Transcript Back to School Night 2012 - Faithful Shepherd Catholic School

BACK TO SCHOOL
NIGHT 2013
Mr. Dalum
Ms. Smith
Mr. Brew
WHAT’S OUR OBJECTIVE?
Introduce ourselves
Learn ways to help your child
Notes about our classes
Answer questions!
WHO ARE WE?
Mr. Broque Brew
Mrs. Pat Smith
6th Math
6th & 7th Religion
6th Religion
6th Reading
6th Social Studies
Mr. Dalum
7th & 8th English
8th Religion
TERMS TO KNOW
I Cans or I Can Statements: This is our “kid friendly” term used
for our curriculum. You might be more familiar with words like targets or
objectives. An example might be: I can add fractions with like denominators
YET Lab: YET Lab occurs on Wednesdays. It is similar to a study hall
with opportunities to receive extra help from a specific teacher, if needed.
It is also a time when students can make up tests if they have been absent.
TREC: This happens in the third trimester only. Each middle school
teacher develops a special class to teach on Wednesday afternoons as
enrichment instead of regular homeroom activities. Students will identify
their 1st, 2nd, 3rd choices and then assigned a class. Examples of past classes:
Tool Time, Geocaching, Me Book, Goggles & Lab Coats, Fitness, Mock Trial…
POWERSCHOOL - FROM MR. JORGENSEN
 1 – If you have an account from last year you need to keep using the
same username and password, not create a new account.
 2 – If you are having trouble logging in, click on the “Having trouble
signing in?” link located on the PowerSchool sign in page.
 Students also have usernames and passwords to check their own
homework.
 Their username and password are the same as the username and password they use
in the computer lab.
 If they have trouble logging in to PowerSchool, chances are good their Windows
password expired. They’ll need to go to the computer lab, or any Windows computer,
and set a new password.
HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD?
Check in questions
 What’s for homework? (check the websites)
 What’s coming up? (check the calendar)
 How are the grades? (check the Powerschool Portal)
 How is your child feeling? (check with your child!)
Confusion Rocks!
 If we aren’t confused by something, we won’t learn
anything!
HOW ARE STUDENTS DIVIDED?
 In three different groups
 A, B, C – specialists classes
 E, F, G
 Optimized for Reading, but applies to English and Social Studies
 X,Y, Z
 Optimized for Math, but applies to Science and Religion.
 Students get to work with many different peers and in classes that best
suit their learning style.
MR. BREW
 I teach Religion, Math, and Social Studies to sixth graders
 Seventh year at FSCS, eleventh year teaching overall
 Education from Dickinson State University in Dickinson,
North Dakota
 Currently in class for a Master’s Degree in Education
 1st grade daughter, Briley, in Ms. O’Keefe’s class
 3½ year old son, Broox
 Wife, Michelle, has helped with the Gala the last 3 years
6TH GRADE MINNESOTA HISTORY
 Curriculum:
 Northern Lights: The Stories of Minnesota’s Past
 www.mnhs.org
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 Topics Covered: Minnesota History from 16,000 B.C. to Present day
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 Course Description: Sixth grade social studies are dedicated to Minnesota
History and U.S. History from 16,000 B.C. to present day. Critical thinking
skills and resource use are emphasized throughout the course as students
study Minnesota geography, Native American culture, the fur trade,
immigration and settlement, early industrial growth, and Minnesota’s role in
the Civil War and World War II. Students will also work on developing skills
in note taking, map reading, and organization
6TH GRADE MINNESOTA HISTORY
 Homework: There will be worksheets, activities, and projects.
Assignments are always due the next day unless otherwise noted. The
second trimester raft project is due by the end of trimester three.
 Tests: The test schedule will be posted on the website each week so
students can plan ahead. Each test will cover 2 chapters in the text. The
tests can consist of matching, true and false, multiple choice and some short
answer type questions based on the text and class notes.
Grading:
50% Tests
25% Assignments
25% Projects
6TH GRADE MATH
Math Grading
 Test – 50%
 Quizzes –25%
 Homework – 25 % (task management on a daily basis)
FSCS Website
 Link to Online Book
 Homework assignments on a weekly basis
 Changes are made during class, the assignment given in class IS the
assignment
6TH GRADE MATH
 6th Grade Math
 Decimals
 Integers
 Algebraic Equations and Inequalities
 Operations with Fractions
 Ratios, Rates, Proportions
 Percent
 Geometry
 Algebra: Graphing in Coordinate Planes
 Displaying and Analyzing Data
 Probability
 (Online textbook available) www.phsuccessnet.com
MRS. PAT SMITH
6TH AND 7TH RELIGION & 6TH READING
 BS in Elementary Education and Learning Disabilities - Winona State
 Masters in Teaching and Learning – St. Mary’s University
 Many years of teaching experience: mostly fifth grade, but also 4th, 6th,
and 7th religion. This year I am teaching 6th and 7th grade religion.
 Have been at FSCS since the beginning, as well as being a parishioner at
St. Thomas Becket since it opened.
 Son and daughter went to FSCS from K-8th grade
 Mikayla is now a Senior at Eagan High School and our son, Kyle, is a
sophomore college
6TH-8TH GRADE RELIGION
 6th grade curriculum: Christ Our Life ~ God Calls a People (Mr. Brew)
Topics Covered: Old Testament and time out for Liturgical Seasons
 7th grade curriculum: Christ Our Life ~ Jesus the Way, the Truth, and the Life (Mrs. Smith)
Topics Covered: The life of Jesus and his impact on us and the world;
his mission; time out for Liturgical Seasons
 8th grade curriculum: Christ Our Life ~ The Church Then and Now (Mrs. Smith)
Topics Covered: The Mystery of the Church, Marks of the Church, History of the
Church, Witness of the Church (Ways of Holiness, Faith, Worship, Family)
 For 6th -8th
Family Life will be taught in Spring
 Grading: 50% Tests, 25% Assignments/Participation/Presentations, and
25% Service Hours
SERVICE HOURS
 30 hours total for year, 10 are due each trimester
 If students do more than 10, the extra hours will be carried over and
counted for the following trimester of the current school year
 School board decided that at least 10 of the 30 service hours must
come from a parish (not an additional 10)
 Change: Students doing service in the summer can earn up to
5 parish hours and up to 5 non-parish hours for the school year
 See the Middle School Website for the forms
 Check out our individual websites for daily assignments and info.
Find it by going to FS website > Academics >Middle School > Mrs. Smith
or Mr. Brew
MR. DALUM
English for all 7th, 8th
Religion for 8X
Eleventh year at FSCS, fourteenth year teaching
overall.
Masters in Education from Notre Dame
3rd grade daughter, Molly, in Ms. Hirsch’s class
4 year old son, Emmett
ENGLISH CLASS
Grammar
 Parts of speech, usage, identification
Writing
 Journal, writing process, essays
Spelling
 Concepts, rules, ideas, groups
Speech
 Preparation, practice, improvement
ENGLISH GRADES
35% Tests
 Grammar, etc.
35% “Words”
 Essays and speeches
10% Spelling
 Every two or three weeks
 List are on the web
20% Homework & Daily Work
 “Task Management” = good faith effort
THANK YOU
Questions?
Anything else: please see your websites and
email us!