Welcome to Back to School Night “One team, one dream”

1. Iesha Peay Diane Gutierrez Sherri Blue Don Krasniak Welcome toBack to School Night“One team, one dream”

2. Welcome & Team Introduction • School Proficiency Goal • Team Expectations, Course Descriptions, Standards, and 8th Grade Activities Participation • Grading Info • What Parents Can Do To Help Students • Student Responsibilities • Teacher Contact Info • Closing Agenda for Back To School Night

3. Student Success Parent Involvement How to monitor student work Understand the curriculum standards and expectations School Goal: 80% of our students demonstrate proficiency on the California Standards Test (CST) Back To School Night Purpose

4. Common Classroom Procedures & Expectations: • Entering the Classroom • Come prepared (Materials/Notebooks/HW) • On time and quiet/Silence during announcements • Dispose of gum • Hats/hoods off • Materials out • Backpacks/purses under desk or chair • Complete warm-up activities Behavior Expectations

5. During Class • Be polite, Follow Directions, Stay Seated • Copy down agendas & home assignments • Raise hand to speak/ask questions- no call-outs • Take good notes • Keep work areas clean • End of Period • Wait for teacher to dismiss class • Exit Questions or Reflections Behavior Expectations

6. Check Backpacks Daily (Textbooks, Notebooks, etc.) • Complete DOL/Warm-up/Journal writing • Planners stamped, showing homework and agenda • Suggested Supplies: • Library Books • Whiteboard markers/Highlighters/Colored pencils • Pencils/Pens (blue-black pens, colored for grading) • Paper/Index Cards • Calculator • 3 Ring Binder/Composition Book/Spiral Notebook Staying ORGANIZED & PREPARED

7. Student-Team Conference Parent Conference Student Planner Monitoring Weekly Progress Reports Assigned to “Get It Done” and/or Tutoring Counselor Support Student Contracts Student Support Team (SST) Parent invited to class with student Pyramid of Intervention

8. Emphasis on • Reading comprehension • Literary analysis • Writing strategies • Critical thinking • Oral Communication • Differentiation for all students (Enrichment for GATE, Interventions for struggling students) FOCUS ON Language Arts

9. Power Teaching • All grade levels of math are participating • Cooperative Learning – group work based • Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • More rigorous than previous standards • This is a transition year, next year the CCSS will be fully implemented in all classes • Planners – ONLY gets stamped when an assignment is turned in FOCUS ON Math

10. Emphasis on • Formation of the United States • Slavery • The American Civil War and Reconstruction • Industrialization • Women’s Movement FOCUS ON Social Studies

11. Emphasis on • Science Notebooking • Critical thinking • Writing: Daily Science Journal, Reflections, &Lab Reports • Concepts by trimester: • Matter, Chemistry, and Periodic Table • Force and Motion • Earth in Space FOCUS ON Science

12. Grading info

14. Check planners daily Check iCampus and Mountain View’s website Help students review for upcoming tests and quizzes Practice measuring for Science Review Cornell Notes/Study Guides/Note Cards Keep students organized CST questions review Contact the teachers when you are concerned What parents can do to help STUDENTS

15. Study • Cornell Notes • Science Notebooks • Vocabulary/Note Cards/Flash Cards • Math Notes/Home Learning • Review • Use Study Guides • Complete Assignments and Projects • Know your due dates Student Responsibilities

16. Teacher contact info

17. Released Test Questions: • http://www.cde.ca.gov/index.asp • http://starsamplequestions.org/ • http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sr/css05rtq.asp Cool CST Sites

18. Parent Conferences • October 11--Friday Closing Remarks

19. Visit teacher classrooms

20. Questions???