1. Mrs. Davidson’s Science Class Open House Tuesday, September 23 rd 6-8 pm

2. Family Involvement Attendance tonight shows commitment Families are #1 indicator of student success Teachers/students need your support and backing

3. Contact Families Communicate regularly When successful Agendas Postcards Phone calls Not performing Emails Phone calls Parent Portal

4. Contact Teacher Encouraged to contact early and often Two way cooperation Avoid miscommunication Email – davidsonp@nashua.edu Call – 594-4322 Note in agenda Family conferences before Halloween

5. About Me Teaching since 1997, at Elm since 2001 Undergraduate at Bowdoin College –Studied Biology and Education –Semester in Caribbean, Australia Master’s Plus 30 Credits at UNE YMCA, ARC, BBA, textbooks Safe, organized, hardworking

6. Course Content Biology –Ecology –Cells –Genetics –Human Body –Overview of major groups Bacteria Protists Fungi Plants Animals

7. Class Activities Literacy strategies – before, during, after reading Games –Memory- Bingo –Spoons- Charades –Go Fish - Pictionary –Flipflops- Taboo –War- Tic Tac Toe –SWAT - Jeopardy Investigation Microscopes Investigations outside

8. Materials Textbook Prentice Hall Life Science, Science Insights CDs available to sign out Online accounts set up – Student ID, Student123# Binder Organized Paper friendly

9. Class Structure 5cast Starter Check Ups every other Friday –In binder all week, on website, gone over daily –Can use PQ Quizzes every other Thursday –Try Practice Quiz for homework one week –Correct answers Friday –Study for Quiz next Thursday –Same thing, but scrambled up

10. Grades Categories –Quizzes – 30 percent –Check Ups – 30 percent –Classwork – 30 percent –Homework – 10 percent X2 updated weekly on Tuesdays afterschool

11. Redos Can redo ANY grade not satisfied with during that unit Quiz and Check Up -get graded assignment signed -study/prepare more/differently -stay after Tuesday for redo

12. Homework Predictable pattern Assigned Friday, due Friday Practice Quiz one week, study for quiz next Homework writing and graphing to support our NECAP goal

13. How Families Can Help Check agenda Look at team website http://schools.nashua.edu/middle/7-2/Pages/Team7- 2.aspx Look at X2 Ask students questions first – self-directed learning! Email teachers with questions/concerns Sign up for a conference in October Support teachers at home – discipline plan

14. Thank you! Sincerely care Very committed Want to work together Know that all children can be successful when families, teachers, and students work together