1. Welcome to Parent Night House of Mac Iver 2017-2018
Language Arts and Social Studies Brandi Beckham
Math and Science
Lindsay McIntyre

2. Curriculum Refer to handout for specific content information
Attend open team meetings in B330 from 10:00-10:30 for up-to-date curriculum information
Dates are TBD...see team website and communication card

3. Math 1st Nine Weeks: Seven Units for the Year: Numeration Numeration
Place Value
Multiplying and Dividing Whole Numbers
Decimals
Multiplying and dividing decimals
Seven Units for the Year:
Numeration
Decimals
Fractions
Expressions, Equations, and Patterns
Geometry
Measurement and Data
Personal Financial Literacy

4. Science 1st Nine Weeks: Lab Skills Lab Safety Lab Equipment
Measure Mass
Scientific Method
Testable Questions
Scientist Research Project
Matter
States of Matter
Properties of Matter
Mixtures and Solutions
Six Units for the Year:
Lab Skills
Matter
Electricity and Magnetism
Energy
Earth Science and Solar System
Plants and Animals

5. Social Studies Units Covered: Geography Latitude and Longitude
Colonies to Constitution ( )
Westward Expansion to Civil War ( )
Immigration, Industrialization, and Change ( )
Our Role in the World and the Technology Revolution (1950- Present)

6. Language Arts What we do in 5th Grade: Daily Grammar Practice
Independent Reading and Book Reports
Novel Studies
Current- Blood on the River
Upcoming- Fever 1793 ($9 in Raider Shop)
Writing- ELA Writing Portfolio
Google Sites - House for all writing pieces grades 5-8

7. Library
Students visit the Library every other Friday during Language Arts class starting September 29th
1st Quarter Dates:
September 29th
October 13th
October 27th
November 10th
December TBD
They may also visit during advisory

8. Blue Take-Home Folders
Check child’s communication card for teacher comments
Sign communication card each weekend
Six negative signatures in one week = No Fun Friday

9. Blue Take-Home Folders (Cont.)
Things to look for:
Missing assignments
Comments about behavior and organization
Check for graded assignments and office notes to come home every Friday
“Clean it out” every weekend

10. Composition Notebooks
One for each subject
Notes
Labs
Warm-Ups

11. Yellow Homework Folders
“To Do” (Left Pocket)
Nightly homework, rubrics, study guides
“Completed” (Right Pocket)
Work that needs to be turned into teacher
Students are strongly encouraged to bring ear buds daily for classwork and homework.

12. Student Agenda Students should have homework written down every day
You could support us from home by:
—Subscribe to our team Google calendar
Use Chrome and make sure your student is logged in!
—Monitoring agenda for homework completion
—Asking questions…
What do you have for homework?
When is your next quiz, test, major assignment?
Have you finished…??

14. Important Resources Team Webpage Important Dates
Links to teacher homepages
Important documents and presentations
Google Classroom
Math homework, project details, curriculum resources, etc.
HP Portal (Online Textbooks)
Username: firstname.lastname
Password: FL123456

15. Grading Policy
Daily assignments are practice assignments, not averaged into their content grade
Minor assessments 40% of their content grade
include quizzes, quick checks, exit tickets, and typically cover less material than a major assessment
Major assessments 60% of their content grade
include unit tests, research papers, projects, presentations, and major lab reports

16. Reassessment Policy
Students who receive a score lower than 85 may participate in a reassessment (This may look different for major vs. minor, and varies by teacher.)
Students must contact the teacher/sign-up promptly and follow the reassessment procedures
Students who retest will receive a maximum score of 85
The complete grading policy can be found on the MIS website

17. Office Hours
Office hours (tutorials) will be offered by each teacher, please see teacher websites for schedules
Students should notify their teacher if they plan to attend tutorials
Occasionally, students will be asked to attend specific tutorial times

18. Absences and s
Tina Nettleton when absent or leaving early
Students should come to office hours to get help caught up on absent work that was missed
Students have one day for every day absent to complete make-up work
3 days or more- work can be collected in the office
We encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and to us with any questions

19. Sky Ranch Field Trip December 4-6, 2017
Student cost: $215 (This was available during back to school registration. If you did not purchase it then, you may send a check. Details to come!)
Chaperone cost: $150
Meeting Dates:
Sept. 28th — Informational Meeting in Auditorium at 5pm
Nov. 1st — ALL payments due!!!
Nov. 13th — Mandatory Chaperone Meeting at 5pm
Sign up to be a
chaperone TODAY!

20. Questions?