Junior High Information Session

1. Junior High Information Session with Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Denison, & Mr. Fitzpatrick

2. Mr. Wolf • 8th Grade Homeroom • 6th-8th Math & Science • Math: All grades have a new Consumable Math Series – “Go Math” • Science: 6th – Earth Science 7th – Life Science 8th– Physical Science • Email: dwolf@csdo.org

3. Mrs. Denison • 7th Grade Homeroom • 6th-8th Religion & Social Studies • Religion: 6th – Old Testament 7th – New Testament 8th – Church History • All Classes must complete Service Learning Projects each trimester • Social Studies: 6th – Ancient History 7th – World History 8th – American History • Email: kdenison@csdo.org

4. Mr. Fitzpatrick • 6th Grade Homeroom • 6th-8th English Language Arts & Literature • ELA: 6th-8th include both Grammar & Writing • Literature: New Textbooks – “Collections” 6th-8th covers both Fiction & Non-fiction works • Vocabulary: Will be combined into both ELA & Literature • Email: rfitzpatrick@csdo.org

5. Laptop Program • Students have Gmail accounts through the stbedeparish.org domain, which we have administrative access to • You may request your child’s laptop & email usernames & passwords to monitor their activity • Work at school is done through Google Drive, so typed homework is to be done through Google Drive also • If unable to print at home, students are given time to print at school • If your child forgets his/her laptop at home, he/she will not be able to call to have it brought and will have to work in the subject notebooks

6. Laptop Program Cont. • If your child forgets his/her laptop at home, he/she will not be able to call to have it brought and will have to work in the subject notebooks • Ms. Paguio & Mrs. G will regularly collect laptops to perform routine maintenance and checks

7. Laptop Integrity • Please carefully read the St. Bede Laptop Handbook, which can be found through the “Parents” Page on mystbede.org • The Handbook outlines: • how students are expected to use the laptops • their responsibilities when using them • how the school will monitor their use • consequences for noncompliance with the Laptop Policy

8. Homework Policy • Late/Missing Work will not be tolerated • Late assignments will receive 50% of the assigned valued • 3 Missing Assignments results in a Saturday detention (any combination of teachers) • Any additional Missing Assignment will result in a Parent-Teacher-Student Conference and loss of certain privileges

9. Homework Calendars • Students have synced homework calendars to their iCal, which you should ask to see • This is where all nightly homework can be found

10. Example of Homework Calendar on iCal

11. Diocesan Grading Policy • The Diocese of Oakland has mandated a new grading policy across all Diocesan Schools • Assessments (Tests, Quizzes, Projects) will make up 75% of students’ averages • General Assignments (Classwork, Homework, etc.) will make up 25% of students’ averages • Grades & Honor Roll eligibility will be affected by this • Ms. Pierre-Antoine will discuss this at 6:30

12. Demerit Policy • Students can receive demerits for certain behaviors that have been outlined for them • Part 1: Name on board & 5-minute detention • Part 2: Name & Check on board & 15-minute detention • 4 Demerits in a class result in lowering of conduct grade • Students can delete a demerit for each 2 week period without receiving another

13. Thank you for coming! Please head over to the Big Gym.