PLEASE HELP US BUILD A “TOP TEN”

LIST.

On an index card, write a top-ten suggestion for why you think it would be great to be in eighth grade again. Turn in to the front table as you leave. You may be anonymous if you so choose.

WELCOMETO

EIGHTHGRADE ELA!!

“THE OBJECT OF EDUCATION IS TO PREPARE THE YOUNG TO EDUCATE THEMSELVES

THROUGHOUT THEIR LIVES.”

~ROBERT MAYNARD HUTCHINS

WHO AM I?Ms. Becky OsterfeldMother of two (sophomore in high school and freshman in culinary school)TeacherReaderBakerJokerCamperFootball mom

WHAT MAKES ME A GOOD TEACHER FOR

YOUR CHILD?I have felt called to be a teacher since I was about ten years oldI have a degree in elementary education with a minor in EnglishI have a master’s degree in readingI am a National Board Certified Teacher and an Ohio Master TeacherI have been teaching for nineteen years, fifteen of those at Ferguson and now three at CoyI have ten years of experience with honors/advanced classes and have applied to become a College Credit Plus adjunct instructorI love what I do!

“OFTEN, WHEN I AM READING A GOOD BOOK, I STOP AND

THANK MY TEACHER.  THAT IS, I USED TO, UNTIL SHE GOT AN UNLISTED

NUMBER.”

~AUTHOR UNKNOWN

WHAT DO WE DO FOR 90 MINUTES EACH DAY, ANYWAY?

Mastering Common Core Standards in:

LiteratureInformational TextWritingSpeaking and ListeningLanguage

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN IN CLASS?•Four modules developed around an extended text (two fiction texts, two informational texts) which also include:

•Short texts (fiction and informational)•Text-dependent questions•Extensive analysis of meaning and craft•Varied writing practice•Collaborative and individual work•Short research projects

•Vocabulary study •Greek and Latin word parts•General academic-level vocabulary•Content-specific vocabulary

•Grammar review•Oral presentations

OTHER “FUN” STUFF THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW…Visit my website for links and resources

All homework will be posted in ProgressBook

Trip to Gettysburg and Washington DC will be June 8-11, 2016; info coming home soon. Parent informational meeting Tuesday, Sept. 22, 7 p.m.

“EDUCATION IS NOT FILLING A PAIL BUT THE

LIGHTING OF A FIRE.” 

~WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS

ARE YOU IN HONORS? WHAT MAKES THE

HONORS CLASS DIFFERENT?

Using advanced curriculumWorking towards a more sophisticated understanding of literatureDeveloping increasingly mature writing style and voiceMore challenging, not “more”

HOW TO REACH ME:

Rebecca.Osterfeld@beavercreek.k12.oh.us

“Staff” section of Coy websitePhone: 429-7577 ext. 3689Notes with your childPlanning period 2nd (9:35-10:19)

HOW TO SPOT A TEACHER:She walks into a store and hears the words "It's Ms. O!" and knows she has been spotted.          She has 160 people that accidentally call her Mom at one time or another.          She can eat a multi-course meal in under twenty-five minutes.                 She can tell if it's a full moon without ever looking outside. (This is actually true!)          She believes that unspeakable evils will befall whoever says "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."          She feels the urge to talk to strange children and correct their  behavior when she is out in public.                    She thinks caffeine should be available in intravenous form.          She spends more money on school stuff than she does on her own children.                  She asks her friend if the left hand turn he just made was a "good choice or a bad choice.“

She is secretly addicted to hand sanitizer.