welcome to back to school night math & science ms. diana
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Welcome to
Back to School Night
Math & Science
Ms. Diana
Introducing Myself
4th year working @ Portola MS!
Master’s in Education from University of Phoenix
Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from University of Southern California
Progress Reports
Portola hands out progress reports every 5 weeks (5, 10, 15, and 20 week)
5 and 15 hand-carried by your child
10 and 20 mailed directly home
I email progress reports around the same time as the 5, 10, 15, & 20 week progress reports
If you do not have an email and your child is struggling, I will print one out and it is due back the next day signed by you.
Agenda BookThe agenda book is where the student writes down the classwork & homework everyday.
It would be great if you could check their agenda daily and see if they completed all the homework.
After you have checked the agenda book, please sign your name @ the bottom of each day that you checked it.
There are random agenda checks on Friday’s. I will sign it when I check it and look for your weekly signature.
Classroom Website
www.portolams.org
It lists the agenda everyday.
It shows extra credit (if any), upcoming tests & quizzes, homework, and classwork.
You will be able to download PowerPoint's and some Science worksheets.
Grading Websitewww.jupitergrades.com
You can access your child’s grades any time from anywhere that has Internet.
Usernames and passwords will be sent home VERY soon!
Set-up how often you want Jupiter Grades to email you about your child’s grade.
Absent / Late Work can take me up to 1 week to enter into Jupiter Grades (please be patient).
Extra Math Help Online
www.classzone.com
Click Middle School Math, select CA as Your Location, and click GO!
Title of Book is: California Math, Course 1 ©2008
Math/Science Standards
Want to know what your son/daughter will be learning in Math/Science this year?
I teach to the 6th grade Common Core Mathematics Standards. The website is: http://www.corestandards.org/Math/
I teach to the 6th grade Next Generation Science Standards. The website is: http://www.cde.ca.gov/pd/ca/sc/ngssstandards.asp
Earth Science Topics
Plate tectonics
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Erosion
Rivers & Groundwater
Earth’s Resources – material & energy resourced
Ecology – biomes & living things
Oceans & Atmosphere
Math Topics
Fractions
Decimals
Integers
Expressions & Equations
Inequalities
Percents
Ratios & Proportions
Analyzing Data
Measurement
Geometry
Area
Volume
HoPE FundThe HoPE Fund is Portola’s Annual Giving Fund.
It stands for Help Portola Excel!
The money is used for:
Classes including computers, drama, music, audio visual, art, foreign language, English, Math, Science, & History
Field trip busses for all grades and classes
Jupiter Grades for all grades and classes
Your donation is 100% tax deductible.
Public schools are free – GREAT public schools are not.
How to contact me?
The best way to reach me is my email.
(818) 654-3300
www.portolams.org
Thank You for Coming toBack to School Night