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Welcome to Back to School Night Connections-Lynn Bowers

Welcome to Back to School Night Connections-Lynn Bowers. Find your child’s roster Look for classroom number B or C Activities for the week Enjoy the evening!. Back To School Night 2013. Lynn Bowers 6 th Grade Math Teacher Co-Department Chair. Contact Information.

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Welcome to Back to School Night Connections-Lynn Bowers

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  1. Welcome to Back to School NightConnections-Lynn Bowers • Find your child’s roster • Look for classroom number B or C • Activities for the week • Enjoy the evening!

  2. Back To School Night2013 Lynn Bowers 6th Grade Math Teacher Co-Department Chair

  3. Contact Information • Best way to contact me is through email lbowers@wssd.org • Phone number 610-892-3470 ext 7232

  4. Mark your calendars!!!SHMS Math NightLearn more about the Math in Focus Program Wednesday, September 25th 7:00pm Auditorium

  5. Register for Math Night

  6. Parent email blast • Welcome email – to all classes • Hotmail Accounts – issues? • Monthly Updates – for individual classes • Hallway – to fix email accounts • Stress – UGH!!!! - Sleep

  7. Classroom Routine • Write HW in agenda book • Warm Up • Check HW • Begin CW • Baskets • Work Station • Missing Class

  8. Classroom Supplies • 3 Ring Binder (1”-2”) • Dividers • Loose leaf and Graph Paper • Covered Textbook • Pencil Pouch that includes pencils, erasers, and a basic four function calculator

  9. SHMS 6th grade Grading Policy • Tests: 40% • Quizzes: 30% (both announced and unannounced) • Homework: 15% Homework is given typically Monday-Thursday night. Sometimes it is checked for completion and other times checked for accuracy. Homework questions will be addressed in class if students had a problem with their assignment. • Other: 15%

  10. Homework • For information on homework or upcoming assignments, my website is updated daily. However, all assignments are written on the board in the classroom, and is expected to be in your agenda before leaving the room.

  11. Need Help? • We are available for help after school on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. • Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, the 8th grade honors students as well as high school tutors are available in room C232(Mrs. Bowers) for additional support.

  12. Additional Information • Portal • Tissues – Thank you! • Donations: Cleaners/Wipes/Soap

  13. Thank you for coming!! Enjoy your evening! Looking forward to a wonderful year!!

  14. Common Core State Standards (CCSS) • Focus– Move away from “mile wide, inch deep” curricula; Narrow scope of content • Coherence – Build on solid conceptual understanding; Think across grades & link to major topics within grade • Rigor – Conceptual understanding; Procedural skills & fluency; Problem solving

  15. Mathematical Practices • Make sense of problems & persevere in solving them • Reason abstractly & quantitatively • Construct viable arguments & critique the reasoning of others • Model with mathematics • Use appropriate toolsstrategically • Attend to precision • Look for & make use of structure • Look for & express regularity in repeated reasoning

  16. SHMS Math Mission Statement The mission of the SHMS mathematics program is to: • Inspire intellectual curiosity and aesthetic appreciation of mathematics as a body of knowledge • Promote critical thinking and problem solving skills to solve real world problems • Develop computational fluency and understanding of mathematical algorithms in order to apply known facts to unknown situations • Encourage students to be active participants in a life-long learning process as independent thinkers

  17. Problem Solving in Math in Focus

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