Pre AP LA Curriculum Night

WELCOME PARENTS!

MRS. MEGAN BOYD

7TH GRADE PRE-AP LANGUAGE ARTS

A LITTLE ABOUT ME…

• GRADUATED FROM HARDIN-SIMMONS UNIVERSITY

• 6TH YEAR TEACHING

• 5TH YEAR AT EAST

• SPENT 1 YEAR TEACHING FRESHMAN PRE-AP ENGLISH AND COACHING VOLLEYBALL AND SOFTBALL AT CHS.

• COACHED IN COPPELL FOR 5 YEARS

• 1ST YEAR JUST TEACHING

• HUSBAND IS A COACH AT CMS WEST

• SON, JAY, IS 14 MONTHS OLD!

WHAT ARE WE DOING IN CLASS?

• I WILL BE ADDING MY LESSON PLANS ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO MY SCHOOL CALENDAR.

HTTP://BLACKBOARD.CISD.COM

• YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS FROM EAST HOMEPAGE. CLICK ON “STAFF” AND “WEBPAGES” TO FIND ALL YOUR STUDENT’S TEACHERS

SHARED READING EXPERIENCES1ST SEMESTER:

•CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• STOP PRETENDING BY SONYA SONES

• ALL THE BROKEN PIECES ANN E. BURG

• SHARK GIRL BY KELLY BINGHAM:

NEED BY (NEW DATE!) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16!

2ND SEMESTER:

•THE GIVER BY LOIS LOWRY ***AND***

•CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• HOOT BY CARL HIASSEN

• A LONG WALK TO WATER BY LINDA SUE PARK

• THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK BY KRISTIN LEVINE

AVAILABLE NOW FOR ORDER THROUGH THE SCHOOL LIBRARY!

You should purchase 3 books total!!!

ASSESSMENT AND PROJECTS:ROLE: RESULTS ONLY LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

PLEASE ATTEND A QUICK MEETING TONIGHT AT 7:40 IN THE LIBRARY AS MRS. SPRINGER EXPLAINS THIS NEW 21ST CENTURY LEARNING EXPERIENCE!

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND, I WILL EMAIL OUT THE POWERPOINT (AGAIN!).

HOMEWORK

•BECAUSE WE ARE A ROLE CLASSROOM, THERE IS NO HOMEWORK DIRECTLY ASSIGNED. STUDENTS MAY CHOOSE TO WORK ON ANYTHING AT HOME, BUT IT WILL NOT BE A REQUIREMENT.

YEAR-LONG PROJECT

•ANOTHER ASPECT OF A ROLE CLASS IS YEAR-LONG PROJECTS. THERE ARE TWO PROJECTS THAT WE WILL START THIS WEEK AND WILL WORK ON ALL YEAR.

•RAY (READ ALL YEAR): GOAL IS 35 BOOKS!

•I AM: A LIVING RESUME PROJECT IS OUR WRITING ALL-YEAR PROJECT.

DOES YOUR STUDENT NEED HELP?

• LEARNING LAB AVAILABLE TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY 7:00-7:30 AM AND 3:20-3:50 PM.

• I AM AVAILABLE ANYTIME, JUST HAVE YOUR STUDENT ASK!

• EMAIL IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME!

MY EXPECTATIONS:FOR MYSELF:

•CREATE THE BEST LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL STUDENT.

FOR MY STUDENTS:

•RESPECT

•RESPONSIBILITY

•RESULTS

FOR MY PARENTS:

•SUPPORT

•COMMUNICATION

MY CONTACT INFORMATIONDON’T EVER HESITATE TO CONTACT ME. IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR CHILD AND HIS/HER LEARNING STYLE(S) OR ANYTHING THAT WILL HELP ME BETTER PREPARE HIM/HER, PLEASE SET UP A CONFERENCE TIME( IN PERSON, OR PHONE), OR EMAIL ME AT THE ADDRESS BELOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME!

•EMAIL: [email protected]

•PHONE: 214-496-6656