Welcome to Back to School Night

Mrs. Wiltz

8th Grade Science

Agenda

• Introduction

• Grading Policy

• Contact information

• Curriculum

A little about myself…

• This is my 17th year teaching Science.• I taught for 9 years in south Louisiana.

– 7 years of middle school and 2 years of high school teaching.– Physical Science, Earth Science, Biology, Astronomy, Life

Science, and Environmental Science

• I taught 5 years in NYC.– All 5 years were middle school – Life Science, Physical Science, and Integrated Science

• This is third year in Hillsdale.– I originally taught 6th and 8th grade Science but now teach

only 8th grade and coach the robotics team

Grading Policy

• Classwork and participation 40%

• Tests, projects, quizzes and labs 50%

• Homework 10%

•Your child’s grade will consist of homework,

participation, in-class assignments, labs, projects,

quizzes and tests.

What does this mean?

• You child must do homework to be successful in my class.

• Classwork includes in class assignments (worksheets, labs, notes, projects…) and class participation.

• Assessments include quizzes, tests and major projects.

• Missing/late assignments are only

accepted with a note from home explaining why the work is late.

Homework

• Homework is given several times a week.• It is posted daily on the website.• Missing homework: your child may remain after

school on that day or the following day to complete the assignment and receive credit.

• If there is an emergency or other reason for your child to have an extension please send a note with the late homework.

• Extra help is available everyday after school in room 120, to all students.

Binder Check

• I conduct a binder check several times a grading period.

• A binder checklist:– List of all classwork– Order it should be organized– Point value for each assignment

• This is a major portion of the classwork grade.

Progress Reports

• Progress reports are sent out periodically.

• These reports must be signed and returned the next day.

Science Curriculum

• 8th Grade – Science processes

• Inquiry and problem solving

– Physics• Motion and forces

• Energy transformations

– Chemistry• Structure and properties of matter

• Chemical reaction

Technology Integration• Check out my webpage… I have some really good

links to use as review for the NJ ASK Science portion.

• Our school has a subscription for BrainPop; a website that is great for reviewing and learning about so many different topics…it covers science, math, language arts, social studies, technology and health. User name and password are: ggwhite

• We also use the laptops research topics and create PowerPoint presentations.

Contact information

You may call the office and leave a message or email me at ewiltz@hillsdaleschools.com

My email address can be found on the school website as well.

If you at anytime want a copy of your child’s progress email me and I will send it home with your child…sometime this year you will be able to access this information online with your own password at anytime.