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September2015 Jefferson PTA Meeting
Agenda
Welcome – PTA President Welcome- TJMS Principal Budget Presentation- PTA Treasurer IB at TJMS – Ms. Mohammad Communication/Information Access
Administrative/Academic Issues – Ms. Holland IT Tools- Ms. Mills-Mirick Sports/Clubs/Extracurriculars – Mr. Siegel PTA Information- Ms.Booth
Student Advocacy Parent Perspective- Ms. Dowd Teacher Perspective – Ms. Bennett Administrator Perspective – Mr. Jarosz
Questions/Concerns for PTA Attention
PTA President’s Update
Join the PTA – Get Involved! 131 membership forms received to date table in lobby this evening
Supported: new student orientation teacher’s pre-service breakfast picture day organized PTA closet preparing for Fall Fest
Thank you to all of our volunteers!!!
PTA President’s Update
Current Planning/Upcoming Events: Fall Fest – Friday October 16 6-9 pm Day of Peace – Friday October 23 8:30-11:00 am –
Workshops and Activities to learn about tolerance, peaceful conflict resolution, how to respond to bullying – facilitators needed (information at BTSN and Buzz)
Fall Day of Service – Saturday October 24th – volunteers needed, organizations sought!
Reflections Program – October 27 due date for student entries
Book Fair – December 7-11, 2015
PTA President’s Update
APS/School Board Updates: SAWG – S. Arlington ES
Top 3 Site for 2019 ES: Jefferson, Drew, Gunston Top Site for Post-2019 ES: Aurora Hills/VA Highlands/River
House area Community Forum October 1st 7 pm Wakefield HS Cafeteria
Stratford MS/Wilson School SB Work Session is Oct 6 @ 7 pm Little Theatre W-L HS Address cost overruns facing both of these projects
Digital Learning New committee being formed – more information soon
PTA Budget Presentation
FY 16 BudgetFY 14 AuditFY 15 Audit
IB at TJMS
Back to School Night
Service as Action
Focus on learning, reflection and action
Service Community Project
Involved in meaningful service for 2 years
□ Caring for animals
□ Providing food, clothing and companionship for people in need
□ Protecting the environment/Going Green
□ Promoting healthy eating and living/gardening
□ Beautifying the environment through Art (visual, music, drama etc.)
□ Improving educational opportunities for all
□ Promoting peace and resolving conflict
□ Promoting Reading literacy
□ Fighting global and local illnesses
□ Ensuring equal access to technology for all
□ Fighting homelessness
□ Helping communities impacted by natural disasters
By Eighth grade Have actively
participated in projects related to an issue of interest
Have made important contacts with organizations and people
Have sources for the research they will need to do
READY FOR THE COMMUNITY PROJECT!
Service Community Project
“Make a Difference Day”
Kicks off Service in the larger community
At least 5 sites in the larger community Kick-off ceremony at 9:00am PTA support for light refreshments, balloons Volunteers needed to:
Sign-up students during lunch (Please sign-up today) Be site coordinators/monitors Transport students to sites
TJMS Fall Day of Service, October 24th
IB Assessment
Continuous Assessment
Same skills from 6th through 8th
Summative vs. Formative
Formative is practice
Summative is evaluative
Service Goals
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITY GOALS
Do at least 3 activities in the each
semester.
Do at least 4 activities first semester
and at least 4 the second semester.
Do at least 6 activities in first
semester and at least 4 in the
second semester.or
Do at least 1 long-term activity
one semester and 2 single event
activities the other semester.
Do at least 1 long-term activity one
semester and 3 single event activities
other semester.
Do at least 1 long-term activity
one semester and 4 single event
activities the other semester.
or
A student initiated long-term project for the year.
HOURS GOALS
10 hours per year
At least 3 hours in first semester.
15 hours per year
At least 5 hours in first semester.
20 hours per year
At least 7 hours in first semester.
Students reflect regularly on their service describing how activities and projects increased their awareness of their selected global themes. Students have the ability to modify their plans at any time.
Service activities from the curriculum will count towards students’ goals.
