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Mrs. Sparks Homeroom sparksa@wilmette39 Ext. 6702

Mrs. Sparks Homeroom sparksa@wilmette39.org Ext. 6702. Mrs. Sparks Homeroom Advisory. Welcome to Curriculum Night and to another exciting school year at WJHS!

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Mrs. Sparks Homeroom sparksa@wilmette39 Ext. 6702

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  1. Mrs. Sparks Homeroom sparksa@wilmette39.org Ext. 6702

  2. Mrs. SparksHomeroom Advisory Welcome to Curriculum Night and to another exciting school year at WJHS! All Wilmette Junior High School students participate in a Homeroom/Advisory Program that addresses their unique academic, social, and emotional needs and development. Because your child has been assigned to my Advisory, I feel a special responsibility to help make this a successful school year. Experience-based learning is critical for junior high students. As your child develops new interests, attitudes, and talents, the Homeroom/Advisory Program helps support their changing needs.

  3. Homeroom Advisory • Our Advisory focuses on these needs by: • Orienting students to WJHS and helping them deal with school transitions; • Providing academic assistance by teaching study, organizational, and test-taking skills; • Facilitating healthy peer relations and the development of age-appropriate social skills; • Promoting school spirit by utilizing opportunities for student leadership; and • Building positive school-community relationships through participation in school and community service projects. • As an Advisory, we meet daily for formal and informal activities designed to meet these objectives. As the Advisor, I also serve as the Team 8C liaison and contact person for you and your child.

  4. Homeroom Advisory • Transition to high school • New Trier placement tests: December 11th • Goal Setting • Homework Assistance • Community Service • Inspired Youth Tutoring • Student Counsel

  5. 8C Reading Mrs. Sparks Room 130

  6. Daily Routines Every day the kids come in, get their journals, and start journaling for about five minutes. Typically, journals are responses to something we that we will be talking about in class, or something we discussed the day before. It is important for the students to experience writing in reading and vice versa. One of the first days of school, I had the kids respond to the following prompt: List five adjectives of what it is like to be a young adolescent today. Choose one adjective and elaborate. Here are some of the most common adjectives…

  7. Top Five Most Common Adjectives Fun Stressful Pressure Challenging/tough Hectic/busy

  8. Now it’s your turn! With such a short period of time, we won’t actually do this, but it may be a nice conversation starter! List five adjectives about what it is like to be the parent of a young adolescent. Pick one adjective and elaborate your thoughts.

  9. Novels • We will be reading several novels this year: • Animal Farm by George Orwell • To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee • Holocaust Unit: • Night by Elie Wiesel • I will have a list of options for kids to choose from. Set up similar to current book club unit. • Science Fiction Unit • We are looking into updating options. In the past we have read: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, and A Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

  10. Independent Reading Most Fridays students read for the entire period. Students must always have a book to read for IR. The goal of IR is to encourage kids to read and help them find a love for reading. I do not censor any book your child wants to read. I am leaving that one up to you, the parents! Like in math or writing, practice makes perfect. Reading breeds better readers!

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