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WELCOME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE Mrs. Roehler Language Arts 8 th Grade

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Welcome to Our Open House. Mrs. Roehler Language Arts 8 th Grade. Teaching for over 15 years Most of my teaching experience is with middle school students My husband and I have four children ranging from 16-24 yrs . I enjoy the outdoors, alternative - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WELCOME TO OUR OPEN HOUSE

Mrs. RoehlerLanguage Arts 8th Grade

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Teaching for over 15 years

Most of my teaching experience is with middle school students

My husband and I havefour children ranging from 16-24 yrs.

I enjoy the outdoors, alternative rock, working out, reading and the Diamondbacks!

My Family

• Teaching for over 15 years

• Most of my teaching experience ismiddle scho

• I enjoy

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Mrs. Lozon-Social StudiesMiss Stewart-Math

Mrs. Roehler- Language ArtsMr. Hook- Science

YOUR STUDENT’S 8TH GRADE TEACHERSTHE LIEGT LEADERS

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Tutoring Schedule

Monday through Thursday Right after school until 4:50Late bus is availableMonday Mrs. Lozon Social Studies Room

801Tuesday Mr. Hook Science

Room 709Wednesday Mrs. Roehler Language Arts Room

804Thursday Miss Stewart Math Room

803

Homework Hub meets in the media center Monday through Thursday

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ACCELERATED READER (AR)

Individualized reading program

Fiction and nonfiction books used to promote, motivate and improve students’ reading comprehension

Link available on our school website (Media Center)

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AR RESPONSIBILITIES: ACCELERATED READING COMPLETION IS A PART OF YOUR STUDENT’S OVERALL

GRADE

Students are to read 45 minutes a day 20 min. at school & 25 min. outside of school

Log ALL reading completed on the log DAILY in pen

Students take quizzes with Sustained Silent Reading (SSR) Teacher

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AR RESPONSIBILITIES: AR COMPLETION IS A PART OF YOUR STUDENT’S OVERALL GRADE

Be aware of your child’s quarterly goal and range

Student must have a AR book with them at each of their class periods

Each log MUST have a parent signature in order to be valid

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COMMON CORE STANDARDS

Common Core Standards

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The Common Core Standards are a broad-based effort to fulfill the charge issued by the states to create the next generation of K-12 standards in order to help ensure that all students are college and career ready in literacy no later than the end of high school

COMMON CORE STANDARDS

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Reading StandardsWriting StandardsSpeaking and Listening Standards

Language Standards

THE STANDARDS ARE BROKEN UP INTO THE FOLLOWING:

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read and comprehend independently and proficiently the kinds of complex texts commonly found in college and careers.

Common Core Text Types:Standards for Literature Standards for Informational Texts

STUDENTS MUST BE ABLE TO:

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Research has found:K-12 schooling has declined complexity of textsK-12 schooling has a lack of reading of complex

texts independentlyThe consequence is too many students reading at

too low a levelThe Common Core Standards were developed to

address these findings.

READING:

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“An ACT national survey found that writing to argue or persuade readers was virtually tied with writing to convey information as the most important type of writing needed by incoming college students.”

Common Core Text Types:ArgumentInformational/ExplanatoryNarrative

WRITING

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Students will no longer be given writing prompts.

Rather they will be given writing scenarios and support their ideas with a variety of sources including:

literary and informational textsart and mediamusic

WRITING

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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STANDARDS GO TO:

http://www.corestandards.org/

Bogle Middle School Link

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COMMUNICATION: A VITAL PART OF YOUR CHILD’S SUCCESS

• Best way to contact me is by • e mail• [email protected]• Use your child’s agenda to

communicate a quick note • Phone messages can be left at

883-5558• Team Conferences• Check grade updates• School website teacher

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The Wish List for the Classroom of Mrs. Roehler ·       Binders used or new (company logos just fine)·       Lined index cards (any size) ·       Composition notebooks Scotch tape ·       Loose-leaf paper regular or college lined·       Boxes of tissue·       Glue sticks Pencils·       Blue or black pens ·       Plastic sleeves for 8 ½ X 11 paper·       1 or 2-G flash drive      Discarded books your child enjoyed reading Cardboard standup advertisements Tax Credit donations to Bogle to defray the cost of our team t-shirts

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FINAL THOUGHTS

Please grab a sticky note from the class wish list board

Are there items at your place of employment which could be donated as class incentives?

Leave your child a note in an envelope I’ll deliver the message!

Take handouts on the way out