february 6, 2012 ninth-grade parent meeting. welcome! teachers jen cheveallier—english pauline...
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FEBRUARY 6, 2012
Ninth-Grade Parent Meeting
Welcome!
Teachers Jen Cheveallier—English Pauline Hazan—HOPE Mickey MacDonald—Biology Kerry Thompson—Biology Kristin Weller-Geometry Paige Allison—Algebra Lizze Rodriguez—Spanish Shannon Leontiades—Geography J.L. Kirby—Geography
Welcome!
Support Personnel Tanya Kort—Instructional Support Laura Schollmeyer-Schwartz—Director of Special
Services Sue Ireland—Guidance Counselor Julie Henderson—Technology Coordinator
Our Purpose
Student successChange trend for 2012Build a partnership
Parents Teachers Students
Academic Support
More testingSupport ahead of timeIndicators for help
Indicators
GPA of 2.0Sports/performing artsGraduation
Academic coursesEnglishMathBiologyGeography
A Team of Three
TeachersHelp sessions three times per week
ParentsCheck calendars
StudentsCommitment
Help Sessions
Help sessions are from 2:45-3:15 on the following days:
Monday Tuesday Thursday
Teachers
Ms. MacDonald/Ms. Thompson,Ms. Hazan, Dr. Kort
Ms. Hamlett/Mr. Kirby, Ms. Cheveallier,Dr. Kort
Dr. Allison,Ms. Rodriguez,Dr. Kort
Room Q 502Ms. MacDonald’s room
K 332 Ms. Cheveallier’s room
M 347Dr. Allison’s room
English
St. Francis HouseMr. MillerFCAT
April 16th & 17th
H.O.P.
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HEALTH O
PPORT
UNITIE
S THROUGH P
HYSIC
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EDUCATIO
N
WIT
H COACH H
AZAN
CURRENTLY….
~ Every Monday for 8 weeks, Peaceful Paths comes to HOPE classes to help create awareness for healthy teen relationships and dating violence.
~Nutrition & Body Weight Management
YET TO COME…
~ Fitness Units that will now incorporate heart rate monitors and project based learning
~Alcohol/Tobacco/Illicit Drug Unit
~Human Reproduction Unit
~CPR certification (including how to perform Heimlech maneuver and how to operate an AED)
Biology End of Course (EOC) Exam Structure
“End of course” translates to April 23-May 11
Biology EOC Fact Sheet 30% of Biology grade Computer-based Up to 66 multiple choice questions 160 minutes
Biology EOC Test Specifications
117 page document—linked on class webpage http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/pdf/biologyfl11sp.
pdf22 main benchmarks
Additional standards assessed within each benchmark (60 total)
Complicates predicting kinds of questions on EOC
A Team of Three—Teacher Role #1
Ongoing computer-based testing in class22 sample questions in packet
Sample Question
Hemophilia is a sex-linked, recessive trait. Which of the following describes the probability of hemophilia in the offspring of a man who does not have hemophilia and a woman whose father is a hemophiliac? Each of their sons will have hemophilia. None of their daughters will have hemophilia. Their sons have a 25% chance of having hemophilia. There is a 50% chance that their daughters will have
hemophilia.
A Team of Three—Teacher Role #2
Student-friendly learning targetsAligned to:
NGSSS Biology test specifications Benchmark
Clarifications
A Team of Three—Teacher Role #3
Test bank of questionsLinked to class webpageEmail notification through online grade
book when questions available
A Team of Three—Teacher Role #4
Extra help sessions in April After school Weekends
Announced through Class webpage Email notification through online grade
book
A Team of Three—Parent Role
Monitor student calendar on school website Check quality of work student produces on
class assignments Budget time for preparing projects,
quizzes and testsDedicate 15-20 minutes each night for
Biology
A Team of Three—Student Role
Dedicate 15-20 minutes each night to Biology
Read the textbook aligned to each learning target
Ask questionsTake advantage of help sessions
Math
Geometry EOC Test4/23-4/27
Algebra EOC Test5/14-5/18
Extra Help Sessions—Math
GeometryEvenings 2 weeks prior to testTimes/dates TBA
AlgebraEvenings 2-4 weeks prior to testTimes/dates TBA
Spanish
Ms. Lizzie Rodriguez
Geography~World Cultural Geography
~AP Human
Geography
Ms. Hamlett/Leontiades
World Cultural Geography Continue reading
and writing support leading up to FCAT
Continue map quizzes of the world (Current: Europe)
Starting more case studies (and projects) by region around the world
AP Human GeographyAP Exam Date:
Friday, May 18th
(last AP exam!)
Leading up to the exam… Finish teaching
content mid-late April
Review& FRQ practice: mid April through May 17th.
After school review sessions starting at the end of April
Full-length practice exam on Saturday morning(end of April/early May)
Recommend… Purchase an AP
exam guidebook (soon!) Kaplan: Kaplan AP
Human Geography Princeton Review:
Cracking the AP Human Geography Exam
Ethal Wood: AP Human Geography: A Study Guide
And, please….Don’t stress or worry TOO much!
We will be prepared and ready by May, 18th.
Skyward Logins
Ms. Sue Ireland, Guidance Counselor
Student Calendars
Ms. Julie Henderson, Technology Coordinator
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Tools to Support UsJulie Henderson
Technology Coordinator, P.K. Yonge
+School Website
www.pkyonge.ufl.edu
+Student Accounts
• Available for all students
• Contain calendar, file storage, message center
• Are automatically populated by teachers
• U: 9thgradestudent / P: student
+ Student Account
All teachers’ assignments hereStudents can save files here
+ Student Accounts
Individual Teacher’s Pages
+ Student Calendar
