1. Welcome to The O’Zone Back-to-School Night 2015
Please sign in & pick up handouts
Find your child’s workstation
Open up the laptops and iPads, check out the technology, and view your child’s greeting.
Class Web Site
Lawrence S. O’Connor, Teacher
revised 9/9/15

2. Tonight’s Topics Introduction Top Priority Items
Curricular Focus & Common Core
Technology
Weekly Schedule
Class Web Page
Online Grades
Apps We Use
Special Events
Addenda
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3. Curricular Focus
Use Common Core materials to prepare for May’s SBAC English-Language Arts & Math Assessments
Ancient Civilizations (Eastern Hemisphere)
Earth Science (Heat, Plate Tectonics w/ Volcanos & Earthquakes, Ecosystems)
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4. Common Core Curriculum
Language Arts
District-Generated Lessons using CA Treasures
Curricular Associates Ready Common Core 2016
Mathematics
Houghton Mifflin Go Math! w/ Consumable Text & Standards Practice Book
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5. Technology We Are Using*
Acer Laptops
Owned by District
Trackpad w/ optional mouse
Attached keyboard
Access to online resources
Google Chrome & Drive
iPad Minis
Owned by Mr. O
Touchscreen w/ optional stylus
Wireless keyboard
Access to productivity apps & online resources
Educational apps
*No, we aren’t abandoning paper and pencil.
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6. Weekly Schedule
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7. Class Web Page
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8. Online Grades Page
The password is your lunch number. It can be changed if you want (recommended).
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9. Google Classroom & Google Drive
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10. The Student Learning Journal
Seesaw
The Student Learning Journal
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11. A Place to Post Ideas, Links, and Projects
Padlet
A Place to Post Ideas, Links, and Projects
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12. Adaptive Common Core Math Practice
Front Row
Adaptive Common Core Math Practice
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13. Think Central Online Textbook
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14. Special Events
Equinox and Solstice feasts during lunch (the first is Wednesday, Sept. 23)
Report Card Celebration Luncheons
Color Day Lunch in the Classroom
Oral Language: Wednesday, Oct. 28
Geography Bee: Friday, Dec. 11
Science Fair: Wednesday, Jan. 20
Camp K.E.E.P.: April
Extended Day program on many days
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15. Classroom Volunteers
Assist as a language arts group leader, by sorting and grading assignments, by prepping activities, or by working with individual students on assignments and projects.
Organize special activities and participate in them.
Donate needed supplies, especially consumables, that the school doesn’t replace.
Return the Classroom Volunteer Form if interested.
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16. Appendix of Useful Information
Evaluating Conduct
Keeping Track of Assignments
Assignment Policy
What to Do When Pulled Out of Class
Staying Organized
Helping My Child Be Successful
Finding Out How My Child Is Doing
Why My Child’s Grades Are Lower than Expected
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17. Evaluating Conduct A+ Expected Behavior A- Verbal Admonishment
B Lose classroom privileges for the day
C min. time out during recess
D min. time out during lunch recess (possibly in detention) & contact parent/guardian
F Teacher calls parent, student may have to speak with Mr. Machado, particularly for serious offenses
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18. Keeping Track of Assignments
Students must write the assignment details and due dates on their assignment paper.
Check Google Classroom if the assignment was posted there.
Assignments are posted on the class web page.
Students can record assignments in their planner for a parent to review.
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19. Assignment Policy Most are due the following day.
Homework becomes anything that is not finished in class.
Assignments and projects that require more effort are given more time.
If absent, turn in assignments within two days.
Assignments missed due to lengthy excused absences could become excused (negotiable).
Late work is subject to a random service charge.
Music students are responsible for concepts & assignments they miss.
GATE students are responsible for understanding the concepts taught that day & should do partial assignments unless told otherwise.
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20. What to Do When Pulled Out of Class
Ask a reliable friend.
Check the projection screen.
Check Google Classroom or other online resource
Check with Mr. O.
Check the class assignment page.
Be sure to turn in anything that was collected while out.
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21. Staying Organized
Place assignments in the colored folders provided for Language Arts (red), Math (blue), Science (green), and Social Studies (yellow).
Help your child organize papers in the correct folder or binder section.
Keep returned papers as study aids for quizzes and tests and to check that online grades are correct.
Do not stuff papers into a backpack or into books or into trash cans!
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22. Helping My Child Be Successful
Help them take responsibility for their actions and make the right choices.
Provide a distraction-free study area at home.
Require him or her to bring all assignments home every day to review with a parent.
Increase fluency by reading orally with your child.
Practice math facts.
Prepare flash cards for quizzes and tests.
Encourage them to always do their best.
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23. Finding Out How My Child Is Doing
Review papers and tests after they are returned.
Require your child to bring home all assignments, even if they are finished, so you can review them.
Subscribe to Seesaw, your child’s learning journal
Check the Online Grades that are updated several times a week, sometimes daily.
Monitor progress on AR and Front Row.
Review the quarterly Report Card.
Visit the classroom and observe.
Schedule a conference.
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24. Why My Child’s Grades Might Be Lower than Expected
Is common at the start of year as students learn the routine & a different teacher’s expectations.
Doesn’t pay attention to instruction or directions.
Doesn’t follow directions.
Doesn’t complete assignments.
Doesn’t turn in work when requested.
May need more thought & effort, especially on writing assignments.
Doesn’t understand the concept(s) yet.
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