Criterion-Based Assessment
MATHEMATICS INDIVIDUALS AND SOCIETIES
Criterion A: Knowledge & understanding•Demonstrate understanding of the mathematical concepts.•Use appropriate strategies and skills.
Criterion A: Knowledge and Understanding•Demonstrate knowledge and understanding supported by relevant evidence.
Criterion B: Investigating patterns• Describe patterns, justify mathematical
relationships and draw conclusions.
Criterion B: Investigating•Formulate, follow an action plan to investigate,
and use methods to collect information.
Criterion C: Communication in mathematics
* Communicate mathematical ideas and reasoning, using appropriate language
Criterion C: Thinking Critically•Analyze concepts, … and arguments; evaluate sources; recognize perspectives and implications.•Give relevant opinions and well-supported arguments.
Criterion D: Applying mathematics in real-life contexts•Select appropriate strategies.•Justify a degree accuracy of a solution.
Criterion D: Communicating•Communicate information in a style appropriate to an audience and purpose, structure information according to directions.
8th Grade Science
Criterion D: Reflecting on the impacts of science0 Student’s work does not reach a standard identified by the descriptors below.
1-2 Student is able to:• state the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor• sometimes apply scientific language to communicate understanding• document sources, with limited success
3-4 Student is able to:• state the implication of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor• apply scientific language to communicate understanding• sometimes documents sources correctly
5-6 Student is able to:• describe the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor• usually apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely• usually document sources correctly
7-8 Student is able to::• Discuss and analyze the implications of using science to solve a specific problem or issue, interacting with a factor• consistently apply scientific language to communicate understanding clearly and precisely• document sources completely
IIncomplete
Percentages
0E
50%
1E
59%
2D
65%
3C
73%
4C+
78%
5B
83%
6B+
88%
7A
93%
8A
98%
8 point IBMYP Scale and the Percentage Equivalents
Communication & Information
Administrative/Academic Issues
IT Tools
Sports, Clubs & Extracurriculars
PTA Information
Administrative/Academic Issues
Ms. Susan Holland, Director of Counseling Services
IT Tools
Ms. Tammy Mills-Mirick, IT Coordinator
Sports, Clubs & Extracurriculars
Mr. Jeremy Siegel, Activities Coordinator
PTA Information
Ms. Megan Booth, PTA Communications ChairTJ PTA ListservBuzz (weekly electronic newsletter) via
Constant ContactPTA Website (link from TJMS Website)Opt-Out Form or automatically signed up for
Listserv and Buzz
Student Advocacy
Parent,Teacher & Administrator Perspective
Beth Dowd, Mrs. Bennett & Mr. Jarosz
Perspective of a Parent
Stories to Consider
Progressive independence towards self-advocacy
Our School Goals
Our goal is to provide students with means and support for addressing concerns independently
Student-led conferences promote student self-awareness and responsibility for their own learning
We also want parents to be involved in our school community, and for lines of communication to be clear and open
Students’ Thoughts
I asked a few students in my classes: “What do you do when you have a problem or question about your schoolwork?”
Most popular responses: Talk to my teacher in person before or after class If I’m at home I usually e-mail my teacher
While these are great, there are things students and parents can do besides contacting a teacher directly.
In School
Students should use their agendas to record homework, tests, and projects
If there is no homework, students should write “none” in the box for the subject area
There are often large projects, and some students need help breaking these longer projects into nightly tasks
On the Web
ParentVue- make sure contact info is correctVue.apsva.us Help ticket
Google ClassroomBlackboardE-mail the content teacher for academic
issue, TA teacher or counselor for personal/social issue
ParentVue
Google Classroom
•Classroom.google.com
•Student uses the same login as APS Onelogin: Studentvue, google docs, etc.
Phone and Face to Face
Always reach out to set up a meeting time in advance, just arriving at school unannounced is hard for everyone.
E- mail is always easier to answer than phone. Many teachers have meetings during planning and before/after school.
When you want a meeting with the whole team, e-mail your student’s TA teacher or team leader.
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