{"id":292,"date":"2017-09-07T11:10:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-07T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal1\/?p=292"},"modified":"2017-09-07T11:11:43","modified_gmt":"2017-09-07T15:11:43","slug":"welcome-students-and-parents-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal1\/2017\/09\/07\/welcome-students-and-parents-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Students and Parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome all students and parents! I would like to formally introduce myself, my name is Ali Salamey and I will be your teacher this school year for Ancient World History, I look forward to meeting and getting to know each and every one of you. I am \u00a0extremely excited to kick off the 2017 school year, here at Lowery. I am a in my second year at Lowery many of you I had in my class last year, and I look forward to teaching and learning again this year!! I hope we can learn from each other throughout the school year and have a great time along the way! My warmest of welcomes! Feel free to browse this site, it will contain pertinent class information including our class syllabus.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Ali Salamey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PASSWORD TO BOOK (PDF): Salamey<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lowrey Middle School<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Seventh Grade Social Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mr. Salamey<\/strong><\/p>\n<h1>Blog: <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal1\">https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/mrsal1<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Email: salamea2@dearbornschools.org<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Course Description: Ancient World History<\/h1>\n<p>The following topics will be covered in our seventh grade Social Studies class:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unit 1: Early Humans and the Rise of Ancient Civilization<\/p>\n<p>Unit 2: Ancient Egypt and the Middle East<\/p>\n<p>Unit 3: Ancient India<\/p>\n<p>Unit 4: Ancient China<\/p>\n<p>Unit 5: Ancient Greece<\/p>\n<p>Unit 6: Ancient Rome<\/p>\n<p>Unit 7: World Religions<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Textbook<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary Resource: <u>History Alive: The Ancient World (stays in class)<\/u><\/li>\n<li>Other Resources: Primary and Secondary sources (articles, graphs, maps, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Folder, notebook, #2 pencils, index cards.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It\u2019s the school policy not allow book bags in the classroom, so it is recommended to have:\n<ul>\n<li>A <strong><u>pencil pouch<\/u><\/strong> with the following:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>highlighters, colored pencils, red\/blue pens, glue, sharpener <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"643\">\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>We have read and understand the information on BOTH sides of the syllabus\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>_____________________________\u00a0 ________________________________<\/p>\n<p>Student Signature\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parent\/Guardian(s) signatures(s)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Expectations<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><u>Prompt<\/u>&#8211; Must be in your seat and doing your bell work on time.<\/li>\n<li><u>Procedural<\/u>&#8211; Follow directions the first time they are given.<\/li>\n<li><u>Prepared<\/u>&#8211; Bring materials to class.<\/li>\n<li><u>Polite<\/u>&#8211; Raise your hand and wait to be called on before speaking.<\/li>\n<li><u>Positive<\/u>&#8211; Respect yourself, your school, your fellow students, and everyone\u2019s property.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consequences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Warning and\/or loss of privileges\n<ul>\n<li>Documentation of behavior and actions taken\n<ul>\n<li>Detention with parental contact\n<ul>\n<li>Schedule parent conference with teacher\/team\/counselor\n<ul>\n<li>Referral to assistant principal or principal for further detentions\/OSS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Absences<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Regular attendance is very important for full comprehension of the material and for excellent grades. However, in the event that a student is absent, he\/she will be allowed a time equal to the absence to complete and submit the work penalty-free.\u00a0 <strong>Each student is responsible for talking to the teacher to collect and discuss assignments missed while absent. Parents must call the office to report any absence. 313-827-1800<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Late Work<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Some<\/u> assignments can be turned in 1 day late, <strong>but<\/strong> the score will be <strong>marked down 10% off<\/strong> (ex:\u2026 a 10 pt assignment will be marked off 1 pt\u2026 a 20 pt assignment&#8230; loses\u00a0 2pts, etc)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Grading Procedures<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formative\n<ul>\n<li>Bellwork\/ Prepared\/Participation 10%<\/li>\n<li>Classwork 10%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Summative\n<ul>\n<li>Tests\/quizzes\/projects 80%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*subject to change<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grading Scale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>A+\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 97% &#8211; 100%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Reserved for exceptional work!<\/p>\n<p>A\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 90% &#8211; 96%<\/p>\n<p>B\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 80% &#8211; 89%<\/p>\n<p>C\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 70% &#8211; 79%<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 60% &#8211; 69%<\/p>\n<p>E\u2019s\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 59% and below<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome all students and parents! 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