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Welcome Back to School! . Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 24, 2012 . WE ARE COUGAR PROUD! . Welcome to Mrs. Asplund’s 8th grade reading class! . Presentation Contents. About me What is IB and the Middle Years Program?
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Welcome Back to School! Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 24, 2012
WE ARE COUGAR PROUD! • Welcome to • Mrs. Asplund’s 8th grade reading class!
Presentation Contents About me What is IB and the Middle Years Program? What we curriculum we cover this year Supplies needed this year Policies How to contact me
About Me… My husband Dave My children Hannah 10yrs Cody 6 yrs Brandon 22 yrs David 17 yrs Our pets Molly the dog Smokey the new kitty B.S Education from UNT With a specialization in reading Assistant boys and girls Vars and JV DHS golf coach UIL Coordinator and Maps Charts and Graphs Coach Team Leader for 9 years Married 12 years
What is International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme (IB- MYP) ? The MYP is: • for students aged 11 to 16 • a framework of academic challenge • 8 subject groups, plus personal project in the final year. At CMS kids choose French or Spanish • taught in any language • Includes a community service requirement
What we cover in this class • Literary Elements • Expository Works • IB Units • Historical fiction and Non fiction works • Diary of Anne Frank and The Holocaust Unit • STAAR Preparation • Vocabulary • Reading Comprehension • Genre and Poetry
Classroom Supplies Needed This Year: Writing Utensil Notebook Paper Composition Notebook Yellow Folder with brads CMS agenda Box of tissue Binder for Cougar Time
My grading and homework policy Denton ISD 8th grade ELA grading policy Daily grades- 30% Quizzes – 30% Major and projects – 40%
How to Contact Me… • Lisa Asplund • lasplund@dentonisd.org • 940-369-2467 • See website for daily schedule