Welcome to Seventh Grade!

7th Grade Homeroom Teacher: Ms. Mary Ellen Harmeyer, mharmeyer@stclarepdx.org

Hi, my name is Ms. Harmeyer!

I am excited to be the seventh grade homeroom and middle school language arts teacher. I'm beginning my 11th year at St. Clare, and I am looking forward to another exciting and challenging year. Seventh grade is different from sixth grade: the students are older, wiser, more mature, and more responsible. The seventh grade report card is important to high school entrance. I’ll try to make the work and time fun, interesting, and challenging. Seventh graders need to approach the work and responsibilities with organization, maturity, and wisdom.

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ABC's of 7th Grade Behavior by Clare

Accept instead of analyze

Build instead of break

Care instead of cut down

Dig instead of demolish

Enjoy instead of exclude

Forgive instead of fight

Give instead of give up

Help instead of hurt

Include instead of isolate

Joke instead of jab

Keep instead of kill

Love instead of leave

Move instead of moan

Nurture instead of name call

Obey instead of annoy

Peace-make instead of perfect

Query instead of quarrel

Read instead of bother

Smile instead of steal

Talk instead of take

Unplift instead of undermine

Value instead of violate

Work instead of whine

Xcite instead of depress

Yearn instead of yell

Zoom instead of stop