Welcome to Parent Night!

Mrs. O’Connor Ms. Kline (Periods 1 and 3)

ELATeam 7 Green

Contact Information:

allison.oconnor@wcsdny.org845-298-5200 x21120

Staying in Touch with Team 7 Green

• Remind texts daily• Google Group Email Alerts• Teacher Assignments Pages

Keeping up with the 21st Century…

• Computer usage in ELA• Routinely done each marking period• Students will need to have access to computers at home, or must avail

themselves of computers at school or in the public libraries

• Google Classroom and Chromebooks• Please be sure to take a handout about accessing Classroom• Useful to have at home• Absences: ideally, student can continue to work on individual or partner

work, even when he/she is not in school

Grading Guidelines• TOTAL POINTS:

• Grades given as a fraction (ex.: 8/10)• Point values vary, depending on level of work and time impact• Figure out FINAL GRADE:

• Ex: 8/10 20/20 +90/100 118/130 = 91 avg.

• LATE WORK:• Points deduction for each late day• # of points depends on point value of assignment• Remember: An “F” is better than a 0!!

Quarterly Grades• FIVE WEEK PROGRESS REPORTS

• Students will be given a hard-copy to take home• Parent/guardian signature is

required• Access to PR also via Parent Portal• PR must be returned to Mrs. O’C• Counts as a HW

• REPORT CARD (at 10-weeks)• Grades under 65 are failing• Summer school DOES exist!• Hard-copy is NOT sent home• Access via Parent Portal

• HONORS: • An average of 90 or higher for

each quarter is expected, in order to maintain Honors status for 8th grade

Independent Reading

• Students are expected to have an IR book DAILY• Student’s responsibility to get the IR book continually• Home• School or public library• Book stores• E-books

• IR books will be used for frequent paragraph responses (graded)• In-class IR time 2-3 times/week (approx. 20 min.)

Writing• Frequent and graded

• Very specific writing requirements• Accomplish a correct paragraph in 10 min.

or less by end of year• Assignments will be almost always done in

class

Interactive Notebooks (INBs)

• Stay in class – NEVER go home!• Benefits:

• ELA skills practice• Organized – all in one place! Less clutter!• Organize thoughts• Accommodate multiple learning styles• Show student growth• Students feel an ownership for their work

• As we fill one up, replace• Great reference source throughout the

year• Graded routinely (10 possible points)

Homework• Most work is completed in class• HW is infrequent• Commonly given HW• Completion of vocab. worksheets• Studying for vocab. quizzes (2-3 times a marking period)• Reading IR book• Parent/guardian signatures on graded rubrics (regardless of the grade!)

Group Work• Frequent

• Often graded based on a GROUPS rubric (6 possible points)• Expectation: despite feelings about working with someone (either

delighted or disappointed), all students must work their hardest together on the assigned task• Absences during group work: • if Google Classroom is being used, absences should not inhibit the work

process• Otherwise, if a student is absent for more than two days, he/she will most

likely be asked to complete the assignment individually

Extra Help • Coming for extra help after a poor grade will result in bonus

points being added to that original grade• Throughout the year, I will offer Writer’s Workshops after

school on Wednesdays• Alert you of these dates with a Google Group email

• Extra help availability:• Periods 2, 5, 8, 9 on most days

Classroom Policies

• Snacks are fine…no beverages, please• Class starts when the bell rings• In seat, with materials by that time

• Restroom used with a potty pass• After potty passes are gone, it better be an EMERGENCY!

• IR book DAILY• 3 tardies = lunch detention 1st time, and then referral

Missing Class…• Illness

• Student’s responsibility to ask for and get the missed work• Absence drawers

• If necessary, the student must request extra help for work/lessons that were missed

• PLEASE use the Remind texts and teacher pages to know what has transpired in class and what the homework is…not always necessary to be behind in class upon a return from absence

• Lessons• Students should let me know prior to attending their lessons• Any work that is due that day MUST be turned in before the lesson, or late

points will be deducted!

Rewards and Consequences

REWARDS

• Verbal praise• Choice of class seats• Tickets• Bonus points for tickets and un-

used potty passes

CONSEQUENCES

• Verbal reminders• Seat changes/assignments• Lunch detention• Call or email home• Referral to AP

About Me….• Married and two sons• 10th year in WJHS• WCSD “alumni”• 7th grade is my favorite!• (And….I love the color pink. Hard to tell, isn’t it?? )

Using Google Classroom & Docs1. Choose who will be Partner #1 and Partner #2.2. For now, ONLY PARTNER #1 WILL USE THE COMPUTER!3. Partner #1:

1. Go to Google homepage and type in “Classroom.”2. Sign in to Google Classroom, using your first.last@wcsdny.org3. Password is your student id#....add zeroes to make 8 characters.

4. Get to your class period and open it.5. Find the document I’ve posted and click on the link.6. When it opens, the background around the doc will likely be black.

1. Go to the top of the page, click on “open with” and let it open in Docs. The background will turn white.

7. Click on the title of the doc. A box asking you to rename your doc will appear. Rename it with your name and your partner’s name.

8. Click on the blue “Share” box in the upper right corner. Have your partner type in his/her address and hit send.

9. Partner #2 should now go to Google homepage. Click on the 9 dot square in the upper right corner, and then click on the “Drive” triangle. Sign in.

10. Partner #2: Go to “Shared with Me” on the left side of the page and click on it. The doc will be there for you. Open and begin typing.