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Welcome to seventh grade, the Gemini Blue Team, and my homepage!

As the Learning Specialist for the Gemini Blue team, I am the sixth teacher on the team and will be in many of the academic classes. My job is really two-fold. First, I am responsible for the individualized educational plans (IEPs) for the students with special needs, and secondly, I provide academic support for all the students on the team when needed. I co-teach in the classroom with Ms. Burgess (math), Mrs. Rezendes (English) and Mrs. Wheeler (reading), mostly, but also I spend time in science with Mr. Fisher, and in geography with Mr. Palagi. I really like teaching all the different subjects everyday because then I can help you see how they all fit together. Many of the activities we will be doing this year are interdisciplinary in nature. It is important for you to understand that the academic classes are part of real life, not isolated subjects. The activities incorporate skills learned in the different classes and show how they are applied to real life.

This is my fourth year on the Gemini Blue Team, and I am looking forward to all the exciting activities that we do during the year--projects, fieldtrips, Camp Bournedale, the Olympics, and of course, the family Red Sox game in the spring. I hope you will enjoy these activities as much as I do.

Organizational skills are a primary focus in grade 7. Get off to a good start--get materials organized, keep homework assignments in an agenda book, do your homework each night, and manage your time wisely. Parents, a homework agenda is checked daily for all students on the team to ensure that the assignment is written down accurately and legibly. Your help is needed--Does your child have a good place to do their work? Is your child putting in the time necessary to do a good job? If your child has a problem completing an assignment after a reasonable amount of time and effort (20-30 minutes), please sign the assignment, jot a quick note to us, and we will reteach or explain what your child didn't understand.

This year we will continue the implementation of the new individualized educational plan format and the determination of eligibility under the new regulations. This will not affect your child's services while on the grade 7 team, but the meetings and paperwork continue to be different. The Department of Education has more information.

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