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Welcome toBack-to-School Night!

September 3, 2015

Lori McMahon

Introduction

•My family- Married and mother of four

•My education- Hart High/UCLA•My teaching experience-•Hart District•Legacy Middle School

•Welcome to Team Discovery!

Friday Spirit wear!Movie nightsField Trip

Course Overview•Cells

•Genetics

•Human Anatomy

•Age of Earth

•Evolution

Textbooks and MaterialsFocus on California Life Science

Prentice Hall 2008 (home and class copy) Workbook-providedComputers (in house!)Colored pencils-providedCalculators-provided

Unit Format

•Projects/Activities•Films•Cornell Notes•Cooperative Learning Groups•Labs•Online research and virtual labs *Quizzes and Tests

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Current Laboratory Work

•Safety•Identifying Lab Equipment•Scientific Measurement•Scientific Method/Seed Lab•Microscope Lab

Planners•*The Agenda and Homework are posted on the front board each day.

•*Please check planners each evening. Help your child turn in all completed work on time!

•*Make sure students bring the correct work with them each day. (Calendar of schedule and odd/even days in planner-GREAT RESOURCE!!)

Grades•School progress reports and report cards will be posted online every five weeks! (but current grade is always visible on IC!)

•Make-up work: Students should check with the teacher immediately when they return to school. One day given for each day absent.

•Late work: Work that is turned in late will receive 75% credit unless there are special circumstances.

Homework policy:HW will not be assigned nightly.

“As needed” basis

•Let’s work together to make this a successful year for your child!

•Check IC and Planner•Keep lines of communication open- How can I help?

•Please encourage students to come with ALL current work!!

Advisory: What do we do?

•RPTV: School News and Announcements

•Logic Games/ Puzzles/ Sudoku•Tournaments (checkers, pick-up-sticks)

•Reading/Homework•Motivational movies

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My contact Information•lmcmahon@hartdistrict.org

•School phone (661 284-3260) e x t. 1404

I look forward to getting to know each of your children!Thank you for coming!