1. Welcome to the Explorers Team!
Language Arts
With
Locke and Keith

2. Mrs. Locke BFA from the Boston Conservatory
Masters from Elon University
8th year at DSA, 9th year teaching
Celebrated 2nd anniversary this summer in Mexico

3. Ms. Keith Bachelors from Western Carolina
Masters from North Carolina Central
4th year at DSA, 19th year teaching
Has 3 babies (i.e. dogs and cats)

4. Summer Assignment
Student should have picked a book or two books (honors) from the Battle of the Books list.
Student should have completely filled out the accompanying End of Book Sheet. Each line is worth 2 points.
Assignments due on the first day of school:
MONDAY, AUGUST 29

5. Accelerated Reader
Classes are required to read 3 or 4 books per quarter
About one every two-three weeks
Goals based on child’s ZPD
Percentage of goal is the student’s AR grade for the quarter.
End of Book (EOB) sheets required for AR novels.
Quizzes are taken after EOB has been approved.

6. Word within the Word Instructions for the year
You will master word roots
25 word parts on each word list.
Activities will occur over the course of 2 weeks to
learn and review word roots:
Studying: I expect that you will study every night, each week.
Word Pictures or Flash Cards
Word Walls: 10/3 definitions
Mystery Questions
Word Hunt
Word Part Paragraph
Quizzes every other Friday and review tests
every 10 wks.

7. Field Trips and fundraisers
Team Conferences
Mondays and Thursdays at 3:00 and 3:30
Parent Conference Night: Nov 10 & Feb 2
or call ext to schedule a conference
Field Trips and fundraisers
Various field trips throughout the year.
Could include trips to the Eno, Chamber Theater Productions, in-house field trips, etc…
Chamber Theater presents Encore!
Tuesday, November the Carolina Theater
Read-a-thon: Wednesday, TBD

8. Class Website

9. DSA ELA Teachers

10. Reading Acceleration
Reading Plus
Tutoring time