❧ ❧Worthingway

Absolute Excellence / Exponential Impact

August 25th, 2014

Welcome!❧ Mr. Kellenberger/Mr. Mosca/Ms. Deuschle❧ Goal of this evening: Give families a chance to meet teachers and to learn

more about course content❧ Process:

o Opportunity Discussion (Parents and Students)o Brief presentation by our core course staff (those classes that every student

takes: social studies, math, language arts, and science) o Breakout sessions to meet with individual teachers (to help with this,

teachers are grouped by content in single rooms)

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OpportunitiesParents: PTA

- 1st Meeting tomorrow, 8/26, 6pm in the Worthingway Library

Students:- Worthington Park Library: Keenan Blanke- Musical: Mr. Reed- Robotics Club: Mr. Baird- Student Council: Mr. Vallette- Math Counts: Mr. Smith/Mrs. McKinney- Others: More opportunities will arise throughout the year!

Infinite CampusPlease check often--access through the

worthington.k12.oh.us website

Please contact teachers right away with questions

Infinite Campus TrainingWorthington Park LibrarySeptember 18th at 6:00 p.m.

Social Studies*Rotation Schedule = About 52 Days -Smith-Tisdale-Vallette -Tisdale-Vallette-Smith

-Vallette-Smith-Tisdale

*No Assigned Books / Sign Out As Needed

*Focus on reading and writing within s.s.

Social Studies - Mr. Vallette

7th Grade Topics

Ancient Greece

Ancient Rome

8th Grade Topics

The Constitution

The Early Republic

Social Studies - Mr. Tisdale

7th Grade Topics

Middle Ages

Renaissance

Reformation

Age of Exploration

8th Grade Topics

Colonization

Road to Revolution

American Revolution

Articles of Confederation

Social Studies - Mr. Smith

7th Grade Topics

Christianity

Islam

Medieval Africa

8th Grade Topics

Manifest Destiny

Causes of the Civil War

Civil War and

Reconstruction

Social StudiesCommunication-

Contact any Social Studies teacher

Check Infinite Campus

Grading-

(M) Missing Assignments

There’s an APP for that (Infinite Campus)

MathMath Department:

Mrs. McKinney (35): CCSS Math 7, CCSS Math 8

Mrs. Freeman (35): CCSS Math 7, CCSS Math 8 (7th grade)

Mrs. Adesso (37): Acc CCSS Math 7, CCSS Math 8

Mrs. Morgan (37): CCSS Math 8, CCSS M8M1

Miss Aubry (37): Math Intervention Specialist

Math

7th Grade 8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade

CCSS Math 7 CCSS Math 8 CCSS Math 1 CCSS Math 2

Accelerated CCSS Math 7

CCSS Math 8/Math1

Hon. CCSS Math 2 Hon. CCSS Math 3

CCSS Math 8 CCSS Math 1 Hon. CCSS Math 2 Hon. CCSS Math 3

CCSS Math 8/Math1

Hon. CCSS Math 2 Hon. CCSS Math 3 Honors Precalc

Progression for Current 7th Graders

Math

8th Grade 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade

CCSS Math 8 CCSS Math 1 CCSS Math 2 CCSS Math 3

CCSS Math 8/Math1

Hon. CCSS Math 2

Hon. CCSS Math 3

Honors Precalc

Progression for Current 8th Graders

MathmMath 7, Math 8, and Accelerated Math 7 Courses are using digits on-line program

Math 1 course is using MathXL on-line program

Math

Each courses major focus is:CCSS Math 7: Proportional Reasoning

ACC CCSS Math 7: Proportional Reasoning and Linear EquationsCCSS Math 8: Linear Equations

CCSS Math 1: Linear & Exponential Functions, Transformational Geometry

Math

➢ PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career)

○ Replaces OAA in 7th and 8th grade

○ Currently scheduled to be computer-based: computer skills will be required

English Language Arts Teachers

○ Mrs. Baker: Language Arts 7, Enriched 8

○ Mrs. Charity: Language Arts 8, Enriched 7

○ Mr. Cly: Reading

○ Mrs. Cready: Great Books, Foundations

○ Mrs. Keeler: Language Arts 8

○ Mrs. Littell: Language Arts 7 and 8

○ Mrs. Remias: Language Arts 7 and 8

○ Ms. Smith: Language Arts 7

○ Ms. Wilson: Language Arts 7 and 8

English Language Arts➢ PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for

College and Career)

○ Replaces OAA in 7th and 8th grade

○ Currently scheduled to be computer-based: computer skills will be required

○ 2 part test (March and April)

■ Essay

■ Multiple choice primarily

What Does This Mean for My Child?

○ Increased reading rigor is VITAL

■ Encourage reading at home to build vocabulary and stamina

■ Daily Sustained Silent Reading (SSR)

○ Increase in critical thinking and expository writing

■ Synthesize and analyze multiple readings into an organized essay

Science

❧Brochure

❧Calendar

❧Testing and advanced science

Meet the Teacher!Wellness for Life: GymnasiumArt: Room: 45Language Arts: 39 and 41Math: 37 and 35Tech Ed: 34Wilson Reading with Mrs. Baker: 32Foreign Languages: 12Science: 15Social Studies: 16Reading with Mr. Cly: 20LMS Classes: Library

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Library

15

39 4137

3432

12 16

45

Gym

35