Supporting Your Students

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Supporting Your Students

• Transitioning to Middle School

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Welcome Parents!
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A Typical Day

• Math and Language Arts are 60 minute periods
• Social Studies/Science are 50 minute periods
• Elective/PE are 50 minute periods
• XTime is a 40 minute period
• Teachers
• Two core (Math Science/Language Arts
  S.Studies)
• PE
• Elective (Various)
• XTime

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Regular Day Itinerary

• Period 1 (HR) 745-845 
• Period 2 (SW) 845-935
• 3rdPE/Elective 935-1025
• Period 4 (SW) 11025-1125 
• Xtime 1125-1205
• Lunch 1205-1235 
• 5th PE/Elective 1235-125 
• Period 6 (HR) 125-215

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Minimum Day

• School begins at 745 and ends at 1245
• Only have a minimum day about once a month

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Electives

• Study Skills
• All 6th graders (except band) will participate
  during first 6 weeks of school.
• Other Electives
• Band (year-long)
• All other electives will be 6 weeks
• Art
• Keyboarding
• Life Skills (Cooking, Sewing)
• Foreign Language
• Math/ Language Support

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General Behavior Expectations

• Students will come to class prepared.
• Students will respect others and their property.
• Students will follow directions the first time
  they are given.
• Students will complete all assignments.
• Students will accept the consequences of chosen
  behaviors.
• Teachers may have additional specific rules.

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Typical Rewards

• Verbal Praise
• Mini-Society Pay
• Positive Note/Call Home
• Great self-esteem for doing their best!
• Varies by teacher

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Typical Consequences

• Warning
• Mini-Society Fine
• Action Plan (BIF, Focus Statement)
• Lunch detention
• Phone call home
• Office Referral
• After-school Detention

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Classwork/Homework

• Classwork
• Very important to complete- makes up a large
  percentage of students grades.
• Homework
• May consist of unfinished classwork
• Reinforces concepts taught in class
• 10 of grade, but still very important, due to
  pacing!
• Kids need to practice!
• Math students NEED to show work!
• Please note that many teacher do not accept late
  work!

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Absent Work

• It is the STUDENTS responsibility to obtain and
  turn in all absent work.
• Teachers all have a system for absent work. It is
  the STUDENTS responsibility to be aware of this
  system.

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Communication From Teachers

• Teacher Web/Newsflash
• Wednesday Folders (some teachers)
• Sign and return
• Academic Success Review
• Review/sign any behavior notices.
• Log on to ESPRI with your student.
• Review Grades
• Remind student to correct any tests and/or
  quizzes that the student scored less than 70.
• BIF/Action Plans/Focus Plan
• Review appropriate behavior with your student.
• Sign and return form.

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Newsflash/AERIES Instructions(will be sent home)

• To sign-up for an Aeries account for grade book
  viewing
• Go to www.etiwanda.org
• Click Parents on the left sidebar
• Click on Student Information, then Create ESPRI /
  Parent Account.
• Follow the steps to create your account, then
  print the confirmation page and take it to your
  students school office. At that time, the
  secretary will confirm your identity and enable
  your account.
• A short video tutorial on accessing and viewing
  different parts of the grade book is available
  through the district website. You can find the
  tutorial by accessing the district website, click
  on Parents, then click on Student Information,
  then click on Viewing Assignments.
• The direct link is http//www.etiwanda.k12.ca.us/
  video/ESPRIforParents.swf
• To sign up for Newsflash on Teacher Web
• Note, not all teachers utilize this function on
  Teacher Web yet.
• Go to your teachers web page. (teacherweb.com)
• Click on the Newsflash icon.
• Click on Subscribe to this Newsflash.
• Enter your name.
• Choose Send email to my computer or Send email
  to my mobile device and enter contact
  information. (Feel free to sign up for both, but
  if you only choose one, it is preferable that you
  choose the computer option, as it will email you
  a direct link to the newsflash. The mobile device
  will only receive a text reminding you to check
  Teacher Web.)
• Click Subscribe.

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Academic Success Review

• Most teachers use some form of this. It is
  typically sent every other week to help parents
  and students stay on top of grades and behavior.
• We ask that students and parents sit down
  together to complete this.
• Log on to ESPRI- check grades in all subjects
• Check for missing assignments. Complete
  immediately if applicable. Have a conversation
  about how missing work adversely affects grades.
• Check for tests/quizzes with a score of less than
  70. These need to be corrected (according to
  teachers procedures) and returned ASAP.
• Check for any behavior notices. Remind student of
  appropriate behavior, if necessary.
• Sign and return sheet to teacher.

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Comunication With Teachers

• EMAIL- best way to contact teachers!
• Please do not wait until the end of the grading
  period to ask a question. The teachers are more
  than willing to help, but it is very difficult to
  do this at the last minute! ?

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Parent Responsibilities

• Check Teacher Web Daily
• Have student show you completed work. (If he or
  she cannot show you, it has not been done.
  Students are not allowed to turn in early.)
• Check ESPRI weekly, at minimum
• AERIES tutorial video
• http//www.etiwanda.k12.ca.us/video/ESPRIforParent
  s.swf
• Set up place for student to work at home
• Email teacher with questions/concerns

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Pride Planners

• Students are expected to fill out PRIDE Planners
  with daily homework.
• School provides first planner, after that
  students will need to replace.

