Welcome Back to School! Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 23 rd, 2013

Welcome to (Your name and class)

Presentation Contents About me What is the IB Learner Profile? What curriculum will we cover this year? Supplies needed for my class Grading Policies and Tutorial Times How to contact me

About Mrs. Camp… I am new to Calhoun Middle School this year. This is my 3 rd year to teach 7 th grade Math. I come from Tidwell MS in Northwest ISD. I have taught both regular and honors Math for both years and will be teaching both this year. I have an BBA in Marketing, and MBA in Strategic Management and am 4 th -8 th Generalist certified. I am highly qualified to teach your student I have also worked in the HR Department and opened Tidwell MS as the Front Office Manager/Principal’s Secretary.

More About Me… I am have been married to my wonderful husband, Joe, for 12 years. We have 2 sons ages 10 and 9. I love sports ~ specifically college football and MLB baseball. My oldest son plays AA baseball for Turn 2 in Denton and my youngest son just started kid pitch in Trophy Club. So when I am not teaching, grading, preparing for class, in training or at CMS sporting events… You can find me at the baseball field We live in Argyle with 2 cats and 3 dogs. Want to see some pictures??

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What we cover in this class

Classroom Supplies Needed This Year: Composition Notebook (may need 2 depending on the student) ** We will use this daily** Pencils with erasers Hand-held pencil sharpener with receptacle Glue sticks

My grading and homework policy I will follow the DISD grading policy that can be found on the “For Parents” tab on the Calhoun website (Student Code of Conduct pg.139) I typically do not send home much Homework but your student will be expected to return any HW assigned by the due date. *Any assignments will be recorded in their student planner.*

Tutorial Times I am available for tutorials from 7:45 – 8:10 am daily. I am available during 7 th grade lunch (by appointment) I am available after school (by appointment) In other words, I am available whenever you need me. Your student just needs to let me know that they are coming in (lunch and after school only). Sometimes I will have after school meetings, parents conferences or baseball practices/games that I must attend.

How to Contact Me… Preferred Method: *I make every attempt to reply within 24 hrs. If you have not heard from me, please call. Denton ISD has a quarantine box for spam that your may be in. I can be reached by phone: I am available for parent conferences from 8:15 – 9:15 am daily (please or call me to schedule).

It’s going to be a great year!! I will have my teacher website updated by Sunday evening. I will post this presentation on my website.

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