Gray Fox Team Back to School Night Agenda

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• Gray Fox Team Back to School Night Agenda
• Welcome
• Field Trip Bald Eagle State Park
• We need Parent Volunteers!
• Introductions
• Kristie Putt
• Kari Smith
• Mark Feldman
• Nancy McKee
• Pete Moyer
• Maureen Branigan
• Final Instructions/Parent Conferences

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Left to right 1st row Mrs Smith, Mrs Branigan,
Mrs McKee 2nd row Mr Moyer, Mr Feldman, Mrs
Simpson, Mrs Putt, Ms Meyers
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Mr. Heggie - English student teacher Mr.
Blackburn - Social Studies student teacher
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Bald Eagle we need field trip stuff today or
ASAP!-6 for transportation -bagged
lunches-Emergency Forms-Permission Slips
Building fish Structures is one of the
community service activities at Bald Eagle.
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Mrs. PuttWelcome to Art!

• Background Info
• Masters ArtEd from PSU
• Administration degree from St. Francis
• Reside in Spruce Creek
• Sixth year at PFMS
• Looking forward to a great year!

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Art Mrs. Putt

• We are off to a great start
• Drawing Unit (Human Body)
• Tree Mural
• Wire Sculpture
• Clay Shoes (Shoe as Self)

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Art Mrs. Putt

• SCASD Annual Art Exhibit
• Please join us!
• HUB Robeson Gallery
• January (date to be determined)
• Do you have something to share?
• Please join us for class!

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Art Mrs. Putt

• Please visit my website
• More detailed information
• Photos of student work
• PFMS Site/Staff/Putt
• 272-8485
• Kep24_at_scasd.org
• Thank you!

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Mrs. Karianne Smith 8th Grade Physical Science

• My background
• Degrees BS in Meteorology, Masters degree in
  Earth Science with a minor in Education (PSU)
• Teaching Certifications General Science, Middle
  School Science, Earth Science, Physics
• Prior experience as a meteorologist at
  AccuWeather (still there on weekends)

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Physical Science

• We are starting with a new unit this year
  Electronics
• I need a parent volunteer to come up and
  demonstrate what we did on the first day of the
  unit )
• Eighth grade science provides students with
  hands-on lab experiences in introductory
  chemistry and physics.
• The first semester we explore atoms, properties
  of matter and chemical interactions
• The second semester focuses on force, motion and
  energy.

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How to find me

• Area science help or ask to meet with me and
  well find time
• Email kls25_at_scasd.org Phone [phone]
• Website www.scasd.org/parkforestmiddle
• Staff Mrs. Smith
• My website is always up to date and you can find
  everything there!!!

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Electronics Lab
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Grades

• Total Point Scale.
• Standards-based Categories are standards
• Examples lab safety, scientific method,
  properties of matter, etc.
• This will help you and I to know where your child
  is having difficulty or success.
• Most grades will come from in-class assignments
  (labs).
• Occasional homework - do not expect homework
  every night.
• Most homework is from assignments not completed
  in class.

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BTS Parent Math Quiz1

• How many outs in an inning of baseball?
• 6

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BTS Parent Math Quiz2

• Divide 30 by one half. What is the result?
• 60

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BTS Parent Math Quiz3

• Mary lives in a one story home in which
  everything is red. The couch, the carpet, the
  refrigerator, the doors, the walls - all are red.
  What color are the stairs?
• One story has no stairs!!

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Why Math?

• Math is
• Challenging
• Intriguing
• Structured
• Logical
• Practical

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Why Math?

• Wouldnt every parent want their middle schooler
  to be a logical, practical problem solver who
  utilizes a structured approach to solving
  challenging and intriguing problems.?

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Why Math?

• The simplest answer I can give you is this If
  you don't understand
• math, then the people who do understand it will
  be able to jerk you around like a trout
• Doctor Ian, The Math Forum
• http//mathforum.org/dr.math/

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Mr. Feldman - Grades

• All classes graded on a total points basis
• Homework graded on an effort basis unless
  otherwise specified
• All homework expected on the day it is due
• If absent - student is responsible to see me for
  work missed
• Grades can be emailed home regularly - see me
  tonight

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Nancy McKee - English

• Questioning is the most sophisticated and
  civilized of arts.
• -John Stuart Mill
• Skills
• Critical Thinking
• Writing-expository
• Persuasive writing on a controversial subject
• Compare/contrast writing
• Informative Writing
• Multi-paragraph writing

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Critical Reading Materials

• Johnny Tremain
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• The Giver
• Extensive study of Edgar Allen Poe and O. Henry
  stories (10)
• Mystery Unit And Then There Were None or Face on
  the Milk Carton
• Choice novels

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8th Grade Social Studies

• Topic American History
• Causes of and the Revolutionary War to the
  Civil War and Reconstruction
• Workbook
• Textbook
• Due date sheet
• Unit calendar

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Mrs. Maureen Branigan

• Learning Support teacher
• Will be in some of the team classes.
• Email mmb29_at_scasd.org
• Phone [phone]