Lockers Open for a small surprise!!

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LockersOpen for a small surprise!!

• For backpacks, lunch, math materials
• Keep paper, supplies, homeroom folders in DESK
• Bad idea to share your combination!
• Please turn in forms to basket
• Browse your assignment book and handouts

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Welcome!

• BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT
• Ms. OC--Room 203

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SCASD Mission Statement

• To Prepare Students
• for Lifelong Success
• through Excellence in Education

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About Ms. OC

• Teacher since 1985 (CA, China)
• BS-PSU, Cred-UC Berkeley, MEd-PSU
• Began teaching SCASD 1989
• Favorite SubjectEverything!

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• My Job GROW YOUR BRAIN
• YOUR JOB Grow Your Brain
• Like Michelangelo If people knew how hard I
  worked to get my mastery, it wouldnt seem so
  wonderful at all

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Your Brain now11 years old
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Your brain at 21 years old
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In Middle School

• More RIGHTS
• More RESPONSIBILITIES
• (Parent roles MAY change)
• Bigger school
• 6 Day Cycle
• More Friends!

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French Philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre

• Who wrote that The anguish of decision is the
  hallmark of
• RESPONSIBILITY
• In Ms. OCs words You are responsible for
  your own behavior.

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Reading-Choice Books
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Fiction Reading

• The gateway drug to reading.
• Reading 20 min/night x 1 school year
• about 2 MILLION words
• Reading 5 min/night x 1 school year
• about 200,000 words

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Writing(Laptops)
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Curriculum Units

• Social Studies
• Bridges to Understanding
• Ancient Civilizations
• (PreHistory, Mesopotamia/Egypt, China, Greece
• Current Events
• Geography

• Science
• Discovery Science
• MatterMolecules
• Mixtures
• Drugs/Alcohol Awareness

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Exploratory Classes

• Art/Music
• (Family Consumer Science, Technology Education)
• PE CLOTHES DAYS 2,5 (shirt, shorts, shoes)
• Foreign Language-12 weeks each (Spanish, French,
  German)

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Weekly Letter

• Mondays (hard copy/email)
• Return TEAR OFF by Wed
• Information, dates and homework
• On website
• Parent Helponline_at_scasd.org
• 814-231-7744

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Homework

• Assignment BookON the WEEKLY LETTER!
• EVERY school night about 1 hour
• Daily 30 min Reading, Math
• Weekly Vocab, Writing, Spelling
• OTHERS as assigned

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YOUR ASSIGNMENT BOOK (AB) IS YOUR BEST
FRIENDIN MIDDLE SCHOOLWrite This Tues
8/26-Weekly Letter dueFri 9/12Parent
Verification due (p. 42 in AB)
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(This is not the end of my presentation) To
RETURN!

• FORMS to return to Ms. OC
• -Parent/Guardian Survey (Orange)
• -AB Parent Verification signed-9/12
• -Photo/Social Media permission (Classroom closed
  blogging only) (Online with Emergency Contact
  Forms)
• -T Shirt order 9/5

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Contacting Ms. OC

• BESTEmail--kxo11_at_scasd.org
• Weekly Letter tear-off return notes
• Website--SCASD/PFMS/Staff/OConnell (contains
  Weekly Letters, links to workpages and Library
  Research sources)
• Phone--PFMS 272-8464 (messages)
• Home-234-1115

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Field Trips

• Outdoor--Team BuildingFri, Oct 3
  (ChaperonesParent Volunteer Form Requiredsee
  PFMS Website.
• PSU Matson Museum of AnthropologyMarch TBA
• Carnegie Science Center RoadshowApril TBA
• Greek OlympicsMay TBA
• Parent Chaperones/helpers needed! (Watch WL for
  dates)

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PFMS Stuff

• ROAR DayThur 9/4
• Respect, Organization, Attitude, Respect.
• AREAHomework Help, Quiet Study, Band, Choir and
  Orchestra, others
• Extra Curr--IM, Clubs, Drama, Fun Days

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Mindfulness

• PSU C.A.L.M. Study 2012-2014 Participant
• Gentle stretching, breathing, postures
• Thinking about thinking
• 1-2 times/cycle

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Mountain Lion Team

• Lunch 1110-1140
• Healthy Snacks OK (almost) anytime
• Water Bottle w/sport cap-anytime (Laptops)
• Recess or PE daily
• Student- Led Conferences-FALL-Oct 16, 17 (sign up
  on my website in Sept)
• PSSA-April 15,16 (ELA), April 22,23 (Math)

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Next?

• Use the BLUE schedule in AB to tour the building
  and all off team teachers.
• After Exploratory classes, you may come back for
  locker practice if you wish.

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MATH Workshop

• With Ms OC and Mrs. Simpson
• GROW YOUR BRAINLike Michael Jordan Ive
  missed more than 9000 shots in my career. Ive
  lost 300 games. 26 times Ive been trusted to
  take the game-winning shot and missedI can
  accept failure. Everyone fails at something. I
  cannot accept not trying.

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Math Daily 835-944

• Sharing, puzzling, figuring things out, teaching
  each other, practice
• BRING to math class
• Math Notebook
• Math Folder
• Pencil, Assignment Book
• (Snacks/water are fine anytime EX laptops)

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Homework

• Do in class til late September
• EVERY NIGHT Mon-Thurs
• 5-10 minutes (if apply yourself)
• HH if not done, lose points late
• Parents sign if work 15 min/not done
• Absentdue a day late, ASK for it!

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Connected Math

• 1. Prime Time (Factors/multiples)
• 2. Comparing Bits and Pieces (Fraction, Decimal,
  Percent concepts)
• 3. Lets Be Rational (Fraction operations)
• 4. Covering and Surrounding (Area/Perimeter)
• 5. Decimal Ops (Computation with Decimals,
  Percents)
• 6. Variables and Patterns (Algebra)
• 7. Data About Us

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Grading

• Class participation
• Tests/quizzes
• Homework
• Fact practice/IXL
• Portfolios will come home w/graded work

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Contact us!

• Ms. OCEMAIL is best
• kxo11_at_scasd.org
• School messages 272-8464
• Home 234-1115
• Mrs Simpson
• ckw14_at_scasd.org
• (School-272-8480)

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Please RETURN

• Family/Child info pageon the first day of school
• NOW WHAT?on to your Homeroom Teacher classroom