Math & Science 8.1 & 8.2 November 2009 Student‐Led Conferences
Student’s Name: __________________________________ The following table outlines the responsibilities of students and parents in our student‐led conferences. Students are expected to describe, explain, justify and respond to parent questions regarding the items listed in the chart. Parents, your role is to question, support, and celebrate your child’s work and their learning. This conference should take about 10 minutes. Focus Questions for Parents to Ask Work Habits • And Community • Building • • • • Student Binders • (Organization/ • Note‐taking) • • • Homework • • • • • Science
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Do you come to class on time and prepared to work? During lessons do you consistently listen attentively to instructions? Do you regularly participate in class discussions? How often do you volunteer your help in the classroom? Are you an optimistic and enthusiastic student in the classroom who contributes to creating a positive atmosphere in our classroom? How is your behaviour during group discussions and group work? Are you contributing? How well do you listen to other students’ points of view? Show your binder to you parents. Is your math and science binder organized using dividers and is your work dated and placed neatly in your binder? Is your binder this organized on a daily basis? Do you use your table of contents? How often? Are they up to date? Are other subjects mixed in with math and science work? How often do you have homework? Have you missed completing any homework this semester? Have you attended lunch tutorials or stayed in at recess to finish homework? Why? Have you thought about how to improve your study skills? Do feel comfortable preparing for and writing tests? How many days or hours do you spend studying for exams? How do you keep track of homework? If you rely on Mr. Sonico’s email, what happens then if he doesn’t email the homework to you or does not post it on his blog? What’s your back‐up? What topics did we study in the first trimester? Briefly describe your “I Wonder” inquiry assignment. Show your work online. Elaborate on your lab inquiry (density, viscosity, or solubility). How did you do? What were your findings? Show your lab report. Explain how a submersible/submarine works. Use the model (pop bottle)
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to explain (use words such as compressible, buoyancy, density) Show samples of your science work in this term from your portfolio. Showcase your great work in science. What are your strengths and weaknesses? How could you continue to improve in your math abilities? What math topics did you learn in this semester? Show how to multiply fractions using a diagram and the algorithm. Show math work in your portfolio. Highlight any assignments and exams in which you performed well.
Goal Setting: With your parents, use the space below to come up with three goals for Math and Science for the second trimester. Please try and be clear and specific. Goals How do I reach my goal? My strategies… e.g. To submit my homework ‐ make a note in my iCal on time ‐ make a note in my agenda ‐ always check email or webpage for homework ‐ listen attentively to due dates Parent Comments (Students, please hand in this sheet to your homeroom teacher) Parent’s Signature__________________________Date__________________________________