10/21/2015 1 Welcome Parents I’m Mrs. Shores Portola Middle School Sixth Grade Health and Science Elective and PE.

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Welcome ParentsI’m Mrs. Shores

Portola Middle SchoolSixth Grade Health and Science

Elective and PE

My Background: Bachelors of Science in Biology Clear Teaching Credential in:

Single Subject Biology Multiple Subject Grades K-8

Masters in Educational Leadership Sixteen years teaching Middle School

15 of those years were right here at Portola

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Curriculum Science- State Standards Driven

Holt Earth Science Textbook Various Sources Next Generation Science standards

have not been implemented yet. Health- State and District driven

Only 6 hours required in 6th Grade

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Grading Schedule Standard 4.0 Scale

A=90 to 100, B=80 to 89, C=70 to 79, D=60 to 69, Fail is 59 and below

I don’t round up and Plus and Minus grades are not used.

50% Tests (at the end of every section) 10% Homework (posted on website) 20% Class Work (Science Notebook) 20% Projects/Activities/Labs

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Quizzes and Tests

Quizzes at the end of every section

Tests at the end of every chapter Not every chapter will be covered District Assessments given three

times per year

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Supplies Students were given supply list

the first week of school (attached to parent letter)

Parents can help by making sure that students have supplies in backpack at the beginning of each week

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Homework Homework is assigned every night! Homework comes from Directed

Reading Worksheets Booklet Homework is written on the board

and students write it in agenda at the beginning of class

Homework is also posted on website

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Agenda Free Agenda Book given to every

student Parents are asked to review and

monitor homework every night There is a place for teacher and

parent signatures for monitoring Homework is written in agenda

daily

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Measurement Lab

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Progress Reports Progress reports from school

are sent home every 5 weeks. Parent Signature required Semester 1 grade is not final

until December Jupiter grades will always be

most updated grade.

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Measurement Lab

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Parent/Teacher Conference

Email is preferred method of contact Or call to schedule an appointment This year I don’t have a conference

period so it would have to be before or after school

Usually we can solve problems via email but on occasion we will need to meet.

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Micro-viewer Lab

Websites PortolaMS.org

Homework is posted here, please subscribe to the period in which your child is placed

Classwork Table of Contents is posted here

Power points can be downloaded here JupiterEd.com

Only used for posting grades

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Guest Speaker: Geologist

Textbooks Please leave Earth Science text

book at home. Please keep it covered and make sure student has written name in it.

I have a class set of textbooks for use at school.

Online access code and directions on my website.

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QUESTIONS?