Welcome to Ms. Welcome to Ms. Viera’s Room!Viera’s Room!

Periods 2,4,5 = English 9Periods 2,4,5 = English 9

Periods 3,6= Honors English 9Periods 3,6= Honors English 9

Please sign the sign-in sheet on the back table and find

an open seat

P4 and P5 Co-teacher:

Mr. Chance Clatterbuck

About Me:About Me: Alesandra VieraAlesandra Viera

Viera.Alesandra@CUSD80.comViera.Alesandra@CUSD80.com

(480) 224- 2977 Room #F207(480) 224- 2977 Room #F207 Hamilton High/ASU Grad (GO Hamilton High/ASU Grad (GO

SUNDEVILS!) Bachelors in Secondary SUNDEVILS!) Bachelors in Secondary Education Specializing in EnglishEducation Specializing in English

Structured English Immersion Endorsed Structured English Immersion Endorsed Student Taught at Perry/ Subbed for Student Taught at Perry/ Subbed for

Chandler Schools (elementary, junior Chandler Schools (elementary, junior high, and high school) high, and high school)

English 9 Year at a Glance:English 9 Year at a Glance:

Q1=Short Stories/ Annotating Q1=Short Stories/ Annotating Literature/ Informational TextLiterature/ Informational Text

Q2= Q2= The Odyssey The Odyssey Q3= Q3= Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet Q4= Q4= To Kill a MockingbirdTo Kill a Mockingbird

(A minimum of 1 larger research (A minimum of 1 larger research project per quarter)project per quarter)

Honors English 9 Year at a Honors English 9 Year at a Glance:Glance:

Q1= Short Stories/ Summer Reading Q1= Short Stories/ Summer Reading Assignment Assignment To Kill a Mockingbird To Kill a Mockingbird

Q2= Q2= The Odyssey The Odyssey Q3= Q3= Night Night Q4= Q4= Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet 2 additional reading assignments over 2 additional reading assignments over

winter and spring breakswinter and spring breaks

(A minimum of 1 larger research project per (A minimum of 1 larger research project per quarter) quarter)

Policies/ProceduresPolicies/Procedures AgendasAgendas

No late workNo late work (allowed only for excused (allowed only for excused absences)absences)

Infinite Campus PortalInfinite Campus Portal::- Info coming home this Info coming home this Friday August 10thFriday August 10th- Available for viewing next weekAvailable for viewing next week

Email/PhoneEmail/Phone – Communication is key – Communication is key

Technology/food/dress code Technology/food/dress code

Turnitin.com Turnitin.com

Steps to SuccessSteps to Success Check AgendaCheck Agenda

Check Teacher WebsiteCheck Teacher Website

Be ProactiveBe Proactiveout of townout of townprinter issuesprinter issues

No Late WorkNo Late Work unexcused absencesunexcused absences

Make-Up Work: Make-Up Work: responsible for obtaining make-up work responsible for obtaining make-up work

for absences.for absences. Tutoring Available/ PHS Website-Information Tutoring Available/ PHS Website-Information

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Common Core StandardsCommon Core Standards The mission statement of AzCCS is: The mission statement of AzCCS is: The The

Common Core State Standards provide a Common Core State Standards provide a consistent, clear understanding of what consistent, clear understanding of what students are expected to learn, so students are expected to learn, so teachers and parents know what they teachers and parents know what they need to do to help them. need to do to help them.

PHS is dedicated to incorporating the PHS is dedicated to incorporating the Arizona Common Core Standards into the Arizona Common Core Standards into the English 9 curriculum and increasing the English 9 curriculum and increasing the rigor of our instruction. (Career/College rigor of our instruction. (Career/College Readiness) Readiness)

Freshman Dates to Freshman Dates to RememberRemember

Picture Day- August 16Picture Day- August 16thth Picture Retakes- September 13Picture Retakes- September 13thth Homecoming Game- October 26Homecoming Game- October 26thth

Homecoming Dance- October 27Homecoming Dance- October 27thth

9th and 109th and 10thth grade Award Night- May grade Award Night- May 6th6th

PHS Academic Resources PHS Academic Resources THE COACH’S

CORNER: Mon 5:00-6:00, Tues 5:00-6:00, Wed 5:00-6:00, Thurs 5:00-6:00 F132

MATH (July 30-Oct. 26) Morning: 6:25-7:25 After school: 2:15 3:15Mon: Afternoon F111Tues.: Morning F106 Afternoon F114 Wed.: Morning F101 Afternoon F110Thur.: Morning F107 AfternoonF124Fri.: Morning F129

SOCIAL STUDIESMondays2:30-3:30C225

WORLD LANGUAGESpanish: 2:15-3:15Mon C212, Tues.C220, Wed. C214, Thur. C213 French: Tues. and Thurs. 2:15-3:15, C215Sign Lang.: Wed. 2:15-3:15 or by appt. C221German: After school by appt.C210

PHS Academic ResourcesPHS Academic ResourcesSCIENCEInvestigative Sci.: Mon.

F208, Mon. & Th. F216

Chemistry: Mon. F208Biology: Mon. F208,

Tues. &Wed. F212Human Bio: Tues. &

Wed. F212Physics: Tues. & Wed.

F213, Mon. & Thurs. F216 ENGLISH

Tuesday-Thursday2:15-3:15C222

Class Website Class Website

Go to Perry High WebsiteGo to Perry High Website Click on “Staff”Click on “Staff” Click on my name “Viera, Alesandra”Click on my name “Viera, Alesandra” Find correct course calendar- absent Find correct course calendar- absent

helphelp http://www.mychandlerschools.org//Dhttp://www.mychandlerschools.org//D

omain/4938omain/4938

Student WorkStudent Work

Feel free to explore my classroom Feel free to explore my classroom and find your child’s student work on and find your child’s student work on the “Highlights” wallthe “Highlights” wall

Questions? Questions?