Brink Jr. High Back to School Night Mrs Corcoran – Mrs. C brandycorcoran@mooreschools.com Phone: 405.735.4296 8th Grade English Room 115

My Schedule Hour (Time) Subject 1st hour 7:40am-8:40am 8th Grade English 2nd Hour 8:45am-9:40am 8th Grade English 3rd Hour 9:45am-10:40am 8th Grade English 4th Hour 10:45am-11:40am 8th Grade  English (2nd lunch) 5th Hour 12:15pm-1:05pm Plan Time 6th Hour 1:15pm-2:16pm District Spirit Coordinator

First Day of Class Please grab a note card from the back of the room: Please notice the name card example. WRITE BIG! Pink – 1st Hour Blue – 2nd Hour Yellow – 3rd Hour Green – 4th Hour Please pick up both colored packets from the back of the room Return to a seat, fold your colored card (hotdog way), and begin writing your name on the paper as shown on the back table. Begin Bell work (I will switch out this slide as soon as the bell rings)

Supplies, Lockers, Homeroom Bring to school on Monday, August 22nd You will get lockers assigned on Monday. You can take your stuff to your 6th hour class before school Must use school lockers! (butterflying, safety, loss, etc) Homeroom 6th hour My class thoughts on eating and drinking in class (pick up, Clorox) Supplies: 3 Ring Binder, 5 Dividers w/Pockets if possible (without is ok), Notebook Paper, Red Pen, Black or Blue Pen, #2 Pencil for Scantrons, & Zipper Pouch for Binder

Updates, Reminders, and Changes Lunches (3 lunches are now 2) Construction Entering the building before and after school (Agenda-signed) Safety Reminders (After school crossings) Proper School Dress (my thoughts)

Infinite Campus/Parent Portal Quick links Student/Parent Portal https://campus.mooreschools.com/cam pus/portal/moore.jsp

Parent Portal Please sign up for parent portal at the principal or registrar office Benefits: Messaging system, reminders, zero notice, grade coding, continuous inflow of information Updated daily with grades and information Send messages and emails directly to teachers

School Agendas

Brink Jr High Student Agendas General Information & Current Schedule Bell & Lunch Schedules School Policy: Dress Code, Tardy and Cell Phone Policy Notes & Ownership Page Daily calendar including subjects and Daily Hall Pass (at bottom) Back Page Hall Pass (Codes: R-restroom, L-locker, G- guidance, LIB-Library, O-Main office) Map and upcoming year calendars through 2018

The daily use of an agenda serves: As an organizational tool As a time management tool As a communication tool To develop initiative To develop responsibility To develop self worth and a sense of control SAFETY School wide

Agenda Benefits Allows students to look ahead to plan events Allows students to establish a routine that can become habit Allows parents communication method to set priorities with their child Allows them to establish goals and open lines of communication (parent to student and teacher to student and parent) Initiative can become independent for students Set patterns to last a lifetime Allows parents to be a part of the solution (signing to send them in before school)

Beginners Should… Bring the agenda to school every day Bring the agenda to every class Write down all homework and assignments Bring the agenda home every night Take it out of  the schoolbag and open to today’s page After all work is done, put it back in the school bag Repeat every day

Advanced Agenda Usage…. 1. Prioritize Workflow. Use your to-do list to your advantage by starting with the most important task. 2.Put it in Order. Use ABC’s or 123’s to rank the importance. If you have time to complete more, great, if not, then at least the most important task is done 3. Tick Tock. Keep track of how long each task takes to complete. This is a good way to learn to estimate how long future tasks might take to complete 4. Write Your Thoughts. Keep track of questions to ask the teacher during the next class, ideas for projects, and add-ins for notes where needed. 5. Countdown to Tests. 6. Check off Completed Tasks. When an assignment is completed, check it off. If time ran out, draw an arrow then flip the page and write the task on tomorrow’s to-do list. 7. Keep track of extra-curricular activities. Agendas are not just for school. They’re a great place to keep track of all the to-dos in a day, including extra-curricular activities, chores, sports, even parties and get-togethers. 8. Double Up with a Wall Calendar/Web Calendar. Sometimes it helps to see all upcoming projects and homework at a glance.

Moore Websites Moore Public Schools: http://www.mooreschools.com/Domain/1 Brink Jr High Website: http://www.mooreschools.com/Page/11192 Important for updated information as well as announcements

Website Personal Website: http://www.mooreschools.com/Domain/3386 Home Page All About Me Assignments: Electronic copies or assignments (look there when absent and need assignments (pace of class) Class Calendar (updated weekly as things change) Class Library and sites (text books and additional uses) Classroom Syllabi Letter to Parents

8th Grade English Syllabus The goal of the 8th Grade English is to provide students with learning experiences that prepare them to… Write clearly, concisely, and effectively with attention to grammatical accuracy. Express themselves orally with clarity, proper enunciation, and grammatical correctness. Listen attentively and critically; ask questions and seek answers. Read and view with understanding and appreciation the various literary forms and visual arts, including classical and contemporary literature. Emphasis for study includes: Writing Write arguments using claims, evidence, and reasoning. Write informative/explanatory texts. Write narratives of real or imagined events or experiences.   Literature Close reading of literature selections using novels, short stories, and informational texts Literary analysis

8th Grade English Syllabus Cont. Grammar Simple, Compound, Complex sentences Dependent and Independent clauses Run-ons and Fragments Prepositions Verb Forms and Tenses Compound/Complex sentences Degrees of Comparisons of Adjectives and Adverbs Direct and Indirect objects, Predicate Nouns and Adjectives Appositives Verbals: Participles, Gerunds, and Infinitives Dangling and Misplaced Modifiers Vocabulary Word study Literature selections Dictionary skills Oral presentations/Speeches

NAP NO ONE LEFT BEHIND! ASK for Help (Don’t get home and be completely lost) Part of a Team (Checks and Balances)

Donation Items for class use: Highlighters, Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, Red Pens, #2 Pencils, Notebook Paper, & Band-aids

Google Classroom https://classroom.google.com/c/MTkzNjAwNTAzN1pa Computer Log in’s will be through English. We will go to the lab next week to get them started.

Final Questions/Reminders Mrs Corcoran – Mrs. C brandycorcoran@mooreschools.com Phone: 405.735.4296 8th Grade English Room 115