Welcome to Freshman Parent Night

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Welcome to Freshman Parent Night
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AGENDA

• Review progress report and
  report cards
• Tips for Success
• Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV) 
• Extracurricular Activities
• Individualized Learning Plan (ILP)

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Progress Reports, Report Cards,
and Transcripts
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PROGRESS REPORT
4 1/2 Week -- Progress Reports 9 Week
(Oct30th) Report Card 13 1/2 Week
-- Progress Reports 18 Week (Jan 21st)
-- Semester Grade
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Report Card
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100
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Teachers may calculate percentages
differently. The range for final exams is
between 15 25
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Student Academic Transcript
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Unweighted Scale

• The unweighted grade point average is cumulative
• Based on the standard 4.0 scale

A4 B3 C2
D1 F0

• Unweighted GPA is the average of all courses
• Divide the number of courses by total points

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Weighted Scale

• A weighted grade multiplier is assigned to all
  courses except PE, Drivers Ed. and pass/fail
  courses
• Courses are weighted according to the degree of
  difficulty from II to V.

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Tips for Success

• Communication
• Utilizing Resources
• Get Involved in School
• Proper Study Skills

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Communication is key
ILP
Email
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Telephone Extensions
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Pinnacle Internet Viewer(PIV) 

• Attendance and grades are online.
• You will need
• Student ID
• PIN code
• PIN codes are on the report card
• Here are the steps in order to use PIV

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Niles West Home Page
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PARENT TAB
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Pinnacle Internet Viewer(PIV) 

• Enter your Student ID number.
• Enter your PIN Code
• Select your School from the drop down list.
• Click on the button.

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Pinnacle Internet Viewer(PIV) 
GRADES
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Pinnacle Internet Viewer(PIV) 
SCHEDULE
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Pinnacle Internet Viewer(PIV) 
ATTENDANCE
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In order to be successful...

• Utilizing Resources
• Proper Study Skills

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Tips for Success

• Visit resource centers or the Literacy Center
• during study halls and Lunch time
• Foreign Language Room 2303
• Math/Science Room 3315
• ESL Room 2316
• Literacy Center Room 1161
• IRC Room 2145

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Tips for Success
LITERACY CENTER
Note Taking
Test Prep
Papers
Homework
Study Skills
Reading
Writing
Vocabulary
720 to 410
28,424 students utilized the Literacy Center
last year
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Tips for Success

• Ask teacher for outside help
• Complete missed work according to classroom
  policy
• Take notes or make up notes from textbook
• Prepare for tests (Dont Cram!)

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ZITS by Jerry. Scott Jim. Borgman
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GET INTO A ROUTINE

• Homework/Study time
• minimum of 20 minutes of homework/study time per
  night on each subject
• 5 subjects 100 minutes
• Find a quiet place to study
• Choose the same time each night

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Niles West Study Skills Manual

• Organizational Skills
• Study Habits
• Study Materials
• Doing your best
• Studying English, Math, Science, Social Studies
  and Foreign Language
• Reading a textbook
• Note-Taking
• Strategies for Test Preparation
• Strategies for Test Taking

http//www.niles-hs.k12.il.us/WestStudentServices/
study.pdf
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In order to be successful...

