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Welcome to our Language Arts Class

Welcome to our Language Arts Class. Mrs. Prindible-Smith Room 216. About Me. I earned my Bachelors Degree at Sam Houston State University and then recently earned my Masters in Education Administration at Lamar University.

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Welcome to our Language Arts Class

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  1. Welcome to our Language Arts Class Mrs. Prindible-Smith Room 216

  2. About Me • I earned my Bachelors Degree at Sam Houston State University and then recently earned my Masters in Education Administration at Lamar University. • I am married to Captain Pete Smith, a U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Marine Officer, Professional Fishing Guide and Custom Fishing Rod Builder. I have two wonderful sons: Keith (30) lives in Houston and Todd (20) lives at home still as he is pursuing his education. We live in Wimberley about 30 minutes away. • I enjoy traveling, boating, swimming, cliff jumping, fishing, whitewater rafting, sledding, photography, and watching wildlife. I am a very active person. I am very committed to providing your child with the best possible educational experience. It is going to be a great year!

  3. You are Important! • You are a key part of your child’s educational success. • Your encouragement, diligence, and assistance helps your child to succeed both academically and in life. • It takes a team effort: student, parent, and school to successfully educate your child. • We appreciate all your support.

  4. Philosophy We understand that your child comes to us with unique experiences, interests and learning styles. Our goal is to truly know your child well and use this knowledge to guide, support and motivate him or her. We believe that good teaching requires continual professional development, personal reflection and collaboration. As a team working together (student, teacher, and parent/guardian), we can guide and assist your student to achieve their highest potential and have a rewarding learning experience

  5. Things You Can Do At Home To Help Your Child At School: • Read with your child, allow them to read to you, and discuss the books they are reading in and outside of class. • Take an interest in your child and ask them what they are learning. • Make sure they get enough sleep. • Sign up for and check Parent Portal. • Keep your phone and email records current with the school.

  6. Things You Can Do At Home To Help Your Child At School: • Set limits on the amount of TV, video, computer, and gaming use. Research shows that people sleep better if they turn off all electronics 1 hour prior to sleeping. • Make sure they have enough to eat. (We have a breakfast and lunch program available.) • Volunteer at Chapa or just come visit our classes and during family events.

  7. Balanced Literacy – What does it mean? • We learn to read from writers and we learn to write from reading. • Best teaching practices include direct teaching, modeling, discussing, and implementing or doing independently.

  8. English/Language Arts • We start each day with a warm up. • We have a direct teach where we utilize a text to learn a concept. • We discuss and analyze our learning • We independently apply what we learned to demonstrate mastery of the concept. This is what your child is graded on.

  9. Pay attention during teacher modeling Read 30 minutes every night Turn in their BEST work on time Follow directions Write legibly and neat Respect each other, property, and the learning environment at all times. Focus on the subject when working in groups Use quiet voices when collaborating during group work Expectations – the students are expected to . . .

  10. Contact Me & Resources http://prindible.weebly.com/index.html prindiblet@hayscisd.net

  11. MAKE-UP WORK • Students will be expected to make up assignments and tests after an absence. A student shall be responsible for obtaining and completing the make-up work in a satisfactory manner and within the time specified by the teacher. • Students are expected to complete all assignments. If a student fails to complete work or if late work becomes a concern for that student, teachers will notify the parent/guardian and the campus designee. Additionally, Board Policy EIAB (LOCAL) states,

  12. LATE WORK • Students may be required to attend a teacher or campus program to complete any missing work and/or unsatisfactory work turned in after the due date. Non-compliance may result in disciplinary action. • Work turned in after the due date will receive a maximum grade of 80, if submitted prior to the end of the week. • Any assignments not completed and submitted may be given the grade of a zero.

  13. Reading Strategies –The Key to Reading • Before Reading – • predict, skim, look at pictures and title • During Reading – ask questions, make connections, evaluate, and clarify • After Reading – respond, analyze, and synthesize • Reread when necessary

  14. Writing Workshop – keys to good writing • Brainstorm • Drafting • Revising • Editing • Drafting • Proof read • Final draft • Publish

  15. Pre AP • In PreAP students should have brought home a letter about the expectations. In this class students are expected to achieve higher standards independently as well as demonstrate higher level thinking. Students are to complete a task with 5 SAT words each week. They will also have 1-2 projects outside of class each 9 weeks. Please be aware of the expectations for this class.

  16. Homework • Your child will have homework. It will reflect the skills that we are learning in class. As reading is an essential skill for lifelong success, students are expected to read at home and be able to use their read to demonstrate mastery of skills taught in class. Other homework will include any work that a student does not complete during the allotted class time.

  17. Reading, Reading,Reading Discuss reading with your child. What do you read?

  18. Rock the CHAPA! We are competing in a global society of life-long learners. We need to be diligent, focused, and go above and beyond in order to succeed. We can do it. We are the BEST middle school in the Universe!

  19. Want to talk to the teacher? • If you are interested in speaking with your child’s teacher, please sign up for a conference and we will set up an appointment. • We apologize, but we cannot take time for individual conferences this evening. However, we do want to meet with you to discuss your child if you have concerns so just let us know on the sign in sheet and we will set one up. Thank you for coming.

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