Welcome to Curriculum Night and the 2017-2018 school year Trish Healy Language Arts

What is the curriculum? Writing Reading Speaking Listening Higher level thinking

Resources New Resource this year Great Higher Level Thinking options Consumable – students expected to write in it. Great Higher Level Thinking options Wonderful stories, articles, and application assignments Excited to use it On-line access – code coming soon! Theme of the year is Choice Cost to replace lost book is $82.82

How will your child be graded? Major – 40% Minor – 30% Classwork – 25% Homework – 5%

Homework Policy Homework is due the day it is assigned. Homework not turned in on the due date will receive a grade of 0%

It is important to check teacher blogs, especially if your student is absent. Students should use their Edmodo account to log into their teachers’ blogs

STEM for 7th grade Theme: Design with Purpose 7th Grade Capstone Led by Science - Design Water Filtration systems to save the planet from running out of potable water. Reading/writing/presentation of choices to be made to solve this problem and consequences of not making the correct choice

We encourage your students to ask questions, and we welcome any questions from you ---tonight or any other time. E-mail me at lauren.gray@cobbk12.org

Remind 101 TO: Text to Message:

Help Sessions: 8:15 Thursday mornings Language Arts/ Reading