Ms. Naunczek

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In order to succeed and keep up to date, read over your notes for 10 minutes 
a day!

Also... in order to succeed in 7th grade science...
Bring all materials to class.
Bring yourself ready to learn and participate.
Study/Review each day to lighten the "load" at the end of the week!

Check out this site for assignments, due dates, homework, and tests.

How to contact me?
If you need to contact me, call the middle school office at 674-7245 and 
leave a message with the administrative assistants.  For a more immediate 
response contact me via email:  anaunczek@dallassd.com

Can I get extra copies of homework and/or notes?
In order to encourage students to be more responsible and organized they 
will only be given one copy of each assignment.  If they lose a copy they 
can usually get another one by printing it off of Mrs. Moore's webpage.  
Simply go to the homework section or Notes section of the webpage and click 
on the appropriate link.

Do you offer extra credit?
Extra credit will not be offered.  Science grades are based on the degree to 
which each student understands or demonstrates the state mandated standards 
and anchors.

How do I check my grade/my child's grade?
An online system of grading is currently not offered by the Dallas School 
District (but should hopefully be coming soon).  Students are required to 
keep all graded assignments as well as a list of assignment grades in the 
grade section of their notebook.  Students and guardians can calculate the 
current grade by totaling the points that they have earned and dividing by 
the total points possible, then multiply by 100 to determine the current 
average.

When are grades reported to parents?
Grades are formally reported 4 times per school year.  Teachers report 
student progress 4 times per school year at mid-term.  All students get 
reports cards at the end of each quarter. In addition, parent teacher 
conferences are conducted throughout the school year (2 times per year).  
For additional updates, contact me by phone or email.

What is your homework and testing philosophy?
Daily work (classwork and homework) is considered to be a formative 
assessment, meaning that it aids students in forming an understanding of the 
PA Science anchors and standards.  Similar to practices in athletics it 
gives both the student and teacher an idea of how they are doing, what they 
need to work on and how they may do on an upcoming summative assessment 
(test, quiz, lab, etc.).Formative assessments will account for only a small 
portion of your child's grade.  It is expected that students will make 
mistakes while practicing new information and will not be penalized for it.
Chapter tests, Quarterly Exams, labs, quizzes, and state standardized tests 
can all be summative assessments.  These are summaries of what a student 
knows and can do after completing the formative assessments described 
above.  Summative assessments therefore, will makeup a larger part of the 
students' points earned per quarter. All of the work we do is in preparation 
for the summative assessments where students will demonstrate their 
knowledge, understanding, or comprehension of a state mandated standard or 
anchor.  The grade a student earns in science class will be a 
represenatation of what each student is able to do and the degree to which 
they can do it.  Students will have multiple opportunities to prove what 
they can do on these summative assessments.

Do you provide any study guides or supplemental help?
YES!  Each topic of study begins with a list of learning goals that the 
student is expected to demonstrate by the end of the chapter(s).  In 
addition, I am availbale for assistance during study halls, activity 
periods, and I am ususally at school by 7:20 AM.
  
What is your policy for absenteeism?
We all know that 'life happens'.  If a student is absent for a graded 
assignment, they will have three days upon their return to make up the 
assignment or it will be recorded as a zero.  Assignments and deadlines are 
posted on the webpage and calendar  every day, so a student should not have 
to use the excuse that they don't have the homework because they were 
absent.  Extenuating circumstances (such as lengthy illness or family 
problems) should be dealt with by the student speaking candidly with me 
before or after class.  I do expect that students will make every effort to 
come to class prepared to move forward with their studies.

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