Please bear with me. I have never used this email system before. If you have any questions, please let me know!
Starting Friday, Google Classroom will send an email to the guardian of each student in my classes. Student assignments are all listed on Google Classroom and the email will let parents know what has been assigned and what is coming up in the next week. Look for an email this Friday, August 24th!
Please bear with me. I have never used this email system before. If you have any questions, please let me know!
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School begins on Monday, August 6th. Please arrive at school by 7:20. Traffic may be treacherous the first week, so leave plenty of time. Please come prepared with pencils, paper, red ink pen, highlighters, a notebook and a composition book.
As soon as rosters are in place, I will set up a Google Classroom. Parents will be able to join and keep up with assignments. This will also provide a weekly email. I look forward to meeting you! Career Fair Field Trip- May 14
Permission forms have been sent out to be returned. Students must dress nicely for this event. Field Day, May 16 Students must be in dress code this day! There will be various events inside and out on this day. Students will also receive year books if they ordered them. Water and Gatorade will be sold by the PTO for $1-$2. Awards Day, May 18 If your students received a letter, they will receive an award on this day. Students and teachers should dress nicely, even if not receiving an award. PTO is providing breakfast food instead of cookies in the cafeteria for 8th graders right after awards. Career Presentations, May 21/22 These are full school days. Students will present on one day and evaluate presentations on the other. Both of these are part of their final exam grade. Students should dress nicely on these days. Incentive Party Day, May 23rd May 23rd will be an incentive and makeup day for students. It is a full day. To attend the incentive party on May 23, they cannot have any ZEROS, DETENTION, ISS, OR OSS. If they have any of these, they will stay in a room and have not-as-much-fun activities to complete. Our TN Ready testing is over and we have also finished the book Bomb. Students have their final test this week. We will move on to a book called Wednesday Wars. It is a fun read that I believe the students will enjoy.
There is a lot coming up. Please make sure you see the emails from Mr. Smith as well. Our Positive Peer Pressure Club will be taking over next week with a week long kindness challenge! Each day will have its own dress up theme matched with specific kindness challenges for all at SCMS. Below are the dress up day themes. Monday - Hat and Mismatched Shoe Day - From head to toe, you are special, unique, and loved. Tuesday - Superhero Day - Be someone else's superhero. Wednesday - Hippie Day - Peace, love, and kindness Thursday - Twin Day - Be there for someone else. Friday - Luau Day - Ride the kindness wave. Friday, May 4th- Career Speakers from 9-11AM May 7 - 11- Work on Career Project presentations May 10/11- Presentations turned in to the Career Project Classroom May 14- Trip to Volunteer State for Career Project interviews May 16- Field Day May 18- Awards Day May 21/22- Presentations and Evaluations (both are part of the grade) May 23- Final Day (Incentive Day) Ms. Simms Class Dates to Remember:
APRIL 30- Independent Reading Analysis Due- also available in the right column MAY 3- Bomb final test TUESDAY, MAY 1 THERE IS NOT SCHOOL FOR ELECTION DAY TN READY TESTING DATES: THURSDAY- MATH testing in the morning MONDAY- SOCIAL STUDIES WEDNESDAY- SCIENCE OTHER DATES: May 4- Career Day (guest speakers 9-11AM) May 10- Career Project slides due (we will have computers in class that week to finish) May 14- Field trip for Career Project to Volunteer State May 16- Field Day Progress Reports go home today, April 20.
There are 2 major grades coming up this semester and several smaller grades. The major grades will be Reading Analysis (due April 30) and the Career Project (20% of their final grade in each class). The Reading Analysis will be a 100 point grade, which will count significantly. As we have been reviewing for TnReady testing, I have been taking participation grades on reading, answering questions both aloud and for our novel Bomb and overall class interaction. I have not been informed as to the testing schedule, but Mr. Smith has been keeping us all up to date as soon as he knows anything. Please keep looking for his emails. This is our last week before TCAP testing begins April 16th. The testing schedule is as follows:
This week we will continue to review English standards and we will also practice writing both and argument and an informational essay. On Monday, there will be a TCAP Pep Rally with the Nashville Predators at 1:00. We are looking forward to great things! Reading Analysis: Due April 30 Wordgen- words on Monday, test on Friday
undergo | empowering | implications | deny | role Continue reading the book Bomb High School Registration- by appointment only Thursday and Friday TCAP Testing beginning April 16 Monday and Tuesday- Study Island Assessments
Wednesday and Thursday- College Research and Presentations Friday- Spring Break begins. Students return Monday, April 2nd |
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