Welcome Please sign in at the table by the door before finding a seat. 4/14/2018 Welcome Please sign in at the table by the door before finding a seat. 10/24/16 BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

10th Grade Parent Meeting 4/14/2018 Blake High School 10th Grade Parent Meeting October 24, 2016 BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

Objective: . . . to provide a parent forum for discussion of 10th grade issues BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting - LG 9/30/2015

Welcome Class of 2019 Assistant Principal Marie Koch PTSA Liasions 4/14/2018 Welcome Class of 2019 Assistant Principal Marie Koch PTSA Liasions Kristina Huddle Donna Kassel BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

PTSA Updates Used Book Sale Jim Fortney After Prom Amy Cole 4/14/2018 PTSA Updates Used Book Sale Jim Fortney After Prom Amy Cole Reflections Contest Beth Blevens Sources of Strength/ Wellness Committee Kristina Huddle BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

Class of 2019 Upcoming Events Homecoming Hall Decorating Thursday, October 27 5-8pm Sponsor Venette Voundy President KristinaWilder Cardboard Streamers in rainbow colors (yellow, orange, green, blue, purple) Green tissue paper Small cans of paint in spring colors Paint brushes A tablecloth String

Class of 2019 Upcoming Events Homecoming Football Game Friday, October 28 6:30pm $3 Homecoming Dance Saturday, October 29 7-11pm $20

10th Grade Issues Blended Classes Honors Chemistry Honors English 9 4/14/2018 10th Grade Issues Blended Classes Honors Chemistry Honors English 9 Honors Health Honors Algebra 2 (partial) Honors Geometry (partial) BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

Letters indicate MP1 MP2 = Semester Grade 4/14/2018 10th Grade Issues No final exams and New RQAs RQAs-Required Quarterly Assessments Each Discipline Rotates Weeks of Assessment each quarter RQAs-10% of Quarter Grade REVISED GRADING TABLE Letters indicate MP1 MP2 = Semester Grade AA = A BA = A CA = B DA = B EA = C AB = A* BB = B CB = B DB = C EB = C AC = B BC = B* CC = C DC = C EC = D AD = B* BD = C CD = C* DD = D ED = D AE = C BE = C* CE = D DE = E EE = E MP1—Grade for first marking period of the semester; MP2—Grade for second marking period of the semester All calculations in the table above are the same as the current high school grading table, except where marked with * BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

10th Grade Issues Block Schedule Change 4/14/2018 10th Grade Issues Block Schedule Change Wednesday/Thursday, basically every other week BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

10th Grade Issues Online Health PARCC update MCPS website-Student eLearning http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/ onlinelearning/registration/index.aspx Registration begins December 2, 2016, at 5:00pm $300 PARCC update 2016–2017 and beyond – Students in Algebra 1 and/or English 10 must pass PARCC to graduate. SAT/ACT-1st Timers-Junior year: May or June College Application Process: Clubs/Activities Participation BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting

MD College/Career Readiness 4/14/2018 MD College/Career Readiness 2017-2018- Maryland requirement for 11th grade students to demonstrate academic proficiency MCPS juniors can take the SAT, the ACT, or the Accuplacer MSDE may review implementation requirements in the future http://www.mabe.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2015-Jun-Monitor.pdf http://news.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/mcps-board-of-education/a-testing-strategy-that-improves-student-learning/ BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting BHS PTSA 9th Grade Parent Meeting - LG

Student Service Learning Graduation requirement = 75 SSL hours (260 hours for meritorious service tassel) Three annual deadlines for submitting SSL forms: End of September for summer hours Start of January for 1st semester hours Start of June for 2nd semester hours Students can earn hours: PTSA, Project Change, Bengal Café, etc. MCPS SSL website Verified SSL hours are included on report cards. BHS PTSA Gr 10 Parent Meeting

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