1. Ockerman Middle School Curriculum Night August 24, 2017
Welcome
Ockerman Middle School
Curriculum Night
August 24, 2017

2. Mark Your Calendar No School: Labor Day 9/4 Picture Day: 9/13
End of Mid-term: 9/20
End of 1st Quarter: 10/12
Fall Book Fair: 10/2 - 10/6
No School- Fall Break: 10/ /16
Parent/Teacher Conferences: 10/26 (invitation only)
No School- Thanksgiving: 11/ /24
No School- Winter Break: 12/20 - 1/2

3. Grade Scale
90 – 100% A
80 – 89% B
70 – 79% C
Grades are posted by Friday of each week. Immediate feedback is a high priority.
Daily homework assignments are the Daily Language Practice and to read for 20 minutes. All other assignments are usually assignments not finished in class.
Middle school students are encouraged to be responsible and turn their work in ON TIME. Assignments turned in late will receive a lower grade.
Below 70% is an incomplete. If the grade is incomplete after June 30th, then it becomes a failing grade.

4. Walk Two Moons novel -4th Quarter Walk Two Moons novel -2nd Quarter
ELA Resources
SpringBoard Text PN Unit-Santa; know that all writings will be shared with peers
Holt Elements in Literature
Holt Elements in Language
NoRedInk
Walk Two Moons novel -4th Quarter
SpringBoard Text
Holt Elements in Literature
Holt Elements in Language
Walk Two Moons novel -2nd Quarter

5. Website
Class webpage has a Monday-Friday agenda available for students and parents. Parents are encouraged to use the webpage as a reference for assignments and due dates. You will need to click on Mrs. Nagel’s Language Arts on the left side to access the daily assignments.

6. Required Reading
Students are required to read a minimum of FOUR novels each quarter. This reading is in addition to the reading completed in class. Even though we may not have a paper/pencil assignment each night, this reading is considered daily homework. Please ask your child about the book he/she is reading and help to include this in his/her nightly homework routine.  Reading progress will be tracked twice a quarter by reading conferences and reading logs. Rule of thumb, a novel should be read every two weeks. As a class we go to the library every two weeks. 

7. Study of independent reading done in 1987 by Nagy & Herman at U
Study of independent reading done in 1987 by Nagy & Herman at U. of Illinois
Massive vocabulary expansion comes from seeing words used in context more so than direct instruction.
Easy to accomplish, but cannot be done in school alone. Need partnership with parents.

8. Electronic Devices
Students are permitted to use electronic reading devices in the classroom; however, it is their responsibility.  If a student is found doing something other than reading a novel on the device, they will lose the privilege of having it in the classroom. 

9. Contact Information
BEST way to contact me:
Phone
(859) Ext

10. Important GOALS for 6th Graders
Learn to be organized
Learn how to take notes
Learn how to study
Learn how to ask for help

11. Donations to the Classroom
The following items are needed:
Tissues
Hand Sanitizer
Clorox/Lysol Wipes

12. About Me
Attended NKU for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education with an Endorsement in Middle School Language Arts
Attended IWU for a Master Degree in Education
Married 22 years
Two children-Maguire & Allison who are very active in extracurricular activities 
Two quarter horses and a golden retriever