1. Welcome ELA Lab

2. Cindy Davis -

3. Helpful Hints Lockers ~ shelf would be helpful
Pencil Pouch would be helpful with pencils, eraser, Sharpie marker, colored pencils or markers, pen, highlighter
Change ~ library fine, copies, forgotten lunch money
Water bottle to refill and leave at school

4. More Helpful Hints Dress in layers
Label everything ~ jackets, lunchboxes, pencil pouches, notebooks
AGENDA provided by school. Will not be in for several weeks; we have made sheets for students to use until agendas arrive
Dismissal – All students should be picked up by 3:30. After 3:30 all students should be in the college corner

5. Supplies
Composition Notebook Two-pocket Folder Paper Pen/Pencils

6. Summer Reading Nonfiction reading assignment due Friday, August 9
I have nonfiction books on the back table with extra copies of the informational text assignment and the summer reading list
Book Talks are August
Where the Red Fern Grows August 19-Monday
Avalon High August 20-Tuesday
The Lightning Thief August 21-Wednesday
Little Women August 22-Thursday
Tuck Everlasting August 27-Tuesday (moved)

7. Grading – total point system
If a student is absent he/she has seven days to make up an assignment
*We take 2 field trips a year– at the end of each semester. Should a student encounter a behavioral infraction that results in suspension of any kind, said student forfeits their right to attend the field trip at the end of that semester. 
* Websites – most information

8. Four-level Sentence Analysis Vocabulary
ELA LAB CURRICULUM
EACH NINE WEEKS
Typing/Keyboarding
Four-level Sentence Analysis
Vocabulary
Library check-out and lessons bi-weekly
Movement
Public Speaking
Independent Reading
Literary Classic
Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain—classic read as a class
Library Orientation and bi-weekly visits/mini-lessons
Independent Reading Challenge

9. We swam down, and blue fish made bubbles around us
Pro V Adv Conj Adj N V N Prep Pro
Subj AVP Subj AVP DO
prep phrase
---indep. clause indep. clause
a compound, declarative sentence

10. 1st nine weeks Tom Sawyer
“The Case of the Red-Headed League” by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

11. 2nd nine weeks
“Thank You” essay by Alex Haley, “The Lost Art of the Thank You Note” chapter from The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, original thank you letters written in cursive
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens—classic read as a class

12. 3rd nine weeks
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Russell Freedman
“Cupid and Psyche” chapter from Edith Hamilton’s Mythology
French foreign words and phrases and visits from CMS foreign language department for class selection for 7th grade
The Call of the Wild by Jack London—classic read as a class
Standardized test practice

13. 4th nine weeks Classic novel read on your own—choices given in class
Latin foreign words and phrases
The Willoubhys by Lois Lowry—read aloud for class

14. 6th grade Independent Reading Challenge. Semester One. 
Begin August 12,                                                                   End December 20,  
1 realistic fiction
1 fantasy or science fiction or dystopian
2 biography or autobiography or memoir or collective biography 
1 historical fiction
1 graphic novel
1 mystery
1 poetry anthology
1 fictional fairy tale or myth retelling 
2 fictional book choice
3 Informational texts

15. Acknowledgement of library policies and permission to check out items in the high school collection
Library Hours
Monday: 7:30-4:30
Tuesday-Thursday: 7:45-3:45
Friday-7:30-3:15
Library is open for checkout, research, studying and computer use. When visiting the library, students must bring a signed library pass or agenda. The teacher should sign the pass/agenda and indicate the student’s reason for visiting the library.
Computers are to be used for research and educational purposes only. As per Rutherford County and Central Magnet policy, computers are not for entertainment or personal purposes (no personal , games, music, instant messaging, social networking, etc).
Printouts = 10 cents per page for b&w; 25 cents per page for photos and color
Students may check out three books at a time for a period of three weeks. New releases, book club titles and high-demand items have a one week circulation. Materials may be renewed by returning to the library and requesting an extension before the book is due. If a book is on hold for another patron or if you have overdue fines, materials may not be renewed.
A courtesy notice will be given to your first period teacher when an item is overdue. These overdue notices are distributed at least twice a month. It is your responsibility to keep up with the due date of your items and return them on time.
A fine of 10¢ per day (excluding weekends and holidays) will be assessed for each item overdue. A fine of $1.00 per day (excluding weekends and holidays) will be assessed for an overdue e-reader.
Students who have outstanding library fines or overdue books may not renew or check out materials.
When library materials are not returned within 30 days, they are considered lost and borrowers are charged for their replacement. The replacement cost is the price of a new copy of the book plus the cost of materials used to process the item. An will be sent to parents or a letter will be mailed home when library materials are not returned within 30 days.
Because Central Magnet School is a middle school and high school, the library collection contains resources for both levels. Students will typically be permitted to check out materials within their school level. However, parents who would like for their son or daughter to be able to check out all materials must indicate their permission on this form. It will be kept on file in the library for the duration of the school year. Even if you signed a permission form last school year, a new form needs to be signed and returned for the new school year. Students who do not return the form will be restricted to library materials for their school level.
Student’s name (please print): ____________________________________________________Grade_______
I acknowledge that I have read and accept the Central Magnet School library policies and I give my son/daughter permission to check out items in the Central Magnet School library collection.
________YES; my child may check out any item in the library. I understand that some items may contain mature content.
________NO; my child may not check out items considered to be part of the high school collection.