Back to School Boot Camp September 3, 2014. About Me Married to Michael Opfer, police officer for the city of St. Louis One Child, Abby, 24 years old.

Back to School Boot Camp September 3, 2014

About Me

• Married to Michael Opfer, police officer for the city of St. Louis

• One Child, Abby, 24 years old

• B.S. in Elementary Education/Mathematics 7-9 from Fontbonne University 1973

• Masters in Computer Education from Fontbonne University 2004

• Religious Certification 1997

• Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year 1996

More About Me

• Kemper Foundation

Teacher of the Year for Region One 2003

• Emerson Excellence in Teaching 2004

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

• Math Educators of Greater St. Louis 1990

• Missouri Council of Teachers of Mathematics

• Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society 2004

• Mathematicians in Residence Program

2007 -2010

Class Rules: ARCH

• Accountability • Respect • Consideration • Honesty

Consequences

• Verbal warning

• Email parents

• 5 Laps

• Conference with teacher

• Notice of Concern

• Lose Recess

• Conference with parents and teacher

• Call Parents

• Conference with counselor

• Referral to principal

My Teaching Philosophy

• Text

Grading

• 60% - Tests/Projects/Exams

• 25% - Practice Tests/Quizzes

• 15% - Homework Completion/Notebook Check

Math Tests• Tests after every 5 Lessons• Practice test assigned for homework• Students may retake math tests if they score

69% OR LOWER• Student must fill out Request to Test form,

make all corrections and meet with teacher before retest.

• Retest will take place during recess, before school or after school.

• Average of two tests is final grade.

Homework

• Assigned Monday through Thursday night.

• Some Fridays they may have to finish class work if not completed during class.

• Corrected everyday• Worth 15% of the grade

Homework

• 100%: Homework turned in on time and complete

• 70%: 1 day late

• 10 points deducted each day after that

Saxon Math

• Incremental development

• Continual review

• Frequent, cumulative testing

Daily Structure

• New Lesson/Video• Take notes/make foldable for

lesson/game/stations• Complete practice set• Correct homework from night before• Start new homework

Parent Responsibility

• Check your child’s Assignment Notebook daily.

• Ask your child to show you their completed work. How does it look?

• Don’t do the work for them.

• Create independent learners.

• Check in with them to make sure they have the supplies they need.

Engrade.com

• Check your child’s grades often

• Check to see if your child is missing any work

Cabrini Website

• Check the website often.

• Homework is listed on teacher pages.

Extra Credit is not available.Retests are available

If you have any questions…

• I am at school from 7:15 a.m. - 4:15 p.m.

• Email address [email protected]

• Phone: 314-776-0883 ext. 218

Religion Class

• Prayer

• Music

• Saint of the Day

• Journal Writing

• Note Taking

• Discussion

• Projects

• Service Requirements

Materials

• Binder/Divisors

• Paper

• Memory Stick

• Erasable Pen or Pencil

• New American Bible or online Catholic Bible to use at home (link on teacher page)

Religion

Grade 7

• New Testament• Catholic Social

Teaching• Family Life• Service• Confirmation 2016

Grade 8

• Church History• Catholic Social

Teaching• Right Start Program• Apologetics• Family Life• Top 20

Catholic High School

• Red Book

• Meeting

• High School Night

• Open House

• Shadowing

• Applications due