1. Welcome Parents!

2. Unlocking 6 th Grade Language Arts

3. Language Arts  Reading Literature  Reading Informational Text  Writing  Speaking and Listening  Language (Grammar) and…

4. Thinking! Students are Reading to Learn not Learning to Read… so EOG testing will be different.

5. EOG Requirements  The answers will not always “be there” in the text  Students must be able to read, comprehend, and think critically.

6. Critical Thinking:  Applying knowledge in new ways  Comparing  Summarizing  Evaluating  Analyzing perspectives  Citing evidence for their arguments

7. To prepare students, our attitude will be: the thinking process is just as important as the right answer!

8. Grading  50% - Tests/Projects  50% - Classwork/Quizzes /Participation -In Middle School, homework often means for students to complete unfinished assignments from class, as well as to study each night. I also ask students to READ daily.

9. Reading is part of each night’s homework assignment. The more students read…the better readers they become. Students will be allowed to go to the Media Center on a biweekly basis as far as it is possible.

10. Class Expectations & Materials  Students should have Language Arts notebook with them everyday which includes: –Glossary of Literary Terms, Daily Notes/Work –Notebooks WILL be checked for following directions and for completeness  Students will keep a writing journal in the classroom.  Students should have a folder to help them organize their work and papers.

11. i-Ready This year we will be using the i-Ready program in ELA and Math. This program is designed to help identify individual areas of need provide interventions and enrichments.

12. Corrective Reading  Corrective Reading is a program that helps bridge gaps in decoding and fluency. The program reviews skills the students previously have had and builds on that knowledge.  Students were screened for placement the first week of school. Based on the screening, those participating in that program will be placed in the appropriate level.

13. Junior Beta Club Opportunities for 6 th grade students  At the end of the first semester, students who meet the qualifications will be extended an invitation to join our school’s Junior Beta Club  Requirements include: –90.0 cumulative semester average in all classes –Exemplary behavior –Community service commitment

14. Battle of the Books The Battle of the Books club at Southern Nash Middle School is a competitive team that goes to competition for book trivia. The students are required to read certain books during the school year, and in the early spring they will compete with other schools in the county on their knowledge of the books.

15. Common Core Curriculum  http://www.cgcs.org/Page/244 http://www.cgcs.org/Page/244  We will continue using the Common Core Standards for this school year.  Standards based on preparing ALL students for college and careers.

16. Contact Information  Email: jwellington@nrms.k12.nc.usjwellington@nrms.k12.nc.us  Teacher website –jwellingtonela.weebly.com  School Phone: 252-937-9020  Planning period: 7:30 – 9:00