Back to School Night – 9/11/13 Welcome Parents and Guardians!! Please be sure to sign in! 1)San Marcos Vision and ESLR’s 2)Course curriculum and standards 3)Grading, attendance policies, make-up work 4)Extra Help

SMHS Vision and ESLR’s Vision – “Knight Pride Leading…Now, Tomorrow, Forever” Expected School Learning Results (ESLR’s) 1)Effective Communicators 2)Effective Citizens 3)Effective Problem Solvers

Curriculum and Standards 1)Curriculum – to develop and master essential educational skills through teaching World History - Critical Thinking and Analysis - Reading and Writing (Both are major components) - Note-taking and organizational skills - Time Management - Test-Taking Skills and Memorization Skills - Social Skills (working w/ others) 2) Standard – 10 th grade Modern World History

Grading Grading (Weighted Scale) Formal Assessments – 25% Informal Assessments – 25% Classwork & Participation – 25% Homework – 25%

Formal Assessments Benchmarks, Proficiency Essays, Unit Tests, Final Focus on Students’ Mastery of Content Standards

Informal Assessments Focus on Students’ Progress Toward Mastery of Content Standards Quizzes, Presentations, Essays, Mini-Projects

Classwork, Participation, Homework Purpose: Progress Monitoring, Multi-Modal Learning, Extend Learning Assess Students’ Learning Daily Participation and attendance are the keys to student success No homework = mandatory tutoring D or F, incomplete assignments = mandatory tutoring

Policies Attendance: 1)Daily attendance and participation are the keys to student success 2)Being on time and prepared for class is essential 3)If student is absent on the day an assignment was assigned, they have 1 day to turn in the work. 4)If a student is absent on the day an assignment was collected or checked, it is the student’s responsibility to turn in the assignment upon return to school 5)All make-up work is the students responsibility! 6)One assessment can be made up – except district assessments

Extra Help Individual help or questions? o Monday & Wednesday, 3-4pm – Drop in o Before school & lunch – by appointment

Contact Ms. Alderton Phone: ext Tutoring, conferences, questions

Online School website – homework calendar Edline Need the access code? Contact Mrs. Boyle ( ) or ask your student to visit her at lunch in the AP office. Forgot username or password? Click on link on Edline and it will be mailed to you Knight’s Bulletin – school website