Welcome to Our Open House

1. Welcome to Our Open House • Mrs. Roehler • Language Arts 7th Grade • Ms. Schradle- 5th hour

2. My husband and I have four children ranging from 23-31 I enjoy the outdoors, alternative rock, working out, reading and the Diamondbacks! My Family Teaching for over 19 years Most of my teaching experience is with middle school students!

3. Book Bingo Over the course of the entire school year, you will need to complete this Bingo card for the books you read. You must read books of THREE different genres per quarter but you will have some free choices as well. Once you have read the book, write the title in the box. Then complete the information on the back of this paper.

4. Genre Examples: Authors, Series, and/or Title Suggestions • • Action/Adventure: Alexander Gordon Smith, Ally Carter, Gary Paulsen, The Bodyguard, I am the Weapon, • • Romance: Janette Rallison, Jenny Han, Kasie West, Jennifer Smith, • • Realistic: Jason Reynolds, Julia Friend, Sharon Draper, Holly Goldberg Sloan • •• Classics: Charles Dickens, Robert Louis Stevenson, Agatha Christie, To Kill a Mockingbird, Old Yeller • • Biography/Autobiography: Who was…?, books in the 921 section • • Graphic Novels: Raina Telgemeier, Jeff Smith, Dog Man, Hey Kiddo, Rollergirl • • Fantasy: Obert Skye, Libba Bray, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Maas, Children of Blood and Bone, Last Apprentice, Fablehaven • • Science Fiction: Scott Westerfeld, Orson Scott Card, Star Wars, Cinder, Life As We Know It, Alive • • Non-fiction: What was…?, Where was…? How They Croaked? Poop Happens • •

5. Bogle’s Accountable Independent Reading Program-(AIR) • AIR Reading Requirements • Accountable Independent Reading (AIR) is an important component of the Bogle English Language Arts program. Students are required to read one novel during the first quarter and two novels during quarters two, three, and four. • Students must complete the final AIR project for each novel by the deadlines. Junior high students should be reading a minimum of 20-minutes daily to enhance vocabulary, reading comprehension, and verbal fluency to prepare for and engage in meaningful life experiences

6. Turnitin.com-new at Bogle • *Enhance Academic Skills -original thoughts -authentic writing skills -academic integrity- prevent plagiarism • *Provide timely feedback -user-friendly feedback -immediate grammar check with explanation of error

7. Writing and Reading • Argumentative Writing • Informational/Explanatory • Narrative Writing • District Language Arts Curriculum Text chosen My Perspectives Literature study pertaining to text- The Outsiders (4th Q)

8. Senior Friends Club

9. Communication: A vital part of your child’s success • Best way to contact me is by • e mail • Roehler.christine@cusd80.com • Use your child’s agenda to communicate a quick note • Phone messages can be left at 883-5549 • Team Conferences • Check grade updates • School website teacher

10. After School Homework Hub • Monday-Thursday Homework Hub in the media center- independent unassisted work time • Homework Hub begins promptly at 4:05 to 4:45 PM Monday through Thursday.. A free late bus is provided for students Monday through Thursday.

11. The Wish List for the Classroom of Mrs. Roehler • ·Binders used or new (company logos just fine) • ·       Lined index cards (any size) • ·Composition notebooks • Scotch tape ***** • ·Loose-leaf paper regular or college lined • ·Boxes of tissue • ·Pencils • ·Blue or black pens • ·Plastic sleeves for 8 ½ X 11 paper • ·1 or 2-G flash drive • Discarded books your child enjoyed reading • Cardboard standup advertisements • Tax Credit donations to Bogle • Small envelopes

12. Provide encouragement Grab an index card and an envelope Leave your child a note and put it in the envelope Place the child’s FIRST AND LAST NAME on the envelope along with their LA class period and seal it shut Place it in the wooden house when you leave I’ll deliver the message to them