1. Welcome to Open House!

2. My goal this evening is to provide information about:
Why are we here?
My goal this evening is to provide information about:
Contact Info / Website / Google Classroom Codes
EL Language Arts Curriculum
Assessments & Grading
Homework / Homework Calendar
At-home Tips for Success

3. About Mrs. Baldyga Education: Wake Forest University
BA English Literature
Journalism minor
University of the Pacific
MA Curriculum and Instruction
Years Teaching: 10
School Settings:
Public (Wake County, San Francisco Unified)
Charter (Cary, NC)
Private (San Francisco)
Grade Levels Taught:
K, 1st, 2nd, 4th & 5th grades
7th grade - Language Arts
Contact Information
Website:
Google Classroom codes:
1st: a6rtiye
4th: qy0xdr4
5th: gqgepjc
7th: 95e519

4. ELA Units Module 1: Survival and Journeys (Quarter 1)
Skill focus: Reading Closely / Writing to Learn
Mentor Text: A Long Walk To Water by Linda Sue Park
Module 2: Working Conditions (Quarter 2)
Skill focus: Working with Evidence
Mentor Text: Lyddie by Katherine Paterson
Module 3: Slavery: The People Could Fly (Quarter 3)
Skill focus: Understanding Perspectives
Mentor Text: Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass (excerpts)
Module 4: Screen Time and the Developing Brain (Quarter 4)
Skill focus: Reading and Research
Mentor Text: assorted articles

5. The complete grading policy can be found on the Mills Park website.
Assessments & Grading
mid-unit and end-of-unit assessments
Module 1: two-voice poem
Module 2: mini research project/working conditions survey
Module 3: create a children’s book
Module 4: position paper/visual representation
quizzes on academic concepts/reading skills (setting, tone, context clues, inferences, etc.)
informal assessments (exit tickets, short answer, inferencing, etc.)
homework
The complete grading policy can be found on the Mills Park website.

6. Homework? Yes! possible homework assignments:
independent reading in our novel
Reader’s Notes from the text/lesson
any classwork NOT completed in class
on occasion...
study/review for quizzes on academic concepts & reading skills
end-of-unit/end-of-quarter…
complete assignments or performance tasks to finish the module
Homework Calendar

7. How can I help my 7th grader this year?
Verify that homework is complete.
Check the homework calendar with your child daily.
Check PowerSchool periodically for missing work.
me or request a conference if you have a more significant concern.
Help your child remember his/her materials (novel/workbook/composition book)
Ask your child about the books they are reading!