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1 Welcome to Curriculum Night Walker Intermediate School 2017-2018 Mrs
Welcome to Curriculum Night Walker Intermediate School Mrs. Jen Medendorp 6th grade - Science #HWMakingADifference

2 Discipline Policy The Walker Way: BE RESPECTFUL,
BE RESPONSIBLE, BE SAFE Procedures/Rules are a part of life and are intended to make our classroom/school a respectful, responsible, and safe environment.

3 Discipline Policy Students will be expected to follow all procedures outlined in the PBIS expectations matrix (posted in my classroom and included in parent information packet) as well as other procedures taught throughout the year. Should a student violate any of the above, a proper consequence determined by the teacher and or the Administration Team will be issued. Consequences are as follows: verbal warning, loss of intermurals, detention(s), phone call(s) home, conference with teacher, change of seat, referral, and/or visit to the office. Compliance with procedures/rules will result in following rewards: constructive learning, verbal praise, PBIS tickets, free time, participation in end of year activities, and/or participation in various activities throughout the year.

4 Positive Reinforcement
To encourage students to follow classroom procedures/rules, I will reinforce appropriate behavior with rewards. Rewards can be whole group and/or individual. Students can earn PAWS for our class and tickets individually. Tickets can be redeemed at “PawMart” during lunch on designated days.

5 Dress Code Please refer to your child’s assignment notebook for a complete explanation of the dress code policy All dress code violations will be sent to the main office

6 Weapons Policy A student who uses, possesses, controls, or transfers a weapon, or any other object that can reasonably be considered, or looks like, a weapon, shall be expelled for at least one calendar year, but no more than 2 calendar years. The Superintendent may modify the expulsion period and the Board may modify the Superintendent’s determination, on a case-by-case basis. A “weapon” means possession, use, control, or transfer of: (1) any gun, rifle, shotgun, a weapon as defined by Section 921 of Title 18, United States Code, firearm as defined in Section 1.1 of the Firearm Owners Identification Act, or use of a weapon as defined in Section 24-1 of the Criminal Code; (2) any other object if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm, including but not limited to, knives, brass knuckles, billy clubs; or (3) “look- alikes” of any weapon as defined above. Any item, such as a baseball bat, pipe, bottle, lock, stick, pencil, and pen, is considered to be a weapon if used or attempted to be used to cause bodily harm. The Superintendent or designee may grant an exception to this policy, upon the prior request of an adult supervisor, for students in theatre, cooking, ROTC, martial arts, and similar programs, whether or not school sponsored, provided the item is not equipped, nor intended, to do bodily harm.

7 Assignment Notebook Tool for communication between classroom and home.
Daily assignments are posted in class as well as on my webpage. Students should write EVERYTHING that I write on the class assignment notebook page. I do not force students to bring home materials – each student must decide and make choices for themselves and be held accountable for their decisions. All assignments are handed back throughout the week.

8 ABSENCES / TARDIES ABSENCES
When a student is absent, it is the responsibility of the student to ask for his or her absent work. Assignments missed due to illness will be given one day per day of absence plus one day. Requests for homework should be given to the school office before 11 AM and picked up at the school at the end of the school day. Summit Hill School District 161 appreciates parents taking an active role in the child’s education both at school and at home. Students may take advantage of studyhall or academic assistance to complete work.

9 ABSENCES / TARDIES TARDIES
Students are required to arrive to class on time. Students that are not in class by the time the bell rings will be subject to the following policy: Per quarter, for each class: 1st tardy – verbal warning 2nd, 3rd and 4th tardies will be recorded in Powerschool Once the student has 4 tardies for the same class, the student will receive a referral for a ‘major’ offense, and will be sent to the office. The student will receive a detention. For every tardy after the 4th offense, the student will receive further disciplinary action that can include detentions or other consequences Student starts each quarter with a ‘clean slate’

