Welcome to Back To School Night 2016 - State College Area ...€¦ · Welcome to Back To School...
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Students: •Go see Ms. McD to get your assignment book and paperwork. •Give the papers to your parents. •Practice opening your locker. •Fill out the “What Name You Go By” slip and put it in the basket by the door. •Look over your SCHEDULE for the evening. :-)
Welcome to Back To
School Night 2016
Parents feel free to: •Fill out beginning of the year paperwork (put in basket by the door if you finish any of it :-) •Take a look at our “Wish List” •Order a Wolves t-shirt •Help with the locker :-)
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Welcome to Back To School Night
Ms.McDonough
217Science(Period1)
&Homebase
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•For the KIDS!!! •Lockers (you’ll get it for sure)…Big New Building (you’ll get it for sure)…We will help you with
EVERYTHING :-) •Wolves Team Teachers
•Ms. McDonough, Mr. Tranell, Mrs. Weber (Math and Science) •Mrs. Kellander, Ms. Feinberg, Mr. Pillot (English/Language Arts (ELA) and Social Studies) •Math, Science, SS and ELA (reading/writing) classes meet every day
•Your homework for Monday... •1. What will make you feel safe and comfortable at PFMS?) •2. Put your parents in your SCASD email as contacts.
•Questions... Thoughts? •For the Parents...
•Email is best way to communicate •PLEASE check Home Access Center (HAC) often ;-) •Please take some time to look at the Wolves Teacher websites •Wish list items (see board)
A g e n d a
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217 Times :-) You will spend time with me/Ms. McD (your homebase teacher) in 217:
* 8-8:20 Daily for Homebase and Announcements
* Day 3 Core AREA time (goals work) * Day 4 ROAR Lessons (during AREA) * Science daily from 8:20-9:02 * Social Studies Extension days
2,4,6 from 1:48-2:28 * 3:05-dismissal
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Science Units*Discovering Science *Health
*Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
*Matter and Molecules *Mixtures and Solutions *Light and Sound
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Home Access Center: Students and Parents should check this once a
week. :-)
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Communication: STUDENTS should call/email when they have
questions about any assignments or concepts. :-)
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A little bit about Ms. McD...
•Mardi Lowry McDonough
•Grew up in State College
•PSU bachelors and masters (1991 and 2003)
•This is my 26th year teaching
•2 years preschool •20 years 6th grade
•4 years with the PDS
•I have two awesome daughters: Colleen (19) and Gracie (16)
•and one new puppy, Murphy!
• I like to read, putter in my garden, go visit Colleen at Temple, exercise (okay, I don’t like that, but I do it :-), cook with my fiancee (Mr. Downs :-), spend time with friends and travel.
•I really like math (and I really like people who don’t like math! :-)
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Schedules :-)
Please take a look at your schedule on HAC
and try to become familiar with it.
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Where are you going next?
Period 2~3 Class… see your schedule
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Welcome to Back To School Night
Ms.McDonough
MathPeriod2~3
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•For the KIDS!!! •Lockers (you’ll get it for sure) •Big New Building (you’ll get it for sure) •We will help you with EVERYTHING :-) •Classes that meet every day (math, science, SS, ELA)
•Art, Music are by semester •PE, Language, Tech Ed, FCS several times a cycle
•Your homework for Monday... •1. What will make you feel safe and comfortable at PFMS?) •2. Put your parents in your SCASD email as contacts.
•Questions... Thoughts?
•For the Parents... •Email is best way to communicate •PLEASE check Home Access Center (HAC) often ;-) •Please take some time to look at the Wolves Teacher websites •Wish list items (see board)
A g e n d a
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Math Workshop* Daily Schedule
* Warm Up * Mini-Lesson * Small group work * Must Do/Try * Choices
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Math Assignments** Practice skills that we have done in class. * Given Monday-Thursday to finish what you may
not have finished in class… (occasionally on Friday) * ACE Problems
•found at the end of each investigation
* Discuss/Debate but don’t do... :-) * Answers are posted on the assignment page * If working on math homework more than 15 minutes on a consistent basis, please contact me.
•Projects go with a few of the units (some work will need to be done at home) •Website is updated daily with assignments
* Late/Missing Work **HAC... if an assignment is posted and empty, it needs to be completed**
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Home Access Center: Students and Parents should check this once a
week. :-)
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6th Grade Units*Connected Math 3 Units (new :-)
*Prime Time *Comparing Bits and Pieces *Let’s Be Rational *Covering and Surrounding *Decimal Ops *Variables and Patterns *Data About Us
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A little bit about Ms. McD...
•Mardi Lowry McDonough
•Grew up in State College
•PSU bachelors and masters (1991 and 2003)
•This is my 26th year teaching
•2 years preschool •20 years 6th grade
•4 years with the PDS
•I have two awesome daughters: Colleen (19) and Gracie (16)
•and one new puppy, Murphy!
