1. Welcome! Summit Trail Middle School – Open House September 18, 2017
Joelle Tweit
Science Class

2. All About Me I went to WWU and have been teaching for 22 years
I live in the Lake Tapps area
I have two children and two dogs
Austin is 11 and in sixth grade,
Payton is 8 and in the third grade
I have a black lab named Lulu and a chuaweenie
named Coalie
My hobbies are playing tennis, and paddleboarding

3. STRETCH Learning! STudents REaching Towards new CHallenges
Approximately 45 minutes at the beginning of each day Monday – Thursday
Stretch is a Pass/Fail class
Stretch period was created to meet the individual needs of our students. Most of our students will be engaged in lessons designed to teach Tahoma School District Future Ready Skills, College and Career Readiness Lessons, Financial Literacy (Insurance, investing, savings, etc.) and/or Computer Science Skills. The intent is for students to be able to explore strengths and interests.

4. STRETCH Learning! STudents REaching Towards new CHallenges
We also will be using this period for small class sizes of identified students that will receive support in Math and ELA by trained intervention teachers.
Some students will be able to use this time to get just in time support for specific content areas such as Math, Science, and ELA.
Belief that this time is too valuable not to move students forward towards Future Ready vision.

5. 6th Grade Science Curriculum
Earth in Space
Exploring Space
Soil
Rocks and Minerals
Erosion and Deposition
Plate Tectonics
Weather and Atmosphere

6. Major Assignments or Assessments
Each unit will have an “end of the unit” (Summative) assessment. These assessments are common throughout the district.
There will also be classwork, labs, and quizzes done throughout each unit
Projects and other major assignments will be done in class
Formative work: 40% (Analysis Questions, Labs, Quizzes, Daily Assignments, etc.) these can be redone prior to the end of a unit
Summative Assessments: 60% (District Unit Assessments) these can’t be redone

7. Extra Support
Homework lunch - a great place for students to redo any labs or quizzes. Students can eat their lunch and complete their assignments. Students may opt themselves into this or it can also be teacher assigned. Also a nice way to make up work if students are absent. Monday thru Friday
Homework centers another great place to redo lab, quizzes and tests. Since tests take a longer amount of time students will be asked to redo test after school. This is also a wonderful time to ask one on one questions of me as I am available most days  We also have activity buses. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 2:30-4:00.
Study guides will be given to students about a week prior to Unit Assessments so students can take time to prepare and ask questions.

8. More Support
Quizlet.com is a free way site to create study cards, play matching games and test their knowledge about topics we are learning. This is a picture of a Seasons quiz I came across.
I will be using this for the first time as a teacher and as a parent with my own son

9. Opportunities for Challenge and Relationships
We are here to encourage and engage students to try something new, try a little harder, and grow as a result. We care about each child and want to make a personal connection with them through education
Please keep in contact with me to let me know of any issues your child may be having. I will work with you in any and all ways that I can. is the easiest way to get a hold me but but you may also call
Students looking for a challenge can join our Robotics Club and/or join in on our Math competitions

10. Communication
Student-Led Conferences on November 14 & 16 (more information to come when we are informed
s will be sent out periodically through Skyward by me to update and important class information (upcoming tests or quizzes etc)
Swift Site – a great way to see what your child is doing on a daily basis

11. Click on the events tab and then click on the date you are looking for.
This is an example of an agenda

12. The links tab will give you a link to our Science student book on-line and to Skyward where you can check grades. Bookmarking both these tabs would be beneficial

13. Thank you for coming tonight
Thank you for coming tonight! It is important we work together to help your child be successful and grow