Welcome to PTA Curriculum Night!

1. Welcome to PTA Curriculum Night! Berryman, Carey,Dorton, Kennedy Team

2. Our curriculum:AcademicKnowledgeandSkills The AKS are what we teach

3. Purpose of AKS The Academic Knowledge and Skills (AKS) were developed by our teachers, with input from our parents and community, in response to Gwinnett County Public Schools’ mission statement.

4. Curriculum Focus for 7th Grade Language Arts Read for Meaning • Students will read in a variety of genres– balancing informational and literary texts. • Students will read texts that are worthy and complex enough to warrant repeated reading and detailed investigation. In other words, they’ll analyze what they read. • Students will use active reading strategies to recognize important points or evidence as they read. • Students will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of a text by given meaningful post-reading activities that require students to use information from the text.

5. Curriculum Focus for 7th Grade Language Arts Write to Demonstrate Understanding • Students will write in a variety of styles -- mostly informational and argumentative. • Students will take their writing beyond the basics of main idea and supporting detail – learning to incorporate specific and meaningful points of elaboration to enrich the details they’ve included. • Students will be able to cite several sources of specific relevant evidence in order to support their point of view about texts and topics.

6. Highlighting to Learn • We use anchor papers to show students good examples of writing. • The more students write, the better they will become!  • Blue = Major Ideas • Pink = Major Details • Green = Specific Details

7. Example of Depth of Development in a Paragraph There are many great options for getting to school, but all have their downsides. Controlling Idea: Sample Body Paragraph Although they have some drawbacks, cars are a preferred method of transportation. Cars are private, and you probably won’t be bothered. You don’t have to worry about some intense coffee drinker breathing down your neck or a person you despise sitting next to you. You can also travel in the comfort of your own seat with the A/C set at your ideal temperature.Unfortunately, cars are very expensive and with gas prices at $3 a gallon, it quickly becomes unaffordable.Car riding can also be inconvenient to your parents or whomever you ride with. Some parents must be at work at the time school starts and ends and they just can’t drive you there and back? Supporting Idea Major Details Specific Details and Examples

9. ParentWriting Workshop Tuesday, November 12th A choice of two sessions: Morning 10:00 – 12:00 or Evening 6:30 – 8:30

10. Agenda Parents will notbe asked to write ! ● Parents will learn about the OMS Cross Curricular Writing Initiative. ● Parents will see how a Writing Workshop operates in the classroom. ● Parents will see their child’s OMS Writing Portfolio.

14. TeacherWebsites @ • Go to Osborne Middle School Website:http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/OsborneMS/home.html • In the left hand column, click on STAFF • Scroll through the list of teachers until you find your math teacher and click WEBSITE.

19. Student Portal

20. http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/gcps-mainweb01.nsf

27. Parent Portal

28. Registering for the Parent Portal • How to sign up: • Complete a simple registration form – available from teachers tonight OR on the OMS website • Validate form in person at OMS – visit the Parent Portal table in the Front Office tonight • Watch your email for a message from Go2; this email will contain instructions and a token for accessing the portal • Registration carries over from year to year and school to school; completing a new form each year is unnecessary

29. What information is available in the Parent Portal? • Attendance • Current schedule • Current grades • Individual assignments • Overall grade in each class • Discipline information • Past middle school grades • Test Scores

30. Student Profile Page The Student Profile Page provides a snapshot of current information as well as links to more detailed data.

31. Current Schedule The Current Schedule page lists the student’s classes as well as the current grade in each class. Clicking on a Course Name will list all assignments and grades for that particular course. This information is updated nightly.

32. Attendance The Attendance page provides details about a student’s daily attendance and identifies excused and unexcused absences as well as tardies. This information is updated nightly.

33. Test History The Test History page provides a list of standardized tests for which the student’s scores are available. Selecting a test from the list provides detailed score information.

34. Problems? • Problems with registration or accessing the Portal? Contact the main office. • Questions about your child’s grades? Contact the teacher.

35. Promotion Criteria • ACADEMICS - Must achieve a passing scoreon eachof the following:* CRCT Reading* CRCT Math* CRCT Languages Arts* CRCT Science* CRCT Social Studies

36. Thank You!!! Thank you for coming out tonight. We appreciate your supportandthe opportunityto teach your children. Don’t forget to join PTAif you haven’t already!