Welcome TEAM D Parents!! BLUE HOUSE
Video from our new Dr. Lonardi-Welcome Back ● Superintendent Dr. Lonardi
Members of Team D Thomas Mulvey- Principal- tmulvey@dasd.org; x4103 Megan Busby- Counseling mbusby@dasd.org; x4111 Alicia Moyer (Team Leader)- ELA- alimoyer@dasd.org; x4195 Darrin Cummings- Social Studies- dcumming@dasd.org; x4164 Diane Hutchinson- ELA- dhutchinson@dasd.org; x4249 Barb Mainello- Learning Support- bmainello@dasd.org; x4188 April McCarry- Math- amccarry@dasd.org; x4191 Amanda McKeon- Science- amckeon@dasd.org; x4232
Schoology Passwords will be mailed home soon ● Parent Folder Quick Preview ● http://schoology.dasd.org/home
Eschools (Home Access Center-Parent Portal) Grades ● ● Grades based on quizzes, tests, projects, classwork, long-range assignments ● Mid-marks only viewed online through HAC ● End of marking period grades are sent home with students as paper copy. Email notifications sent weekly regarding grades. ● ● The team suggests to check grades weekly.
Homeroom **Students must be in their seats and ready to roll by 8:50. HR is a time for the children to prepare for their day 1. Sharpening pencils 2. Logging into their Schoology and Google Drive accounts 3. Printing 4. Library 5. Restroom 6. Organizing materials--google drive/binder
Organize/Advisory Period Homework (Study Hall) ● Homework help ● Agent of Change (after Thanksgiving) ● School-Wide Activity/Digital Citizenship ● Gym/Team Activity ● **quizzes, tests, make up work, extra help can replace any of the above as needed.
Homework Expectations ELA- Read at least 20 minutes M-TH and an additional 15min. Math- 15-20 mins, Monday- Thursday Science- unfinished classwork & assessment preparation Social Studies- assessment preparation **Reminder- may include organization of material, nightly reading, projects **When absent, what do I do? Band lessons?
Paradise Farm Thursday, Oct. 18 day and overnight and Friday, Oct. 19 ● Permissions slips will be sent out soon online--be sure email is up ● to date. PLEASE consider chaperoning (need about 12 male and female ● chaperones for overnight) REMINDER: When you hand in your copies of your clearances, please put your child’s name on the top of the form in pencil. Every parent will have to sign this form in order to go on the trip. Forms are located on the school website. Check the MC6GC website for more details
Pictures Highlighting Paradise Farms
Water Study Friday, November 2 Students will: Walk to Shamona Creek Gather data about the Biological, Chemical, and Physical attributes of the stream Graph and analyze the data to determine the health of the stream
ELA (English Language Arts)-Mrs. Moyer and Mrs. Hutchinson E LA is two periods- Writing and Literature, BUT one grade. Writing: Continued focus on technical writing, which equates to, “How to write academically.” This means modeling and practicing the art of technical writing in a more cohesive and formal manner. Pieces will correlate to our readings-- narrative, informational, argumentative, and a variety of other pieces. We will also work on Grammar and vocabulary skills. Literature: Readings will be from the Collections Anthology , Scholastic Scope Magazines, two core novels, and a variety of other readings. All of our readings will be available online. The activities will focus on guiding your children to becoming more involved in the text which in return promotes critical thinking.
ELA-continued Q. What will my child be working on at home? -SSW -sustained silent writing-5 entries per month--we do weekly goal checks to be sure the children are keeping up. Each month the requirements progressively grow more challenging. All entries are due at the end of the month. -SSR - 20 minutes Mon.- Thurs. -IR-independent reading activities associated to their self-selected reading book. Grade level of course--we check titles and approve the reading books. -Test preparation *We are not going to candy coat it---ELA is challenging and it will require the children to work, but we strive to make it as manageable and as fun as we can.
