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Welcome to Parent Night 2013-2014

Welcome to Parent Night 2013-2014. Important Contact Information: Email: smith.sarah@meridianschools.org Phone: 855-4375 ext. 1155 Email is usually the best way to contact me as I can respond throughout the day allowing me to get back to you more quickly. . 7 th Grade English.

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Welcome to Parent Night 2013-2014

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  1. Welcome to Parent Night 2013-2014 Important Contact Information: Email: smith.sarah@meridianschools.org Phone: 855-4375 ext. 1155 Email is usually the best way to contact me as I can respond throughout the day allowing me to get back to you more quickly.

  2. 7th Grade English As you know, this is a 90 minute class. Five years ago, Lake Hazel decided to combine 7th grade Literature with 7th Grade Writing. It was piloted by myself and my partner teacher for three years, and because of its success, it is now used throughout our entire 7th grade English department. Blocking these two classes allows us to go further in-depth with the material because we are able to research and to write essays about the topics we are studying in our class novel.

  3. Curriculum

  4. SharePoint: My On-line Calendar How do I get to the calendar? • Go to Lake Hazel’s Website • Select “Teachers and Staff” • Find my name • Select “Calendar” • OR • Simply select the link in my email’s closing.

  5. PowerSchools To get to PowerSchools, you need to go to the Meridian School District webpage, click on “Parents” and log-on with your user name and password. If you do not have one, you can contact the office to get one. PowerSchools is a wonderful way for both you and your student to keep up with grades. It allows you and your child to view his or her grades in real-time. It will also inform you of missing and/or late assignments and assignments below a 70% which can be redone.

  6. Late Work Policy • Assignments will be accepted for full credit until the end of the instructional unit. • After the instructional unit is over, late work will be given 50% credit up to two weeks before the end of the quarter the assignment was given in. • Late work received after the date two weeks before the end of the quarter will not be given an credit. Deadlines: 1st Quarter: October 18th 2nd Quarter: January 10th 3rd Quarter: March 7th 4th Quarter: May 21st

  7. Spelling/Roots • Homophones and Easily Confused Words to Cover: • their/there/they’re • your/you’re • too/two/to • where/wear/we’re/were • whose/who’s • it’s/its • hear/here • except/accept • effect/affect • which/witch • further/farther • fewer/less • good/well • much/many • real/really • bad/badly • is/are • As a 7th grade English PLC (Professional Learning Community), we feel that teaching spelling with lists is not the most effective way to master spelling. This year, it is our plan to create lessons that will allow our students time to go in-depth with commonly misspelled and misused words/homophones. • In addition to working with commonly misspelled and misused words, we will be working with roots, suffixes, and prefixes and individually working to correct mistakes within our own writing.

  8. Home Reading Home Reading is required twice a quarter. 400 minutes should be read each time it is collected. See the calendar below for due dates. Home Reading records are accepted when signed by a parent or legal guardian.

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