WELCOME! Summit Curriculum Night AGENDA ● Upcoming Events ● Team Philosophy ● Summit Teachers & Class Descriptions ● Summit Website EVENTS ● NWEA: September 22 & 23 ● Fall Conferences: October 16 & 17 ● Field trips- Team building course & Wagner Farm: October 22 & 23 SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL INFORMATION We believe … ● middle school students undergo many physical, emotional, and psychological changes. ● middle school students are capable of academic rigor and reaching high standards. ● students learn in a variety of ways, come from a variety of backgrounds, and have a variety of needs. We differentiate wherever possible to meet all learners. SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL INFORMATION We believe … ● in appropriately paced lessons with clear goals and outcomes. ● all students need recognition and support. ● there is strength in diversity and all can benefit from it. ● parents are an important part of the educational process, and we welcome your involvement in our team effort. SUMMIT TEAM PHILOSOPHY & GENERAL INFORMATION ● Absences ● Extra Help ● Grading Scale 90-100 80-89 70-79 60-69 59 and below A B C D U X BLOCK ● ● ● ● ● Enrichment activity Productivity room Math remediation Reading intervention Math intervention CONTACT US ● Email ● Phone MIKE FIELD & JAY FRIEDEL Science Science Curriculum Cells and Heredity Cell Structure How Cells Function Cell Division Patterns of Heredity DNA & Genetics SCIENCE CURRICULUM Life Over Time History of Life on Earth Classification of Living Things Population Dynamics SCIENCE CURRICULUM Motion and Forces Motion Forces Gravity, Friction, and Pressure Work & Energy Simple Machines ASHLEY UBIK & JAY FRIEDEL Math MATH 7 CC & ALGEBRA ● About Me: ● Curriculum: 1st Trimester ● Math 7 CC ● ● ● ALGEBRA 2nd Trimester 3rd Trimester Ratios & Proportions Percents Integers ● ● Rational Numbers Solving Equations & inequalities ● Simplifying and solving advanced equations & inequalities ● ● Graphing lines Solving systems ● ● ● Volume & Surface Area Statistics & Probability Exponent rules Quadratics ● Extra Help: Sometimes math needs some extra support! ○ X-Block ○ Every Wednesday for math clinic 3:00 - 4:15 ○ Before & after school by appointment EXTRAS... ● ALEKS for all 7 CC students! ● Staying Connected ○ e-newsletters ○ Remind 101 is a one-way texting tool for me to text you and your student without swapping phone numbers! For Algebra classes: Text @missub to (815) 676-5908 For Math 7 CC classes: Text @mathccs to (815) 676-5908 COLIN BAILEY & JAY FRIEDEL Social Studies SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Common Core Standards: ● Read and comprehend informational texts about history/social studies. ● Use text evidence from to support analysis of primary and secondary source materials. Instruction: ● Focus on developing a better understanding of U.S. History from Industrialization into the New Millennium ● Units of Study: Industry and the Progressives, WWI, The Roaring 20’ s, The Great Depression and WWII, The 50’s and 60’s (the Baby Boom, Vietnam, Civil Rights Movement), The Cold War, The New Millennium, US Constitution ● US and Illinois Constitution tests to be completed by scholars at the end of Trimester 3 SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM Schoology: ● Scholars will find handouts, presentations, notes and assignments posted in Schoology Help: ● I am available for help before school, during lunch and after school by appointment. Contact: ● email [email protected] ● email [email protected] KATIE GRODECKI Student Services STUDENT SERVICES ● Case manager for students with IEPs ● Teach small group reading, writing, and resource ● Push into some reading, writing, and math blocks email: [email protected] ABBY EISENBERG Language Arts (Writing) LANGUAGE ARTS CURRICULUM ● Curriculum: Common Core State Standards ○ Genres (Narrative, Argumentative, & Informative) ○ Language (Grammar & Spelling) ● Instruction: Mini-lessons to teach new concepts, skills, and strategies, time to practice, student/teacher and peer conferencing, presentation of work ● Schoology: Activities and resources posted here! ● Textbook: Prentice Hall Seventh Grade Writing and Grammar ● E-mail: [email protected] ● Extra Help: I am here to help! Students can attend Productivity Room during X-Block, or make an appointment during lunch/before school/after school. ADDIE SULLIVAN Language Arts (Reading) READING LANGUAGE ARTS ● District Curriculum based on Common Core English Language Arts Standards ● Instruction: ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Short Story Unit Whole-Class Novel Study: The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton Poetry & Figurative Language Unit Literature Circles (Holocaust / WWII & Civil Rights Movement) Informational Texts Ongoing mini-lessons on literary elements & reading strategies Independent Reading & Journaling Book Talk Presentations (One each Trimester) Vocabulary & Word Study (Greek & Latin roots, prefixes, suffixes) READING LANGUAGE ARTS ● Textbook: McDougal Littell’s Literature ● Schoology: Handouts, notes, due dates & other info ● Grading Policy & Test Retakes Info (Available on Schoology & Webpage) ● Email: [email protected] ● Need extra help? I’m available every day after school (except Thursdays) & before school by appointment. 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