1. Welcome Wildcats
Curriculum Night 2018

2. Our Class Schedule Opening (8:20 – 8:30) Announcements
1st Period (8:32 – 9:17) Reading/Language Arts
2nd Period (9:19 – 10:04) Cycle (Tech, Library, Music, Art, RTI)
3rd Period (10:06- 10:51) Reading/Language Arts
4th Period (10:54 – 11:39) Lunch/Intramurals
5th Period (11:42 – 12:22) Math
6th Period (12:24 – 1:09) Math
7th Period (1:11 – 1:54) P.E. (Gym Shoes Required)
8th Period (1:56 – 2:40) Social Studies/Science
Closing (2:45 – 2:50) Dismissal

3. Reading/Language Arts
Curriculum:
Comprehension, vocabulary, and phonics skills
Fluency/Oral Reading
Grammar skills
Writing skills
Spelling & Handwriting

4. Social Studies
Curriculum: Map Skills Early Americans French & Indian War Revolutionary War United States Constitution/Government Westward Expansion through Lewis & Clark

5. Homework Homework is assigned daily.
It is the student’s responsibility to record assignments in the assignment notebook each day.
Upcoming tests and projects are posted on the school’s web-site and updated each week at .
* * If your child is absent, please arrange for the work missed to be sent home with another student or picked up in the office. It is easy to fall behind!!

6. Assignment Notebook Used to record homework:
You will have math and language homework daily
Used as your hall pass.
Signed by teacher & carried with you to the bathroom, office, library…..

7. Homework Help
Assignments and class information are posted weekly on my webpage
If your child is struggling with a particular problem or assignment and you are unable to help him/her, please initial or sign that problem so that I know he/she attempted to complete the assignment.
This will let me know your child needs reteaching or more support with that skill.
Academic Assistance is available after school. Please, send a note with your child letting me know he/she will be staying after. Include in the note how your child will be getting home from Academic Assistance.

8. Late Assignments
A notice of the missing assignment will be sent home for a parent or guardian’s signature. The student will be given the option to go to lunch study hall to complete the assignment. The signed notice is due along with the completed assignment the next day.
Any students who receives more than five missing assignments in one quarter will be placed in turn about (lunch study hall) for the remainder of the quarter
Students who are receiving a failing grade at the mid-term or end of quarter will be placed in turn about )lunch study for the remainder or the quarter or until their grade improves.

9. Power School Grading Scale Grade Weighting Formative Assessments 25%
89 – B
79 – C
69 – D
59 – F
Formative Assessments 25%
(measures progress towards mastery)
Summative Assessments 75%
(measures mastery)

10. Summative Assessments
Mandatory Reassessments
Optional Reassessments
For each summative assessment any student who receives a score lower than 70% will automatically be reassessed
The most recent assessment grade will be the
All students are allowed one summative reassessment per subject for the opportunity to raise their score
The most recent assessment grade will be used in power school

11. THE WALKER WAY
Be Respectful, Be Responsible, Be Safe

12. Classroom Rules & Consequences
Rules: 1. Listen Carefully 2. Follow Directions. 3. Work Quietly. Do not disturb others who are working. 4. Respect others. Be kind with your words and actions. 5. Respect school and personal property. 6. Work and play safely.

13. Classroom Rules & Consequences
1. Warning
2. Behavior slip moved to student’s pocket.
3. Three Behavior slips moved to pocket in one week results in a minor infraction - Parent Phone Call, Time Out From Friday Fun
*After three minor infractions a student will be referred to the assistant principal.
4. Major behavior problems will be referred to the assistant principal for immediate action. A major referral form will be completed and parents or guardians will be contacted immediately.

14. Rewards Individual PAWS to be used at PAWMART Friday Fun Time
Class PAWS
- Team OSU Group Rewards

15. Have A Great Year!
Please, feel free to contact me anytime throughout the school year at: (815) or me at