to take on the Senior Solutions Challenge, where they are tasked with isolating a single need and developing a solution that enables senior citizens to enhance their mobility, remain connected to their communities, or provide a means to stay healthy and fit. Members of the Robotics Club are now eagerly cultivating their ideas, which they will continue to develop and ultimately present at Baywoods in mid-November to gather feedback and determine which ideas resonate most with the residents.

• Key School 7th Grader Featured in The Capital

  Posted January 12, 2012

  The Capital featured seventh grader Grady Booth's business venture involving duct tape. Click to read story.

• Key Students Make Maryland's All-State Chorus and Orchestra

  Posted January 4, 2012

  Each year, more than one thousand applicants from across the state audition for Maryland’s All State Chorus and Orchestra. Only Maryland’s most gifted singers and musicians earn positions at the All State level. Key congratulates Marlee Fox ’12, who was accepted as a first soprano in Maryland's All State Senior Women's Chorus, and Dylan Anderson ’17, who is an alternate for cello in Maryland's All State Junior Orchestra.

• Key's Middle School Supports "Giving Back"

  Posted January 3, 2012

  Middle Schoolers once again supported the Giving Back organization in its annual “Holiday Help for the Homeless Project” by earning money to fund “Giving Back” backpacks for local homeless men, women and children. Click to read coverage about the effort in The Capital Gazette.

• Seventh Grade Service Learning Initiatives

  Posted November 14, 2011

  As we enter the holiday season, the Seventh Grade Team would like to share with you two very important giving initiatives and Key School traditions. We will be discussing the specific details of these two projects with your children during Life Skills on November 9 and during the holiday assembly on Tuesday, November 22, the highlights of which are listed below. We encourage you to discuss these unique opportunities with your child and to contact your child’s homeroom teacher with any questions or concerns you may have. Our hope is that the students will embrace these projects by participating in any way they can.

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