E Komo Mai

Team LōkahiUnity, to be expressed with

harmony.

EdlineKMS will continue using Edline in all classes

A letter will be sent home soonBe sure you are signed up for Edline Team Lokahi will update

Assignments/Homework weekly Edline grades about every two weeks

Refer to Edline to keep track of your child’s assignments and grades

Juliet MatsumuraLanguage Arts

Juliet Matsumura - Language Arts

B.A. in English; Creative Writing Masters in Secondary English Education

Both degrees from Colorado CollegeTaught abroad for four years: Language Arts

and Social studiesColombia for three yearsTurkey for one year

Fourth Year at KMS and ninth year teaching

Goals for Language Arts

Become avid readers Enjoy learning and using new vocabularyCritically think while reading, researching, and

observingConfidently present learned informationCreatively and accurately express information,

opinions, and observations in writing

Quarter Focuses

7th GradeQuarter 1 – Historical

Fiction and Narrative Writing

Quarter 2 – Gardens with poetry and non-fiction

Quarter 3 – Argumentative Writing and non-fiction

Quarter 4 – Propaganda analysis with the Cold War and argumentative writing

8th GradeQuarter 1 – 1960’s and

the Bill of RightsQuarter 2 – Narrative

and Argumentative writing—Native Americans

Quarter 3 – Research with Women’s rights and child labor

Quarter 4 – Amendments and reconstruction with argumentative writing

Tutoring!After school – Tuesdays & Fridays 2:15 –

3:00pm

Study Hall – Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

Any and all students are welcome!

Demerits and Merits

Why would my child get a demerit? Tardy No supplies Food/Gum/Drinks Inappropriate Behaviors Not Following Directions

One demerit = 15 minutes of time with the teacher who gave the demerit

How can my child work off a demerit?Student checks with the teacher firstRecess After school NOT study hall or during school One week to make up the demerit After one week, no merit recognition

participation

Merit Recognition ActivitiesMotivational Speakers!Otter Pops!All School Dance!Talent Show!

Mrs. O’Neill

Math

IntroductionVirginia Tech, B.S. in Mathematics

Have taught Math 7, Math 7 Honors, Math 8 and Algebra

Taught for Roanoke County, Virginia Beach, and Fairfax County prior to Hawaii

This is my third year at KMS and ninth year as a middle school teacher overall

HCCPS Standards

Fractions, Decimals & PercentsIntegers (negatives) and Absolute ValueOrder of OperationsEquations & InequalitiesFunctionsGeometry: Transformations, Area & PerimeterProportional ReasoningStatistics & Probability

HCCPS Standards

Square & Cube RootsExponent RulesTrigonometry Intro (sin, cos, tan)FunctionsGeometry: Transformations, Surface Area & VolumePythagorean TheoremProportional ReasoningStatistics & Probability

PlagiarismCopying any work that is not yours

Copying homework from other studentsCopying and pasting from the internetCopying from books (without citations)

Note: Both the copier and the person who allows someone to copy will face consequences

Social Studies

Steve Majzun

Social Studies - Mr. Majzun

Background . . .O BA – Political Science Univ. of MissouriO MEd. – Hawaii Pacific Univ. O Student taught at Maryknoll in 8th gradeO 1st year teaching @ KMS

Personal . . .O Originally from Saint Louis, MissouriO 15 years in salesO Lived in Hawaii for 5 years

7th Grade ContentO1st Semester: History of the Hawaiian Kingdom

• Western Arrival & Unification through the Overthrow of the Hawaiian Monarchy

O2nd Semester: Pacific Island Studies

• European Contact through Contemporary Island Issues

8th Grade Content

OUS History• The Constitution through

the Civil War & Reconstruction Era

What we do . . .O Textbook Reading

• 8th grade – online version

O Primary Source AnalysisO Film StudyO Variety of Assessments

• Posters, pamphlets, PowerPoint, oral presentations, essays, etc.

O Internet ActivitiesO Current Events (every Wednesday)O Quizzes and Tests

OGrading Scale

OAssessment Retakes• ONE retake per Qtr. per subject• The re-take grade will replace the original grade

Team Policies

90 – 100% = 80 – 89% = 70 – 79% = 60 – 69% =

0 – 59% =

ABCDF

= Meets with Excellence (4)

= Meets Proficient (3)= Meets Partially Proficient

(2)= Developing Proficiency

(1)= Well Below (0)

Team Policies

OLate Work• Accepted under the following

conditions:oWithin ONE CLASS of

original due date with a 10% reduction of grade

o After one class day the assignment will be counted as a zero

Ms. Nina FujimotoTeam Lokahi

7th Grade Life Science8th Grade Earth/Space ScienceB.A. in Zoology, MBA in Curriculum StudiesSecond year teaching at KMSSixth year teaching!

Laboratory based to develop inquiry skills

7th Gr- LIFE SCIENCE

Scientific Investigation Cells Reproduction Ecosystems

8th Gr- EARTH SCIENCE

Structure of the Earth Oceans & Energy Gravity Solar System

Interdisciplinary Units (IDU)Two (2) per year (one on sustainability)Connect all disciplines by providing multiple

perspectives and greater depth coverageIntegrate scientific processes,

communication skills, problem solving, and critical thinking

Transform and empower students to be agents of change

Preparation - field trip - reflection

Team/Teacher Wish ListTeam classroom supplies of paper towels,

kleenex, and reams of colored paperKMS Website for teacher specific suppliesMonetary donations for team activitiesFundraising coming soon

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