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Welcome to Team 6-1 Curriculum Night. September 10, 2013. Team 6-1 Goal. To increase parent, teacher, and student involvement in the education process in order to meet the needs of all students. Parent Night. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Welcome to Team 6-1Curriculum Night
September 10, 2013
Team 6-1 Goal
To increase parent, teacher, and student involvement in the education process
in order to meet the needs of all students.
Parent Night
• Purpose: For you to leave with a better understanding of our curriculum and team practices, as well as meet the teachers and see student work. – Conference Sign-up
• Non-purpose: Individual teacher conferences.
Common Core
• IL State Standards v. Common Core– Concept Driven– Problem Solving – Real World Application & Readiness
Language
• Being a Writer, will focus on different genres using the writing community
• Little homework• After each genre a
paper is due worth 60 points.
• Points between papers are small, assignments are skill checks or exit slips.
Literature
• Using the Holt program school wide• Teaching elements of literature
through short stories and novels• Novel studies used to reinforce
literary skills • Reading Responses
Mathematics
• Math I– Piloting the
Common Core Curriculum
• Math II– Course 2– www.classzone.com
Quick Notes• No late work accepted after the Unit Test is given• Extra Help Time/Place– Advisory, Website, Before
School
Social Studies
Ancient Civilization through Explorers
Learn the components of a civilization
Discover key geographic features factor into a civilizations success
The rises and sometimes fall of civilizations
Egypt Museum is October 24th. Please try to attend.
Express train
As investigators of the past we will:
Science
• Scientific method.
• In science we have adopted Fusion curriculum. For each of the three units we are teaching the students will be receiving a workbook.
• Three units we cover:– Earth’s Water &
Atmosphere– The Dynamic Earth– Space Science
Advisory• Not an everyday study hall• Time to connect with our students
and incorporate real life skills & strategies for:– Organization– Peer pressure– Conflict resolution– Interventions– Agenda
Conferences • Sign up with you
Literature/Language• If you have questions for other
academic teacher. Please e-mail concerns as soon as they occur
Grades
• We are on the standard grading scale• Students are responsible for their assignments• Homework grades are not more than 10% of
total grade, it is important to do homework so we can see who needs extra help BEFORE assessments.
• Students will be allowed to retake tests if they receive a D or F. They need to retake the assessment on their own time within a week for an averaged grade.
• Please check PowerSchool for your child’s grade.
• Grades will be posted one week from assignment due date, with the exception of large projects or papers.
Additional Help
• As needed by request from the student, parent or teacher.
• Study Club: not a detention, a time to make up work, and get extra help.
Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-3:45 Wednesday 7:15- 7:40
Working together with communication
• Please do not hesitate to address any questions that arise
• Please discuss any issues with us to determine what instructions have been previously discussed with your student
Working together with communication (continued) A newsletter, (the
P.P.E.) is sent home every Friday.
Great place to obtain information about upcoming events & dates is our Web page.
Remind 101Class DOJO
Discipline- We will contact you if a problem
continues to reoccur. Respect, responsibility, and being ready our are team rules.- Hands off policy
• Please support the discipline procedures that are in place. If there is a problem please discuss it with us.
• Please go through the handbook with your child.
Social-Emotional at Rotolo
• Bullying Tip Line: 630-465-0767
• Rachel’s Challenge – September 17th
Our contact information
• Angela Carlson - [email protected]
• Jeanne Fayhee – [email protected]
• Corrie Sattler– [email protected]
• Christina Owens - [email protected]
Thank you for coming!Together we can make this
year successful for everyone!