Denali Open House Della Icenhower Intermediate School Welcome

Denali Open House Della Icenhower Intermediate School

Welcome Denali Families! • Denali is one of 9 teams at Icenhower Intermediate school named after places or things related to Alaska! • La. Wenda Drumgoole– Science • Lauren Hermann– Social Studies • Sunny Clay–Language Arts • Michael Patterson– Math • Larissa Shells-Co-teacher Math • Toni Fruge- Co-teacher Language Arts

State Topics: Matter and Energy, Force and Motion, Earth and Space, Organisms and the Environment • Weekly Vocabulary Test (every Friday) • Vocabulary Folder Homework and resources on Stemscopes ( Accelerated Learning) •

Scientific Interactive Notebook (S. I. N. ) Quizzes 2 - 3 per 6 weeks • Curriculum Based Assessments (CBA) • • Test grade Required by the district each six weeks

Language Arts • • • Novel studies- beginning with Wonder Springboard workbook used in Pre-AP Books and reading • • • CBAs: Curriculum Based Assessments • • Library check-out is every 2 weeks on Thursday. Students need to be reading at home daily. Test grade, given at end of 1 st-4 th grading STAAR Reading- May 15, 2018 periods

Social Studies: World Cultures Geography, History, Government, Economics, Religion & Culture 1 st Semester: North & South America, Western Europe 2 nd Semester: • Russia & Eurasian Republics, Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa & Middle East, South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, & Australia •

Social Studies Continued Routines: Agenda, Warm-up, Soc. St. Notebooks Spring Culture Fair: Australia School-wide event celebrating traditions & cultures from around the world!

Math Spiral for notes • • • Homework: Assigned on Monday due Friday, Online thru Mentoring Minds! Self correcting Study notes and PRACTICE Class Participation Ask Questions

Team Time • • AVID – Advancement Via Individual Determination Planners – checking every night- Team Incentives at the end of the six weeks Binders – staying organized- Mrs. Hermann Parents, students, & teachers working together to help the student be successful.

Skyward • • • There is a link on the MISD website: www. mansfieldisd. org Check assignments & grades – Mrs. Hermann Sign up to get teacher notifications & emails Parents can change settings so they will get notifications (Ex: failing grades, absences, etc. )

Clubs and Other Activities • • Multicultural Club Basketball Club Student Council Math Pentathlon Step Team Chess/ Game Club Men in Training • Whiz Quiz • Yearbook • Robotics • Fit Club • UIL

Team website l http: //teamdenali. weebly. com/- An email will be sent out by the teacher when it is up an running

Thank you for coming! Go Huskies!