This is it!  We are in the home stretch.  Below is the schedule for end-of-year activities.  It's not over till the final bubble has been scanned.

Final Review:  May 28-June 1

Final Exam:    June 4, Part I
                        June 5 (minimum day), Part II
                        June 6, finish Part II (if needed)
                        June 7, make-up day

Final exams not taken in the test taking window will receive a zero in the grade book.  Incomplete tests will be graded on what is turned in.  If you have any questions or concerns about this policy please contact your child's teacher.

FYI... 

• Late work will no longer be accepted.
• Retest will no longer be administered.
• Anyone who passes their final with a 70% or better will not fail their semester course.

Mr. Atkins - iPass and Study Skills
Mrs. Burdett - Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, and Geometry
Mrs. Stewart - Pre Algebra and Algebra A
Mr. Walters - Pre-Algebra, Algebra A, and Algebra I

Mrs. Kenney - Algebra Readiness
Mrs. Pessa - Pre-Algebra and Algebra Readiness

 

The winning team (classroom) with the highest score is the winner and is awarded the Varia-Ball trophy for the week.  Playoff's take place in November with the Super Varia-Ball Bowl taking place just before our winter break.

Week    DATE          Team                   Score

5             9/16/11        Burdett, P.2         93%
6             9/23/11        Stewart, P.4         87%
7             9/30/11        Stewart, P.6        100%!!!
8             10/7/11        Burdett, P.6         88%
9             10/14/11      Stewart, P.1         81%
10           10/21/11      Burdett, P.6         80%
11           10/28/11      Stewart, P.5       84%
12           11/4/11         Burdett, P.6        88%
13           11/11/11      Bye Week - Veteran's Day Holiday
14           11/18/11      Stewart, P5         88%

DIVISION CHAMPIONS:  BURDETT; P.6 76%; STEWART; P.5 82%; WALTERS; P.2 76% 

SUPER VARIA-BALL BOWL CHAMPIONS:  MR. WALTERS, P.2 92%!  CONGRATULATIONS!!!

DO...

• Write in Cornell Note Style.
• Include the lesson number, title, text page, and date for each lesson heading.
• Highlight each lesson heading
• Include vocabulary, Know it Notes, examples (at least one from each sections), and helpful hints.
• Bring your composition book to class daily.

DON'T...

• Skip pages or spaces.  Each entry should follow directly behind the previous.
• Tear pages out of your composition book.  Destruction of this book will require you to replace it at your expense.  Replacement books are available in the student store for 75 cents.

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

This is an assessment for learning and achievement that is carried out daily in various forms, i.e., homework corrections, bell work and warm-up activities, questioning and observing, white board or note taking activities, SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, Time-based) goals and quizzes.  Assessment information is used as feedback to guide instruction and adapt to student needs.  Formative assessments are an ongoing process used to make instructional adjustments for continuous student learning. 

FOCUSED TUTORING

Data driven tutorials our a major line of defense in supporting individual student needs.  Students are assesses every other week with results scanned into Data Director, a program that identifies student mastery of their CA Math Standards.  Teachers meet weekly in department meets to evaluate the data, set SMART goals for remediation, and identify those students whose data reflects a need for additional tutoring during our Tuesday/Thursday homeroom period.  Those students will get their planner stamped with directions on where to go for focused tutoring.

SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENTS

This assessment of learning is used to measure or audit attainment of learning.  Summative assessments are generally administered at the end of a chapter and include benchmark and CST exams where students are evaluated on how well they complete the assignment.   Results of these assessments are used to make final "success or failure" decisions about a relatively fixed set of instructional activities.

BENCHMARK EXAMS

Cumulative quarterly district assessments also entered into Data Director help teachers identify program and student success and needs.  This data is an essential tool in the process of how we plan, teach, reflect, and apply instruction.  All students will take this assessment with results sent to MUSD Curriculum and Instruction.  In the classroom, teachers frequently use this data as an end of quarter assessment (midterm or final exam).

CALIFORNIA STANDARDS TEST (CST)

The last two weeks of April are set aside for district wide state testing.  It is essential that students experience success from the first week of school to master this rigorous exam that weighs heavily on future academic opportunities.  Teachers and support staff are here to support our students in their individual needs by providing learning environments, standards based and data driven instruction, homeroom and after school tutorials, and numerous avenues of tech support.