Transcript Team 8-1
Team 8-1 Mrs. Mahaffy – Math Mrs. Whiteside – Science Miss Gray– Literacy Mrs. Maxedon – Literacy Mr. Hanfland – History Mr. Clements – Special Services 8th Grade Schedule 7:30 – 8:17 8:20 – 9:07 9:10 – 9:57 10:00 – 10:47 10:50 – 11:37 11:40 – 12:10 12:13 – 12:55 12:58 – 1:40 1:43 – 2:25 Monday & Friday Advisory (7:30 – 7:55) 1st Hour 2nd Hour 3rd Hour (Snack) 4th Hour 5th Hour Lunch Study Hall (Band/Choir) 8th Hour Exploratory 9th Hour Exploratory Study Hall Quiet – Focused Time to see teachers Math Party Computer Access Handbook Highlights Homework Policy Dress Code Electronics Policy Important Dates September 9-23 Friday, September 19 Friday, October 3 Tuesday, October 6 Friday, October 24 Friday, October 31 November 24 & 25 Friday, May 29 MAP Testing Midterm Springfield Pictures 1st Quarter Ends Report Cards Conferences Promotion Springfield Friday, October 3 $90.00 – Due Friday, September 19 Depart 5:45 am Return 9:30 pm Bring Sack Lunch – Dinner Included Chaperone / Student Ratio 1:10 Lincoln Presidential Museum, Old Capitol, New Capitol, Tomb & Memorials, Lincoln’s Neighborhood. Power School District Web Page www.district158.org Team Web Page Homework Yearbook Remember to order your Marlowe Middle School yearbook at www.JostensYearbooks.com Until October 27 $28.00 Oct. 28 – Feb 2 $30.00 After Feb. 3 $35.00 Activity Bus 5 Rides for $14.00 20 Rides for $55.00 Bus runs at 4:00 Students need to sign up in the office before noon on the day that they will be riding the bus. Attendance Policy 4 excused absences per quarter Update Honeywell information Homework request Early release - Note Extended Vacation – Pre-Arranged Form Please take handout for full details. Literacy (Reading/Language Arts) Expert 21 -College 101 -What values do we live by -Costs and benefits of technology Reading, Writing, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Speaking Grading Categories –Formative – 40% (Binder/journal checks, Homework, Vocabulary, Class work) –Summative – 60% (Quizzes, Tests, Final Drafts, Long-Term Projects) English I Grading Scale 5% Daily Practice – Homework, classwork, bell work 20% Formative – Quizzes, Writing drafts 75% Summative – Tests, Quarter Exams, and Final Drafts Content Vocabulary & Grammar Writing Discussion, Individual speeches Novels Math Algebra & Pre-Algebra Homework (20%) – daily, graded Corrections Tests (40%) Quizzes (20%) Cumulative Review (20%) Math Geometry Homework (25%) – daily, graded Corrections Tests (50%) Quizzes (25%) Math Calculators Basic Facts Textbook on-line (www.connected.mcgraw-hill.com) Math Party (Study Hall) Science New curriculum – Problem-based learning Student centered Solving real world problems Working as a group Discovering and working with the content necessary to solve the problem Science – Grading Categories Daily Practice – 10% –homework –vocabulary –in-class assignments Formative – 10% –quizzes Summative – 80% –tests –projects History Topics covered: The Civil War Reconstruction Westward Expansion Industrial Revolution Immigration Progressive Era Imperialism World War I 1920’s Great Depression World War II Holocaust Cold War Civil Rights Movement Vietnam War History Grade breakdown Summative Assessments 85% 1. • • Tests – 75% - corrections to 70% Quizzes – 10% - re-takes allowed (teacher discretion) Formative Assessments 15% (may make corrections as many times as student wishes for full credit prior to the end of the chapter/unit. 2. • • • Homework – 5% Classwork – 5% Progress Check – 5% * The textbook is online: my.hrw.com Username: mmustangs14 Password: mustangs World History This course is a study of the world from ancient times to the present. Grading Policy and Scale: Formative: 30% – bell work, homework, daily activities, binder: Summative: 70% – Tests, Papers and Projects Contact Us Mrs. Mahaffy ext 4804 [email protected] Mrs. Whiteside ext. 4805 [email protected] Miss Gray ext 4801 [email protected] Mrs. Maxedon ext 4802 [email protected] Mr. Hanfland ext 4803 [email protected] Mr. Clements ext 4807 aclements @district158.org