Mrs. Higgins Reading & Language Arts (ELA) Walker Intermediate 2018-2019

About me… Bachelor’s Degree from Lewis University in Elementary Education with a minor in Special Education Education Endorsements: ELA, Social Sciences, LBS1, Middle School Masters in Education with a concentration in Reading 2018 is my 15th year teaching, and my 9th year at Hilda Walker.

Higgins ELA Reassessment policy ** Students receiving BELOW a 70% on any summative assessment WILL BE REQUIRED to complete a summative reassessment within one week from the original assessment being returned. **Student that score ABOVE a 70% on a summative assessment may have ONE optional opportunity each quarter to complete a reassessment. (Student must request to retest and must have no missing formatives for the unit.) **For ANY summative reassessment, the MOST RECENT score will be recorded as the final score.​

Homework Policy Parents will be notified via "Pink Slip" about missing/incomplete/late assignment.​ Assignment must be turned in the NEXT SCHOOL DAY, and will be marked as late. ​ If the assignment is not turned in the next school day, a score of 50% will be recorded until the assignment is returned.​ 5 incomplete/missing/late assignments across the team will result in attending study hall for the REMAINDER of the quarter.

Behavior policy Each student will receive a set of letters (I-L-L-I-N-I) at the beginning of EACH MONTH.​ Each month, team U of I will have an incentive.​ At the end of each month, all students who have kept at least 1 letter will be able to participate in the monthly incentive. ​ If a student loses all 6 letters, they will not be able to participate in the incentive.

Reading Class Novels

The 20 Book Challenge * Klk Students are encouraged to read at least 20 books this school year. Reading Journals www.biblionasium.com Book Talks

English Grammar Narrative & Argumentative Writing Greek & Latin Roots Incorporated within everyday writing Narrative & Argumentative Writing The Writing Process Greek & Latin Roots 3 roots & 10 words per week Summative every two weeks (20 words; 6 roots)

Miscellaneous.. Webpage Updated weekly/daily as needed Contact: khiggins@summithill.org Remindme texts

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