Welcome to 8A Open House

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Welcome to 8A Open House

• Mr. BosticScience, Literature Composition
• Miss DaltonISU student teacher
• Mrs. CampbellLearning Resource
• Mrs. DickinsonMath, Literature Composition
• Mrs. GallierSocial Studies, Literature
  Composition
• Mr. WrightLanguage Arts, Literature
  Composition

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Teaming

• Team of Students
• Team of Teachers
• Team of Parents

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Teaming creates many possibilities.

• Coordination of assignments, projects, and tests
• Assignment tracking
• Better communication
• Daily team meetings
• Team building activities
• Reward activities
• Field trips
• Block days
• And much more!!

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Student Progress

• Progress Reports
• Report Cards
• Eligibility
• Skyward Grades Online
• Contact Guidance if you do not have a login
• Encourage your child to check Skyward periodically

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Organization

• Check assignment notebook.
• Help your student to stay organized.
• Check assignment quality and completeness.
• Students should have binder/folder, laptop,
  independent reading book and notebook in each
  core class.

Online Texts information on team web page
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Learning Resource

• Intervention
• Collaboration with Core teachers
• Co-teaching model
• All students

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Communication

• Student responsibility
• Web Site Academic Teams on the EJHS site, click
  on 8A
• Email (24 hours)
• Phone Number 557-4406
• Team Meeting time 930-1015
• Questions, ConcernsPlease Communicate

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8A Team Schedule

• Use team class time flexibly
• Team classes
• 1st, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th
• 8th hour is Tutorial or music class
• P.E./Practical Arts are 2nd 3rd

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Assignment Policy
ABSENT WORK The handbook policy will be followed one day to make up assignments for each day of absence.
LATE WORK Homework is expected to be turned in on the day it is due however, it will be accepted up to the end of the current chapter for half-credit. After completion of the chapter, no further late work will be accepted.
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Cell Phones

• Handbook policy
• Cell phones off and ready
• to learn

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Digital Conversion

• -Each student will be assigned
• a laptop to be used in all classes
• and at home
• -Textbooks-online/classroom sets
• -Additional resource, not a replacement
• -Varying levels of implementation

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Volunteer Opportunities

• State Farm Volunteer Program
• Coffee House
• Team cookout
• Team parent representatives-see sign up at the
  exit table

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Team t-shirts
Team t-shirts are for sale at www.booster.com/8a
15.00 each Order forms will be passed out
later this week to those families who are unable
to order online (due September 8). Last day to
order online is September 15.
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Thank you for coming!

• On your way out,
• please stop at the exit table and
• sign up for volunteer
• opportunities.