Scroll down and use the tabs on the top right to find information for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Science, and 1st - 8 Technology, as well as Middle School PBIS (Positive Behavior Intervention System), 8th grade homeroom, and my personal bio!
Diocesan Grading Scale
A: 93%-100%
B: 85%-92%
C: 75%-84%
D: 70%-74%
E: 69% and below
Class Weights for Science
Classwork: 30%
Labs: 30%
Notebook: 30%
Quizzes/Tests: 10%
Class Weights for Technology
Computational Literacy: 35%
Digital Citizenship: 30%
CS Programming and Coding: 35%
It is multi-tiered framework to make schools more effective places. It establishes a social culture and the behavior supports needed to improve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic outcomes for all students.
Each student's behavior is individually tracked and recorded in one place with all teachers and staff working together throughout the whole school during the entire school day.
Students can earn points that give them positive guiding feedback, as well as opportunity to earn rewards and special privileges.
Past years students have voted to use points to earn: homework passes, free period, be the teacher for a class, use the teacher chair for a day, eat in the classroom with pets, etc
It specifically tracks poor behavior choices enabling students, staff and family to see patterns and trends, and work together to guide the student to making better choices, meanwhile giving multiple chances for reminders and redirections.
For every 5 behavior marks in 1 week, a student will receive 1 infraction.
3 infractions will result in an after-school detention
About Ms. deBruyn...
"Be curious!"
"Keep asking questions,
and you'll keep getting answers."
"Take chances,
make mistakes,
and get messy!"
I love teaching! I love seeing students making connections, seeing the applications of science, and have the learning come alive!!
I have a BA in Elementary Education, minor in Spanish. I earned my MA in Education: Curriculum & Instruction. I am certificated K-8 Multiple Subject, 4-8 Middle School, 4-8 Single Subject Science, and K-12 Educational Technology. I am also a National Geographic Certified Science Educator.
I have been teaching since 2003, the first 5 of those years were teaching 5th and 6th grade in Anaheim, CA. After moving to Pittsburgh, I worked in educational research with NSF, Fred Rogers Foundation and AIU. I have been a special classes instructor at the Carnegie Science Center for Science and Computer Programming classes for the past 5 years. This is now my 4th year at Sister Thea Bowman Catholic Academy.