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Welcome to The O’Zone

• Please sign in & pick up handouts.
• Find your child’s workstation.
• Open up the Chromebook and check it out.
• Sign up on Seesaw if you haven’t already done

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Lawrence S. O’Connor, Teacher

revised 9/7/17

Class Web Site http://pbvusd.schoolwires.net/theozone

Back-to-School Night 2017

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Tonight’s Topics

• Introduction
• Top Priority Items
• Curricular Focus & Common Core
• Technology
• Weekly Schedule
• Class Web Page & Assignment Pages
• Grading
• Apps We Use
• Addenda

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Curricular Focus

• Use Common Core materials to prepare and

practice for May’s online SBAC English- Language Arts & Math Assessments

• U.S. History
• Life, Physical, & Earth Sciences

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Common Core Curriculum

Language Arts

• Benchmark Advance
• Supplemental lessons on FrontRow

Mathematics

• Houghton Mifflin Go Math! Consumable Text &

Standards Practice Book + EngageNY worksheets

• Supplemental lessons on FrontRow
• ReflexMath facts practice

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Technology We Are Using

iPad Minis

• Owned by Mr. O
• Touchscreen w/
• ptional stylus
• Wireless keyboard
• Educational apps
• Access to

productivity apps &

• nline resources

Chromebooks

• Owned by District
• Trackpad w/
• ptional mouse
• Attached keyboard
• Google Chrome &

Drive

• Access to online

resources such as Reflex, AR, Renaissance Place, Seesaw, etc.

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Weekly Schedule

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Class Web Page

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Assignments Page

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Google Classroom & Google Drive

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Think Central Online Textbook

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Benchmark Advance

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Seesaw - Digital Learning Journal

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Parent - Teacher Conferences

(find link on class page)

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Classroom Volunteers

• Assist as a language arts group leader, by sorting

and grading assignments, by prepping activities,

• r by working with individual students on

assignments and projects.

• Donate needed supplies, especially

consumables, that the school doesn’t replace.

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Appendix of Useful Information

• Behavior Expectations
• Evaluating Conduct
• Assignment Policy
• Keeping Track of Assignments
• What to Do When Pulled Out of Class
• Staying Organized
• How to Improve Grades
• Helping My Child Be Successful
• Finding Out How My Child Is Doing
• Why My Child’s Grades Are Lower than Expected

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Laurelglen School Expectations

Laurelglen Scots…

• Act Respectfully
• Obey All Adults
• Keep Hands Off
• Walk Quietly in Hallways
• Line Up Immediately When Bell Rings

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Classroom Behavior Expectations

BE RESPECTFUL

• Respect yourself, peers, & adults.
• Raise your hand and wait for your turn to speak.
• Listen attentively when others speak.
• Use appropriate language and volume.
• Use electronics and classroom supplies as directed.

BE RESPONSIBLE

• Come to school prepared to learn.
• Be on time.
• Follow directions.
• Complete assignments and turn them when due.
• Keep your work area tidy and organized.

BE SAFE

• Enter and exit quietly.
• Walk in rooms and hallways.
• Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself.
• Keep chairs and backpacks under tables.
• Throw trash in trash cans.

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Evaluating Conduct

• A+ Expected Behavior
• A- 1st Verbal Warning
• B- 2nd Verbal Warning & lose classroom

privileges for one day

• C+ Timeout
• C- Miss morning recess
• D Lunch Detention
• F Note home & student may have to speak

with Mr. Machado, particularly for serious

• ffenses

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Assignment Policy

• Most are due the following day or the second day.
• Homework becomes anything that is not finished in class.
• Assignments and projects that require more effort are

given more time.

• If absent, turn in assignments within two days.
• Assignments missed due to lengthy excused absences

might become excused (negotiable).

• Late work is subject to a random service charge.
• Instrumental Music students are responsible for concepts

& assignments they miss during lessons.

• GATE students are responsible for understanding the

concepts taught that day and for completing assignments as required.

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Keeping Track of Assignments

• Students must write the assignment details and

due dates on their assignment paper.

• Assignments are posted on the class web page.
• Check Google Classroom if the assignment was

posted there.

• Students should record assignments in their

planner for a parent to review.

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What to Do When Pulled Out of Class

• Ask a reliable classmate.
• Check the projection screen.
• Check Google Classroom or other online

resource

• Check with Mr. O.
• Check the class assignment page.
• Be sure to turn in anything that was collected

while out.

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Staying Organized

• Place assignments in the colored folders

provided for Reading/Language Arts (red), Math (blue), Science (green), and Social Studies (yellow).

• Help your child organize papers in the correct

folder or binder section.

• Keep returned papers as study aids for quizzes

and tests and to check that online grades are correct.

• Do not stuff papers into a backpack or into books
• r into trash cans!

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How to Improve Grades

• For most assessments, particularly in math,

correct errors on a separate paper and submit for a 10% increase in score.

• For assessments on Classroom using Google

Forms, you may be able to take a retest that will replace your score.

• For Math Facts Tests, retake low scores (<90%)

during Wednesday Band &/or Friday Strings.

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Helping My Child Be Successful

• Help them take responsibility for their actions and

make the right choices.

• Provide a distraction-free study area at home.
• Require him or her to bring all assignments home

every day to review with a parent.

• Increase fluency by reading orally with your child.
• Practice math facts.
• Prepare flash cards for quizzes and tests.
• Encourage them to always do their best.

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Finding Out How My Child Is Doing

• Review papers and tests after they are returned.
• Require your child to bring home all assignments,

even if they are finished, so you can review them.

• Subscribe to Seesaw, your child’s learning journal
• Check weekly printed progress reports.
• Monitor progress on AR and Front Row.
• Review the quarterly Report Card.
• Visit the classroom and observe.
• Schedule a conference.

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Why My Child’s Grades Might Be Lower than Expected

• Is common at the start of year as students learn

the routine & expectations of a different teacher.

• May need to pay attention to instruction or

directions.

• May need to follow directions.
• May need to complete assignments.
• May need to turn in work when requested.
• May need more thought & effort, especially on

writing assignments.

• Doesn’t understand the concept(s) yet.