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San Elijo Middle SchoolSan Elijo Middle School

Karen WarnerKaren Warner Twenty-seven years of experience in SMUSDTwenty-seven years of experience in SMUSD

Started at Richland ElementaryStarted at Richland Elementary

20 years as co-chair of the history department,20 years as co-chair of the history department, 13 here and 7 at Woodland Park Middle School13 here and 7 at Woodland Park Middle School

School Geography Bee Coordinator for 13 yearsSchool Geography Bee Coordinator for 13 years

2013 Teacher of the Year for SEMS2013 Teacher of the Year for SEMS

Married for almost 11 years to Married for almost 11 years to Ray Warner former Stained Glass Ray Warner former Stained Glass instructor at Palomar Collegeinstructor at Palomar College Native Californian, Live in Encinitas Native Californian, Live in Encinitas Lived in Canada for 6 yearsLived in Canada for 6 years Hobbies: surfing, Hobbies: surfing, glass work, woodworking, glass work, woodworking, bee keeping, & bee keeping, & fishingfishing!!

I really love fishing!I really love fishing!

You can see me on Inside Sportfishing from Guadalupe Island too

Grade CategoriesGrade Categories Grades are weighted and follow:Grades are weighted and follow: HomeworkHomework 20%20% Community ServiceCommunity Service 10%10% Academic Conversations 10%Academic Conversations 10% QuizzesQuizzes 15%15% Tests & ProjectsTests & Projects 45%45%

These are the percentages for all 6These are the percentages for all 6thth grade history classes grade history classes

Syllabus HighlightsSyllabus Highlights We will be studying ancient civilizations in 6We will be studying ancient civilizations in 6thth grade that grade that

will include: early human development, Mesopotamia-will include: early human development, Mesopotamia-Egypt-Kush, India, China, Hebrews, Greece and Rome. Egypt-Kush, India, China, Hebrews, Greece and Rome.

Academic Conversations: students will be learning how to Academic Conversations: students will be learning how to have meaningful and effective conversations that fosters have meaningful and effective conversations that fosters critical thinking and content understanding. critical thinking and content understanding.

Quizzes are used to check for understanding of key Quizzes are used to check for understanding of key concepts and vocabularyconcepts and vocabulary

Projects & Tests are announced ahead of time.Projects & Tests are announced ahead of time. *Please check the web site for all assignments.*Please check the web site for all assignments.

History Department and the State of California’s framework encourages students to build their citizenship skills by getting involved in their community. Suggested activities might include the following:

•6th Grade – on campus activities or involvement in the local area. Other activities are listed on the department’s web page such as: beach/community clean-up days, volunteering at a church, synagogue, mosque, or charitable organization, helping an elderly person, helping students at an elementary school, and other situations that are approved by the parents and the teacher. Attending a school board meeting, or a city council meeting, or participating in a political campaign is acceptable with parental supervision.

http://www.smusd.org/page/5003

CommunityCommunity serviceservice

•Time must be verified by parent/guardian signature on the green activity sheet in the BINDER . Graded activity = 10%.

•We encourage parents/guardians to submit suggestions to help build future responsible citizens.

•Community Service credit will not be given for babysitting, working at a family business, or anything where the students is paid or other forms of remuneration are given in kind.

•3 hours should be completed by the end of each semester

Community ServiceCommunity Service

Thank you for coming to Thank you for coming to “Back to School Night.”“Back to School Night.”

My email address is My email address is karen.warner@smusd.org. .

(It is the best way to reach me)(It is the best way to reach me)

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San Elijo Middle SchoolSan Elijo Middle School

Karen WarnerKaren Warner Twenty-seven years of experience in SMUSDTwenty-seven years of experience in SMUSD

Started at Richland ElementaryStarted at Richland Elementary

20 years as co-chair of the history department,20 years as co-chair of the history department, 13 here and 7 at Woodland Park Middle School13 here and 7 at Woodland Park Middle School

School Geography Bee Coordinator for 13 yearsSchool Geography Bee Coordinator for 13 years

2013 Teacher of the Year for SEMS2013 Teacher of the Year for SEMS

Married for almost 11 years to Married for almost 11 years to Ray Warner former Stained Glass Ray Warner former Stained Glass instructor at Palomar Collegeinstructor at Palomar College Native Californian, Live in Encinitas Native Californian, Live in Encinitas Lived in Canada for 6 yearsLived in Canada for 6 years Hobbies: surfing, Hobbies: surfing, glass work, woodworking, glass work, woodworking, bee keeping, & bee keeping, & fishingfishing!!

