Jamie Murgatroyd

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Jamie Murgatroyd

Industrial Arts/STEM - Flight and Space

Industrial Arts I - An introduction to Industrial Arts

Industrial Arts I at GMS provides students with an opportunity to develop a variety of basic shop skills in the areas of wood, metal and leather. Throughout the semester students will develop their understanding of shop safety, they will gain hands-on experience with a variety of tools including both hand tools and power tools. Students will construct a number of small projects using wood, metal and leather. Projects may include passive speakers, bird houses, gumball machines, nut crackers, wooden games, metal boxes and leather crafts.

                                                                                   Woodshop II

Woodshop II is a class designed for students who have completed the semester long Industrial Arts I class and who would like to extend their basic woodworking skills. During this unit of work, students will learn about the design process, how to construct and read basic job plans and further develop their workshop skills. Students will construct a number of projects including a bird house, chopping board, footstool, timber box and a Kentucky Stick Chair.

                                                                               Flight and Space
The exciting world of aerospace comes alive for students in Flight and Space. During this unit, students delve into the history of flight and space, discover the science behind aeronautics and explore traveling and living in space. Students are then challenged to use their knowledge to design, build and test an airfoil

Grading Policy
Gunnison Middle School – 2018/2019

In Industrial Arts student projects will be assessed on three areas: Progress, Process and Product

The following scale will be used to determine letter grades:

A+       100 - 97.5%
A         97.4 - 92.5%
A-        92.4 - 89.5%
B+       89.4 - 87.5%
B         87.4 - 82.5%
B-        82.4 - 79.5%
C+       79.4 -77.5%
C         77.4 - 72.5%
C-        72.4 - 69.5%
D+       69.4 - 67.5%
D         67.4 -62.5%
D-        62.4-59.5%
F          59.4% & below

Guidelines and Practices

  1. It is the teacher’s discretion to allow corrections and re-dos.
  2. It is the teacher’s discretion to set deadlines for work turned in. (Be it a week after the due date, by the end of the unit, etc.)
  3. Put a ZERO in right away if no work is turned in on due date.
  4. Students that correct assignments can only earn a B on assignments.  
  5. Tests are only taken once.

Work Habits and Citizenship

We use the labels, EXM, PRO, PP, and NE, so at a glance students, parents and teachers can discern the difference between academic grades and WH/CIT when looking at or entering grades.

EXM (exemplary) = 95% equivalent to an A (No one is 100%),
PRO (proficient) = 80%, equivalent to a B-
PP(partially proficient) = 60% Passing at a D
NE (not evident ) = 50% Failing

Work habits and Citizenship grades will be determined using the following rubric.

W
ork Habits: Be prepared, Be productive, Be prompt (this includes on time to class and with assignments)

EXM – Always prepared for class, uses class time productively, no late and or missing assignments, on time to class.
PRO – Usually prepared for class, uses class time productively, few late and/or missing assignments, mostly in time to class.
PP - Frequently unprepared, does not use class time productively, significant late and/or missing assignments, frequently late to class.
NE – Unprepared, unproductive, excessive late and /or missing assignments or tardiness to class.

Citizenship: Be positive, Be cooperative, Be respectful

EXM - Outstanding citizenship/leadership, always polite and cooperative
PRO - Good citizenship/some leadership, usually polite and cooperative
PP – Needs improvement on citizenship, leadership, and/or cooperation
NE – Frequently disrupts class, often impolite, or uncooperative.