Welcome Parents! Forest Lake Area Middle School
Benefits of Teaming ● Small Learning Environments ● Close Personal Relationships ● Team-Based Activities
New Concept This Year...Teams! Blue Team Counselor: Brooke Johnson Green Team Counselor: Amy Needham Tan Team Counselor: Travis Gjerning
Ways to Support At Home ● Talk about school at dinner or in the car ● Look through your child’s planner ● Get involved if you can ○ First PTO meeting is Tuesday, Sept 18 at 6pm ● Check ParentVUE often and expect your child to check StudentVUE
ParentVue ● Login Information ● Class Calendar ● Class Website ● Grades ● Email Teachers ● Attendance Tracking ● Customize Notifications
Grading & Reporting 3 Guiding Principles: 1. Provide a framework for reporting student academic achievement 2. Information for self-evaluation and the evaluation of instruction 3. Grading must be fair, accurate, specific, and timely
Grading & Reporting 80% based on Performance ● Examples include assessments, projects, lab reports 20% based on Practice ● Such as daily assignments, homework, notebook checks Late work -- accepted without penalty until the summative assessment for the unit; will be documented in the comments section of the gradebook. *some high school courses may have an alternative scale
Grading & Reporting - Relearning Purpose of relearning is to ensure proficiency or extend learning. A relearning activity must be completed before re-assessment. ● Within a time frame, not to exceed 2 weeks ● Reassessment grade replaces the original grade
Ways to Get Involved Athletics and Activities ➢ Fall-Winter-Spring ➢ Community Education Clubs and Middle School Activities ➢ Information shared in e-news and students hear about opportunities on the morning announcements
Upcoming Events ● Green Team - Thursday, Sept 20 ● Tan Team - Thursday, Sept 27 ● Blue Team - Friday, Sept 28
Upcoming Events ● Top Secret Project ○ Monday, Sept 17th at 6:30pm ○ Located at the High School
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