ExpoExpo Expo- a variety of subjects taught throughout the Expo- a variety of subjects taught throughout the

year. (Students who take band do not take Expo).year. (Students who take band do not take Expo).

Typing.com -Sign up & log-in info is on my web page. Typing.com -Sign up & log-in info is on my web page. Students must use the link code so that the at home Students must use the link code so that the at home practice appears in my class roster from Typing.compractice appears in my class roster from Typing.com

Students should not look at their hands while typing to Students should not look at their hands while typing to increase speed and fluency.increase speed and fluency.

Students are expected to practice for 20 minutes on Students are expected to practice for 20 minutes on non-expo days. 60 minutes per week please. non-expo days. 60 minutes per week please.

Planner Checks: keep it simple: every class, every Planner Checks: keep it simple: every class, every day. If the student has no homework, they must write day. If the student has no homework, they must write down what they did in class.down what they did in class.

We are very excited to introduce this We are very excited to introduce this exciting program that focuses on self-exciting program that focuses on self-development, so that students can learn development, so that students can learn more deeply and optimally.more deeply and optimally.

Students learn how to cultivate a growth Students learn how to cultivate a growth mindset. They learn that they can they mindset. They learn that they can they can grow and develop their brains and can grow and develop their brains and their intelligence.their intelligence.

Helpful study tips are built into the Helpful study tips are built into the programprogram

Thank youThank you Thank you for coming to “Back to Thank you for coming to “Back to

School Night.”School Night.”

My email address is My email address is karen.warner@smusd.org. .

(It is the best way to reach me)(It is the best way to reach me)

We’ve got talent!We’ve got talent!

A-More ArtA-More Art fusingfusing

Before fusing

After fusing

GradingGrading We established the following “Standards of Excellence”

procedures in accordance with DO guidance:

LETTER GRADE

Minus (-) Solid Plus (+) DO Policy

A 90 - 92 93 - 98 99-100+ 90 -100

B 80 - 82 83 - 87 88 - 89 80 - 89

C 70 – 72 73 - 77 78 - 79 70 - 79

D 60 – 62 63 - 67 68 - 69 60 - 69

F NA 0 – 59 NA 59 and below

NB: Numbers shown are percentages.

We support a rounding-up process, i.e., 89.51% may be rounded up to 90%

Middle school students should expect homework to be assigned on a regular basis, averaging from one - two hours total for all subjects.

History homework will generally be as follows:

•6th Grade – assignments focus on projects, vocabulary needed for meaningful understanding and discussion of the text, requirement to study for quizzes and tests.

HomeworkHomework:

Our Web SiteOur Web Site Everything you need, or at least lots

of good stuff!

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Physical EducationPhysical Education Physical Education will take place two or three days a week Physical Education will take place two or three days a week

alternating the third day with Expo or Band.alternating the third day with Expo or Band.

It is important that It is important that athletic shoesathletic shoes be worn for PE for be worn for PE for effectiveness and safety. Shorts or well fitting pants should effectiveness and safety. Shorts or well fitting pants should be worn on PE days. No skirts please. Please follow all other be worn on PE days. No skirts please. Please follow all other rules of school dress as well.rules of school dress as well.

Grades are based upon attendance, proper attire, effort Grades are based upon attendance, proper attire, effort during all warm-ups and activities, skill tests and during all warm-ups and activities, skill tests and sportsmanship. sportsmanship.

The PE grade is broken down into 2 sections:The PE grade is broken down into 2 sections: *Participation 50%*Participation 50% *Skill 50%*Skill 50%

* If your child needs to be excused from PE please send a * If your child needs to be excused from PE please send a note. If the length of time is greater than two PE days, please note. If the length of time is greater than two PE days, please send a doctor’s note. send a doctor’s note.

Late Work PolicyLate Work Policy

Late work is not accepted. This is a school wide policy. Math students have a slight modification of this policy.

•Late work is not accepted at the high school.•Our goal is to continue developing good work ethics and building student responsibility.

•Excused absences are covered by District policy of one extra day per day absent.