th 7 Grade Reading Mrs Brennan and Mrs

th 7 Grade Reading Mrs. Brennan and Mrs. Wann 2020 2019 Brittanie. Brennan@cobbk 12. org and Robin. wann@cobbk 12. org The objective of the reading program is to enable students to learn, practice, and internalize strategies that are essential life-long learning skills for reading, writing, speaking, listening, and understanding, and interpreting content specific material. Content-area reading will: Skills will include: ² Teach 7 th Grade English Language Arts ² Previewing, analyzing print standards www. georgiastandards. org and non-print text ² Focus on Non-fiction Reading and Writing ² Activating Prior Knowledge while supporting ELA Literature standards. ² Higher-level reading comprehension ² Focus on Vocabulary—both content area ² Process and acquiring new vocabulary words and new word acquisition ² Organizing information (Membean. com)—The account access fee is ² Understanding visual representations $10. If you did not purchase at Charger Day, ² Self-monitoring and reflecting a form will be sent home. ² Acquiring new strategies—Close ² Focus on specific reading skills and learning reading, note-taking, summarizing, strategies analyzing and responding to prompts, ² Focus on Social Emotional Learning using citing text-evidence Second Step. ________________________________________ responsibility and preparation Come prepared to class with your binder, agenda, writing utensils, & your DEAR Book. DEAR means “Drop Everything and Read. ” It is your free reading book for pleasure. Start working on bell ringers immediately so class starts within 5 minutes of the bell. Bell-ringers might be reading your DEAR book, listening to a read aloud or doing a warm-up. Read the smart board to find out! Work should be turned in on its due date. Late work will lose 10 points per day that it is late. See back of syllabus for what happens when you are absent. Communicating with the teacher ________________________________________ Email: The best way to reach me us is Email! Although, if you have concerns or questions and we have never spoken face to face before, please email us with a phone number and the best time to reach you. We would like the first time we communicate about your child to be over the phone. You can’t hear our tone in an email, and we have such lovely tones! It is the tone we want you to hear every time you read an email from us Email at Brittanie. Brennan@cobbk 12. org or Robin. Wann@cobbk 12. org Voicemail: Another way to reach us is leaving a voicemail. Call Mabry 770 -928 -5546 and tell them you would like to leave a voicemail for Mrs. Brennan or Mrs. Wann. We will call you back as soon as possible (but never with kids in the room or during meetings!) Mabry Contact Information: 770 -928 -5546 http: //www. mabrymiddleschool. com

Reading log We will be setting personal goals in Reading to determine the number of books to read. Students will keep track of their books in their agenda. Students need to have a DEAR book at all times! policy for absences & make-up work If you are absent, you are responsible for completing your make-up work. You receive one day to make up your work for each day absent. Ways to get your make-up work: 20% 10% Small Writings & Quizzes READ DEAR, Homework, Warm-ups 40% 30% Classwork & Participation Below are the weighted percentages for grade calculation: Tests, Projects, Anchors grades Grades: Check Teacher Blog every day and Synergy at least once a week 1 CHECK teacher Blog I update the Blog every day and attach work whenever possible www. cobblearning. net/mabrybrennan or www. cobblearning. net/read 08 2 Check the “While you were out” wall in the classroom when you return. 3 Ask Mrs. Brennan or Mrs. Wann 4 If you know you are going to be absent beforehand, ask for your make-up work before the absence. 5 Parents: If your child is absent for several days, email one of us. We can email your child's teachers and we can collectively put the work in the front office for pickup. electronic devices Electronic devices should be kept The best way to improve in students’ backpacks. Devices comprehension, test scores, and should not be out during class B grades is to READ! Read anything unless otherwise instructed by the teacher or with permission. Please Y you like at any level you like. Just see our BYOD agreement for keep reading! more details. O ² Read on your own, with a parent, D with a sibling, with a pet, with a plant. If a student is using phone without permission, the ² Listen to an audiobook and follow phone will be turned into along in your DEAR book. office and parents will have ² Watch a movie and then read the to pick up the device from book. the office. This makes ² Read a magazine, newspaper, cereal everyone cranky. box! This syllabus is intended as a guide and is subject to ² READ, READ. change to accommodate individual or class needs

Please sign and return this page to Mrs. Brennan and Mrs. Wann Room 7 C 4 7 th Grade Reading Student’s Printed Name: ___________________ Reading Class Color: White Class (1 st Period) Parent’s Printed Name: ____________________ Parent’s Email: _______________________ Best Phone Number: home cell work (circle one) _____________ Yes, I have read and understand this syllabus (Signature required) X_________________________ Yes, we have paid the licensing fee for Membean. com (Vocabulary) (Signature required) X__________________________ If you are unable to answer yes and sign the syllabus please email Mrs. Brennan or Mrs. Wann to clear up questions. Thank you for your support! We are looking forward to a great school year! Brittanie. Brennan@cobbk 12. org and Robin. Wann@cobbk 12. org Is there anything you feel that is important for me to know about your child that will aid in my instruction?