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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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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: [email protected]
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.