Curriculum Night schedule

Time Class

5:00 - 5:15 1st Period

5:18 - 5:33 2nd Period

5:36 - 5:51 3rd Period

5:54 - 6:094th Period (Homeroom/

Intervention/Enrichment)

6:12 - 6:27 5th Period

6:30 - 6:45 6th Period

6:48 - 7:03 7th Period

Welcome

Mr. Beutner

US HISTORY I

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Who is this guy?•Went to the University of Northern

Iowa for 3 years

•Transferred and graduated from ASU

with a Bachelors Degree in

Education and a Masters Degree in

Educational Media and Computers

•This is my 26th year of teaching

• I have 4 kids 19-28, 1 grandson

•My wife teaches 1st grade at Paloma

CONTACT INFORMATIONDanny Beutner

Social Studies/Room 201

Email: dbeutner@kyrene.org

(Best way to reach me)

Please email your contact information to me

tonight! Thanks!

Parents, we need your help to complete all paperwork that is sent home during the first two days of school. Please return by Friday, August 5th or before. Update all of your contact information in ParentVue in order to receive current news.

Please consider donating pencils, colored pencils and Kleenex for our classroom.

GENERAL GRADING SCALE

from 50 to 100 percent

100% - 90% = A

89% - 80% = B

79% - 70% = C

69% - 60% = D

50% - 59% = F

Tests/Quizzes/Essays/Projects comprise 80% of the grade

Homework/Class work comprise 20% of the grade

** PARENT PORTAL FOR ONLINE GRADES SHOULD

BE USED BY BOTH THE PARENT AND THE STUDENT

MARZANO LEARNING SCALE

from 0 - 4

4.0 = 100% = A

3.5 = 95% = A

3.0 = 90% = A

2.5 = 80% = B

2.0 = 70% = C

1.5 = 65% = D

1.0 = 60% = D

0.5 = 55% = F

0.0 = 50% = F

Assessments will be graded using the above learning scales.

7th Grade US History

Targets• Historical Research

– Using primary/secondary sources, Document Based

Questions, etc.

• Informational Text Reading Strategies

• Civil War (1861-1865)

• Reconstruction (1865-1877)

• Industrialization, Immigration and

Expansion (1860-1920)

7th Grade US History

Targets

• World War I ~ (1914-1920)

• The Roaring Twenties ~ (1919-1929)

• The Great Depression and the New Deal ~ (1929-1940)

• Events leading up to World War II

– Rise of foreign dictators, war in Africa, Europe and the Pacific

• Current Events - connecting the past to the present

– Local newspapers, CNN Student News, media coverage.

Quarterly Book Reports

• Students will choose from a list of books

each quarter that enhance the curriculum.

• Quarter One books include:

– Gods and Generals

– Killer Angels

– Last Full Measure

– Killing Lincoln

– Uncle Tom’s Cabin

– Red Badge of Courage

– Across Five Aprils

– The River Between Us

The first book report is

due on or before

September 16, 2016

Resource Materials

• McDougal Littell: American History– Textbooks will be available on line. There are

also books available to use in the classroom or library. Students will not have a personal copy to take home.

• Please encourage your child to read and discuss the latest news and other sources of current events

Homework

• The purpose of homework is to practice and reinforce

objectives and skills taught in class. It is meant to prepare

students for formal assessment, not to be the formal

assessment of objectives taught in class. The greater the

effort a student places in his/her practice assignments, the

better the chances of performing well on formal

assessments.

• Time is given in class to start most homework/practice

assignments. Most assignments are small, and it is not

unusual for students to finish in class. Students should

study at home.

Study Time• Studying is the key to success when preparing for

assessments. All seventh grade students should have

an hour each school night set aside for studying, even if

practice work was completed at school. As part of your

child’s commitment to seventh grade, we ask that you

determine an hour each day that is set aside – free from

distraction – for studying. This time should involve

rereading chapters assigned in texts, completing

assigned outside reading, reviewing study guides and

notes taken in class, making flashcards to prepare for

upcoming tests, and analyzing lessons from current units

for all classes. Any homework can also be completed

during this time.

Assignments

• Assignments for the week will be posted on

my website at the start of class on Mondays.

• Assignments/handouts will also be available on the online grading system.

• Students are expected to turn in work by the due date.

• Students are expected to keep up with classroom assignments and projects.

Attendance & Assignments

• Information on all projects that require time outside of class will be included in the weekly newsletters.

• Parents and students should read the newsletters together and make plans for the week.

Attendance & Assignments

• Students have one day for each day’s absence to make up missed work as stated in the student handbook.

• It is the student’s responsibility to check for missed assignments on the day he/she returns to school or via email with prolonged illnesses

Student Behavior Expectations

• HAVE RESPECT FOR YOURSELF AND OTHERS

*This rule covers a lot of territory. I don’t expect

discipline problems; I do expect a great year of

learning, working, and making new friends.

◼ SHOW RESPECT

◼ SHOW RESPONSIBILITY

◼SHOW PRIDE

PBIS is:• A positive behavior management process to create safer and more

effective schools.

• A system of clear school wide expectations with consequences and

incentives.

• Students are recognized and praised for positive behaviors.

– Wall of fame, recognition certificate, opportunities to participate in special events, prizes

• Students receive interventions to help them refocus their unsuccessful behaviors.

– Teacher-student conference, parent contact, reflections, parent conference, administrative referral.

Consequences:

1. Instructor warning – (verbal or nonverbal)

2. Time-out seat in classroom

3. Time-out in I.S.I. Parent will be contacted

about behavior.

4. Call home and referral to administration

Consequences:

• I will skip any of these steps in the case of severe and/or dangerous behavior problems.

• Demonstrate the commitment for learning through hard work, good behavior, and a positive attitude. It is the key to a successful year!

Community Involvement

I encourage guest speakers to

bring new perspective and

experiences!!

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Curriculum Night schedule

Time Class

5:00 - 5:15 1st Period

5:18 - 5:33 2nd Period

5:36 - 5:51 3rd Period

5:54 - 6:094th Period (Homeroom/

Intervention/Enrichment)

6:12 - 6:27 5th Period

6:30 - 6:45 6th Period

6:48 - 7:03 7th Period