I hope the first two days of school were great for everyone! Parents, you should ask your students to see my syllabus and important information sheet. Please sign the syllabus showing that you have read the information completely. Students will glue the syllabus into their journals (which will stay in class). I also sent home a “Million Word Essay” with some classes. If you did not get this yet, you will get it tomorrow or Thursday. Parents, this is not a requirement, but it does help me get to know the students.
All students should bring the following items with them (if not already):
--A 3-5 subject college ruled spiral notebook (to be left in class)
--A 3-pronged folder with pockets (to be taken back and forth between home and school for homework, bellringers, and extra paper)
--blue or black ink pens (for students’ personal use)
--colored pencils (these will not be used every day, and I do have some in class for the students to use)
--college ruled notebook paper (for students’ personal use)
--planner (check the planner to make sure your student is keeping up with everything!)
***If you would like to make a donation to the school, we will always be in need of tissues and copy paper. Thank you to all who have already made donations! We really appreciate them!
***Just a reminder that the summer reading assignment will be due after Labor Day. Students will also be able to check out books from my classroom library at that time. I will also count hall passes starting after Labor Day, and all supplies should be purchased by then.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Welcome Back to School!
Welcome sixth grade students and welcome back eighth grade students! This is going to be a great year.
If you happen to bring your summer reading assignments on the first day of school, I will collect them (If you have me on B day, do NOT bring it on Monday. Instead, bring it with you on Tuesday.) and maybe give you a couple of extra credit points for getting the assignment done early. However, the assignment is not due until September 3 (A) and 4 (B), after Labor Day. You will present your books in a bag (6th grade) and mind maps (8th grade) on that day. Sixth graders, DO NOT PUT PERISHABLE ITEMS IN YOUR BAGS. Since we won’t see what is in your bag until a couple of weeks after school starts, the food/plant items will either be moldy, rotten, shriveled, or just plain yucky.
I will be giving out important information on the first day of school, so parents, be on the lookout. Please note that district testing will start on Tuesday, August 20th, so introductory and informational items will be stretched out over the next few B days. The IOWA reading test will be given on 8/20-21, and the curriculum baseline assessments (CGAs) will be given in two parts from 8/22-27.
Looking forward to an awesome year in Language Arts!
If you happen to bring your summer reading assignments on the first day of school, I will collect them (If you have me on B day, do NOT bring it on Monday. Instead, bring it with you on Tuesday.) and maybe give you a couple of extra credit points for getting the assignment done early. However, the assignment is not due until September 3 (A) and 4 (B), after Labor Day. You will present your books in a bag (6th grade) and mind maps (8th grade) on that day. Sixth graders, DO NOT PUT PERISHABLE ITEMS IN YOUR BAGS. Since we won’t see what is in your bag until a couple of weeks after school starts, the food/plant items will either be moldy, rotten, shriveled, or just plain yucky.
I will be giving out important information on the first day of school, so parents, be on the lookout. Please note that district testing will start on Tuesday, August 20th, so introductory and informational items will be stretched out over the next few B days. The IOWA reading test will be given on 8/20-21, and the curriculum baseline assessments (CGAs) will be given in two parts from 8/22-27.
Looking forward to an awesome year in Language Arts!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)