Presentation assignment for TEC-977

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 This is my 9th year teaching in the Wentzville School District
and my first year teaching 7th grade. I’m very excited to be
working with you this year!
 Many of you may have had me in 5th grade 2 years ago.
 I have a bachelors and a masters degree in Teaching, a
reading certification, an elementary education certification,
and a middle school English language arts certification.
 I have been married for 16 years and we have two cats,
Phoebe and Gabby.
 My favorite things to do outside of school include reading,
writing, drawing, painting, running and photography.
 My favorite book? The Harry Potter series, of course!

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 On the Wentzville District site, choose school information, South
Middle School, and then Teacher Web Sites, then Mrs. Adkins’ Class
web page
 On our class Moodle you will be able to:
 Check homework assignments
 Test and quiz dates
 Upcoming projects
 Have discussions with classmates about texts, topics, and assignments
 Get information on class, school, and district events
 Please make sure you and your parents have a login for SIS.
 Check your grades and assignments regularly
 Share your grades with your parents
 Ask me if you have questions about your grades (these are confidential!)

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 We will be using the Reading and Writing Workshop model
 For Writing, this means:
 You get to choose your writing topics
 You will work with partners to revise and edit each other’s work
 You will get to publish work how you think it would work best (i.e. picture
books, chapter books, thesis-driven essay, narrative, etc.)
 For Reading, this means:
 You get to pick your own books to read!
 You get an opportunity to share those books with friends during book clubs
and partnerships
 You and I will share a lot of great literature this year
 AND you will get the opportunity to read in class
 At the end of each unit, we will CELEBRATE all we have accomplished
together!

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 You will read 30 minutes nightly and fill out a reading
calendar to fill out nightly
 Reading logs will be checked weekly
 You will write in your composition notebook as assigned by
unit.
 Much of our assessment will be ongoing during daily class
work. When a formal test is given, I will give you 3 days
notice whenever possible.
 If you are absent, please don’t forget to pick up your missed
work in the folder for your hour.

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 Please do not use your phone or text in class unless
permitted by me.
 Appropriate use of your phone, MP3 player, or eReader will
be allowed for a variety of different activities.
 Please follow the district and school policies related to
acceptable use of your technology.
 I will use my iPhone and iPad in class to share research,
discuss apps that can help you, create and share
presentations, and record conference notes when I’m with
you.

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 The class rules are:
 Use appropriate voice level (see chart)
 Follow directions the first time
 Respect self, others, and property,
 Follow the Wolf Pride procedures for every school area
 If necessary, we will keep track of warnings, phone calls
home, and visits to the principal’s office in your discipline
folders.
 These folders are kept at school and YOU will be responsible
for filling out the warnings/discipline sheets when
necessary.
 The folder will be used during parent contact or
conferences.