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HOMEWORK HOTLINE |
Homework hotlines may be reached by calling 229-2473 and dialing the following extensions:
6A ext. 6009****Team 7A ext. 7103****Team 8A ext. 7102
6B ext. 6073****Team 7B ext. 7100****Team 8B ext. 6060
6C ext. 6019
6D ext. 6021
6E ext. 6012
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Academic Teams |
6A Mrs. Ekstrom + Mrs. Shinn
Team 6A sets the tone for our year by putting into practice the Four P's: Prompt, Prepared, Productive, Polite. These goals allow students to thrive in a classroom climate where independent work and cooperative group activities meet the needs of our diverse learners. We are happy, safe, ready to meet challenges, and we have fun! Team 6A students are required to write assignments in their agenda books and get parent signatures daily.
6B Mrs. Dover + Ms. Goodin
We strongly promote team building activities and mutual respect for one another. We expect our students to use their assignment notebooks daily to be successful, and we encourage our students to get involved in after school activities so they can experience the middle school concept.
We coordinate our English and Language Arts program and we do Accelerated Math as well as Everyday Math. We enjoy team teaching and we often we often team teach to the entire team of 60 kids.
6C Mr. Russey + Erin Zawlocki
Team 6C is an actively engaged team working toward a good balance of individual growth and the ability of all our students to work together. This fall we have scheduled a day at the YMCA Outdoor Education Center. More information will be sent home on this at a later date. We, as teachers, see ourselves as facilitators guiding 6C students to be successful at Eisenhower. Be sure you check your student's assignment notebook each evening and be sure his/her schoolwork is finished to be turned in the next day. Through your support, we can make great things happen!
6D Ms. Lee + Ms. Speers
Adventurous Egyptian group projects have taken 6D students back in time in social studies. Language arts students are excelling in the process of writing persuasive, expository and narrative papers. Regular hands-on science labs are a highlight for team 6D. Accelerated Math and the Everyday Mathematics program are combined to cover computation and problem solving methods. Reading and actively responding to literature is helping out students' reading comprehension. Students on team 6D are required to fill out daily assignment in assignment notebooks to keep organized. Respect for each other is emphasized.
6E Ms Cottrill + Mrs. Roarty
Team 6E is Going for the Gold this year! Students on team 6E chose the Dolphins for the team name because they liked the acronym and what it stands for: D-delightful, O-obedient, L-leadership, P-postive & proud, H-honest & helpful, I-intelligent & imaginative, N-noble, and S-smart & satisfied, all values embraced by the students as character traits of a good student. We also have a Homework Club on Tuesdays where students can complete make-up work, homework or projects. We work together as a team to accomplish our goals. Our team usually blocks our classes so we work for 2 periods in a row on Math/Social Studies and English/Science. This allows us more time to work on projects that we complete in the classroom, the science lab or in the auditorium. Field trips this year include Atwood Outdoor Environmental Center and a trip to the Museum in Milwaukee in the spring.
7A*****Team 7A is made up of:
Ms. Gossmeyer... Math & English
Mr. Winn... Social Studies
Mrs. Jernigan... Science
Mrs. Ruiz... English
Team 7A is a team that focuses on a well balanced curriculum. The teachers on team 7A all have their masters and use their diverse talent in the best interest of the students.
Science will be filled with hands-on activities and project-based learning this year. Each Friday students will have a science article summary due connecting our subject to the real world. Science spirals will be kept as laboratory journals. These journals will include all information for all our tests. They will also be graded each Wednesday to ensure yours student has the required data to be successful. I'm looking forward to a great year.
7B*****Team 7B is made up of:
Ms. Gossmeyer... English
... Science
Mr. Schroeder... Math
Mrs. Thayer... Social Studies
We are a diverse group. Mrs. Thayer spent her summer traveling to Seattle, WA and China on a fellowship from the Freeman Foundation.
7B English-Focus on literature, composition and communication. We read a variety of literature short stories, novels, news articles, etc. Incorporate grammar and vocabulary into our units. Produce numerous compositions i.e. daily journaling, heritage research paper. Etc.
8A*****Team 8A is made up of:
Mr. Giardono... U.S. History
Mrs. Mizyed... Science
Mrs. Mayfield... Pre-Algebra + Algebra
Mrs. Pastores... English
Team 8A is a multiple intelligence team. We prepare the daily lesson plans reflecting different instructional approaches in reaching the many diverse students that we instruct. The teaching is focused on the school district and state goals thus insuring that the students will be prepared for standardize testing that they are required to take. In addition, technology is being brought into the classrooms. Some of the teachers on team 8A are participating in the technological program. As a result, computers will be placed in the classrooms after the teachers gain expertise in the many different areas of computers.
Oral and written communication skills are stressed across the curriculum, as it is realized that the future calls for students who can communicate effectively. Upper level thinking ordered questions are asked. Inductive and deductive thinking is stressed as we realize that the students must become thinkers and problem solvers. We immerse our students in knowledge and then take that knowledge and show them how they can use it productively in daily life. It is our goals to develop the student's academic and social skills in preparing them for the 21st Century. The end result forgoing model citizens who can make a difference in the world.
8B*****Team 8B is made up of:
Mrs. Johnson... U.S. History
Miss Magee... Science
Mr. Mase... Pre-Algebra + Algebra
Ms. Perone... English
The team does cross-curriculum activities and attempts to find methods to meet the needs of all students on 8B. The Rockford School District Curriculum and the Illinois State Goals are followed closely by the team. Involvement in extra-curricular activities is encouraged. There are many opportunities for social and academic growth at Eisenhower.
Students are expected to be responsible for their actions and academic assignments. Assignment notebooks and the use of the Homework Hotline is expected. 8B teachers encourage parent involvement through conferences, school activities, and monitoring of homework assignments. Good teamwork which includes students, parents, and teachers will create a positive and productive school year.
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