• Get involved in school

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Amnesty International Art Club Assyrian
Club Auto Club Badminton Club Black Student
Union Book Club Chemistry Club Chess Club Chinese
Club Choir Board Color Guard Council for
Exceptional Children (CEC) Creative Cooking
Club Creative Writing Magazine - Images Cricket
Club Dance - Orchesis
Dance - Orchesis DECA (Business) Engineering
Club Expressions (Choral Group) Fashion
Club FCCLA Family, Career, Community Leaders of
America Filipino Club French Club French Honor
Society Game Spot (video games) Gay/Straight
Alliance - GSA German Club German Honor
Society H2O (Christian Bible study) Hellenic
Club Hip Hop Club
Homecoming Committee Indo-Pak Club Israeli
Club Japanese Club Jazz Band Korean Club Latino
Club Marching Band Math Team Model UN National
Honor Society (NHS) Newspaper - West
Word Orchestra Board Peer Leaders Peer
Mediation Ping Pong Along Polish Club
Student Government Freshman Cabinet Student
Government Sophomore Cabinet Student Government
Junior Cabinet Student Government Senior
Cabinet Student Government Senate Student
Government Union Theatre Productions (drama /
crew) Thespian Troupe 1714 of the International
Thespian Society Water Polo W.H.O. (West Helps
Others) WYSE (science engineering) Yearbook -
Spectrum
Pop 'n Rock Quran Study (Muslim prayer
group) SADD (Students Against Destructive
Decisions) S.A.V.E. Club (Students Against a
Vanishing Environment) Scholastic Bowl School
Chest / Dance Marathon Science Olympiad Seminars
for Scholars Serbian Club Ski Club Spanish Honor
Society
Extra - curricular
Activities
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Sports
Sports
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ILP
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PARENT TAB
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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN (ILP)
Demographics
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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN (ILP)
4 Year Plan
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• GENERAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CLASS OF
  2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011
• Consumer Education - One (1 )
• English - Eight (8) credits and the writing of a
  research paper.
• Fine Arts and/or Applied Sciences and Technology
  - Two (2) credits in Fine Arts and/or Applied
  Sciences and Technology. Applied Sciences and
  Technology includes Business Education,
  Cosmetology, Cooperative Vocational Education,
  Cooperative Distributive Education, Family
  Consumer Sciences, Applied Technology. (Note
  Consumer Education and Management for Living will
  not count toward these two credits if either
  course is taken for a State of Illinois Consumer
  Education requirement.) Fine Arts includes Art,
  Music, Drama, and Arts Appreciation Dance,
  Drama, Music and Visual Art.
• Health - One (1) credit.
• Mathematics Classes of 2007 2008 4 credits
  Class of 2009 6 credits Class of 2010 6
  credits 2 credits must be a first year Algebra
  course or a math course for which first year
  Algebra is a prerequisite. 2 credits must be in
  a course that contains Geometry content or a
  course for which Geometry is a prerequisite.
• Reading (Policy 6300-R3) One year of reading
  is required for those students who score at or
  below district expectations on a standardized
  test, as defined in administrative procedures.
  The students must be enrolled in the reading
  course upon entry into District 219 or, if the
  classes are filled, as soon as possible, but
  before graduation from District 219.
• Science - Four (4) credits in Laboratory Science
  which consists of two (2) credits in Physical
  Science and two (2) credits in Life Science.
  Physical Science courses are Integrated Lab
  Science, Chemistry, and Physics. The Life
  Science course is Biology.
• Social Studies - Six (6) credits which consist of
  two (2) credits in Freshman Social Studies
  (Global Studies previously called People and
  Their Cultures), two (2) credits in U.S. History,
  one (1) credit in Western Civilization, and one
  (1) credit in Social Science (all other Social
  Studies electives). AP students successfully
  completing two semesters of AP European History
  satisfy the requirement in Western Civilization
  and the one semester of Social Science.
• PSAE Students must take the Prairie State
  Achievement Examination unless exempt or unable
  to participate.
• Physical Education Students must earn one (1)
  credit for each semester in attendance at a Niles
  Township High School.

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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN (ILP)
Goals
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INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN (ILP)
Test Scores
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Parent Education Programs

• Normal Adolescence
• Consequences
• Communication
• Conflict Resolution
• Parental Self-Care
• Managing Your Teens Mood
• Children Substance Use
• Strengthening the Relationship with Your Teen
• Check SAP Website for details

                                                  
                                           
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Please dont hesitate to contact us

• Hope Kracht
• 847-626-2687
• hopkra_at_niles-hs.k12.il.us
• Ben Grais
• 847-626-2691
• bengra_at_niles-hs.k12.il.us

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