1. Welcome to room 438 Mrs. Shannon C. Green
6th grade Language Art/Intensive reading
Middle School Language arts Department Chair

2. Shannon Green B.A. Organization Management, Edward Waters College
Master’s of Education, Reading & Language Arts,
University Of Florida
Certificated Elementary Education K-6, Reading Endorsement K-12
Personal web page: mrsgreensroom438.weebly.com
Personal address:

3. My Expectations
Improving student comprehension in both literature and informational text
Improve essay and extended response writing
Increase vocabulary and knowledge or word meanings
Provide test taking strategies
To provide a safe, engaging, teaching environment
Students are to do their best.
Student should be RESPONSIBLE and RESPECTFUL.
Build a partnership with parents/guardians to develop successful students

4. What can parents/guardians do to help?
Monitor home learning
Foster child’s responsibility routines
Emphasize child's independence
Support home-school connections
Check grades via parent-portal regularly
Encourage your child to read at home
Contact the teacher via:
Parent/teacher conference
Support in any way you can!
Volunteer (please see Ms. Forbes)

5. Things to leave at home…
Please make sure you child comes to class ready to learn. Students should NOT bring…
Fidget spinners
Slime
Toys of any kind
Electronic items will be turned in to the office for parent pick up. All other will be taken a possibly disposed of.

6. Homeroom/Attendance Policy
Free breakfast from 7:45 to 8:15 AM.
Students are picked up by 8:20-8:25.
Students must be prompt.
Tardy starts at 8:36 AM
STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS
Consequences if too many absences/tardies
(field trips, attendance committee, retention)
Excused Absences are limited to: doctor appointments, illness, death in the family, and religious holidays
Please bring a note with your child once s/he returns to school.

7. Quick Information School Insurance
Media Release Form
form.pdf
Code of Student Conduct
School Insurance
Free/Reduced Lunch
andingPage
Students MUST wear their school uniform when in school.

8. Intensive reading
Students are in this class based on their previous year’s FSA scores. This class focuses on comprehension skills, vocabulary, grammar, and writing in response to text dependent questions.
We will also work with novels and informational text outside of the workbook to add depth to the instruction.

9. English Language Arts…
This class will focus on literature and informational text. Students will work on the following standards:
Citing Text Evidence
Main Idea
Comparing and Contrasting across the standards
Theme, Central Message
Figurative Language
Essay Writing

10. Access the Textbook 1. through the Student Portal
2. click on the “book”

11. Assessments projects Selection assessments Cold Reads
A cold read is a test where the student has NOT read the selection before, however, the questions focus on the standard/
Cold read assessments help the student to prepare for the end of the year FSA

12. Grading Scale Grades are WEIGHTED ELA : 60% Assessment 35 % Classwork
5% Participation IR
60% Assessments
40% Classwork
A = %
B = 80 – 89%
C = 70 – 79%
D = 60 – 69%
F = 59% or below
Z= no work was turned in
X = assignment does not count for this student
STUDENT PORTAL:
PARENT PORTAL:

13. Detention? Consequences?
!! DEFINITELY !!
Time out
Detention: served during lunch…given to those who are not following the rules and/or incomplete home learning assignments.
call home
sent to the office
field trips will not be given to the student
Parent conference may be required before student can return to my class.

14. Student/Parent Portal
STUDENT PORTAL
User name type: student ID
Initial password two digit birth month, four digit birth year followed by the letters pw OR 2-digit birth month, 2-digit birth month, 2-digit birth year followed by their initials
(eg: April 5, 1979 = pw) OR
(eg: April 5, 1979 = nf)
Takes 24 hours after you are registered with the Student Portal to be able to change your initial password in the Password Management/P-Synch system.
After the 24 hour period, login to the Password Management/P-Synch from the Student Access screen using your user ID and initial password.
PARENT PORTAL
To create a new Parent Account you must obtain the following:
Your child's MDCPS student ID
Parent 6 Digit PIN number
(to obtain go to the main office with a picture id)
Students Date of Birth (DOB)
Student birth place State or Country
Zip Code

15. Final Thoughts
Any questions?

16. Please join our great PTSA!!
Only $5.00
sib.ptsa.com