Welcome to Back-to-School Night Failure is not an option

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Welcome to Back-to-School NightFailure is not an
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• Ms. McIntosh
• Eighth Grade
• Math and Science

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Education
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Grading

• 10 - Homework
• 15 - Class Work
• 30 - Quizzes
• 45 - Tests

• A 90 100
• B 80 89
• C 70 79
• D 60 69
• F 0 59

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Suggested Materials

• Lined Paper and Graph Paper
• 3 Ring Binder With Math Tab
• 2 Sharpened Pencils
• 2 Pens (Black or Blue)
• Highlighter
• 2 Correcting Pens (Red)
• Colored Pencils
• Class Workbooks
• Spiral Notebooks (1 for PACK and 1 for Science)
• Whiteboard/Whiteboard Markers
• Calculator

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Absent Work

• You have one day for every absent day to complete
  all assignments that were missed while you were
  out. Any assignment not complete by the due date
  will not be accepted.
• For example, if you missed Monday and returned
  Tuesday, missing work will be due Wednesday.
• 1 day absent 1 day for make up work, 2 days
  absent 2 days for make up work, etc.
• How do I get my absent work?
• Collect work from absent area.
• Complete all assignments on absent sheet.
• Absent Tests/Quizzes- come before school (I am
  available most mornings by 715) or make an
  appointment with me for after school to make up
  missing test/quiz

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Late Work

• Late work will NOT be accepted.
• Only exception is a parent/guardian signed note.
• I am available most mornings by 715 if students
  are not understanding an assignment.
• Goal is to prepare students for high school.

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Math

• New state standards separated into 5 domains
• Number System chapter 1
• Expressions and Equations  chapters 2,3
• Functions  chapter 4
• Geometry  chapters 5,6,7,8
• Statistics and Probability  chapter 9 
• Will emphasize 8 Mathematical Practices
• MP1 Make sense of problems and persevere in
  solving them.
• MP2 Reason abstractly and quantitatively.
• MP3 Construct viable arguments and critique the
  reasoning of others.
• MP4 Model with mathematics.
• MP5 Use appropriate tools strategically.
• MP6 Attend to precision.
• MP7 Look for and make use of structure.
• MP8 Look for and express regularity in repeated
  reasoning.

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Science

• 8th Grade PacingTwo days per lesson
• Read a section
• Take notes
• Side Bars
• Lab Demonstration or Small Group Activity
• Section Reviews
• Section Quiz (open note, open book)
• Projects
• Assessments per chapter
• Multiple Choice, free response, matching, short
  answer, essay

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Homework

• Homework will be assigned each night. Homework is
  meant to reinforce concepts taught in class that
  day.
• Math
• Homework is assigned daily, please be sure to
  check PACK planner and TeacherWeb
• Math Study Guide (_at_ end of each chapter)
• Projects
• Science
• Science Interactive Reader (M-F)
• Science Study Guide B
• Projects

Projects will be assigned, however, are
ongoing. Due dates will be posted on Tweb.
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Weekly Grade Checks

• Found in Pack Planners
• Complete Wednesday due Thursday morning

May receive a lunch detention on Friday if its
NOT complete. ?
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Citizenship
C come on time and prepared to learn. A
act in a responsible manner. R respect others
and yourself. E excel in all you do!!!

• Behavior in class
• Behavior on campus
• Amount of missing assignments

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Grade Level Standards

• Can be found under the parents section on the
  ESD home page.

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Daily Schedule

• P.E. and Electives 810 950
• Pack 950 1030
• C.O.R.E. a.m. 1030 1220
• Lunch 1220 1250
• C.O.R.E. p.m. 1250 230

Doctor appointments work best prior to 1030am.
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Extras

• Classroom Discipline
• Renaissance Rewards
• Student-of-the-Month Rewards
• End-of-the-Year Activities
• Parent/Teacher Conferences

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Contact Me

• Email Jillian_Mcintosh_at_etiwanda.org
• Teacher Web