Welcome to Division 1! We are excited to work alongside your child in their grade 7 year.
 
Our classroom philosophy is to provide an inclusive learning community, which suits a variety of learners, while maintaining high expectations for the students to prepare them for their upcoming secondary experiences. It will be a priority of ours to assist their transition to high school, by keeping the students accountable and fostering their independence.

Mrs. Hartmann & Mr. Dorland
 

Platooning

We plan to have activities with all of the grade 7’s together as well, to keep their bonds within their grade group. Leadership is an important focus this year, where we will combine the classes for events within and out of school for fun, and skill building.
 
The students will the opportunity to work with all the Grade 7 Teachers this year:
 
Language Arts & Math: Mr. Dorland & Mrs. Hartmann
Physical Education: Mr. Dorland rdorland@sd35.bc.ca
ADST and Science: Mrs. Hartmann lhartmann@sd35.bc.ca
French, Careers & Social Studies: Mrs. Simmie psimmie@sd35.bc.ca
Art & Health: Mrs. Forrest    dforrest@sd35.bc.ca
Music: Mrs. Chan achan@sd35.bc.ca

Communication

We will have a homework board, and class calendar, where we will write the assignments of each division, to keep the students aware of upcoming due dates. We will reinforce the use of agendas, and have a calendar photos on this website with up-to-date information of upcoming events and other important information. It is important to give the students the responsibility to be independent, but also be able to check in, and monitor the process of becoming more self-sufficient.

Staying Healthy

Please take note of how your child feels, and keep them home if they are under the weather. Masks are mandatory at this time, and please send your child with a small bottle of hand sanitizer for their desk.
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