Welcome to curriculum night!

1. Welcome to curriculum night! Cumberland Island 2014 Good Evening Parents! Please find your child’s name and schedule at his/her seat. The Yearbook flyer is for you to take home.

2. Advisement Community Information

3. String Bags • Used as an organizational tool • Contents: • 3 folders • spiral notebooks/composition books • Pencil pouch • Agenda • Textbooks and binders should be carried

4. Lost and found • Lost and Found boxes are outside Mrs. McCloud’s room • Remind your child to check often for lost materials, textbooks, lunchboxes, books, clothes, etc.

5. Absences • Please send in excuse notes • Note must contain • Date • Child’s lunch number • Parent signature • Phone number • Students are responsible for getting make-up work from teacher the day they return • Also responsible for turning the work in

6. Agenda • Students are required to fill out agenda for every class • Many incomplete homework assignments are a result of not filling out agenda • Signature is checked by teachers during advisement • Students may earn after school academic detention for multiple missing assignments

7. Behavior Card • School-wide discipline policy • 4 behavior cards, one for each 9 weeks • Points are deducted for inappropriate behaviors • Determines the conduct grade for each quarter • Periodically check your child’s behavior card-located in the back of the agenda

8. Science

9. Content • 6th grade is Earth Science • Geology, Hydrology, Meteorology, and Astronomy • See syllabus for a complete list of topics-1st page in students’ binder or my website

10. Materials for class • Every Day: • 1.5 inch 3 ring binder • Interactive Student Notebook (spiral notebook) • Writing utensil • Most days: • Textbook (bright pink sign outside my door on the days the textbook is needed) • “Grace period” for forgotten materials ends this week. Students may return to lockers but will lose 2 points on their behavior card for being unprepared for class.

11. Online textbook • Science (and Reading) • www.pearsonsuccessnet.com • Username: Students’ computer login at school (user initials and number, lowercase and no spaces) • Password: success2014

12. Interactive Student Notebook (ISN) • Left side pages we complete in class (notes) • Right side pages are for students to process and interact with new information • Creative opportunities

13. Other Science Papers: binder • 5 dividers just for Science • Intro Unit, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Extra Paper • Please do not clean out or throw away science papers from your child’s binder • We will clean out and store papers at the end of each semester • All assignments will be used to review and study for quarterly benchmark tests, midterm exam, final exam, and GA Milestone (formerly GCRCT)

14. Keys to success in science

15. important • In order to be the most successful, students must put forth the effort starting at the beginning of school.

16. Study skills for success • Vocabulary • Flash cards (word on front, definition on back) • Study Guides • Complete fully before test and use it to study • Flash cards (question on front, answer on back) • Complete homework • Extension of notes and classwork • Comprehension and application questions • Homework assignments already not being completed (or not completed well)

17. Other tips for success • Agenda • Write down homework, upcoming quizzes, tests, long-term assignments • My Website • Daily homework; notes; study guides; helpful websites; games; links to online science book, OAS, and Family Portal • Family Portal • Immediate, online information for grades • Can alert you with failing grades • Encouraged to register

18. Test Corrections • Opportunity for every student to improve test grades on every test (no corrections on vocab test tomorrow) • Template on my website • More than just correcting the answer-it’s work! • Potential to improve class average by several points

19. Homework Policy • Turned in complete and on time to receive full credit • Accepted late but points deducted • 11 points per day • No credit after 3 days • Reminder: • Please check your child’s agenda to make sure homework is being completed, especially if your child is receiving zeros for homework grades. • NHI (not handed in) recorded in gradebook until assignment is turned in

20. Other assignments • Classwork: • Work not finished in class becomes homework and will then follow the homework policy. • Projects/Long term assignments: • Assignment is reduced 11 points for every day it is turned in late. • No credit after three days • NHI (not handed in) recorded in gradebook for any assignment not turned in

21. Agenda Stamps: Missing assignment • Stamps are to keep you informed • Received when any assignment is not complete or on-time • “Late” implies after the scheduled time for class to begin

22. Communication • Email is the best way to get in touch with me • Checked periodically throughout the day • Link on ET Booth Website

23. Thank you for Attending! • If you have specific questions or concerns about your child’s performance, we encourage you to contact your child’s homeroom/advisement teacher to set up a conference. We look forward to speaking with you at a later date. 