1. WELCOME PARENTS
& GUARDIANS!
MEET THE TEACHER NIGHT

2. FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

3. INTRODUCTION Mr. Ryan Bonicky (Mr. B.) 16 years teaching experience
Duquesne University (M.Ed.)
La Roche College (B.S.)
parent

4. The Bonickys

5. AGENDA Announcements Overview of syllabus/schedule Q/A session
Meet with Mrs. Stephanie Chiapusio (rm 83) and Mrs. Kristi Dietz (rm 87)

6. ANNOUNCEMENTS/IMPORTANT DATES
Parent/Guardian Report Card Conference sign-up (An will be sent during the second week of October.) Friday, November 10th
Please consider volunteering in our classroom (Your help is greatly appreciated! )
Picture Day - Wednesday, Oct. 4th
Reality Tour – drug prevention program -Thursday, January 18th
Open House -Thursday, March 15th

7. COMMUNICATION e-mail bonickyrj@svsd.net
Middle School Office (724)
SV Portal
planners (Please check on a weekly basis.)
team homework (Posted on Mrs. Chiapusio’s website on a daily basis.)
open door policy
H.I.P. slips (Homework Improvement Program)
website

9. EXPECTATIONS
PROGRESS

10. DAILY THEMES MAGIC Monday TWOSOME Tuesday WACKY Wednesday
TRIVIA Thursday
“FUNDAY” Friday

11. MATH MAKE CONNECTIONS! Today’s focus- Solving Inequalities
Announcements (hw/collaboration tips/NWEA results)
DMP
Go over hw (discussion of discoveries)
Today’s focus- Solving Inequalities
p. 701
MAKE CONNECTIONS!
Early finishers: Compass, challenge sheets, trivia, Math 24
Assessment- practice problems & exit slip

12. COURSE OVERVIEW Decimals & Fractions (Unit 3)
Rational Numbers and the Coordinate Plane (Unit 9)
Rates, Ratios, and Proportions (Unit 1)
Percent (Unit 7)
Expressions and Equations (Unit 5)
Area of Polygons (Unit 2)
Surface Area/Volume of Prisms and Pyramids (Units 4 & 6)
Analyzing Statistics (Unit 8)
Data, Graphs, and Probability (Chapter 11)
Accentuate the Negative (Seventh Grade Unit )

13. RESOURCES Math Expressions - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Connected Mathematics – Pearson
Self-Generated PowerPoint Presentations & Higher Level Math Tasks
SMART Technologies
Compass Learning
Scholastic Math Magazines
Common Core Performance Coach Book (s)
Discovery Learning
Learn 360
Daily Math Practice

14. PARTICIPATION mental math pencil-and-paper whiteboards manipulatives
technology (BYOT)
verbal
**collaborate with peers

16. THREE-RING BINDERS
Students will be required to keep a three-ring binder with loose-leaf notebook paper and handouts. Students will maintain a structured log of notes, vocabulary, and written responses to open-ended questions.
**Students need to acquire a three-ring binder and loose-leaf paper.

17. HOMEWORK Homework will be assigned frequently.
*Team homework is posted on Mrs. Chiapusio’s website.
Weekend homework will be kept to a minimum (QUALITY VS. QUANTITY)
All assignments will be checked for accuracy, neatness, and completeness.
Students will automatically be assigned 50 points for homework.
I will occasionally collect and grade homework.

18. ASSESSMENT Informal: Formal:
random selection (Popsicle sticks or Bingo balls)
white boards/classroom observation
conferences/reflection
homework
exit slips
Formal:
quizzes
Compass Learning/Edgenuity activities
Unit tests
NWEA testing (computerized Northwest Evaluation Association)

19. Connected Accepting Respectful Excellence Safe
E.C. CARES
Connected Accepting Respectful Excellence Safe
Be Bully Free

20. CYCLONE TEAM RULES
1. Respect yourself. (Do your best.) 2. Respect each other. 3. Respect school property.

21. BEHAVIOR PLAN Team plan/used daily
If a student is not behaving properly in class or is not prepared, that student will earn an x in planner with note.
A student will also miss recess that day if he/she earns an X.
If the behavior is extreme, teacher may give a different consequence.

22. THANK YOU in advance for your help and support throughout the year!
Q/A
THANK YOU in advance for your help and support throughout the year!
Reminder:
Meet with Mrs. Stephanie Chiapusio (rm 83) and Mrs. Kristi Dietz (rm 87)