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The Bomb Squad Meet the Teacher Night September 8, 2016 Winning logo designed by Laiba A.

The Bomb Squad • • • Mr. Cahall – Room 312 Mr. De. Sanzo – Room 314 Mrs. Burkley – Room 316 Mrs. Christopher – Room IPC 3 Mrs. Roe – Room 303

The Bomb Squad ●Science ●Social Studies ●Reading ●Language Arts ●Mathematics Honorable mention designed by: Kimberly L

Science ● Earth Science ● Soil as a Natural ● ● Resource Rocks and Minerals Erosion and Deposition Plate Tectonics Weather and Atmosphere ● Important Notes: ● Activities are very hands-on ● Attendance is important ● Science notebook is a key component to the grade ● Book is available through the SV Portal

Social Studies ● “We cover the whole world!!!!” ● Broken into culture regions ● Focus is on the connections between the 5 fields of social studies ● History, Culture, Economics, Government & Geography ● Important Notes: ● There is NO electronic text available at the present time, but hopefully this will change in the near future ● Focus on text skills

Health ● Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs ● Chapters 9 & 10 ● Growth and Development ● Chapters 8. 1, 8. 2, 11. 1, 11. 2, 11. 3 Honorable mention designed by Tanner F ● Reality Tour: ● Web Link● April 13 th ● 6: 00 -9: 00 pm ● Location: Held at the Adams Twp. Municipal Bldg. 690 Valencia Road Mars, PA 16046 ● Optional (highly recommended) ● Video Link- http: //www. candleinc. org/ https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=f. USc. G_qp. Hrs&f eature=youtu. be

English Language Arts ● Reading across genres Honorable mention designed by: Julia M ● Writing to entertain, inform, persuade ● Communicating—speaking, listening, classroom discourse ● New textbook series-Collections-available on the SV Portal as well! Please send earbuds/headphones to school.

j • Opening “bell ringer” activity—quote and a question • Classroom version of social media— teaching responsible and respectful online posting • Incentive to write and respond to peers’ writing Honorable mention designed by: Jack K

th 6 Grade Mathematics • Areas of Focus: • • • Rates, Ratios, and Proportions Area and Surface Area Operations with Whole Numbers, Fractions, and Decimals Expressions and Equations Volume Analyzing Statistics

Math Online Text ● Online text will be accessed through the portal. Honorable mention designed by: Kayla R

Homework ●You should expect to have HW every night. ●HW grade will be entered once a quarter. ● 10 or 15 points ●A point will be deducted for each incomplete assignment

Enrichment ●My Pathways/Edgenuity ●Ten. Marks ●Challenge 24 ●Scholastic Math ●Ken ●Sudoku ●Math Center Challenges ●PSSA Cards ●Singapore Math

A&E ● Students have been signing up for 1 st trimester clubs and we will have sign-ups for each trimester. Students who sign up for multiple options will be placed in a club at some point throughout the year but students are not necessarily in a club during each trimester. Honorable mention designed by: Kate G

Homework and Behavior ● Homework-Dojo ● Immediate Feedback to Parents ● Behavior-Class Cash Honorable mention designed by: Ryan K Honorable mention designed by: Sydney D

Additional Items ● SV Portal: https: //portal. svsd. net/ ● Check grades ● Add money to lunch account ● Make sure contact information is up to date ● Volunteer Policy ● BYOT Honorable mention designed by: Jack D Honorable mention designed by: Vinh L

Haine Middle School 2016 -2017

Definition of Bullying ● Bullying is when someone repeatedly and on purpose does or says mean or hurtful things to another person who has a hard time defending himself or herself.

What is the Olweus Bully Prevention Program? • District-wide program ● Goals of Olweus: proven to reduce 1. Reduce existing bullying throughout bullying problems at the school setting. Haine. • Emphasis on 2. Prevent the empowering students development of new by providing them problems at Haine. appropriate ways to 3. Achieve positive intervene when they peer relationship at witness or experience Haine. bullying.

Interventions ● All Staff are trained to ● We gather data through student intervene on the spot surveys. These when bullying occurs. surveys help guide ● Teachers work with classroom and students during their building lessons to classroom meetings support the specific and discussions to needs of Haine teach strategies for addressing bullying and elementary students. other difficult situations they encounter.

How can parents help? ● Consistent message about bullying prevention and making positive choices at school. ● Empower students to speak up for themselves and report situations to adults. ● Collaboratively brainstorm solutions to problem situations that students share and model appropriate responses.

Who Should I Contact? ● Always work with the classroom teacher on any situations involving your child. ● Additional Support can be provided through School Counselor, Mrs. Shipe, as well as building administration. ● District Tip line (Sprigeo) to share concerns reported after school hours or on weekends. Link can be found on main district website www. svsd. net.