TEACHER NAME	SUBJECT
Mrs. Cavalieri	Math
Mr. Dopko	English
Mrs. Zablotney	Civics
Mrs. Allen	Science
Mrs. Thrall	Counselor

 

Dear Team Laser Parents/Guardians and Students,

Welcome back to Hughes!  We are looking forward to a great and productive year.  This year, Team Laser ’s curriculum continues to explore the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program.  The Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL’s) and the Fairfax County Public Schools’ guidelines remain integral components of our instruction. 

Procedures:
Daily Agenda Book (DAB): Every student at Hughes receives a DAB to help organize short- and long-term assignments.  School and team policies require students to bring their DAB’s to every class every day.  Pages may not be torn out. 
Homework: Homework is assigned on our team as an extension of classroom instruction.  While some teachers assign long-term work, others assign daily homework.  Homework is a part of every student's grade.  Information is available on http://fcps.blackboard.com/ for parents who want to keep apprised of assignments.
Make-up Work: It is essential that missed work (including homework) be made up as soon as possible.  While it is the student's responsibility to find out what was missed, most teachers provide homework calendars and syllabi, post updates to blackboard, or they have assignments available in the individual classrooms.  Teachers are available on most late-bus days for students who want or need individual assistance.  However, appointments should be prearranged to make sure that an instructor is available on a particular day.  Late buses are scheduled to begin in October.
Grades: Grades are in accordance with Fairfax County's Grading and Reporting Policies. 
Parent Questions: Please call Ms. Thrall, Team Laser’s guidance counselor, with concerns regarding a student.  Mrs. Cavalieri, team leader, can answer team-related questions.  Core teachers can answer specific questions about classroom policies.  The team’s administrator is Mr. Zook.
Supplies
Students are expected every day to be prepared with appropriate class materials. We ask that students do NOT use enormous “trapper keeper”, multi-subject style binders in their core classes.  The required supply list specific to each core subject for on our team is attached to this sheet.
Parent Participation:  We hope that parents can join us at school as guest speakers, team parents, or as participants in special activities.  We look forward to meeting you on Back-to-School Night, Thursday, September 19, 2007 at 7pm.  Thank you for your support in our joint venture to make this school year an outstanding academic year for every student.  Please sign-up for “Keep in Touch” at the fcps.edu website for regular email updates!
                                                           

Team Laser Supply List

English          Robert.Dopko@fcps.edu

• Four (4) dividers (Vocabulary Study, Language Study,

                        Literature Study, and Composition Study)

• Loose-leaf paper
• Ball-point pens (with blue or black ink)
• One 2½ inch binder

Civics                        Gene.Zablotney@fcps.edu

• Yellow highlighter (not pink or blue)
• Access to a newspaper or newsmagazine (hard copy or on-line)
• Two Bound composition notebook size 9¾ x 7½, one per semester
• Ball-point pens (with blue or black ink)
• 2 mechanical pencils & replacement lead (.07 is a good size of mechanical pencil & lead)
• glue stick

 

Algebra           Patricia.Cavalieri@fcps.edu

• All courses: A math notebook containing a couple of folder pockets and some graph paper (note: the notebook can consist entirely of graph paper – this is the easiest way to go but, if you can’t find that, get a notebook containing a section of graph paper.  “QUAD RULED” (i.e. graph paper) composition notebooks size 9¾ x 7½  work nicely).  Buy a type with graph paper that works for you (sometimes it’s too dark).  It is okay to substitute loose leaf notebook paper, graph paper, and folder dividers that will be part of a larger, multi-subject notebook.
• 2 mechanical pencils with replaceable lead
• A supply of lead for the mechanical pencils
• A good eraser
• For algebra TI 83 (or higher) graphing calculator (always kept at home)
• 4 AAA size batteries (donated to the class for inevitable replacement in calculators)

Science   Golzar.Allen@fcps.edu

• 2inch view binder
• Loose leaf paper
• Colored Pencils or Markers
• Mechanical pencils
• Ruler 30cm.
• Glue sticks
• Erasers
• Scissors