1. Team 8-3 Welcomes You….

2. GEORGIA DEPT. OF EDUCATION: http://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/default.aspx

3. GEORGIA STUDIES WEIGHTING: Assessments:65% Practice Work: 20% Portfolio/ Semester Exam:15%

4. PORTFOLIOS A portfolio is a purposeful collection of an individual’s work that exhibits his/her efforts, progress and achievements in one or more areas. The purpose of a portfolio is to help students keep track of their own learning to show growth in their learning.

5. FIELD TRIPS North Georgia Field Trip – 1 Day North Georgia Field Trip – 1 Day November 15 th $75 November 15 th $75 Georgia Studies Trip – 3 days Georgia Studies Trip – 3 days May 7, 8 & 9th$360 More information will be coming soon about payment plans and behavior expectations.

6. MATH WEIGHTING: WEIGHTING: Assessments:75% Practice:10% Exam:15%

7. MATH Steps to fixing a bad grade. Steps to fixing a bad grade. Stay on task in class. Stay on task in class. Come in for some Free Tutoring Come in for some Free Tutoring Wed @ 8am Wed @ 8am Thurs @ 8am Thurs @ 8am Redo the assignment. Redo the assignment. Wed @ 8am Wed @ 8am Thurs @ 8am Thurs @ 8am

8. MATH Have Missing Work? Have Missing Work? Turn it in. Turn it in. I will only deduct 1 point. I will only deduct 1 point. (Just keep in mind that a missing assignment calculates as a zero in the grade book) (Just keep in mind that a missing assignment calculates as a zero in the grade book)

9. LANGUAGE ARTS WEIGHTING: WEIGHTING: Practice: 20% Assessments: 65% Exams:15% Exams:15%

10. READING Reading is an important skill that will help students in all academic areas! 8 th graders are required to read at least 1 book per 9 weeks for Read 5000. Reading is an important skill that will help students in all academic areas! 8 th graders are required to read at least 1 book per 9 weeks for Read 5000. Students must have a book to read anytime they are finished with their work.

11. STANDARDIZED TESTS January JanuaryGEORGIA WRITING TEST AprilCRCT

12. SCIENCE WEIGHTING: Assessment:40% (Tests/Projects) Practice:20% (CW, Labs, HW) Quizzes:25% Semester Exams:15%

13. ATTENDANCE ◊ Regular school attendance is not only key to a student's success, but mandated by the compulsory attendance law. ◊ All absences require a written excuse to be submitted in writing (no e-mails) within 3 days of the absence. ◊ Students are marked absent at 8:55 a.m.

14. MAKE-UP WORK MAKE-UP WORK Students are responsible for making up all work missed during absence. It is the student’s responsibility to follow the teacher’s classroom procedures for obtaining make-up work. Follow the handbook for the number of days to make up work following an absence.

15. MISSING WORK ■ Lunch detention will be assigned for missing work. ■ Points will be deducted for any work not submitted on time.

16. CITATIONS 1 ST -- Written Warning 1 ST -- Written Warning 2 ND -- Parent Communication, 2 ND -- Parent Communication, Silent Lunch Silent Lunch 3 RD -- Parent Communication, 3 RD -- Parent Communication, Team Discipline Team Discipline 4 TH -- Office Referral 4 TH -- Office Referral BY TEACHER & START OVER EACH SEMESTER

17. SNACKS Snacks are sold daily. Proceeds will be for team rewards and other team events.

18. DONATIONS We need the following items: We need the following items: Paper Towels Paper Towels Tissues!!! Tissues!!! Hand Sanitizer Hand Sanitizer Clorox Wipes Clorox Wipes Band-aids Band-aids Individually Wrapped Candy Individually Wrapped Candy

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20. Thanks for your support!