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Absences/Tardies

• Please minimize absences and tardies.
• Absences and tardies adversely affect student
  performance.
• Remember, students are responsible for all absent
  work

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Mini-Society

• Mini society is designed to create a harmonious
  classroom environment.
• There are positive rewards for students who do
  what is expected of them.
• (weekly paydays, individual pay for random acts,
  bonus pay for whole group and spending the money
  on items they desire)
• This is also designed to create camaraderie
  between teacher and students unity fostered by
  teamwork, pride develop responsibility promote
  self-esteem and have students active in classroom
  jobs.
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Mini-Society

• Teacher is the head of the classroom society.
• Each student has the opportunity to apply for
  various jobs
• Each job has specific pay attached to the
  responsibility.
• We will have one form of grade level currency
• Denominations of 5, 10 20 will be created
  and distributed.
• Students will open their own businesses, during
  Business Day at the end of each trimester.

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Mini-Society, continuedThis is an example

• Fines
• Bathroom - 20-1st trimester
• 50-2nd trimester
• 100 3rd trimester
• Drinks - - 20 1st trimester
• 50 2nd trimester
• 100 3rd trimester
• Wednesday Folder not returned by Friday
  (typically Friday) NO PAY
• Pink slip - 10
• Warning - 10
• BIF - 20
• Bonus Pay - 20 whole class 100 homework
  turned in (no pink slips)
• 20 no BIF entire class week
• 20 perfect attendance week
• Jobs and pay vary by classroom.

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Business Day

• Sample Businesses all need teacher approval
• Stickers
• Toys
• Drawings/raffles
• Glow in the dark items
• Bead bracelets
• Carnival games
• Rent guitar
• Buddy pictures
• Homemade items
• School supplies
• Video game time (rated E for everyone)

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• Specific guidelines for businesses 
• No more than 3 to a group
• No food items
• No soda OR water
• No candy
• No donuts
• Permission slip must be signed and returned by
  parent to participate
• Please note that each teacher may have
  additional guidelines.

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How to help your student be successful

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• Student responsibilities
• Complete and turn in all classwork and homework
  on a daily basis.
• Pay attention and ask questions! ?
• Complete and turn in any absent work (all
  classes).
• Correct any tests that he/she scored less than
  70, according to procedures.
• Show corrected work/office handouts to
  parents/guardians.

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How to help your student be successful, continued

• Parent/Guardian responsibilities
• Ask student for graded work/office paperwork
  weekly.
• Check Teacher Web daily to ensure that all work
  has been completed. (Actually have student show
  completed work and check off in planner.)
• Review Newsflash updates daily
• Sign up for ESPRI/check students progress
• Help student organize work/papers.

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How to help your student be successful, continued

• An example of Math/Science Weekly routines
• HW is due next day, unless otherwise directed.
• Math homework is bundled and stapled together
  with a colored cover sheet and is turned in on
  Fridays. Even though it is all turned in on
  Friday, it is checked daily.
• Countdown to Mastery is completed daily and
  turned in on Mondays. This is part of our daily
  warm-up and reviewed together.
• Important to find out specific routines for each
  teacher.
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How to help your student be successful, continued

• An example of LA/SS Weekly routines
• HW is due next day, unless otherwise directed.
• Reading logs are done weekly
• Grammar quizzes are given every Friday
• Poetry corners are done weekly
• Students will go to the library and check out
  books with the LA teacher every other week
• (be sure to return these on time
  or a library fine will occur)
• Important to find out specific routines for each
  teacher.

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How to help your student be successful, continued

• Grade reports and/or missing work reports are
  available for viewing via ESPRI.
• Grade reports will only be sent home at
  mid-trimester and end of trimester, from the
  office. Students and parents are to monitor
  students progress via ESPRI/Aeries Gradebook.
  Grade reports will only be printed upon request
  from parent.
• PLEASE attend Back-To-School-Night, as specific
  information from each teacher will be addressed.
  This will make your transition MUCH easier!

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Suggested Materials

• Pencils
• Red Pens
• Paper
• Consumables
• Ruler
• Pencil Sharpener
• Highlighter
• Mini-Stapler
• Any other teacher-specific materials

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Online Resources

• Summit Website
• http//www.teacherweb.com/CA/SummitIntermediate/Sc
  hoolHomePage
• Etiwanda School District
• http//www.etiwanda.k12.ca.us/

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Online resources cont

• Teacher Web (varies by teacher-can be accessed
  from the summit website under faculty)
• ESPRI
• https//espri-web.etiwanda.k12.ca.us/
• Online Text Resources (can be accessed from
  Summit website, and many teachers have these on
  their Teacher Web as well)

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First Day Paperwork

• Please fill out and return by second day of
  school! This is very helpful to office!

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• We look forward to seeing you at Back to School
  Night on Wednesday August 14th!
• Thank you for coming!