Welcome to Pearland Junior High East and Room 224!

Ms. Alison Williams Conference: 11:28 – 12:53 Reading 8th Grade Ms. Alison Williams Conference: 11:28 – 12:53 williamsal@pearlandisd.org

Webpage Due dates for tests and major grades can be found on my webpage http://www.pearlandisd.org/webpages/awilliams/

NOVELS – 8th Reading Class copy: That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton

NOVEL - All Classes Class Copies The Call of the Wild by Jack London

NOVELS – 8th Pre-AP Reading Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Grading Scale Tests/Quizzes/Projects 60% Daily Grades 40%

0’s in Skyward 0’s for missing assignments are put promptly into Skyward This shows a true picture of what the average will be if the assignment is not turned in The 0 is replaced with the grade of the assignment with points deducted for days late: 1 day -11 2 days -20 3 days -30 4 days: teacher discretion

School-Wide Pre-AP Grading Policy Advanced Classes-students will receive a zero on any assignment not turned in on time No corrections on projects

Students must maintain a 75% or higher in order to remain in an advanced class. Grades will be checked at the six weeks point of each quarter. Don’t risk getting moved out of your advanced class – keep your average above 75% at all times

HOMEWORK Standing homework assignment: read independent novel each night for at least 20 minutes. Any unfinished classwork

TUTORING TIMES Tuesday 8:05 – 8:40 a.m. Thursday 8:05 – 8:40 a.m. OR By appointment

We have many online resources for Students Library Catalog eBooks Databases for research

Destiny Online Library Catalog Search for books Check due dates Check fines Students login with their district username and password. Parents must use student’s login. http://destiny.pearlandisd.org

Databases Britannica School Country Reports EBSCO Databases Username: j020908 (case matters) Password: learn Country Reports Username: roughnecks Password: east EBSCO Databases Username: pjhe-student Password: search Facts on File Gale (Cengage Learning-Infotrac) World Book Online Library Resource Page http://tinyurl.com/pfp2653

Overdrive Electronic books Audio books Free for students Overdrive

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