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Mrs. Yen Email: ayen@fcusd Room B-2 Grade 8 Physical Science

Welcome to Back-to-School Night (Please fill out an index card with your child’s full name, a positive note to your child, & sign it.). Mrs. Yen Email: ayen@fcusd.org Room B-2 Grade 8 Physical Science. Mrs. Yen’s Background. UC Berkeley, B.A. Physical Science

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Mrs. Yen Email: ayen@fcusd Room B-2 Grade 8 Physical Science

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  1. Welcome to Back-to-School Night(Please fill out an index card with your child’s full name, a positive note to your child, & sign it.) Mrs. Yen Email: ayen@fcusd.org Room B-2 Grade 8 Physical Science

  2. Mrs. Yen’s Background • UC Berkeley, B.A. Physical Science • University of the Pacific, M.Ed. • 21 years K-12 teaching & administration, mostly Middle School Experience with Science • Confusion/Difficulties in Physical Science? Ask Questions! E-mail: ayen@fcusd.org

  3. Students Should … • Come in quietly • Follow all school rules • Follow PQR • Positive attitude • Quality work • Reasonable, Respectful, & Responsible • Remain seated in assigned seat until teacher directs you • Come to teacher directly & immediately after class, during Advisory, or via e-mail with concern/question • Always be re-checking your work carefully (for completeness, grammar, spelling, etc.), paying attention at all times to the lesson, and turning in work on-time • Check grades daily • Take care of missing assignments ASAP • Make corrections to any assignment marked with “Please correct & return” ASAP • Study notes daily 5-10 minutes • Check teacher website daily for upcoming classwork & homework • Return signed printed progress reports every 3 weeks • Call your 5 Study Buddies when you need help

  4. Parents Should … • Compare your child’s work assignments online to his/her planner • Check daily teacher website for upcoming classwork & homework • Check grades daily • Before your child turns in an assignment, check for heading, spelling, grammar, & following directions • Contact teacher immediately & directly if concerns arise via e-mail • Make sure your child is spending 5-10 minutes daily studying notes taken in class & not waiting till the last minute before a quiz • Sign printed progress reports every 3 weeks • Encourage your child to use their 5 Study Buddies • Encourage your child in following PQR & follow through at home

  5. Seating • Randomized every 3 weeks, unless extenuating circumstances exist

  6. Quizzes • Open notes • Announced at least one week in advance • Dates posted on teacher’s website • Only POP Quizzes are returned • Scantrons are not returned, but may be viewed by appointment

  7. Projects • Written essays based on common core standards • Samples shown in class only during the day of introduction of the assignment • Assignments downloadable online • Workbook pages & additional study material available on www.pearsonsuccessnet.com • Based on Presentation Rubrics provided in Welcome Packet

  8. Labs • Based on point by point • Answer questions in complete sentences where indicated (rephrase question in answer) • Graphs need to follow procedures in notes & handouts • Individual write-ups, but labs completed in groups of no more than 5 students alternating between teacher choice & student choice (*Students are forewarned to choose wisely.)

  9. Donations • See Giving Tree in Back of Room or check teacher’s website daily

  10. SeaCamp • TBA for Spring Break (on waiting list for 28 students)

  11. Book Orders • Available on book shelf • Make checks payable to Scholastic

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