Welcome Parents! Forest Lake Area Middle School Benefits of Teaming - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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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


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Welcome Parents!

Forest Lake Area Middle School

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Benefits of Teaming

  • Small Learning Environments
  • Close Personal Relationships
  • Team-Based Activities
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New Concept This Year...Teams!

Blue Team Counselor: Brooke Johnson Tan Team Counselor: Travis Gjerning Green Team Counselor: Amy Needham

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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

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ParentVue

  • Login Information
  • Class Calendar
  • Class Website
  • Grades
  • Email Teachers
  • Attendance Tracking
  • Customize Notifications
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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

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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

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Grading & Reporting - Relearning

Purpose of relearning is to ensure proficiency

  • r 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
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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

  • pportunities on the morning announcements
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Upcoming Events

  • Green Team - Thursday, Sept 20
  • Tan Team - Thursday, Sept 27
  • Blue Team - Friday, Sept 28
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Upcoming Events

  • Top Secret Project

○ Monday, Sept 17th at 6:30pm ○ Located at the High School