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A Little About Me
7th grade English Language Arts
• HMH Collections
• Bold Actions
• Perception and Realty
• A Christmas Carol
• The Outsiders
• Read 180 Workbook
8th grade English Language Arts
• Culture and Belonging
• A Long Walk to Water
• The Thrill of Horror
• A Tell-Tale Heart
• The Monkey's Paw
• Read 180 workbook
Read 180/System 44Reading Intervention Program
• Read 180
• Focuses on reading comprehension, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, and writing
• Computer Based Program – should be completed at least 3 times a week for 25 – 30 minutes.
• May be assigned as homework and requires speaker access (headphones with a mic)
• Best on Google Chrome
• System 44
• Focuses on phonics, decoding, high frequency sight word recognition, spelling, fluency, and vocabulary
• Computer Based Program – should be completed at least 3 times a week for 25 – 30 minutes.
• May be assigned as homework and requires speaker access (headphones with a mic)
• Best on Google Chrome
Agendas
• Students will write Classwork and Homework in their agendas every day.
• You will need to check agenda weekly and sign by Friday.
• I will check for completion and parent signature on Mondays. Completion and parent signature counts as a grade.
Parent portal
• I encourage you to check the Aeries parent portal every few weeks to monitor your student’s grades. I will do my best to update the portal weekly.
• If your student is missing an assignment, he/she may turn it in late for a grade before the progress report or report card period ends. After that time period, late assignments will not be accepted.
Google Classroom
All assignments will be posted on google classroom and students must submit their finished work through google classroom.
Parent/Guardian Invite through email
Accept invite to receive summaries from google classroom
Distance Learning
Expectations and Norms
Before entering the google meet: Mute your microphone and make sure your camera is ON. Your camera will stay on for the whole period.Mute
Show up at the correct time, dressed appropriately, and stay in the Google Meet for the entire time.Show up
Find a quiet place away from distractions such as siblings, pets, TVs, cell phones, etc.Find
When I am taking attendance, please raise your hand and keep your hand raised until I have acknowledged that I have seen you.Raise
Type your question in the chat box and wait to be responded to.Type
Keep your microphone muted unless I ask you to unmute yourself.Keep
Stay on topic during a discussion and in the chat box.Stay on
Refrain from chewing gum or eating food in front of the camera. Drinking water is fine.Refrain
When our class is over, hang up from the google meet and get ready for your next class or activity.Hang up
Grading scale
Classwork and Homework = 30%
Tests, Quizzes, Essays, and Projects = 40%
Read 180/System 44 Participation = 25%
Agenda Checks (weekly) = 5%
Homework and
absent work
• Homework is given throughout the week, except on Fridays. Homework will be based on classroom lessons/discussions
• The student is responsible for getting absent work.
Classroom rules
• Be Safe
• Always walk on school campus
• Keep your hands, feet, and objects to yourself
• Use supplies/materials in an appropriate manner
• Make good choices
• Be Responsible
• Stay on task and do your work
• Try your best and ask for help if you need it
• Clean up after yourself
• Be on time
• Be Respectful
• Listen to your teacher and any adult on campus
• Follow directions the first time
• Use kinds words (swearing will not be tolerated)
• Use self-control
Recommended Supplies
• Agenda
• 2” or 3” binder with subject dividers
for 5 subjects
• Lined paper
• Sharpened pencils,
• 1 blue pen,1 black pen and 1 red pen
• 2 different colored highlighters
• Colored pencils
• Earbuds with microphone
• Book for silent reading
Donations
Tissues,Hand
sanitizerSanitizing
wipes,paper towels,
lined paper and/or copy
paperPencils
Let's Have a Great Year!
