WELCOME! Please sign in, take a packet and a Back to School envelope (one per student please) Borrow a pen if you need one Take a seat Thank you for coming

Welcome to 7 th Grade! Day Creek Intermediate School Mrs. Teresa Keck Room B-1

About Day Creek Intermediate HIGH EXPECTATIONS Rigorous academics Challenging Standards Hard Work HIGH ACHIEVEMENT

About Mrs. Keck Teacher Grades K-8 27 years Wife and Mother 2 kids – 1 husband and many “adopted” kids Mr. Horton – teaching partner 17 years and counting…….

About the Curriculum Language Arts Excellent literature Spelling Grammar Writing strategies Social Studies Medieval to Early Modern Times

About PACK Students are grouped for instruction Grouping by student needs Assessments Observations Instruction tailored to each level Flexible groups

Communication Communication is Key! Friday Folders – Handed out every Friday. Please review the contents with your son/daughter and return on Monday “empty” Keep the contents in a box in the event of a grade discrepancy

ESPRI FOR GRADES 1. Same username and password as last year. 2. Open to parents and students 3. If you are new to Day Creek, or have forgotten the username or password, Maria Chernin at:

More Communication Day Creek Phone PACK Planner-teacher notes? Teacher Web Newsflash Mrs. Keck’s phone

Classwork Time on task-important Begin as soon as they walk in the door No “down” time No name papers = 0 credit Incomplete work = 0 credit Teacher available prior to school day for additional instruction

Homework M-TH some over the weekend Complete – no credit given for partial work Parent sign if additional teacher help is needed No Name papers = 0 credit

Projects All projects are started in class Class time assigned to work on and complete Home only for final touches or if class time was not used wisely

Make-up Work Student’s responsibility Absent work packet on wall Check with teacher if no packet Check grades on-line ESPRI

Procedures Designed to allow maximum time for teaching/learning. Organization = success Allows for maximum “kid” time at home

QUESTIONS?