Eighth Grade Welcome to Mrs. Jury’s Language Arts Class

WELCOME TO EIGHTH GRADE PLUS MORE… 1WELCOME 2RULES 3PROCEDURES

WELCOME TO MY CLASS MRS. JURY 1

I have 2 sons and 2 daughters. My step-daughter, Jessica, goes to ECC and works at BEEP. Tyler is in 7 th grade at OKH. Nelson is four and Elizabeth is three. I have been married for 6 years. This is my eighth year teaching, and my first year teaching eighth grade. I have taught Reading, Writing, Science, Social Studies and Academic Plus. WHO AM I?

TRUE OR FALSE??? 1.I used to intern at WAVE 3. 2.My favorite drink is Pepsi. 3. I am a student at UK. 4. I have been to 4 different colleges. 5. My favorite sports team is UK. 6. I went to the Nelson County fair this summer. 7. I believe Tom Brady is the best looking man alive. 8. I enjoy reading, shopping, and getting on Facebook. 9. I have been to Japan.

RULES! RULES!

CONSEQUENCES AND REWARDS

Praise Positive progress reports Positive phone calls/ s/notes home Soft drinks Candy Free time Homework passes Test passes Movie Snacks and more…

Warning Move your seat Move next to me Write-up

Off-team Referral Clip board I-SAP Suspension

2 Procedures What to do, when, where, and how!

Procedures

Do Now’s: Extra Credit Corner: Things to Know! You will not have bell work, but you will have do now’s daily. Whatever is written on the board is what you should be working on when the bell rings. Consistently not working on the do now’s will result in a refusal to work write-up. In the corner of the board, the first day of the week, you will have the opportunity for extra credit. It will be due on Friday! No exceptions.

TESTS= 65 % of your grade* *Can earn a soft drink for earning a 4 on all targets* TESTS ONLY QUIZZES= 15% of your grade HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK= 10% of your grade ACCELERATED READER= 10% of your grade 4= MASTER 100% 3= YAY! 80% (CAN CHOOSE TO REDO) 2= GETTING THERE 60% (MUST REDO) 1= NOT MASTERED 40% (MUST REDO) 0= INCOMPLETE 0% (MUST REDO) GRADING

NOW WHAT? FIX NOTEBOOK/BINDER GENRE LIST TRUTH/FALSE—GETTING TO KNOW YOU

What’s Your Message? HAVE A GREAT YEAR!