Writing Club Keep an eye out for information pertaining to the writing club. It meets once a week. Please refer to our MC webpage for club updates. This club is designed to help students who may be struggling with their writing and may need a bit more help. This is provided free of charge to our MC students.
Mathematics- Mrs. McCarry Textbook: Big Ideas Math electronic version. ● Textbooks are available and can be checked out daily, weekly or ● even for the year. We will utilize the online resources that go along with the Big ● Ideas math series. Homework: Homework will be completed using the online homework tool. ● Students will be required to show their work in their notebook and put their answers online. 15-20 minutes each night- then stop!! Ok to note complete all :) ●
Mathematics- Mrs. McCarry Classroom Structure: Day 1- Journal pages: Journal page days are meant for students to “discover” concepts. Day 2- Note-taking/Practice problems: Day two looks a lot more like a traditional math classroom where students take notes (mostly through ShowMe videos that we have created) on the concepts they spent “discovering” the prior day. **during both days we have built in time to work with small groups. We believe the most growth in math occurs during small group instruction. We use formative assessments (online hw, Schoology mini-quizzes, classkick app) to create concept specific small groups. We LOVE small group time!!
Science - Mrs. McKeon Textbook: Journey Through Earth’s Spheres ● available online through Science Schoology site and students may sign out a book for home use The Scientific Method ● Earth Science: ● Hydrosphere- water & stream study ○ Lithosphere- layers of the Earth, plate tectonics, rocks ○ Atmosphere- atmospheric layers, air pressure, weather ○ How humans impact the Earth’s Spheres ○
Science - Mrs. McKeon Independent study is available for most units for every student who can ● show mastery on the pre-test (90%). If your child is an independent learner, masters science concepts easily ● and/or enjoys a challenge, this may work for her/him. When working on independent projects, students will be in the gifted ● classroom. Misbehavior or lack of effort can lead to being removed. Students will still participate in labs and certain activities with their ● science class. For more information please refer to Schoology. ●
Social Studies - Mr. Cummings Curriculum: Geography Culture Latin America Canada American Revolution
Social Studies Grading: Tests (70-100 pts)- Study Guide Provided Projects (30-50 pts)- Completed in school Quizzes (20-40 pts) Classwork (10-20 pts) **** Quizlet - Studying tool for quizzes & tests
Learning Support - Mrs. Mainello As the Learning Support teacher on the D team, my primary responsibility is supporting the students on my learning support caseload. Supports are available for students with identified needs in the areas of Math, Written Expression and Executive Functioning. These supports are provided in encore classes (labs) that meet twice a cycle. ● Math Skills Lab - utilizes the Corrective Math program. ● Writing Lab - utilizes the Step Up to Writing program. ● Executive Functioning Lab - utilizes the Premier’s Executive Functions – A Blueprint for Success.
iPad Rules It is important as educators to limit game playing in the classroom. Our team will monitor game playing and follow the following course of action: 1 offense- warning 2 offenses- ipad taken for the day 3 offenses- parent contact 4 offenses- ipad taken for 2 weeks 5 offenses- ipad taken for the remainder of the year
Top Ten Reasons to Chaperone at Paradise Farm! 10. Interact with your child’s teachers outside the classroom. 9. Get to use the sleeping bag that has been collecting dust since before you had kids. 8. Possibility of meeting your child’s future significant other with great stories to tell. 7. When else can you use the wool ski socks you purchased? 6. You don’t have to cook! 5. By the spring your child will not want you to chaperone! 4. The food! 3. Sleeping without heat is good for your health. 2. Finally being able to put faces with the new friends your child keeps talking about. 1. Unforgettable memories with your darling child!
Gifted Support--BOTH IN ROOM A112 Cait Babcock Deb McManus cbabcock@dasd.org dmcmanus@dasd.org 610-646-0080 Ext. 4237 610-646-0080 Ext. 4240 Accelerated Math ELA/Science Algebra I
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