1. Welcome to Mrs. Wilson ’ s Language Arts Class

2. A;fjd;fjdafkj ALL ABOUT ME: Married my high school sweetheart We have a son who is our world Graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Worked in sales for about 5 years and was a Retail Sales Associate, an Account Support Representative and a Retail Store Manager over two stores for SunCom Wireless

3. MY FAMILY

4. ALL ABOUT ME: I returned to school to earn my Teaching License I taught 8th grade Language Arts in North Carolina for two years (2006-2008) I taught 7th grade Language Arts in Virginia for two years (2008-2010) We moved to Kentucky 2010, and I became a Substitute Teacher I taught 7 th grade Language Arts in 2011 at OMS I taught 8 th grade Language Arts last year at OMS

5. OMS EXPECTATIONS OF YOU: RESPECT: Proper acceptance or courtesy towards others or their property. RESPONSIBILITY: Being held accountable for something within one’s power or control. DOING THE RIGHT THING: Being able to make moral decisions.

6. Mrs. Wilson’s Class Expectations: 1. RESPECT: Me, Your Peers & Yourself 2. Arrive to class in an orderly manner 3. Be in your seat at the designated class start time & working on your bell ringer 4. No gum 5. You may sharpen your pencil before class starts and during class only if it breaks. Please try to avoid sharpening while I am teaching. 6. Only throw trash away when I am not teaching.

7. 7.Your very best is ALWAYS expected. If for some reason you can’t give me your very best, then you should see me before the start of class. 8. Write your assignment in your agenda daily!! 9. Be prepared- Pencils, paper, agenda, and novel 10. Listening: Students are not permitted to lay their heads on their desks, as this may be perceived as sleeping, and sleeping is not permitted in class.

8. 3 TARDIES = DETENTION 2 ZEROS = DETENTION 3 BEHAVIOR ISSUES = DETENTION **It is my policy to give students three chances. I will mark the date and the misconduct on my anecdotal chart. Once the student has three incidents, he/she will be assigned an afternoon detention (2:30-3:25) No student should be surprised when they are given a detention since they know my rules, procedures and expectations. I also give nonverbal and verbal warnings before they are marked on my chart.

9. GRADING POLICY **PAY ATTENTION** 94 – 100%A 93 – 87%B 86 – 78%C 77 – 70D 69 – 0%F Middle school students must be responsible and turn their work in ON TIME! Assignments turned in late will receive a lower grade.

10. DAILY SCHEDULE HR 7:35-7:40 BOLD 7:44-8:12 1 st 8:16-9:01 2nd 9:05-9:50 3rd 9:54-10:39 4th 10:43-11:28 5 th 11:32-12:17 6 th 12:21-1:40 Lunch 12:30-1:00 7 th 1:44-2:30

11. Cell Phones 1 st Offense- Parent picks up phone in main office. 2 nd Offense- Phone is kept for 1 week in the main office and then picked up by parent 3 rd Offense- Phone is sent to the superintendent. Parent may schedule an appt. with the Board of Ed. to pick it up from Superintendent Poe.

12. Language Arts Course Content Writing –Persuasive –Literary analysis –Short Story –Expository Writing –On-Demand –Research Grammar –Punctuation –Sentence Structure –Adjectives –Verbs –Adverbs –Nouns –Pronouns

13. Contact Information BEST way to contact me: –Email! nicole.wilson@boone.kyschools.us **Warning: Voicemails tend to disappear in technology limbo OMS Phone- (859)282-3240

14. HAVE FUN & MAKE IT A GREAT YEAR!

15. One of my goals is to inspire people to be all that they can be and, hopefully, be a good example and teach some useful, interesting principles. Perhaps I can be the key that turns on the engine in their life, and then they can take their car where they want.- Mark Victor Hansen