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Welcome parents!. 2014-2015 School Year. Montgomery Junior High School. Cheryl Kolstad 7 th Grade: Language Arts/Reading. Professional Background. Graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Secondary Education Areas of Certification English Social Studies Composite
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Welcome parents! 2014-2015 School Year Montgomery Junior High School Cheryl Kolstad 7th Grade: Language Arts/Reading
Professional Background • Graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a degree in Secondary Education • Areas of Certification English Social Studies Composite history, government, economics, geography, psychology and sociology ESL GIFTED/TALENTED
Professional Experience • Began teaching in 1985 • Subjects taught 7th grade ELA 9th grade United States History 7th grade Texas History I’m very proud to be a Bear!
Textbook • Literature Texas Treasures • Sign up on line to access the L.A. textbook
ALSO…. • Grammar, editing and revision (ongoing) • Reading skills, story elements (ongoing) • Short stories and Folklore • Drama • Poetry • Spelling and Vocabulary (root words, and words in literature) • AR
Units of Study • Writing Essays/Compositions Journals Quick Writes
Units of Study continued • Grammar and Spelling Daily Oral Language (DOL) Conventions/Warm ups
Units of Study continued • Reading Skills Predicting Inferencing Fact/Opinion Main Idea Summary Character Traits Sequencing Drawing Conclusions Root Words Context Clues
Units of Study continued • Short Stories Study the elements and their function
Units of Study continued • Novels The Outsiders Out of the Dust Walk Two Moons • Poetry
Units of Study continued • Oral Tradition Folk Tales Fables Myths Legends
Units of Study continued • Accelerated Reader 12% of overall grade Silent Sustained Reading for approximately 30 minutes in their AR book Students take tests on the AR books they finish to reach their assigned goal
Special Projects • AR Book Study • Computer Lab Project One project every six weeks
Grading • Major Assignments 55% • Accelerated Reader 12% • Daily Assignments/Other 33% • Total 100%
GRADE BOOK ONLINE Please sign up for this feature as soon as possible
STUDENT’S TO DO LIST • BE ON TIME • BE PREPARED • FOLLOW DIRECTIONS
Parent Conferences • Communication between the student, parent, and teacher is the key to your child’s success. • Conference: 9:59-10:44 • Phone: 936.582.6400 • Cell Phone: 936.827.2475 • Email: ckolstad@misd.org
Book Fair • Held in Fall at the library • Spring/on-line
Thank you • Your child’s education can be greatly enhanced by your involvement . • I appreciate your involvement tonight, and thank you for coming! • Make sure that you have signed in so that I have your contact information
Good Night GO BEARS