WELCOME 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE WITH MS OCONNELL

WELCOME! 8 TH GRADE SCIENCE WITH MS. O’CONNELL

ABOUT ME • Born and raised here in AZ (Gilbert/Chandler) • Oldest of 4 girls • Love exploring AZ • Hiking • Camping • Boating • Graduated ASU • Major: Elementary Education • Minor: Business • Suma Cum Laude • Honors Thesis • Goal: Travel • Paris, London, Belgium, Rome • Summer: PORTUGAL!!!

HOW TO REACH ME… • noconnell@kyrene. org • Website : From the Kyrene Homepage • Schools – Centennial – Classrooms – Ms. O’Connell • D 5 • 480 -541 -6545 • Office Hours: TBA

CLASSROOM EXPECTATIONS & MATERIALS • We are preparing for high school, college, and beyond: • Self-advocate • Stay organized • Ask for help • Check the website and grades frequently • Spiral notebook reserved for science. Will need 3 -4 throughout the year. • Can keep the extras here if needed • 50 cents at Walmart now!

CURRICULUM • Quarter 1 • Quarter 3 • Unit 1: Scientific Method • Unit 5: Speed and Motion Graphs • Unit 2: Matter • Unit 6: Newton’s Laws • Unit 3: Chemistry • Quarter 2 • Quarter 4 • Unit 7: Work and Machines • Unit 3: Chemistry • Unit 8: Genetics • Unit 4: Ecology • Unit 9: Extensions

CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK • Not a lot of homework. • Marking up notes • Asking questions • Making connections to their lives.

GRADING SPECIFICS • Kyrene goes by the 80/20 rule • Assessments = 80% • Tests • Quizzes • Lab Reports • Projects • Classwork/Homework = 20% • Any in class activities • Lab work (data collection)

SCI SLIDES

THE SABERCAT WAY- 3 PS PREPARED, POLITE & PERFORMING Students will learn, practice and demonstrate how to be Prepared, Polite and Performing at all times and in all areas of the CMS campus. • ROARS will be awarded to students who demonstrate the 3 Ps. In exchange, ROARS are used as school currency in the ROARS store as well as school-wide events. • Friday Recess and other incentives will be awarded to classes who earn the minimum number of 3 P Points for the week.

THE SABERCAT WAY Classroom Passing Time Dress Cafeteria Prepared Polite Performing Restroom Library and Gym Recess Bus Computer Labs · Be on time. Prepared · Have materials ready. · Be ready to learn. · Be an active listener. Polite · Follow classroom rules. · Be nice. Performing · Have school materials. · Dress to learn. · Come to school · Have a pass if late. dressed appropriately. · Go straight to the cafeteria. · Treat school properly with respect. · Be at your stop on time. · Wait patiently in · Allow privacy. · Treat books and · Show respect to · Use a calm voice. · Greet your bus line for your computers speaker/perfo driver. · Prevent/report · Keep interactions turn. responsibly. rmer. · Follow all bus and any positive. · Wait to be inappropriate · Show respect to · Remain quiet so school rules. · Practice good dismissed. activities. those working others can sportsmanship, · Use appropriate near you. hear. · Have good including language. manners. appropriate language · Use inside voice. · Stay involved · Go directly to class. · Maintain · Clean up your and engaged. appropriate area. · Keep hands, feet dress · Try your best, · Sit properly at and objects to throughout the never give yourself. your table. school day. up. · Be on task. · Enter orderly and · Enter orderly quietly. and quietly. · Sit in assigned · Walk directly to the · Sign out and in. area with your · Keep your bus after school. determined by class and your belongings with · Follow dress code. · Choose a healthy · Food remains in teacher. team. you. meal. your backpack. · Wait for · Play fair. directions from teacher. · Greet your teacher. · My clothing is respectful to · Use appropriate myself and language. others. · Treat school · Be respectful to property with staff when respect. addressed. · Know your ID number. · Ask permission to use the restroom. · Wash hands and · Wait for · Applause and · Keep your hands, · Sit properly in your keep restroom directions from compete at feet, and objects assigned seat. clean. teacher. the to yourself. · Keep your hands, appropriate · Return to class · Google · Be safe. feet, and objects times. promptly. appropriately. to yourself. · Go to assigned · Be positive and recess locations. active participant.

DISCIPLINE • Refer to Kyrene Family Handbook (see Kyrene Website) • Assist. Principal = Tim O’Donnell • 2 Academic and Behavior Specialists = Matt Martin and Natalie Tucker • Progressive Discipline with leveled consequences

AVID BINDER SUPPLY LIST BINDER ORGANIZATION 1. Binder Cover with Name, Grade and Home base 2. Zipper Pouch with proper supplies at all times 3. School Agenda 4. Each Section Labeled (Labels: Lang. Art, Math, Science, Soc. St. , Exploratory AM, Exploratory PM, Advisory, Paper) 5. Each Section Organized A. Labeled Divider B. Notes/Handouts C. Assessments D. Interactive Spiral Notebook (if required) 6. Loose Leaf Paper Students must have their CMS AVID agenda at ALL times. If it is lost or severely damaged it will cost $5 to replace.

WHAT’S NEXT? STUDENTS • Visit the board in the back of the room and on a sticky note write something you are curious about! • You don’t have to write your name on it but you can if you want. PARENTS • If you haven’t already… on an index card tell me about your student. • Do they like science? • What incentives work for them? • What do I need to know to support them this year? • Make sure to put your student’s name If you would like to donate something to the class on it, then place them in the container we are in need of the things on the wishlist that is for their class hour. at the demo table.