Transcript welcome parents & students

WELCOME PARENTS &
STUDENTS!!!!
Curriculum Night
August 17, 2011
Pod 8C
Topics for Tonight’s
Presentation
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Pod Philosophies
Introduce Ms.
Angelakis
Language Arts &
Reading
Introduce Mrs.
Johnson
Social Studies
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Introduce Mrs.
Chapman
 Science
 Introduce Mr.
Schanerman
• Pre-Algebra
 CAMP
Pod 8C Expectations
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Attendance/Tardy Policy
Conduct
Preparedness
Late Work Policy
Make-up Work Policy
Grades
Conferences & Help
Parent Volunteers
Theme
“C’s the Day”
Carpe Diem
Squad Fridays
• Team Building
• Camping Trip
• San Diego Trip
Ms. Lenard
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Taught Cass Elliott
how to party
The original flower
child
Can be found on the
weekends performing
the musical HAIR
Motown-er
Silver Anniversary
Year in Kyrene
Language Arts
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WRITING – 6 Traits
Summary
 Expository & Persuasive Essays
 Research Paper
 Poetry
 Creative Story
 Formal Communication
 Literary Response/Analysis
 Project Imagine-Hand-on Research
Reading
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Outside Reading Project focusing on a different
genre and reading strategies
 Reading Assessment (every other week)
 Spelling/Vocabulary test (every other week
opposite Reading Assessments)
 Reading Selections
– Literature trade books
– Integration with World History
– Spotlight On Literature
Advanced L.A. & Reading
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Analysis, Synthesis, and Extension of regular
L.A. and Reading Curriculum
 Expansion of independent learning skills, selfdiscipline, decision making, and collaboration
 T.U.H.S.D. Honors Informational Meetings
Mrs. Johnson
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Detroit, Michigan
 8 years
 Most hired AMS
teacher
 Mother of two boys
Social Studies
World History (Origins of Man to 20th
Century)
 Geography Focus
 Cultural Focus
 Support reading/writing curriculum
 Career Pathways
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Ms. Greer
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West Des Moines, Iowa
6 years
Co-writer for Akimel’s
Math School Improvement
Plan
Getting married one
month from today!!!!!
Proud Mom of her boxer
puppy named “Duke”
Science
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Body systems
– Scale model of human skeleton
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Heredity
- Gregor Mendel
- DNA
 6 Simple machines
– Rube Goldberg model
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Physical science
- Waves (properties and interactions)
- Light and Sound
Science
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Chemistry
– -chemical reactions
– -acids and bases
-atomic theory
Mr. Schanerman
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Akimel A-al Math Department
Chair.
Arizona Highly Qualified Math
Teacher.
With Kyrene School District for
22 years.
Has worked for Head Start
Program with students
diagnosed with Autism.
Married to Susan with a 22 year
old ASU Graduate, Ben, & two
cats.
Pre-Algebra
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Euler/Hamiltonian Circuits and Vertex
Edge Graphing
 Area/Circumference of Circles
 3-D Geometry, Surface Area and Volume
 Integers and Exponents
 Rational, Irrational and Real Numbers
 Data Analysis and Interpretation
 Ratio, Scale, Proportions, Rates and
Pre Algebra (cont)
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Probability, Factorials and Combinations
 Algebraic Equations, Inequalities and
Properties, (with Graphing)
 Absolute Value
 Linear Equations and Inequalities
 Graphing, Slope/Slope Intercept
 Polynomials
 Problem Solving
CAMP PEARLSTEIN,
PRESCOTT, ARIZONA
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Purpose
 Paperwork
 Volunteers
 Questions