Junior High Information Session

with Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Denison, & Mr. Fitzpatrick

Mr. Wolf

• 8th Grade Homeroom• 6th-8th Math & Science• Math: All grades have a new

Consumable Math Series – “Go Math”• Science: 6th – Earth Science 7th – Life Science 8th – Physical Science

• Email: dwolf@csdo.org

Mrs. Denison

• 7th Grade Homeroom• 6th-8th Religion & Social Studies• Religion: 6th – Old Testament

7th – New Testament 8th – Church History• All Classes must complete Service Learning

Projects each trimester• Social Studies: 6th – Ancient History 7th – World History 8th – American History• Email: kdenison@csdo.org

Mr. Fitzpatrick

• 6th Grade Homeroom• 6th-8th English Language Arts & Literature• ELA: 6th-8th include both Grammar &

Writing• Literature: New Textbooks – “Collections”

6th-8th covers both Fiction & Non-fiction works

• Vocabulary: Will be combined into both ELA & Literature

• Email: rfitzpatrick@csdo.org

Laptop Program

• Students have Gmail accounts through the stbedeparish.org domain, which we have administrative access to

• You may request your child’s laptop & email usernames & passwords to monitor their activity

• Work at school is done through Google Drive, so typed homework is to be done through Google Drive also

• If unable to print at home, students are given time to print at school

• If your child forgets his/her laptop at home, he/she will not be able to call to have it brought and will have to work in the subject notebooks

Laptop Program Cont.

• If your child forgets his/her laptop at home, he/she will not be able to call to have it brought and will have to work in the subject notebooks

• Ms. Paguio & Mrs. G will regularly collect laptops to perform routine maintenance and checks

Laptop Integrity

• Please carefully read the St. Bede Laptop Handbook, which can be found through the “Parents” Page on mystbede.org

• The Handbook outlines: – how students are expected to use the

laptops– their responsibilities when using them– how the school will monitor their use– consequences for noncompliance with the

Laptop Policy

Homework Policy

• Late/Missing Work will not be tolerated• Late assignments will receive 50% of

the assigned valued • 3 Missing Assignments results in a

Saturday detention (any combination of teachers)

• Any additional Missing Assignment will result in a Parent-Teacher-Student Conference and loss of certain privileges

Homework Calendars

• Students have synced homework calendars to their iCal, which you should ask to see

• This is where all nightly homework can be found

Example of Homework Calendar on iCal

Diocesan Grading Policy

• The Diocese of Oakland has mandated a new grading policy across all Diocesan Schools

• Assessments (Tests, Quizzes, Projects) will make up 75% of students’ averages

• General Assignments (Classwork, Homework, etc.) will make up 25% of students’ averages

• Grades & Honor Roll eligibility will be affected by this

• Ms. Pierre-Antoine will discuss this at 6:30

Demerit Policy

• Students can receive demerits for certain behaviors that have been outlined for them

• Part 1: Name on board & 5-minute detention• Part 2: Name & Check on board & 15-minute

detention• 4 Demerits in a class result in lowering of

conduct grade• Students can delete a demerit for each 2

week period without receiving another

Thank you for coming!

Please head over to the Big Gym.