10 LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ACCUMULATE
Homework Policy Assignments that are not completed by the due date will count as a missing assignment and a MISSING ASSIGNMENT slip (pink slip) will go home for parent signature. Until the missing assignment is turned in, the assignment will be marked as a ‘zero’ or ‘incomplete’ in PowerSchool. Once the assignment has been completed, the grade in PowerSchool will be updated to show the final score earned on the assignment. The missing assignment slip (pink slip) must be returned with parent signature along with completed work. If the student has completed assignment but does not have signed slip, the student will sit out of intramurals until slip is returned to school. THREE missing assignments accumulated from any subject will result in a minor referral and student will serve a lunch detention. If a student receives 3 minor referrals for missing assignments (9 total missing assignments) the student will be issued a major referral and will serve an after school detention. At any time, the parent and teacher may need to develop a plan to assist the student; the student may be required to attend Academic Assistance after school. LATE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS ACCUMULATE FROM ALL SUBJECTS PER QUARTER STUDENTS BEGIN EACH NEW ACADEMIC QUARTER WITH A CLEAN SLATE

11 Next Generation Science Standards
The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) create K–12 science standards through a collaborative state-led process. The NGSS are arranged in a coherent manner across grades and provide all students access to a challenging science education, and are based on the Framework for K–12 Science Education, developed by the National Research Council, the staffing arm of the National Academy of Sciences. Every NGSS standard has three prongs: content, scientific and engineering practices and cross-cutting concepts. The integration of rigorous content and application reflects how science is practiced in the real world.

12 Science Curriculum 6th grade science curriculum is aligned to NGSS standards - Common Core Learning Standards are embedded within the NGSS Illinois adopted these standards and refers to the NGSS as The New Illinois Learning Standards - Science (New ILS-Science) ; effective Feb, 2015 NGSS Implementation Team - meetings in : Articulation with Summit Hill Junior High Collaboration with all feeder districts for Lincoln-Way High School 210. Introduction to Science - review of scientific inquiry protocols and the scientific method Earth’s Changing Surface (Book G) - Earth Science Inside the Restless Earth(Book F) - Earth Science Weather and Climate (Book I) - Earth Science Astronomy (Book J) - Earth Science

13 Science Curriculum What to expect in class: What to expect at home:
Group work/ Collaboration Independent inquiry / scientific journal entries Whole class discussions Class demonstrations Lab work / group experiments Analysis of data / scientific explanation for results Lesson/ chapter reviews What to expect at home: Preparation for all class discussions - note taking and re-reading text sections Extensions of any independent work Written explanations for any class demonstrations / data analysis Formal lab reports Preparation for formative and summative assessments

14 Science Curriculum Assessments:
Various reinforcements of lesson concepts Note taking / re-reading sections from text Labs and experiments Critical Thinking Activities Math Skills Additional resource materials (articles, videos, lab simulations) Formative Various assignments and activities to reinforce lesson concepts (in class and out of class) Lesson reviews Note taking checks Entrance / exit slips Summative End of lesson / end of chapter Lab reports Mini Research papers / C.E.R. papers (claim,evidence,reasoning) Performance-Based Assessments

15 Cycle Class Schedule Period 1 – Physical Education Monday - Friday
Period 1 – Physical Education Monday - Friday 8:31am – 9:15am Period 5 – Lunch 11:36am – 12:20pm (Lunch First / Intramurals Second) Period 6 – Cycle Rotation 12:24pm – 1:08pm MONDAY Art TUESDAY Skills & Strategies WEDNESDAY Technology THURSDAY Library / Cool Tool FRIDAY Music

16 Mrs. Medendorp’s Webpage
Visit my webpage to stay updated on what is happening in the classroom/school each week. Go to click ‘schools’ and choose Hilda Walker, click on teacher list, scroll down to 6th grade, click on Mrs. Medendorp. Notes, Important Dates, Overview of Weekly Lessons, General Information, Upcoming Assessments NOTE: Things are subject to change as needed. Homework is posted on my webpage, but is subject to change – please refer to your child’s assignment notebook for all homework assignments. “Remind” – text / service used to communicate upcoming activities and assessments. Not used as a daily assignment reminder.

17 Contact Information Phone: Call the main office to leave a voic message Write a note anytime

18 Thank you!!! Please contact me with any questions or concerns-your concerns are my concerns! We are all working towards the same goal – providing the best possible environment for your child to reach and exceed any goal they set for themselves.


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