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Osborne Middle Curriculum Night

Osborne Middle Curriculum Night. Welcome Parents. Reading:

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Osborne Middle Curriculum Night

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  1. Osborne Middle Curriculum Night Welcome Parents

  2. Reading: There is a focus on reading through both fiction and non-fiction. We will be utilizing different lengths of reading. From articles, to short stories, to novels, to poetry, students will be exposed to reading strategies, story elements, and figurative language. There will be a focus on analyzing text and citing supporting evidence from the text. Grammar: Grammar will be taught through reading, writing, and warm-ups.

  3. Active Reading Strategies Previewing PredictingVisualizingQuestioningConnectingSummarizingClarifyingEvaluating

  4. Focus on Writing Workshop for Parents: What to Expect: • Learn how to help your child become a better writer. • Learn how writing is assessed in middle school. • Look through your child’s writing portfolio. Workshop Date and Times: November 12, 2013 Morning Session: 10:00 – 12:00 Evening Session: 6:30 – 8:30 • In 6th grade LA, your child will have two major writing pieces each semester. • 1st 9-weeks: Argumentative • 2nd 9-weeks: Informational • 3rd 9-weeks: Informational • 4th 9-weeks: Essay with SS

  5. Promotion Criteria6th Grade • Students must pass 4 out of 5 classes each semester. • Connections are averaged as one class. • LA and Math MUST be 2 of the 4 academic classes passed. • If a child does not pass LA or Math the first semester, summer school is an option for grade recovery. • If a child does not pass a full year of either Math or LA, he or she will be retained.

  6. Registering for the Parent Portal • How to sign up: • Complete a simple registration form – available from teachers tonight OR on the OMS website • Validate form in person at OMS – visit the Parent Portal table in the main lobby tonight • Watch your email for a message from Go2; this email will contain instructions and a token for accessing the portal • Registration carries over from year to year and school to school; completing a new form each year is unnecessary

  7. What information is available in the Parent Portal? • Attendance • Current schedule • Current grades • Individual assignments • Overall grade in each class • Discipline information • Past middle school grades • Test Scores

  8. Student Profile Page The Student Profile Page provides a snapshot of current information as well as links to more detailed data.

  9. Current Schedule The Current Schedule page lists the student’s classes as well as the current grade in each class. Clicking on a Course Name will list all assignments and grades for that particular course. This information is updated nightly.

  10. Attendance The Attendance page provides details about a student’s daily attendance and identifies excused and unexcused absences as well as tardies. This information is updated nightly.

  11. Test History The Test History page provides a list of standardized tests for which the student’s scores are available. Selecting a test from the list provides detailed score information.

  12. Problems? • Problems with registration or accessing the Portal? Contact the main office. • Questions about your child’s grades? Contact the teacher.

  13. Writing in Content Area • Students will be writing essays in language arts each nine weeks, and in science and social studies once a semester. • In science and social studies, subject area ideas are weighted as 70% of the students’ overall essay grade. Organization, style, and conventions make up the other 30% of essay grades. The essays count as test grades. • Each student is writing to demonstrate understanding of subject related concepts.

  14. Day 1 to Day 5 Guided Writing • Day 1 Prewriting-using notes and text to gather Specific Details and organize ideas onto a graphic organizer. • Day 2 Rough Draft • Day 3 Rough Draft • Day 4 Revise and Edit with both Science teacher, for Ideas, and Language Arts teacher, for Conventions and Organization. • Day 5 Final Draft Written in Class Due

  15. Document Based Questions (DBQ) • Reading smart, thinking straight, and writing clearly are skills that all young people must possess as they continue their education and prepare for their places in the global economy. • DBQ’s: • offer students a sampling of non-fiction texts and documents. Students examine maps, letters, charts, graphs, cartoons, historians’ accounts, diaries, advertisements, photographs, flyers and more. • are text-dependent. By definition, DBQ essays are evidence-based. • require students to build knowledge from multiple sources. • encourage students to read like detectives. Questions can only be answered through close attention the details of the text. • require students to use writing to organize their thinking

  16. Student Portal

  17. http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf

  18. Any Questions?

  19. Thank you! • We are looking forward to an amazing year! • If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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