Welcome to Team 6-1 Curriculum Night

1. Welcome to Team 6-1Curriculum Night September 10, 2013

2. Team 6-1 Goal To increase parent, teacher, and student involvement in the education process in order to meet the needs of all students.

3. Parent Night • Purpose: For you to leave with a better understanding of our curriculum and team practices, as well as meet the teachers and see student work. • Conference Sign-up • Non-purpose: Individual teacher conferences.

4. Common Core • IL State Standards v. Common Core • Concept Driven • Problem Solving • Real World Application & Readiness

5. Language Being a Writer, will focus on different genres using the writing community Little homework After each genre a paper is due worth 60 points. Points between papers are small, assignments are skill checks or exit slips.

6. Literature Using the Holt program school wide Teaching elements of literature through short stories and novels Novel studies used to reinforce literary skills Reading Responses

7. Mathematics • Math I • Piloting the Common Core Curriculum • Math II • Course 2 • www.classzone.com • Quick Notes • No late work accepted after the Unit Test is given • Extra Help Time/Place– Advisory, Website, Before School

8. Social Studies Ancient Civilization through Explorers As investigators of the past we will: • Learn the components of a civilization • Discover key geographic features factor into a civilizations success • The rises and sometimes fall of civilizations • Egypt Museum is October 24th. Please try to attend. • Express train

9. Science • Scientific method. • In science we have adopted Fusion curriculum. For each of the three units we are teaching the students will be receiving a workbook. • Three units we cover: • Earth’s Water & Atmosphere • The Dynamic Earth • Space Science

10. Advisory Not an everyday study hall Time to connect with our students and incorporate real life skills & strategies for: Organization Peer pressure Conflict resolution Interventions Agenda

11. Conferences • Sign up with you Literature/Language • If you have questions for other academic teacher. Please e-mail concerns as soon as they occur

12. Grades • We are on the standard grading scale • Students are responsible for their assignments • Homework grades are not more than 10% of total grade, it is important to do homework so we can see who needs extra help BEFORE assessments. • Students will be allowed to retake tests if they receive a D or F. They need to retake the assessment on their own time within a week for an averaged grade. • Please check PowerSchool for your child’s grade. • Grades will be posted one week from assignment due date, with the exception of large projects or papers.

13. As needed by request from the student, parent or teacher. Study Club: not a detention, a time to make up work, and get extra help.  Tuesday and Thursday 3:00-3:45 Wednesday 7:15- 7:40 Additional Help

14. Working together with communication • Please do not hesitate to address any questions that arise • Please discuss any issues with us to determine what instructions have been previously discussed with your student

15. Working together with communication (continued) • A newsletter, (the P.P.E.) is sent home every Friday. • Great place to obtain information about upcoming events & dates is our Web page. • Remind 101 • Class DOJO

16. Discipline We will contact you if a problem continues to reoccur. Respect, responsibility, and being ready our are team rules. - Hands off policy Please support the discipline procedures that are in place. If there is a problem please discuss it with us. Please go through the handbook with your child.

17. Social-Emotional at Rotolo • Bullying Tip Line: 630-465-0767 • Rachel’s Challenge • September 17th

18. Our contact information Angela Carlson - angela.carlson@bps101.net Jeanne Fayhee jeanne.fayhee@bps101.net Corrie Sattler corrie.sattler@bps101.net Christina Owens - christina.owens@bps101.net

19. Thank you for coming!Together we can make this year successful for everyone!