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RULES & CONSEQUENCES

1.Treat others the way you want to be treated.

2.Be safe- use common sense.

3.Positively participate.

Students who do not follow the rules will be warned, miss recess, and will be sent to the principal’s office.

Students must meet behavior requirements to attend science camp.

HOMEWORK

• 45-60 minutes every night, Monday through Thursday

• Unfinished class assignments, science and social studies questions, studying for tests, long-term projects

• Extra time? Review class material, read, journal, investigate topics of interest

• No late work will be accepted for daily work. Long-term projects will be docked 10% for each day late.

GRADING

• Students have received password access for Engrade. I will update as work is graded- several times per week.

• Daily homework is usually worth 10 points.

• Rubrics will be provided for long-term projects and writing assignments.

• Point deductions will be made for inaccuracies, missing, and/or sloppy work at the teacher’s discretion as indicated on the work.

CURRICULUM

MATH- SPRINGBOARD MATHEMATICS• Personal Financial Literacy- bank

accounts, credit

• Number Concepts- fractions, decimals, exponents

• Integers- computation, coordinate plane

• Expressions & Equations- order of operations, problem solving

MATH (CONT.)

• Ratios- proportional relationships, conversion rates

• Geometric Concepts- area & perimeter, volume, surface area

• Data Analysis- surveys, means, outliers, median, mean absolute deviation, histograms

• Arithmetic Developed Daily (ADD)

• Performance-based assessment s

READING & WRITING- TREASURES

• Strengthening comprehension skills

• Developing thoughtful responses to fiction and non-fiction

• Enhancing written expression

• Daily Oral Language- grammar reinforcement

• Literature

SCIENCE- CALIFORNIA EARTH SCIENCE• Earth Systems & Processes- weathering,

erosion

• Plate Tectonics & Earth’s Structure- earthquakes, volcanoes

• Weather & Climate- atmosphere, air pressure, climate change

• Ecology & Resources- ecosystems, recycling, energy

• Next Generation Science Standards

SOCIAL STUDIES- ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS• Early Humans & Societies

• Mesopotamia, Egypt, & Kush

• Civilization in India & China

• Foundations of Western Ideas

• The Roman World

• Endings & Beginnings

HEALTH EDUCATION

• Hygiene

• Nutrition

• Puberty

• Parent preview nights tentatively scheduled for February and March; presentations in March

FIELD TRIPS

• Monterey Bay Aquarium

• Science Camp- January or February

COMMUNICATION

• Class website- homework, calendar, student blog, and more!

• cgentry@fremont.k12.ca.us

• Remind

THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING!