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Mrs. Quiles: 7th & 8th Grade Social Studies
squiles@highlandercharter.org
Week of April 2-6, 2012
Providence Mayor Angel Taveras Visits & Chats with Middle School
Mayor Taveras spent an hour with grades 6-8 on Monday and it was wonderful! He answered every single questioned posed by students from the personal, like what his favorite movie is (The Dark Night) to what his biggest concern about education in Providence is (more than half of the city's students can't read at grade level).
See my Highlights for pictures and more details.
Exhibitions a Huge Success!
A big round of applause to the 7th grade for a great night of Exhibitions. Both groups bravely stood in front of families and shared their knowledge of the colonies and their American Revolution work, so far.
Thursday, April 5, 2012
7A (BLACK): Declaration of Independece Quiz Panels
7B (Red): GC...begin thinking of Action Plan ideas.
8: GC...begin thinking of Action Plan ideas.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
7th/8th Grade Progress Reports
Progress reports are a great way to keep the lines of communication open between home and school. PR's keep you informed of assignments and test scores and your child's participation in class. We hope you will anticipate, review and sign your child's PR consistently and use it as a discussion tool with your child so as to prevent “surprises” when Narratives come out at the end of each semester.
Here is the schedule of biweekly dates (Fridays) when the 7th/8th Grade Team will send progress reports home with your child.
2011
September
October
November
December
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
7/8 Team
Jeremy Bovay, Science jbovay@highlandercharter.org
Simona Simpson-Thomas, Language Arts ssimpson@highlandercharter.org
Soljane Quiles, Social Studies squiles@highlandercharter.org
John Wolf, Math jwolf@highlandercharter.org
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Middle School Homework Policy: A student with 2 missing assignments (between all 2 classes) during a given week will automatically have to stay for homework detention from 3:15 to 5 p.m. the following Monday. Students will go home with a cover sheet outlining this policy and may be asked to call home Friday afternoon to alert parents that they've missed 2 assignments.
GRADING POLICY: All 4 subjects use the same grading categories and weights (how much each is worth).
The categories and weights are:
Tests & Quiz (30%)
Homework (20%)
Classwork (25%)
Performance (25%) = Student’s behavior in class; focus & participation.
Extra Credit Policy: I do not offer Extra Credit. I expect that all students manage the work assigned in class throughout the quarter. Every 2 weeks (progress reports) is an opportunity to bolster grades you may not be satisfied with.
MIDDLE SCHOOL LATENESS POLICY: School begins at 8:30. 8:31 = LATE. You must stop at the office for a late pass.3 Lateness passes to school = 1 absence.
