Team Xtreme

1. Team Xtreme Mrs. Allison Mrs. Johnson Mrs. O’Brien Mrs. Reiser Mrs. Sommer

2. District Policies No Chewing Gum Tardies to Class Absent Work Classroom Policies Respect Accepting Responsibility Ways to Stay Connected Teacher Web Pages Email Online Textbooks

3. Grading • For the 2012-13 school year all three schools will report grades to parents on a quarterly basis. • The report to parents every quarter will remain the same with only minor changes in some buildings at this time.

4. Grade Categories Grading Scale 50% Assessments 35% Student Skills 15% Independent Practice

5. Where can I see what my kids will be learning? • www.fsd157c.org • District office • Curriculum • ALL curricular expectations are listed for parents

6. Co-Teaching Although the philosophy of Co-Teaching has been in existence for several years within the Frankfort District, starting this year, we have formally introduced it five days per week within several classrooms at both Chelsea and Hickory Creek. Although we have a variety of continuum options available to all students, we pride ourselves in being an inclusive district.

7. Co-Teaching Within the classroom, your child may have the benefit of two highly qualified, certified teachers! The following models may be used: One Teaches/One Supports Parallel Teaching Station Teaching Alternative Teaching Team Teaching

8. Positive of Co-Teaching • Increases instructional options for ALL students • Increases overall student performance • Provides support to ALL involved in the educational process • Provides alternatives for teaching options within the classroom • Reduces stigmatization of ALL students by allowing students to be educated within the same setting, instead of segregating students who learn differently

9. HCMS Math Approach Instructional Design Principles Focuses on the Mathematical practices Focuses on how students learn , think, and apply mathematics Daily Lesson Approach Lessons are structured to provide students with various opportunities to reason, to model and to expand on explanations about mathematical ideas. Within each lesson, questions, instructions and worked examples are interleaved to engage students as they develop their own mathematical understanding.

10. HCMS Math Approach • Math Resource- Carnegie Learning • Instruction built for conceptual understanding and mastery • Contains meaningful math content to support a collaborative, student-centered classroom. • Components of the Resource • Real-World Situations focused on problem-solving • Student Practice Skills • Student Assignments • CCSS aligned curricula • Multiple Learning Styles • Write-In Textbooks

11. The 8 Mathematical Practices

12. Math 8 • The Real Number System –rational, irrational, square roots • Geometry – congruence and similarity, Pythagorean Theorem, volume of circular figures • Expressions – exponents and scientific notation • Equations —linear, graphing, slope, systems • Functions —forms, graphs • Statistics —scatter plots, patterns, frequency and relative frequency

13. Honors Math • Functions —relationships, notation, interpretation, linear, exponential, graphing • Inequalities —graphing, linear programming • Sequences —Arithmetic, Geometric • Statistics —distribution, correlation, scatter and box plots, linear and exponential models • All curriculum in Math 8 plus the following: • Number Systems —appropriate units and accuracy • Geometry —Pythagorean Theorem, transformations, triangle congruence, constructions, coordinate geometry • Expressions and Equations —linear systems, graphing, literal, slope

14. Social Studies • World War I • The Jazz Age • The Great Depression • World War II • The Cold War Era • The Civil Rights Movement • The Vietnam Era • Modern America • The Jackson Era • Manifest Destiny • The Age of Reform • The Civil War • Reconstruction • The Western Frontier • The Growth of Industry • Progressive Reforms • Overseas Expansion

15. ELA Reading Vocabulary Writing Grammar Speaking and Listening Researching

16. Eighth Grade Novels

17. Science • Scientific Method • Chemistry • Animal Diversity • Earth Materials & Processes (Plate Tectonics, Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Oceans) • Motion Forces & Energy (Physics)

18. Advisory Students Making Connections Community Staff

19. Advisory AMP Meeting Our Students’ Needs Activity Tiger Time

20. RTI: Response to InterventionA Regular Education Initiative • What is RtI? • Rti is a process designed to help schools focus on high quality interventions that are matched to students and monitored on a frequent basis. • How do we monitor students? • Students participate in universal benchmarking assessments (Math, Reading, and Writing) three times a year- Fall, Winter, and Spring. • What are the benefits of RtI? • The greatest benefit is to eliminate a “wait and fail” approach for students. • If a student is identified for RtI services, the school team, along with the parents/guardians, develop a plan to provide interventions within the general education setting. • For additional information, please stop by the Main Office to pick up a RtI Parent Brochure

21. 8th Grade ~ Team Building • Camp Manitoqua~Adventure Zone • Friday, September 27st • Need a sack lunch • Dress accordingly for the weather • Bug spray/sunscreen is advised • Explore tests October/ISATS March • Used for high school placements • Encourage a good night’s sleep, healthy breakfast, and a snack.

22. Bullying 2013-2014

23. When someone is exposed, repeatedly and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more persons Bullying is…

24. Bullying can be… • Behavior that is aggressive, malicious, and highly subversive • Repeated over and over… • A relationship where there is an imbalance of power • Happening for no reason • Teasing that is mean spirited and hurts others’ feelings • All of the above but NOT friendly teasing

25. Bullying is different from: • Peer to peer conflicts • Friendship challenges • Isolated teasing