**Online learning information**
Starting the week of March 30th, students will be using Google Classroom to complete and submit weekly assignments during the school closure. Everything students will need - instructions, assignments, links, and announcements - will be posted on Google Classroom.
As always, any questions should still be emailed to me at
[email protected].
As always, any questions should still be emailed to me at
[email protected].
Welcome Letter to ParentsWelcome to Social Science! Your child is enrolled in my Ancient Civilizations class this year. In this class, we will be exploring exciting historical content in accordance with the California State Standards, while also emphasizing student involvement, literacy, and high school readiness. We will be utilizing active learning strategies like: close reading, DBQ analysis, visual thinking, cooperative learning, Socratic Seminar, and much more! Assignments are differentiated by level with emphasis on appropriately challenging every student.
You can best help your child succeed in this class by: -making sure your child comes to school everyday -monitoring your child's grade using Aeries Online Grading Program -checking homework completion with the weekly homework list on my website If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me. The most convenient form would be email [email protected] (please note the full last name for emails!) but you can also call at (714) 986-7460 x 47447. Thank you for supporting your child's education! I look forward to working with you and your child in order to make this school year one to remember! |
Contact InfoEmail: [email protected]
Availability: I am in my classroom by 8 AM most days (unless there is a meeting) and at break. Students - please come in if you have any questions or concerns! MAterials NeededPlease bring the following to school each day:
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Procedure for Asking about a grade on an assignment
Dear Students,
You are now in middle school and part of preparing for high school is for you, the student, to take more responsibility for your own education. To achieve that end, here is the procedure for you to follow when you have questions about your grade on an assignment:
1- Come see me in person before school or at break. I will answer all questions you have and, if needed, we will develop a plan to help you improve on future assignments.
2- You communicate with your parents and explain the grade and how you can improve on the next assignment.
3- Then, if you are unable to effectively answer your parents' questions, please email me for an appointment where you, your parent, and I can discuss the assignment.
I greatly appreciate your adherence to this procedure. It will help you be ready for the expectations regarding responsibility in your educational career - especially those of you entering high school next year! - and help you get closer towards independent "adulting"...which is ultimately what your parents and I want for you.
You are now in middle school and part of preparing for high school is for you, the student, to take more responsibility for your own education. To achieve that end, here is the procedure for you to follow when you have questions about your grade on an assignment:
1- Come see me in person before school or at break. I will answer all questions you have and, if needed, we will develop a plan to help you improve on future assignments.
2- You communicate with your parents and explain the grade and how you can improve on the next assignment.
3- Then, if you are unable to effectively answer your parents' questions, please email me for an appointment where you, your parent, and I can discuss the assignment.
I greatly appreciate your adherence to this procedure. It will help you be ready for the expectations regarding responsibility in your educational career - especially those of you entering high school next year! - and help you get closer towards independent "adulting"...which is ultimately what your parents and I want for you.
Second chance policy
Because learning from failure is an essential part of learning, the Social Science department wants to give students multiple opportunities to show mastery of skills and content. In that vein, students will be allowed to do corrections or redo certain assignments. These specific assignments include tests, writing, GRAPES (6th grade), and Newselas (8th grade).
In order to be eligible for a redo/corrections, the following criteria must be met:
1) assignment was turned in on time and complete
2) original work earned less than 70%
3) student must come in to work with the teacher one-on-one outside of class time before they redo/correct the assignment (this is mandatory)
The score for the redone/corrected assignment can be bumped up to 75%. This opportunity must be completed within 1 week of the score being posted by the teacher on Aeries.
In order to be eligible for a redo/corrections, the following criteria must be met:
1) assignment was turned in on time and complete
2) original work earned less than 70%
3) student must come in to work with the teacher one-on-one outside of class time before they redo/correct the assignment (this is mandatory)
The score for the redone/corrected assignment can be bumped up to 75%. This opportunity must be completed within 1 week of the score being posted by the teacher on Aeries.
Late work policy
Late work will be accepted two days late for up to 50% credit. No late credit will be given after two days. All late and absent work must be date/time stamped before being placed in the late/absent basket. Unstamped work will receive no credit. The only exception to this rule is the one free late pass which will be given to each student to use during each quarter. This pass will allow up to full credit on one late assignment during that quarter as long as it is turned in within one week of the original due date. Unused passes will be collected at the end of each quarter for extra credit points.
Make up Work
If you are absent, it is your responsibility to find out what work you have missed by monitoring teacher website, checking Aeries, contacting each of your teachers, and/or having a friend collect assignments for you. Students are held accountable for all class work assigned. Students are allowed one day for each day of excused absence to complete their make up assignments. If a student misses class due to an activity in another class (field trip, performance, leadership activity, etc.), assignments are still due on the designated date. There is no extension of time.
Academic Honesty Policy
Academic dishonesty is the act of participating in obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for work by the use of dishonest, deceptive, fraudulent, or unauthorized means. Collaborative studying is not academic dishonesty only when specifically permitted or required by a teacher. Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to the following list. These offenses, or offenses deemed similar, are considered a breach of the Academic Honesty Policy:
-Copying another student’s work. (Copying includes using another person’s verbal response to a question as an original answer.)
- Unauthorized using of textbooks, notes, computer programs or written aids during an examination.
-Looking at another student’s paper or talking during an examination or assignment.
-Helping another student to cheat on an examination or assignment.
-Exchanging answers with other students, either before, during, or after an examination or assignment.
-Taking someone else’s assignment and submitting it as your own.
- Plagiarizing any material without giving the author/artist name and/or source.
-Using material from the Internet without clearly identifying it as such.
-Providing material to be used in a dishonest manner, such as providing homework answers for copying.
The consequence of any of these actions will be a score of zero for the assignment and an immediate administrative referral. Integrity is expected from all Trailblazers during school…and life.
-Copying another student’s work. (Copying includes using another person’s verbal response to a question as an original answer.)
- Unauthorized using of textbooks, notes, computer programs or written aids during an examination.
-Looking at another student’s paper or talking during an examination or assignment.
-Helping another student to cheat on an examination or assignment.
-Exchanging answers with other students, either before, during, or after an examination or assignment.
-Taking someone else’s assignment and submitting it as your own.
- Plagiarizing any material without giving the author/artist name and/or source.
-Using material from the Internet without clearly identifying it as such.
-Providing material to be used in a dishonest manner, such as providing homework answers for copying.
The consequence of any of these actions will be a score of zero for the assignment and an immediate administrative referral. Integrity is expected from all Trailblazers during school…and life.