• I like to read, putter in my garden, go visit Colleen at Temple, exercise (okay, I don’t like that, but I do it :-), cook with my fiancee (Mr. Downs :-), spend time with friends and travel.
•I really like math (and I really like people who don’t like math! :-)
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Where are you going next?
Period 3~4 Class… see your schedule
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Welcome to Back To School Night
Ms.McDonough
MathPeriod3~4
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•For the KIDS!!! •Lockers (you’ll get it for sure) •Big New Building (you’ll get it for sure) •We will help you with everything :-) •Classes that meet every day (math, science, SS, ELA)
•Art, Music are by semester •PE, Language, Tech Ed, FCS several times a cycle Your homework for Monday... •1. What will make you feel safe and comfortable at PFMS?) •2. Put your parents in your SCASD email as contacts.
•Questions... Thoughts?
•For the Parents... •Email is best way to communicate •PLEASE check Home Access Center (HAC) often ;-) •Please take some time to look at the Wolves Teacher websites •Wish list items (see board)
A g e n d a
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Math Workshop* Daily Schedule
* Warm Up * Mini-Lesson * Small group work * Must Do/Try * Choices
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Math Assignments* Practice skills that we have done in class. * Given Monday-Thursday to finish what you may
not have finished in class… (occasionally on Friday) * ACE Problems
•found at the end of each investigation
* Discuss/Debate but don’t do... :-) * Answers are posted on the assignment page * If working on math homework more than 15 minutes on a consistent basis, please contact me.
•Projects go with a few of the units (some work will need to be done at home) •Website is updated daily with assignments
* Late/Missing Work **HAC... if an assignment is posted and empty, it needs to be completed**
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Home Access Center: Students and Parents should check this once a
week. :-)
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6th Grade Units*Connected Math 3 Units (new :-)
*Prime Time *Comparing Bits and Pieces *Let’s Be Rational *Covering and Surrounding *Decimal Ops *Variables and Patterns *Data About Us
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A little bit about Ms. McD...
•Mardi Lowry McDonough
•Grew up in State College
•PSU bachelors and masters (1991 and 2003)
•This is my 26th year teaching
•2 years preschool •20 years 6th grade
•4 years with the PDS
•I have two awesome daughters: Colleen (19) and Gracie (16)
•and one new puppy, Murphy!
• I like to read, putter in my garden, go visit Colleen at Temple, exercise (okay, I don’t like that, but I do it :-), cook with my fiancee (Mr. Downs :-), spend time with friends and travel.
•I really like math (and I really like people who don’t like math! :-)
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Where are you going next?
Check your schedule… Period 5
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Welcome to Back To School Night
Ms.McDonough
215Science
(Period5)
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•For the KIDS!!! •Lockers (you’ll get it for sure) •Big New Building (you’ll get it for sure) •We will help you with everything :-) •All classes meet every day (math, science, SS, ELA) •Your homework for Monday...
•1. What will make you feel safe and comfortable at •PFMS
•2. Put your parents in your SCASD email as contacts.
•Questions... Thoughts?
•For the Parents... •Email is best way to communicate •PLEASE check Home Access Center (HAC) often ;-) •Please take some time to look at the Wolves Teacher websites •Wish list items (see board)
A g e n d a
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Science Times :-) You will spend time with me/Ms. McD in 217:
* Daily for Science * 11:10-11:50
* Days 1, 3, 5 for Social Studies Extension * 1:48-2:28 or 12:24-1:04
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Science Units*Discovering Science *Health
*Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
*Matter and Molecules *Mixtures and Solutions *Light and Sound
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Home Access Center: Students and Parents should check this once a
week. :-)
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Communication: STUDENTS should call/email when they have
questions about any assignments or concepts. :-)
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A little bit about Ms. McD...
•Mardi Lowry McDonough
•Grew up in State College
•PSU bachelors and masters (1991 and 2003)
•This is my 26th year teaching
•2 years preschool •20 years 6th grade
•4 years with the PDS
•I have two awesome daughters: Colleen (19) and Gracie (16)
•and one new puppy, Murphy!
• I like to read, putter in my garden, go visit Colleen at Temple, exercise (okay, I don’t like that, but I do it :-), cook with my fiancee (Mr. Downs :-), spend time with friends and travel.
•I really like math (and I really like people who don’t like math! :-)
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Schedules :-)
Please take a look at your schedule on HAC
and try to become familiar with it.
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Thank you for coming tonight!
Parents… please stay in touch :-) Students… please come back
next week :-) **Check your schedule for where you are going next… OUTSIDE the 6th grade hall.**
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Before You Go ...Parents: •I will be using the email you have on file with SCASD. •Volunteer for ROAR Day •Find the Parent Verification Form (need to check online for this)
•Think about donating a “Wish List” item •Turn in completed forms:
•Family Information sheet •Wolves t-shirt order
Students: •Turn in your “What Name You Go By” slip •Remember to visit my website if you would like to...