1. Here’s a challenge while you wait. Can you fill in the missing symbol? Feel free to grab a sticky note.

2. Meet the Teacher Night September 8, 2016 Winning logo designed by Laiba A. The Bomb Squad

3. Mr. Cahall – Room 312 Mr. DeSanzo – Room 314 Mrs. Burkley – Room 316 Mrs. Christopher – Room IPC3 Mrs. Roe – Room 303

4. The Bomb Squad ● Science ● Social Studies ● Reading ● Language Arts ● Mathematics Honorable mention designed by: Kimberly L

5. Science ● Earth Science ● Soil as a Natural Resource ● Rocks and Minerals ● Erosion and Deposition ● Plate Tectonics ● Weather and Atmosphere ● Important Notes: ● Activities are very hands-on ● Attendance is important ● Science notebook is a key component to the grade ● Book is available through the SV Portal

6. Social Studies ● “We cover the whole world!!!!” ● Broken into culture regions ● Focus is on the connections between the 5 fields of social studies ● History, Culture, Economics, Government & Geography ● Important Notes: ● There is NO electronic text available at the present time, but hopefully this will change in the near future ● Focus on text skills

7. Health ● Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs ● Chapters 9 & 10 ● Growth and Development ● Chapters 8.1, 8.2, 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 ● Reality Tour: ● Web Link- http://www.candleinc.org/ ● April 13 th ● 6:00-9:00 pm ● Location: Held at the Adams Twp. Municipal Bldg. 690 Valencia Road Mars, PA 16046 ● Optional (highly recommended) ● Video Link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUScG_qpHrs&f eature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUScG_qpHrs&f eature=youtu.be Honorable mention designed by Tanner F

8. English Language Arts ● Reading across genres ● Writing to entertain, inform, persuade ● Communicating—speaking, listening, classroom discourse ● New textbook series-Collections-available on the SV Portal as well! Please send earbuds/headphones to school. Honorable mention designed by: Julia M

9. j Honorable mention designed by: Jack K Opening “bell ringer” activity—quote and a question Classroom version of social media— teaching responsible and respectful online posting Incentive to write and respond to peers’ writing

10. 6 th Grade Mathematics Areas of Focus: Rates, Ratios, and Proportions Area and Surface Area Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals Expressions and Equations Volume Analyzing Statistics

11. Math Online Text ● Online text will be accessed through the portal. Honorable mention designed by: Kayla R

12. Homework ● You should expect to have HW every night. ● HW grade will be entered once a quarter. ● 10 or 15 points ● A point will be deducted for each incomplete assignment

14. Enrichment ● My Pathways/Edgenuity ● TenMarks ● Challenge 24 ● Scholastic Math ● Ken Ken ● Sudoku ● Math Center Challenges ● PSSA Cards ● Singapore Math

15. A & E ● Students have been signing up for 1 st trimester clubs and we will have sign-ups for each trimester. Students who sign up for multiple options will be placed in a club at some point throughout the year but students are not necessarily in a club during each trimester. Honorable mention designed by: Kate G

16. Homework and Behavior ● Homework-Dojo ● Immediate Feedback to Parents ● Behavior-Class Cash Honorable mention designed by: Sydney D Honorable mention designed by: Ryan K

17. Additional Items ● SV Portal: https://portal.svsd.net/https://portal.svsd.net/ ● Check grades ● Add money to lunch account ● Make sure contact information is up to date ● Volunteer Policy ● BYOT Honorable mention designed by: Vinh L Honorable mention designed by: Jack D

18. Haine Middle School 2016-2017

19. Definition of Bullying ● Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose does or says mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.

20. What is the Olweus Bully Prevention Program? District-wide program proven to reduce bullying throughout the school setting. Emphasis on empowering students by providing them appropriate ways to intervene when they witness or experience bullying. ● Goals of Olweus: 1. Reduce existing bullying problems at Haine. 2. Prevent the development of new problems at Haine. 3. Achieve positive peer relationship at Haine.

21. Interventions ● All Staff are trained to intervene on the spot when bullying occurs. ● Teachers work with students during their classroom meetings and discussions to teach strategies for addressing bullying and other difficult situations they encounter. ● We gather data through student surveys. These surveys help guide classroom and building lessons to support the specific needs of Haine elementary students.

22. How can parents help? ● Consistent message about bullying prevention and making positive choices at school. ● Empower students to speak up for themselves and report situations to adults. ● Collaboratively brainstorm solutions to problem situations that students share and model appropriate responses.

23. Who Should I Contact? ● Always work with the classroom teacher on any situations involving your child. ● Additional Support can be provided through School Counselor, Mrs. Shipe, as well as building administration. ● District Tip line (Sprigeo) to share concerns reported after school hours or on weekends. Link can be found on main district website www.svsd.net.www.svsd.net