1. Open Team Meeting - October 18th, 2017
House of Agnew
Open Team Meeting - October 18th, 2017

2. Math - Mrs. Price Test on Tuesday, October 24th
Multiply decimals/divide decimals with decimal in the dividend
Raw problems and word problems
Students should be FLUENT with their multiplication facts
Unit 2 Review is homework tonight. (Paper copy) We will go over it tomorrow in class and I’ll post the answer key on my calendar
Office Hours: Every Wednesday with me, every Tuesday with Mrs. Griffin
Retake Policy: Major assessments usually replace minor assessment grades
Encourage your child to become comfortable with asking for help!
Advisory is a great time to come in and ask a quick question
Coming Up: Fractions and Fraction Tutorial Mini Project

3. TAG Math - Mrs. Price Family Movie Night Projects due October 24th
Concepts: multiply decimals/divide decimals with decimal in dividend or divisor
Students will present in front of our class and Mrs. Griffin’s class
Office Hours: Every Tuesday with me, every Thursday with Mrs. Griffin
Retake Policy: Major assessments usually replace minor assessment grades
Encourage your child to become comfortable with asking for help!
Advisory is a great time to come in and ask a quick question
Coming Up: Integer Operations (Unit 2C)

4. Maternity Leave - Mrs. Price
I will be out January - Early April
Ms. Harrison will be my long term sub
Mrs. Griffin will be a great resource during this time. Use her for office hours as well as Ms. Harrison. Our office hours schedule is posted on my MIS homepage (Also right outside my classroom door if you want to take a photo)

5. Science - Mrs. Stager Science project Part I completed
Research websites and databases- educational research site (no more Googling)
Creating Bibliographies
Research process- taking notes, creating our own work
Science project Part II- due day of presentation (Oct. 25 or 26)
Presentation and 3D object

6. Science- Mrs. Stager Finish Unit 1 Safety tools and rules
Lab equipment
Processes of science- writing hypothesis, testable questions, inferences and observations
Unit 2- Properties of matter
How we classify matter, mixtures, solutions, melting/freezing points, etc.

7. Science - Mrs. Stager Grades
Quizzes- minor assessments, announced one week in advance
Tests- major assessments, announced one week in advance
Quick checks- minor assessments, not announced, meant to assess current level of knowledge of concepts, some grades replaced after unit test
Retake Policy: Major assessments may be re-tested is score is less than 85. Highest score on retest is 85.

8. Science - Mrs. Stager Sky Ranch Forms- Due Thursday, November 2
Participant form
Medical History Form
Guidelines for administration of medication- one day drop off only
Sky Ranch roommate request forms- Due Friday October 27
No guarantees
Chaperone Meeting- Monday, November 13, 5PM

9. Social Studies - Ms. Durgin & Dr. Blackwell
Currently
Native Americans & Early Colonies utilize resources
Next Nine Weeks
Road to Revolution
American Revolution
Government
Ongoing-Geography, Economy, and Current Events

10. ELA - Dr. Blackwell & Ms. Durgin
LA: Major Assessments
Test on Characterization & Conflict-October 20th
Final draft of Personal Narrative due October 20th (Blackwell) Oct. 25 (Durgin)
Next Nine Weeks
Focus on Nonfiction
Book Clubs
Expository Writing
Biblionasium